It's what tourists came to Florida for - shopping outdoors, in 70-degree weather, at a charming little downtown park.
They found singers harmonizing in the park, Greek gyros and Wisconsin sausage, photos of local scenes by artists like Cindy Rose, and enough arts and crafts to fill Ridgewood Drive, Circle Park and the side streets in Sebring on Saturday.
One of the booths was Original Jewels by K Jessiman, who just began a year ago.
"I'm self taught," said the jeweler, Karisa Jessiman. She started with painting, drawing and other art forms, and evolved into making necklaces and bracelets.
"She makes her own beads," said her mother, Pam, displaying polished drops which contained layers of polymer clay.
Around the Circle, there was kettle corn - popcorn actually popped in a copper kettle, and a man from Edinburg, Texas, who showed the crowd of 2,000 how to make fire by scraping magnesium from a 4-inch metal pole. Magnesium sparks easily.
The festival was be followed by the Saturday Cruise, a classic car show, at 6 p.m.
"The Roaring Twenties Arts And Crafts Festival is put on by the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency," said Robin Hinote. "Historically we have had more than 100 arts and crafts as well as food vendors."
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