DEPARTMENT 18--HOBBIES & HOBBYCRAFT
Entry Deadline August 3, 2007
Superintendent Penny Streeter 228-9260
Best of Show Rosette

This department provides an opportunity for collectors to exhibit their hobby.

This department provides an opportunity for individuals who derive pleasure from making accessories for the home or for personal use to exhibit their hobbycraft.

Entries in this division are projects completed entirely by the hobby craftsman. Projects may have a commercially prepared base or design upon which the hobby craftsman constructs. Kits purchased and completed by the hobby craftsman are acceptable. Combinations of various materials hand shaped or commercially prepared are also acceptable as long as the completed project was constructed by the same person.

Articles made from various materials.  Judging will be on workmanship, neatness, and general appearance.

Exhibitors must provide their own case where necessary. Each item must be identified. A collection shall consist of 4 items or more unless otherwise stated. Collection must be on firm backing and not more than nine square feet.

Section 1--Collective Hobbies-(Ribbons Only)

Class Class
1   Doll Collections- 5 or more 8     Coins

2   Shells

9     Key Chains

3   Crystals - 10 or 15 kinds

10   Money (paper)

4   Minerals - 10 or 15 kinds

11   Medals

5   Photography

12   Trading Cards

6   Buttons

13   Bird Houses

7   Stamps

14   Any Other Exhibit

Section 2 Models (Ribbons Only)

Class Class
1   Trucks 4   Spacecraft
2   Car 5   Boat
3   Airplane 6   Any Other Exhibit

Best of Show Rosette
1st-$3.002nd-$2.003rd-$1.00

Section 3 Folk Art

Class Class Class
1     Straw (small) 13   Metal 25   Leather
2     Straw (large) 14   Wood 26   Paper
3     Plastic Canvas 15   Feathers 27   Dolls, constructed
4     Urethane Foam 16   Shells 28   Dolls, costume knitted or crocheted
5     Fabric 17   Calligraphy 29   Dolls, costume wardrobe, sewn
6     Fake Fur 18   Beadwork 30   Basket Weaving, kits
7     Real Fur 19   Rosemaling 31   Pine Cones
8     Glass 20   Wire 32  Fair Float
9     Polished Rock Article 21   Macrame 33   Stamping
10   Unpolished Rock Article 22   Tole Painting 34   Scrap Booking
11   Stenciling 23   Yarn 35  Any other exhibit
12   String 24   Ceramics  
Fair Float depicting any aspect of the Fair.  Floats to be no longer than a shoebox.  May be pulled by truck, car, horse, etc.  Exhibitors are encouraged to write a brief description of how exhibit was made and other information the exhibitor feels is important on a 3x5 card and attach to exhibit.

Section 4 Porcelain Dolls

Class Class
1   Modern Dolls, Child 7     Antique, Lado Dolls
2   Baby Dolls, Modern 8     All bisque
3   Lady Dolls, Modern 9     Original molds
4   Antique 10   Professional (Instructor or one who has sold dolls)
5   Antique Reproduction, German 11   Any other exhibit
6   Antique Reproduction, French  

Section 5 Seasoned wall or table decorations

Class Class
1   Special Party 3   Seasonal
2   Holiday 4   Any other exhibit

Section 6 Christmas Decorations

Class Class
1   Table Centerpiece 3   Tree Trims
2   Wall Hangings 4   Any other exhibit


Marquette County Fair Home Page
Fair Book Departments
Entry Form