I enjoy entering my crafts into the fair every year. I don't think state fairs get the attention that they used to, but I do think it should be a valuable place to compete with other makers, growers, and artists. It could be a way for us to see what others are doing and making. I really love seeing what others are making! And, if you are thinking about getting paid for those skills, it can be a way of gauging your skill growth. Unfortunately, the fairs don't draw like they used to, and the competition is only sometimes stiff. At least when it comes to making. I don't enter stuff because I have to win. I enter stuff because I don't want the venue to die out.
I'm going to share what I made and entered with you, but I'm also going to share what a few of the competitors entered, that I thought was cool.
Time for sharing the fair entries and results.
First were my crocheted items. Since the fair last year, I made a couple of stacking ring toys, that I entered.
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| Stacking ring toy Sheep |
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| Stacking ring toy Snowman |
Along with these, I entered several of the Christmas eyeballs I made this year. I didn't get a photo of them with their blue ribbon, but here they are, on their way to the fair...
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| Some Christmas eyeballs, ready for the fair |
They look pretty good, right? But here was their competition...
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| This crocheted spider was beautifully done! |
Yes, the spider won best of lot. I can't complain. It looks beautiful!
I also entered some sewn items. I made a bunny for my aunt, and a wardrobe for that bunny. I took the bunny and a friend, so I could show how the outfits fit the bunnies.
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| These cuties! |
And I entered the wardrobe as one entry.
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| The red ribbon is Second Best of Lot |
Not a bad result, right? I know these judges have seen dressed bunnies before (because I've entered some before at the very least) BUT this time I altered the patterns some, giving a little different take on the outfits than before. Yes, that black outfit the bunny on the right is wearing is a ladybug costume. I did that a couple different ways, for different people (and one had butterfly wings). I was pretty happy with them!
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| Another ladybug, just to get the idea |
Finally, I have to share another entry, not my work. Someone created the sock monkey version of the Little old woman who lived in the shoe. Check out this cuteness!!
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| Sock Monkeys at the Fair! |
What will the entries next year be???
