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

lfairartscrafts@gmail.com