Elephants Eleven

24/11/2025

My apologies to our friends who had booths at this last weekend's show, as I did not get detailed photos and information posted as I intended. I CANNOT do that on my phone, we don't get along well on Facebook LOL, and Michele's old laptop I was using is sooooooooooo sensitive that my big fingers and palm resting on the keyboard mouse make a mess and I get mad. You don't want Geary mad! LOL I have those photos, and I will keep them in a folder for that show for 2026 and use them in promos. Feel free to send me photos and details of your craft you would like shared and I'll add that to the folder to use in 2026. I hope to get more details on your craft the closer we get to that show next November, so I can help promote our friend's craft. Good luck at your shows over the next year or sooner if we work the same shows. Thank you for your friendship and for sharing your craft with everyone.
Geary McDowell, webmaster for Elephants Eleven
Peace Keeper in our house while we work on pillows. LOL

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24/11/2025

Speaking of shopping . . . our last craft show we are currently scheduled to participate in this year is the day after Black Friday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, that is next Saturday y'all! Come see about 80 local vendor in the ballroom area of the Hilton Inn Gardens on 2nd street in Lawton, OK Elephants Eleven will have all the pillows we have made up and ready to go at this show, a perfect time for you to stock up on those inexpensive, useful, everyone loves them, homemade with love, gifts for yourself, family, friends, neighbors, your child's (or grandchild's) teachers at school or church, school administrators, secretaries, custodians, cooks, assistants, your kid's (or grandkid's) friends, etc. Don't forget your favorite First Responder! We have police, firefighters, military, etc., pillows too. Remember, our pillows may be washed and dried on gentle too! We look forward to seeing lots of friends at the Stop and Shop Local show next Saturday! A $2 entry fee, proceeds for the event will be donated to a local charity, the local food bank, this year.
Elephants Eleven www.elephants-eleven.com
Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell
Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell

24/11/2025

A good show overall, not a record setter for us at this show, but it was getting there. The early arrival of the rain put a damper on the ending of the show, but everyone survived. More Monday, or Tuesday, three-fourths of us are exhausted, so we are going to bed! See y'all, but first, a BIG thank you to all who came by to visit and/or purchase one or more of our great pillows! We appreciate each of you. We made some new friends at this show, more later on that. And a great big thank you to our dear friend Jennifer Bowling for coming at closing time to help pack and load everything. It was chaotic as some people must have never seen rain or heard thunder or lightning! LOL Thanks Jen, you are greatly appreciated. Catch y'all later if the crick don't rise too much!
Elephants Eleven www.elephants-eleven.com
Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell\
Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell

Handcrafted and individually made pillows and other crafts made by the family.

23/11/2025

LAST DAY for the Big One, Fall Harvest Craft Show in Lawton, OK for 2025
Come out and check out over 200 vendors with a wide range of items, most are homemade, handmade, made in Oklahoma, and only a few are commercially made items. There are amazing Indian Tacos, Funnel Cakes, BBQ, and more in the food area.
FREE admission, clean restrooms, breezy with the Big Ass Fans (brand name) on hopefully low today, lots of friendly people to visit with, and happy to share their story of how they started their craft and why they are at this event hosted by the Lawton Crafts, Arts & Hobby Assoc. I've posted a few photos the last couple of days of some or our friends booths. Some are friends from years ago, and two are new this year. Food, jams, jellies, GREAT Salsa (A&J's Salsa), small decorations for the house or workplace, and larger decorations for your yard. We are open until 5:00 pm today and it looks like the rain will hold off until later tonight. Come join us and thank Jose for his great leadership in organizing this event in the past. We have new leadership after today, and we think she is going to be great as well.
Elephants Eleven Look for our new flag, you cannot miss it if you look up a little bit. ;)
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Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell
Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell

22/11/2025

Cooler weather and BIG fans running in the Expo building, bring a sweater or light jacket when you come to the Craft Show Saturday in Lawton! Rain chances go back up Sunday afternoon, according to the local wx people. Come out on Saturday and be safe! ;)

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22/11/2025

A short but nice story at the 4:00 pm local TV news. Hi Nikki! We made the news! LOL

The Lawton Crafts, Arts and Hobbies Association kicked off this year’s Craft Harvest Craft Show Friday.

