Cookies for the fair

Every year I attempt to out-do my fair entries from the previous year. Last year I entered one quilt, this year I did 2, last year I made adorable farmer gingerbread men, this year it's cookies shaped like ribbons an pies. We'll see how judging goes tomorrow!

It's here...

It is officially, the craziest, busiest, ridiculous, exhausting, gossip filled week of the year has arrived. The Wood County Fair began yesterday. Seriously, they should make a reality tv show out of this, this belongs on CMT.

We have tempers flaring, competition, arguments, gossip, scandals, and hook-ups all in one spot, for one whole week, I would watch it!

So far the weather has been perfect, and though it's sure to be a very long week, I'm looking forward to every minute of it! Here are some pictures from yesterday!

County Fair Recap

I had a super busy week at the fair. I work hard and got some serious sunburn! It was an interesting experience to juggle my new little business with a hugely important personal interest, but i made it work and now I have a ton of catching up to do.

I plan on getting a new fall line started this week, and hopefully I will have new items on my Etsy page (http://obsessivelyorganized.etsy.com) by the end of the week. I will also be posting pictures of my work in progress right here.

I also wanted to follow up on the post that I wrote about my entries for the county fair. My adorable birthday card (picture with original post) took home third place, and my sculpey bracelet came in second place. I was disappointed that some of my other items did not finish higher, but then I have to remember that these types of handicrafts are all very different, and placing depend on the judge's personal tastes, which were obviously very different than my own.

A Picture of Me

I took this picture at the fair this week and it has fast become my favorite photo ever. It is a perfect picture of me! Sitting on the grass, in my favorite jeans, with the quilted bag that I made in my favorite color. I have a ton a pictures from my busy week, here is another interesting one.

This picture is a close up of a rusted livestock trailer, who knew that something so practical, like a livestock trailor, could be so beautiful.

I'm off to the fair!

It's time for our local county fair, and I have dusted off my boots! I will be spending the next week helping with 4H events and working in concession stands, so my posts will be few and far between, but only for a week.

I am especially looking forward to making the fair work for my business. This is the perfect place to promote Obsessively Organized, as it is the one place where I will see everyone that I know. The fair is a big deal aroound here, even those who have moved away tend to come back for the county fair, so this will be a great opportunity for me to use the best marketing tool known to man - word of mouth. I will also be handing out business cards (but not in an obnoxious way). I am looking forward to seeing everyone that I have not seen since the fair last year, and I am excited to tell them about all of the work that I've been doing (however, if they would just read the blog then I wouldn't have to tell them!).

While I'm away having fun (and working too!) take some time to check out http://buggabugs.etsy.com/ they have an adorable pattern for County Fair Treats made from felt. Also take a look at http://yeehaw.etsy.com/ where you will find some hilarious letterpress signs, including one advertising "mule sniffing" and "squirrel tossing" at the county fair.