Showing posts with label fair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fair. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Planning to put entries into the fairs?   Follow the links ....


August 2-11, 2013

Family Arts + Crafts Department
Premium Booket - link HERE



July 18-27, 2013

Home Ec
Open Class Rules - link HERE









Monday, July 30, 2012

Indiana State Fair


The Indiana State Fair

August 3-19, 2012

1202 E 38th St
Indianapolis, IN



Monday, July 2, 2012

Indiana: Porter Co Fair



July 19-28, 2012

Porter County Fair is located at the Porter County Expo Center at:
217 E. Division
Valparaiso, IN 46383


Monday, June 25, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

On Line Premium Booklet

Were you considering an entry
into the Lake County Fair?


Here is a pdf link to the


According to the booklet:

     Entries close on July 13, 2012.  Both copies of your entry form and $12.00 exhibitor's ticket must be at the Secretary's office by 4pm.

     Exhibitor's tags will be available for pick up July 20th, 9-4.   
    
      Exhibit check in:   Saturday, July 23, 8am - 7pm

     Open House Thursday, August 2nd from 7-9pm

The Lake County Fair is August 3-12, 2012
889 So Court Street, Crown Point, Indiana.

     Exhibit Check out:   Tuesday, Aug 14th 9am - 6pm


For additional details, please review the Premium Booklet (pdf file)

Premium list for all other departments
are available from the Secretary’s Office,
Fine Arts Building, on Lake County Fairgrounds
Contact  Secretary’s Office
P.O. Box 327, Crown Point, Indiana 46308
Phone: 219-663-3617


    

Friday, March 30, 2012

Porter Co Fair - 2012


Look what landed in the Post Office box .... 
The Open Class General Exhibits
Rules + Regulations.

--- btw, I noticed a section JEWELRY ... for a.Necklace, b.Bracelet, c. Earrings, d. sets, e. Other.
Also, I noticed a separate category for Needlepunch (507 b.)

Lots of categories for needlework in Special Occasion (any Holiday, Special Event), Wearable Art, Home Decorating Articles, Embroidery section has 'crewel', Needlepoint entries for canvas and plastic canvas.  Counted Thread Work includes samplers,framed pieces on linen, evenweave, aida, up to 8x10 -- over 8x10.    Also category for items not suitable for framing, huckweaving, hardanger (category for OTHER), combination of techniques, and OTHER (smocking, tatting, latch hook, etc.)

Looks like a lot of categories for entering our projects!  No entry fees.    

Get your booklets out, gather your projects + start filling in the form!!!

Premiums:  Per the booklet "Ribbons + premiums will be awarded for the first five placings as deemed worthy by the judge.  Judges shall not award prizes to unworthy exhibits."

1st place $5.00 + ribbon
2nd place $4.00 + ribbon
3rd place $3.00 + ribbon
4th place $2.00 + ribbon
5th place $1.00 + ribbon
(checks given out when items are picked up)

Exhibits will be received on Sunday, July 15, 2012
from 12 noon to 6pm -- Exhibits will be released
on July 28th from 8-10pm or Sunday July 29th from 9-11am.

Pre-registration is requested by July 13, 2012.

For details - request a booklet from Pat Ralph,
Superintendent.




July 19-28, 2012


Porter County Fair is located at the Porter County Expo Center at:
217 E. Division
Valparaiso, IN 46383



Saturday, August 6, 2011

Congratulations on awards from the fairs!!!


Our member, South Paw Stitcher, has wonderful reports on her blog!

Check out her recent post
Ladies of Guild + My 3 Finished Ornies
for Lake Co Fair Open House night.

And (keeping my fingers crossed)
will post more re. the Lake Co. Fair entries!

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As for Porter Co Fair:

See her post
It is Fair Season
for photographs of the Porter County Fair exhibits and news.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Fair web site has us listed ....


Found us listed on the Lake Co Fair schedule of events:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
$14.00 WRISTBAND AFTERNOON – 12 NOON TIL 5:00 P.M.
$20.00 WRISTBAND EVENING - 5:00 P.M. TIL CLOSING
$25.00 ALL DAY WRISTBAND – 12 NOON - CLOSING

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
10:00 A.M. – 3:45 P.M. CROSS STITCHING & PUNCH NEEDLE By Needle Artisans of NW Indiana – Family Arts & Crafts Building


Hope to pick up a printed brochure.

Looking forward to Friday the 12th.

Many thx for those lending a helping hand
+ members planning to volunteer during our demonstration time.

Keeping my fingers crossed it will be 79 degrees + sunny as forecast suggests!

Illinois State Fair


Illinois State Fair
August 12-21, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fair

August 5 - 14, 2011

Thinking to exhibit this year?
Entries close July 15th

Premium Booklet for Family Arts and Crafts
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Please be reminded, NANI volunteers needed
for Friday, August 12th from 10-3:45;
Punchneedle and Cross stitching Demonstrations

As was announced at chapter meetings
and noted in newsletter,
NANI members will be demonstrating
cross stitch (maybe surface stitching)
on needlebook covers.

The patterns are acorn motifs
(thx Marjorie).

Supplies will be at the fairgrounds
(donations of tapestry needles
+/or floss in Autumn colors appreciated).

In addition to needlework demonstrations,
we would like to invite the guests at the fair
to attend our chapter meetings.

We will have handouts of free patterns
(for punch needle and surface embroidery)
and floss cards with NANI information.

Stop by for an hour or two,
stay the entire day!

Ten passes available - contact Karol J or Carol P

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sunday, April 10, 2011

A sure sign of spring ...



Did you get your
fair booklets????



You can request Lake County Fair booklets
thru the secretary's office
219.663.3617

You can request Porter County Fair booklets
by e-mailing Pat Ralph
mpralph at comcast dot net