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On Craft Lake City’s Kid Row, Utah youngsters make and sell their creative products

Salt Lake Tribune | August 11, 2019

Related Topics: Craft Lake City, Angela Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah State Fair, Holladay, Little Witch Academia

Ava Brown’s unique craft works require a lot of intuition — and many trips to thrift stores and garden centers.

Under the name “The Prickly Pear,” Brown, 13, from Holladay, sells cactuses and other succulent plants, repotted in vintage ceramic containers.

Brown was one of more than 20 young entrepreneurs selling their goods in the Kid Row section of Craft Lake City, the do-it-yourself craft festival marking its 11th year this weekend — and its first in new digs at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mixed media artist Lucas Rohde, 14, counts his proceeds from his art sales at the Craft Lake City DIY Festival Kid Row, where children 14 and under make and sell their products. Craft Lake Cityu00d5s DIY Festival is Utahu00d5s largest local, three day arts festival with over 300 artisans, DIY engineers, vintage vendors and craft food creators.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Imogen Nesse, 9, of Salt Lake City creates reproductions of food, including sushi, fudgesicles, cupcakes and heart-shaped waffles out of polymer clay at Craft Lake Cityu00d5s DIY Festival Kid Row, where children 14 and under make and sell their products. Craft Lake Cityu00d5s DIY Festival is Utahu00d5s largest local, three day arts festival with over 300 artisans, DIY engineers, vintage vendors and craft food creators.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r The Pom Pom sisters Evi and Syrri Bateman peddle hair barrettes, headbands, picture frames and ponytail holders decorated with pom poms at the Craft Lake City DIY Festival Kid Row, where children 14 and under make and sell their products. Craft Lake Cityu00d5s DIY Festival is Utahu00d5s largest local, three day arts festival with over 300 artisans, DIY engineers, vintage vendors and craft food creators.

Kid Row, which was limited to a few hours Saturday afternoon during the three-day festival, is designed for craft makers 14 and under, said Angela Brown, the festival’s executive director.

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