HANDWORKS
Section N
CHAIRPERSON: Nancy Hannah (905) 852-7286
Open to all ages
Rosettes awarded for outstanding workmanship.
The Uxbridge Fair Board will award a plaque for the most points in the Handworks section.
Details may be subject to change. Please check for updates at uxbridgefair.ca
NOTE: If item is suitable for hanging, please include hanger (e.g. wire, hook, string). If you would like to be acknowledged as the oldest or the youngest in the Handwork Section then please put your age on the fold-up portion of the exhibitor’s tag.
Prizes: 1st: $5, 2nd: $4, 3rd: $3, 4th: $2 (10% kept by the fair)
Special prizes:
High Point Winner Bethesda - Reach Women's Institute Prize: $25 Highest points in the Handcrafts and Christmas Corner |
HANDCRAFTS:
1. | Baby shower gift |
2. | Bridal shower gift |
3. | Bazaar item, no knitting – (retail value under $10) |
4. | Bazaar item, no knitting– (retail value $10 and over) |
5. | One handmade greeting card, with an envelope, for any celebration |
6. | Any handpainted sign - any technique, with sample Depicting Fair theme, "Fields & Furrows" |
7. | Any handmade decorative hair accessory |
8. | Shopping bag - handmade - any technique, with sample |
9. | Counted cross stitch - stitched area 5" x 7" or less |
10. | Counted cross stitch - stitched area greater than 5" x 7" |
11. | Handcrafted piece of jewellery - no kits |
12. | Any upcycled item (made from something re-purposed) |
13. | Any non-edible "gift in a Mason jar" |
14. | Any bookmark with "Field & Furrows" theme with lines or rows |
15. | Any door decoration - ready to hang - NOT Christmas |
16. | A garden decoration (i.e. stepping stone or rock, windchime, birdhouse) Any medium |
17. | Any "Family Gathering" theme table favour |
18. | Any wooden "thing" with dimensions not greater than 12" in any direction For example: name plaque, lawn decoration, etc. |
19. | Make a picture frame that depicts the Fair theme - any medium - incorporate farm animals or tractor Under 14" in any direction |
20. | Decorate a toy tractor Under 12" in any direction |
21. | Article of handwork not mentioned anywhere in Handwork "Section N" Name technique |
22. | Any centrepiece for the "Fields & Furrows" theme - no maximum size - incorporate bird(s) |
23. | Any gift basket or tin suitable for a family celebration |
24. | President's Special - Silent Auction Class Prizes: 1st: $25, 2nd: $15, others: $0 (10% kept by the fair) Enter any handmade item that would be suitable for a silent auction All entries become the property of the Uxbridge Fair and will be auctioned during the Fair weekend. All proceeds benefit the Uxbridge Fair. |
OUTSTANDING WORKMANSHIP Prize: ROSETTE | |
25. | Scarecrow Contest Special Prizes: 1st: $50 and Rosette, 2nd: $25 and Rosette, 3rd: $15 and Rosette (10% kept by the fair) Scarecrow to represent theme "Farm Boots and Country Roots". The entries can be submitted only between 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon on the Saturday of the Fair weekend. Judging at 1:00 p.m. at the Fair office. Open to all ages. Please see General Rules for more information. |
CHRISTMAS CORNER, Chairperson: Katie Assinck (905) 862-0166:
Any items that don't fit Christmas Corner categories may be entered by the exhibitor into applicable handwork classes
26. | Christmas mantel or buffet decoration - any materials |
27. | Christmas wreath, swag or door decoration |
28. | Stocking - any medium - kits welcome |
29. | Any natural tree decoration Using items found in a field |
30. | Any free-standing Christmas tree or Christmas ornament Example: metal angel, lathing star Any medium, maximum 50 cm (20 in.) high |
31. | Christmas Character - any medium Example: Snowman, Elf, angel - with samples |
32. | Christmas table runner or tree skirt |
33. | Handcrafted greeting card and envelope |
34. | Item of Christmas clothing with Christmas motif For example: hat, vest, sweater |
35. | Decorate a gingerbread figure Judge only for appearance. Please wrap in clear plastic (ziploc or celophane) |
36. | Any decoration celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Eid Or other winter seasonal celebration |