County Fair

Winning Ribbons at the County Fair!

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Crocheted doilies - 1st and 2nd place Pineapple lady Painted doily (see explanation below by Rainbow doily) (Shading of colors does not show well on the web page)	Needlepoint on plastic canvas Straw-like-fiber box Bargello rose kleenex cover (Colors do not show well on the web page)

First place for this year's ornament	First place for this beaded necklace-- it's really dark and light blue (clear marbles inside the beaded "net")

Even Dale got into the spirit by entering original Lego creations!
Space ship -- 1st place!
	^Summer, Spring <Winter, Fall 4 seasons pencil box got a 2nd place ribbon and a "Special Award" -- judges wrote "great design idea and unique use of legos"

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This year's ornament only got a 4th place ribbon!

Cameo box made of plastic canvas, stitched with yarn, lined with felt and decorated with a cameo and faux pearls. It received a 1st place ribbon

Also: two 1st place ribbons in the Computer Science Division for web sites:
Lost Boys Chicago and Sherman Robinson Photography

Rainbow doily, 3rd place, crocheted from sewing thread. It starts with 3 strands of pink for a few rounds, drops one strand of pink and picks up one of blue for a couple rounds, drops a 2nd pink and picks up a second blue for a couple rounds, then drops the last pink and picks up the last blue for a few rounds, countinuing through all the colors of the rainbow. This picture really doesn't show how nicely the colors blend into each other.

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The first time I entered one of my "Crackerbox Ornaments" -- not only 1st place but a "Special Award" too (for uniqueness).	1st place for a mile-a-minute afghan I made for Dale's new bedroom (not really a mile per minute -- each panel takes about 4 hours).

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