Today I am meeting with my dear friend, More Crafty Bee, to plan our projects for the County Fair. We have entered the fair for at least 10 years now and every year we have so much fun with it. When she moved out of the Big City to the mountains, I told her she could only move if she stayed in the same county. Lucky for her (and me), it was.
We always meet for coffee to sketch and discuss and debate what will work. More Crafty Bee and I ALWAYS meet for coffee. If I remember correctly, she was the one who got me hooked with a cafe mocha at Barnes and Noble. The rest, as they say, is history.
We are doing two table settings which means we are decorating/setting/tablescaping two 40" x 60" tables with two different themes.
We are also doing two Christmas trees this year. All the ornaments, etc. for the trees have to be handmade - no store bought goodies. So, we better get going, hunh?
The Fair Theme this year is - The Wild Wild Best!
This is where it's tough this year. Last year, the theme was How the West was Fun! Am I the only one who thinks these themes are remarkably similar?
This is our How the West was Fun table last year.
Well we do have some ideas but I best not share them here - at least not until we are all set up and the judging is done.
We also had a Christmas for kids table with a gingerbread theme (we chose that theme).
Have you ever entered your county or state fair?
What are some of your fall traditions?
Wanna come along for a coffee?
We would welcome your ideas!
If you want to read more about our travails at the fair last year, you can go here or here or here. These posts are from when I first started my blog. A little trip back in Sweet Bee Cottage history.
Oh, what a fun thing to do with your sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteI've not ever entered the fair before--I'll have to think about it for next year, though, sounds like fun! And yes....the themes do sound WAY too similar! Seems like they could have thought of something else, right?!
Can't wait to see what you come up with for this year! I'm sure it will be fabulous!
Julie
That sounds like so much fun!!! I really love doing tablescapes (over coffee mocha of course). I do think the themes sound very much alike! Can't wait for photos etc! Tress too!
ReplyDeleteI just love seeing your entries at the fair! I had no idea all the ornaments had to be hand made! I'm even more impressed now!
ReplyDeleteWe have a annual large County Fair every September, but I've yet to enter any of the competitions. Must be fun to participate. I wish you both luck!
ReplyDeleteMaureen
Good luck - what fun!
ReplyDeleteAnd, oh, I love coffee, too!
Hi Sweet Bee. So, let me get this straight - your county fair takes entries for tablescapes?? That is AWESOME. Here in Ohio our fair is pretty old-fashioned. You can enter livestock (of which I have none), crafts, canned goods, photography, flowers and the like. Every year I say I am going to enter something in the fair but never do. Maybe your post will inspire me to get with it!! (Of course, if they had TABLESCAPES in our fair, then I might.) :) ~Stephanie from Buttermilk Hill
ReplyDeleteHi Sweet Bee. So, let me get this straight - your county fair takes entries for tablescapes?? That is AWESOME. Here in Ohio our fair is pretty old-fashioned. You can enter livestock (of which I have none), crafts, canned goods, photography, flowers and the like. Every year I say I am going to enter something in the fair but never do. Maybe your post will inspire me to get with it!! (Of course, if they had TABLESCAPES in our fair, then I might.) :) ~Stephanie from Buttermilk Hill
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