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Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourTeresa Gooden showed off her artisan sea salts.Bulls Bay sea saltsOak smoked sea salt, Charleston sea salt, bourbon barrel smoked flake, Carolina flake, and margarita saltRewined Riesling candlesMeagan Nistea served up samples from Olinda Olives.Olinda olives are grown in California, then blended and bottled in Charleston.Janelle Riolo and Bethany Ellis helped Amy Robinette (center) sell her famous pies.Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourBuy Local Block Party & Makers TourMegan Rojas took a spin on the Swurf.Rob Bertschy helped tots try out his backyard invention.Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourPint-sized partygoers crafted at the Rock Paper Scissors Studio booth.Maddie the springer, Brian and Austin Wildstein, Megan Stifel, and Erin and Aaron RandallLaura and Jeremy Berman with LucyCraig Russman, Emily Herron, and Tiffany Snyder enjoyed offerings from the beer garden.Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourAnnie Reeves displayed jewelry from Candy Shop Vintage.Charleston rice bead braceletsKristi Galloway educated partygoers about The Bee Cause Project.The hiveThe Savannah Bee Company donates honey to The Bee Cause Project to fund its school programs.Old Whaling Company's sea-inspired soap is made on John's Island.April Motley, the mastermind behind The Old Whaling CompanySusannah Dowling and Kyndall McKemie paused for a pic before heading to Marion Moseley's Open Door shop.Sarah Kay and Lizzy Goodrich with Miss PepperRobin Davis, Ryan Casey, and Jessi Davis enjoyed fare from Roadside Seafood.Ann Perley, Jonathan Bentley, Nikki Kelley with Marley Bentley, and Maud with Beckham BentleyMatthew Wied with Peter Wieckowski, Michael Wied with Hannah Wied, Danny Panciera, and Kevin HammerPat Hood-Miller and Archie Burkel represented American Made Matters.Witt Lacy, Adam Lee, Arielle DePace, Steve Lim, and Ryan BennettGuy Johnson, Elizabeth Moses, Bynum and Jacki Stokes, and Jason and Molly McDonaldThe Artful Dodgers played a set.Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourHungry partygoers grabbed a bite from Roti Rolls.Amee Halbach and Lexi Lefowitz enjoyed creole mac 'n' cheese.Dawn and Byron Brine posed before hopping on the Maker Tour bus.Board chairman David Thompson explained the vision behind Lowcountry Local First and its entrepreneur workspace, Local Works.Thompson introduced Dan Perrin, who donated all of the lumber for Local Works.Bill Hussey led us through his North Charleston workshop, where he builds custom doors and windows.Bill uses sapele, an African wood similar to mahogany, for many of his projects.Heavy Aesthetics metalworker Cole Flodin used a plasma cutter to create this design.Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourFolbot kayaks are unusually lightweight; models range from 24 to 52 lb for a single, while the two-passenger vessel is a breezy 65 lb.Folbot CEO Eric ThomeThome shared how one customer hiked a mountain in Canada with her kayak on her back, assembled it at the summit, and then paddled through 2,000 miles of the Bering Sea.Cindy Packard custom sews all Folbot kayaks.John Dowdle constructs cross frames out of aluminum tubing.COAST Brewing co-owner Jaime Tenney gave tour-goers a sample.Tenney founded Pop the Cap South Carolina to petition legislators to raise the limit for alcohol content in beer from 5% ABW.Buy Local Block Party & Makers TourBuy Local Block Party & Makers TourCOAST's new barrel systemSheila McGuffin and Lorraine Crossland at COAST BrewingBuy Local Block Party & Makers TourBuy Local Block Party & Makers TourBuy Local Block Party & Makers TourPeyton Avrett showed tour-goers how he shapes an ornamental scroll.An Avrett employee used a 275-pound hammer to bend metal.

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