21/11/2025

A short video of our setup this year at the fall craft show at the Comanche County fairgrounds today through Sunday! See if you can find us! We did move the flag to the outer side of out booth!
Elephants Eleven
Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell
Dayna McDowell
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21/11/2025

We may have a video post later today. We want to help share the amazing items at the Fall Harvest Craft Show in Lawton this weekend. Come see us and our vendor friends from many parts of the region. Over 200 vendors, so there is a ton of stuff to look at, including food at booths and food trucks. Blankets, quilts, clothing for adults and children, pillows 🙂, metal and wood working, glass works, decorations for the fall holidays, and Santa and Mrs. Claus! The girls worked on more pillows and playing card/photo holders until about 0200 Friday morning. If we do not have a fabric that catches your eye, we can probably get some!
See y'all Friday/Saturday/and or Sunday.
Elephants Eleven www.elephants-eleven.com
Michele McDowell Kathy McDowell Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell

19/11/2025

Here it comes! Yes, rain, but it looks like just cooler weather and a break in the storms and rain for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the 52nd Annual Craft Harvest BIG ONE Three-Day craft, hobby, and art show in Lawton, OK, at the Comanche County Fairgrounds. Come on out and check out all the great ideas, gifts, food, art, crafts, and just good folks. FREE ADMISSION, clean restrooms, and over 200 vendors for the weekend. Elephants Eleven will again be in the center of the booths at booths 133 and 134. You will recognize our stacks of pillows, new beautiful blue table covers featuring our amazing logo, which we started using last year with the artwork by Nicole of Lorenzen Art; she and her mom will be there with amazing photos, as well as glass items you won't want to miss. Also, check out our friends from Snyder, a former coworker from Snyder Public Schools, and my Scouting days grandson continues to make handmade wooden toys at a very reasonable price, courtesy of the Jack Harmon family. Then there are our friends from OKC, Andy and Candy of Soaps By Sis, with great homemade, made in Oklahoma soaps and lotions. Then our friend Martin, you may recognize him as a kilt-wearing man who makes some of the best one-of-a-kind jewelry under the name of ArchAngel Craft Emporium. Some others we will know who's there after we set up on Thursday evening, as to who will be back this year, there are always some changes. And that includes our setup this year! Hey, the Indian Tacos and Funnel Cakes are ALWAYS tasty! Here are some photos from years past of Elephants Eleven at The Big One. See y'all this weekend.

16/11/2025

Thank you to all the wonderful Stephens County folks who came to the Duncan Crafts, Arts and Hobbies Association Holiday Craft Show this past Friday and Saturday! Elephants Eleven met many new, nice people (vendors and customers) and got to visit with friends from Altus, Temple, Waurika, Lawton, Apache, Marlow, Duncan, etc. We had a good show, the playing card holders were a big hit, and the pillows we made for the youth rodeo next door were a big hit with local people! Thank you for your support of the local event and vendors who make their craft out of love of the hobby whether it is our pillows and playing card holders, or others blankets, quilts, knives, dish towels, embrodies/knitted work, salsa, chow chow, pickles veggies, bread, cobblers, cookies, fudge, wood works/carvings, holiday decorations made from wood/fabric/etc. and much more. The building was full of a wide variety of items for the holidays.
You may order Elephants Eleven items online any time or pick up at any craft show we attend, as listed at the bottom of our website.
Thank you.
Elephants Eleven
Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell
Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell
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15/11/2025

We close at 5:00 pm today! Our next craft how is the big three day one in Lawton, Friday through Saturday! Come visit over 200 vendors and knock out your shopping list! Elephants Eleven will be in our double spot about the middle, look for our blue table covers with the logo and a new flag, along with hopefully over 300 pillows for a wide selection! More playing card holders and bandanna bags as well! Free admission, see the flyer for times and exact location. Thank you to all who visited and purchased items from us at Duncan this show!
Elephants Eleven
Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell
Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell
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15/11/2025

A crafter from Stratford decided to not return on Saturday since Friday was so flow. They are new at shows but had some great holiday items and games made by 3-D printing and laser cutting! So we and another vendor were sled if we wanted to spread out some! We have enough to fill three or four booths! So here is a panoramic view of Elephants Eleven booth today!
Michele McDowell
Kathy McDowell
Dayna McDowell
Geary McDowell
www.Elephants-Eleven.com