October 20, 2009

I can't believe it has been so long since my last posting. I have been some what busy. A friend and customer told me she was taking things to the Aiken Fair and she said she would take some of out stuff. So I got together some stuff, but Briana helped me so much. She put together things that we had put in the state fair before, or because we can only put one thing in each catagory at the state fair, we had plenty. Briana is a great organizer, everywhere but her room.
And yes I did have a lot of fun with the cake walk at the fall festival at BLES. I took my two older grandkids and they had such fun. And yes I did win at the cake walk, I won cupcakes twice and a beautiful white cake. I put the cake in the freezer for Jessica's birthday on the 26th. And I took cupcakes to the Miller reunion and the rest of the cupcakes to Homecoming at Praise Church. There has been so many things going on. Our 4-H Club meeting on Friday was awesome. I really enjoyed teaching the children to dry brush. And we got our 4-H bracelets to get into the fair FREE on Saturday. We spent the day, and boy were our feet and legs tired. I praise God we won so many ribbons. Angel, Briana and myself won the sweepstakes, (big purple ribbons).

October 8, 2009

You would think I would calm down by now. I took 127 items to the state fair yesterday. 14 different people's things. I had weeks to pack this stuff, when I go back to pick it all up I will have a couple of hours to pack it back up. But I didn't break anything, even though I dropped 2 pieces of ceramics. I also found out that the cakes are fake, it's not eatable. I did not know that! I am glad that part is over, but I am not relaxing, yet. Maybe today at the fun festival at BLES. I am going for a cake walk! I love cake walks, I would like to win too. I found some wonderful patterns for pumpkins at pumpkinglow.com, and other sites, that I googled. Thanks to Delana last night at youth meeting at Praise Church. I am going to cut some out of ceramic pumpkins and my gazing balls, which will be giant ornaments. I even got some disney characters, no Eeyore though.

October 2, 2009

I have been so busy trying to get things to the fair and ready to go to the fair.... I feel burned out! I took the student arts and fine arts on Monday, and boy was that rough. First they had 2-D on Angel's and Briana's pieces, I was told I could try to fight it, but I probable would not get them entered. I did! Praise God! Then I was told in Fine arts, if it comes out of a mold it ain't ceramic, all I could say was "excuse me?" I do this for a living, 99% comes out of the mold. But I did not argue, I respected my elders (100+). Pick your battles!! I was already beat down from the student arts, I did not have any more energy to waste on them. I need to get back to packing up for the fair. I hope all of you have your stuff ready.