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Crafters Unite

Feed your need for handmade arts and crafts at beloved Richardson festival

CultureMap Create
Oct 12, 2016 | 11:55 am

In the colorful fabric that makes up North Texas’ arts scene, Huffhines Art Trails is the handmade, hand-dyed thread, quietly keeping America’s rich heritage of crafting alive in Richardson since 1976.

The two-day festival, which runs October 22-23 at Huffhines Park, features approximately 135 fine-arts crafters from across the country. These artists offer everything from turned walnut bowls with inlaid turquoise to shawls and sweaters hand-woven from handmade fibers, and even earrings made from hand-blown glass beads.

The Art Trails has been a staple for 40 years now, with each new generation of attendees bringing with them a renewed appreciation for this kind of exquisite, handmade work.

This year's featured artist, Jessica Battes-Grabowski, exemplifies that. The award-winning ceramicist has been featured in local and national venues, her vessels gaining acclaim for their tactile forms and variegated colors. She now teaches at Mountain View College and the southeast campus of Tarrant County College.

But shopping's not all you'll find that weekend. In honor of the festival's 40th anniversary, there will be blacksmith, basket-weaving, pottery, and felting demonstrations, along with wood-working and Dutch oven cooking. Talk about your photo opportunities.

Kids can be kept occupied with an adventurous scavenger hunt, and live musical performances make it a fall festival for the whole family.

There are new food vendors too, including TC Roasted Corn, Kona Ice, and Wild West Soda Saloon. The latter features homemade, handcrafted, soda fountain-type drinks with flavors such as sarsaparilla, orange cream, black cherry, cherry limeade, and root beer.

And here's the best part: Admission is free for Huffhines Art Trails. So swing by between 10 am and 6 pm both days to enjoy a beloved piece of Richardson history and discover your inner crafter.

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For more information about Huffhines Art Trails, visit www.huffhinesarttrails.com or call 972-744-4580.

Approximately 135 crafters from across the country will be at Huffhines Art Trails.

Jessica Battes-Graboski bowls
Photo courtesy of Huffhines Art Trails
Approximately 135 crafters from across the country will be at Huffhines Art Trails.
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Music and Fashion

Miranda Lambert's 'Velvet Rodeo' wardrobe stars in new DFW exhibition

Alex Bentley
Oct 14, 2026 | 9:21 am
“Miranda Lambert: Velvet Rodeo” at National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
Photo by Tyler Conrad
“Miranda Lambert: Velvet Rodeo” will open on November 7 at the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame.

Country star Miranda Lambert is bringing a bit of Las Vegas glamour and bling to North Texas. Her one-of-a-kind wardrobe from her "Velvet Rodeo" residency will go on display at the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame in Fort Worth when its new Icons Gallery opens November 7.

According to a release, the exhibition, called "Miranda Lambert: Velvet Rodeo," was created in collaboration with Lambert, and will feature costumes from the singer's Las Vegas residency, which ran from September 2022 to April 2024.

Lambert said her inspiration came from an earlier visit to the Fort Worth museum, where she spotted historic Western pieces that she photographed and sent to her stylist, Tiffany Gifford. They combined those influences with the glitz of Elvis Presley's heyday to create the "Velvet Rodeo" wardrobe.

“Seeing these pieces now have a life beyond the stage as part of the Museum’s new Icons Gallery feels really full circle and special,” Lambert said in a statement.

Visitors will now have the opportunity to study garments usually seen in motion and under stage lights, appreciating the details that help transform clothing into an essential part of a performance.

The Icons Gallery is part of the Museum’s 16,000-square-foot expansion, which introduces new galleries and experiences that explore the accomplishments and influence of women of the West. The $19 million expansion features a new entrance facing Dickies Arena, new galleries including a photography gallery, an event space accommodating up to 250, and the new Cowgirl Carousel.

Cowgirl Hall of Fame Inductions, Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert, right, with rodeo queens onstage at the 45th Cowgirl Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon at Dickies Arena. Photo by Ashley Gongora

Lambert, who was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2021, is an active mounted shooting competitor and horsewoman, giving her a connection to the West that reaches beyond her music. "Velvet Rodeo" brings together Lambert's identity as a cowgirl and her creative expression as a performer.

“Miranda’s confidence, determination and independence make her a wonderful representative of the women we honor,” says Pat Riley, executive director of the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame, in the release. “Opening our Icons Gallery with this collaboration celebrates her accomplishments while giving visitors a new way to connect with a cowgirl they know and admire.”

According to a museum spokesperson, the temporary exhibition will remain on display for at least one year; no specific end date was given.

In preparation for the expansion grand opening, the Cowgirl will be closed to the public beginning October 19 and will reopen November 7, with a members-only preview at 10 am and a public opening at noon.

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