An arts and crafts market built on three decades of vending know-how is coming back to Roswell. The Daisies and Dirt Roads Market, based out of Artesia, returns for its second annual event at the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds on November 20 and 21, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
The market takes place in the commercial building at the fairgrounds, located at 2055 Southeast Main St. in Roswell, according to the New Mexico News, which credited the reporting to the Roswell Daily Record. The event is handicap accessible and will feature vendors from Texas and throughout New Mexico, bringing together local businesses and sellers from surrounding communities.
A Mother-Daughter Operation Decades in the Making
The Roswell Daily Record account describes Laura Wills, co-owner of Daisies and Dirt Roads Market, as having roughly 30 years of vending experience and about 25 years organizing shows. Wills and her daughter, Karsten Garcia, took part in vendor shows together as Garcia grew up; they now run the market as a team.
According to the account, Wills said that years on the vending circuit led her and Garcia to start their own market. She also described the vendor mix as including sellers from the local area and Artesia.
What Shoppers Can Expect to Find
Shoppers browsing the commercial building will find baked goods, candles, journals, cutting boards, woodwork, crafts, crocheted stuffed animals, and other specialty handmade items. Children 12 and younger can enter the market for free…