Are you going to our County Fair? Bunnies, dogs, a hydrant of
wool....
Yep, my sis and I are not only going to the fair, but we entered lovingly hand-crafted bunnies and dogs for the Home & Hobby competitive exhibits. Specifically, we entered "sets" in the needle-felting division. (Oh, no wait - technically it's the needle-felting class, which is within the overarching "Felting" division, which is within the "Needle & Textile Arts" category.) Whatever it is - we want to win.
I've been wanting to enter something for years, and this year we are finally doing it. They wouldn't let us enter together - except for quilts, only one person's name can be on an entry - so we decided to each enter an item (even though we made both of them together). My sis entered our tableau of bunnies: (click on any pics if you want to see them bigger)
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| Bunnies in a basket |
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| Rita photobombs the bunnies (with intentions of eating them...) |
And I, of course, entered the dog park scene:
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| We've got: a Schnauzie, beagle Bailey, a terrier-esque little guy, & a poodle-mix |
Here we are while it was all still work-in-process:
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| A hot-glue gun is a crafter's best friend |
Rita helped:
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| "What are you doing, Auntie?" |
We had a little fun with the dog-park scene before finalizing it...
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| Beagle Bailey endures a greeting from Random Terrier-mix Pup |
The San Diego County Fair starts June 8, and I think they said we can find out online the first day or 2 how we did. We WANT the blue ribbon. We will be satisfied with nothing less! (I don't remember exactly what I saw entered last year, but I remember thinking, "We could do better.") :)
The fair has a "Game on!" theme this year and you can win extra prize money for having the best entry that depicts the theme. Whaddya think?? We've got a ball and a beagle in a play-bow. How much more "game on" can you get??
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| Game on, pooches! |
I'll let you know how we do. If we don't win, we shall be quite put out! (to quote Prince Humperdink, in The Princess Bride).
Sorry I was once again so WORDY on Wordless Wednesday!
I love it !! You are very creative. I wish you the best of luck at the County Fair. Please keep us updated.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! We think they look really good! Very creative (:
ReplyDeleteExtremely creative - love it, love it, love it - woof!
ReplyDeletePawsomely brilliant. Good luck at the fair. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
I'll be shocked if you don't win. Absolutely FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome!! Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing! Good luck!...(I'll have to send you a photo of a felted Cardigan I got off of Ebay....)
ReplyDeleteYes! I want to see that! We've felted several corgis so of course I want to compare our work! :)
DeleteHow FUN! Wish you Lots of Golden LUCK! Hey I got a fire hydrant on my post today. Happy BlogPaws WW. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
ReplyDeleteThose are pawesome! *Paws crossed* you get that blue ribbon!
ReplyDelete*high paws*
Oz
Very nice! Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteThose are soooo cute! A winner for sure!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable and creative! Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteLove these - wow you are talented! Happy BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteWhat funt! Happy WW, following from the blog hop!
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute. It's always fun to be part of the fair and more fun to win blue ribbons.
ReplyDeleteBella and DiDi: Oh my! You are so crafty! We would have tried to eat the bunnies too.
ReplyDeleteThose are so beautiful, I'm glad I clicked on the picture to get a better view. I hope you win!!
ReplyDeletegood luck! i will be keeping my paws crossed for you.
ReplyDeletewags, bailey
They are both so cute! Really love the dog park one - good luck!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Mom's tried needlefelting, but these are really pawsome!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are great! Such detailed work...best of luck!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Last I knew about these things, they gave a purple ribbon for Champion. They should give you that one.
ReplyDeleteOh, is it purple now? Back in my youth it was blue. Well - whatever color that 1st place ribbon is, we want it!
DeleteYou are a SHOO-IN!!! If you don't get the blue (or purple)ribbon, that show is totally rigged! :)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Mom and I love it - hope you win as it is super creative and cute!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are very cool! Good luck at the fair.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! They both came out great.
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for using a play bow pose. I complain all the time that artists choose all kinds of interesting poses for cats for dogs just sit or stand. Good for you.
Can't wait to see that blue ribbon.
They look great!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you both!
BLUE! RIBBON! BLUE! RIBBON! YOU CAN DO IT!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of work, and it looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteGood luck,
Your pal Snoopy :)