Mississippi Made brings artisans, food vendors to Laurel

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) – Mississippi Made is an arts and crafts festival hosted by Laurel Mercantile that includes makers from all over Mississippi.

About 60 vendors gathered on March 21 to display their creative art for local residents and tourists to enjoy.

“It’s relaxing out here. My husband loves art, and I was like ‘hey, the local artisans from the hometown show are going to be in Laurel, my parents live an hour away,’” said Brandy Haynes of Fort Worth, Texas.

“I said we could go see my parents, and I mentioned it to my son and his fiancée, and they were like ‘Oh, we’ll come along.’”

Not only were there vendors showing off their arts and crafts, but there were also vendors selling food that satisfied the taste buds.

“We started the farm two years ago and started going to local markets just kind of doing greens, corn, peas and then we got into making things,” said John Dew, co-owner of Dew Kissed Farms.

Members of the Laurel Mercantile are grateful for the turnout at the event and glad to be a part of people’s new experiences.

“I just want to thank the community for coming out and supporting. The weather was great today, and lots of footsteps,” said senior store manager Erica Crowder.

“It was great to see so many new faces coming to shop at our stores this week.”

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