DEPARTMENT O: CRAFTS

Please Note: All Departments
must be in place by Sunday, August 30th at 8:00 p.m. for Judging on Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st.
Articles for Entries will be accepted Saturday, August 29th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, August 30th from 12 Noon-8:00 pm All Judging will take place on Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st.
One Exhibitor per entry per lot unless otherwise specified. Exceptions to this rule allowed for children and nursing homes.
All Entry Forms Close on August 25th.
Entries must remain in place until 5:00 pm on Monday, Sept. 7th and must be removed by Tuesday, Sept 8th by 2:00 pm. The Fair is not responsible for items left after 2:00 pm on Sept. 8th. Entries removed prior to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7th relinquish all prizes and ribbons associated with entries.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Receive 2 FREE 1 day passes for this years Lancaster Fair, when you exhibit items in the Arts and Crafts hall, and acquire 75 or more points. An exhibitor’s pass will be given to an exhibitor acquiring 200 or more points.
Points are awarded in the following manner:
Blue Ribbon (first place) 25 points
Red Ribbon (second place) 20 points
Yellow Ribbon (third place) 15 points
Entry Blank On Line 10 points
New Exhibitor 5 points
Successive Exhibitor 10 points
Judge's Choice 25 points
Exhibits will be judged on Monday and Tuesday before the fair opens, so be sure to include your telephone number, and we will contact you if you achieve the 75 or more points for your FREE passes.
Class 1. Ceramics
Lots
001. Hand Shaping 002. Wheel Shaping
003. Decorating-Stains
004. Decorating-Glazes
005. Special Effects Decorating
006. Original Free Hand-Glazes
007. Original Free Hand-Stains
008. Decals
1st – $5.00, 2nd – $3.00, 3rd – $2.00
Class 2. Woodworking Exhibits
Lots
001. Furniture (table, chair, bureau, etc.)
002. Large wood carving over 24 inches.
003. Basketry—over 18 inches
004. Wooden Toys/Games
005. Restored/refinished furniture
006. Hand painted furniture
007. Large woodcraft object over 18”
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$8.00; 3rd-$7.00
Class 3. Wood Crafts
Lots
001. Small wooden object
002. Wooden Kits.
1st-$5.00, 2nd-$3.00, 3rd-$2.00
Class 4. Stained Glass
Lots
001. Small Stained glass under 10”
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
002. Med. Stained glass (10”-18”)
1st-$7.00; 2nd-$5.00; 3rd-$3.00
003. Large Stained Glass over 18″
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$8.00; 3rd-$6.00
004. Stained glass panel lamps
005. Tiffany lampshade (form lamps)
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$8.00; 3rd-$6.00
006. 3-D stained glass Other
007. Stained Glass Christmas ornaments (3) (must be able to hang)
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$3.00; 3rd-$2.00
Class 5. Miscellaneous Craft Exhibits
Lots
001. Lampshades
002. Leather Craft
003. Lamps (includes shade)
004. Character Dolls-Porcelain
005. Character Dolls- Cornhusk
006. Character Dolls-Wooden
007. Macrame-Large
008. Clock
009. Folk Art
010. Padded Album
1st-$7.00; 2nd-$6.00; 3rd-$5.00
Class 6. Special Crafts (please place jewelry in plastic bag)
Lots
001. Macrame-small
002. Silk Flower Arrangement
003. Bead Craft
004. Decorated Sweatshirt-Painted
005. Decorated T-shirt-Painted
006. Tie Dyed Clothing
(The following jewelry lots include plastic beads and simpler jewelry)
007. Ring
008. Necklace
009. Earrings
010. Bracelet
011. Pin
012. Hair Wear
The following are other special crafts.
013. Basketry (under 18 inches)
014. Small Wood Carving
015. Small Novelty Craft
016. Origami
017. Quilling
018. Silhouettes
1st-$5.00; 2nd- $4.00; 3rd- $3.00
Class 7. Handcrafted Jewelry (completely made by hand. Requires creativity and special skills.) (Please place jewelry in plastic bag) (This does not include plastic beads, gemstone like jewelry is included).
Lots
001. Ring
002.Necklace
003.Earrings
004.Bracelet
005. Pin
006. Hair Wear
007. Holiday Jewelry
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$8.00; 3rd-$5.00
Class 8. Holiday Decorations (Not Wreaths)
Lots
001. Christmas Tree Skirts
002. Christmas Stockings
003. Christmas Decorations
004. Harvest/Autumn
005. Halloween
006. Winter
007. Spring
008. Summer
009. Other
1st-$3.00; 2nd-$2.00; 3rd-$1.00
Class 9. Scrapbooking
Lots
001. Scrapbooking – Scrapbooks w/Theme must be bound. Minimum of 7 pages
8002. Note cards w/envelopes, set of 6
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$7.00; 3rd-$5.00
Class 10. Decorative Art (must show creativity)
Lots
001. Decorative Art from Nature (Slate painted, Driftwood object, Painted or assembled stones, etc.)
002. Recycled creation for the yard or garden
003. Decorative Sculpture from recycled materials
004. Recycled creation for Home Interior
1st-$10.00; 2nd-$8.00; 3rd-$5.00
Class 11. Magnets
Lot
001. Refrigerator Magnets (2)
1st-$2.00; 2nd-$1.50; 3rd-$1.00
Class 12. Health Poster Presentations.
Lot
001. Exhibitor is to use creativity to promote information relating to a health concern. The presentation is to be placed on poster size material. The presentation will be judged on creativity, accurate information and appeal.
1st – $5.00, 2nd – $3.00, 3rd – $2.00.
Class 13. Home Decor-Wreaths and Wall Hangings. This class is limited to four entries per exhibitor in class.
Lots
001. Fabric
002. Ribbon
003. Cones
004. Vine/Willow
005. Corn Husk
006. Straw
007. Spring
008. Summer
009. Harvest/Autumn
010. Halloween
011. Winter
012 Christmas
1st-$3.00; 2nd-$2.00; 3rd-$1.00
Class 14. Diamond Dotz. This class is limited to 15 inches in height
Lots
001. Picture 12 to 16 inches
1st-$5.00; 2nd-$4.00; 3rd-$3.00
002. Picture 6 to12 inches
003. Picture < 6 inches
004. Home Decor
1st-$3.00; 2nd-$2.00; 3rd-$1.00
005. Original
1st – $5.00; 2nd – $3.00; 3rd – $2.00
006. Cards
007. Christmas ornaments
008. Coasters
009. Bookmarks
010. Other
1st- $2.00; 2nd- $1.00; 3rd- .75
Judge may withhold prizes for insufficient merit and remove from public view any entry or part thereof which, in his/her opinion, discredits the exhibition
Contact:
Sandra Yunghans, Director
Tel: 603/788-3519
