MOMMA CAT AND BABY CAT'S FAIR ENTRIES

I've been so busy working and trying to make things for Baby Cat's wedding, that I almost didn't get my fair entries ready in time.  To be truthful, I had forgotten about it completely until Baby Cat reminded me, a few days ago, that we had to turn in our entries on Friday!

So, I spent the last couple of days before the fair finishing up my dress, which originally was meant for Baby Cat's wedding.  But, it's just a few pounds tooooooooo tight, so I decided that it was going to a fair entry this year.  

First Premium and Best of Show Ribbons!

It looks better this way

I made it out of bright red satin embroidered with a rose pattern, which I got at (you guessed it) JoAnn's a few months ago.  It also has a lovely rhinestone rose pin at the front waistline, which I purchase at the Mill End Store.  It was supposed to be a belt buckle, but I couldn't find one as lovely as this, and it just went with the fabric so well!

Too bad it didn't fit, but it gives me incentive to lose about 10 more pounds!  Naturally I forgot to take a picture before I took it to the fair, so these are pictures of it afterward.

I entered Baby Cat's wedding stole in the fair too.  It turned out so well, and it's probably the hardest thing I've ever attempted to crochet, so I just had to do it.  Here you see it displayed in a beautiful storybook box just as it was at the fair.  Baby Cat is going to look so beautiful in it! I'm going to give it to her at her Bridal Shower.

Baby Cat's Wedding Stole got a First Premium ribbon!

Rapunzel won't let down her long hair, but she got a First Premium ribbon!

Now we have Rapunzel!  Rapunzel is my favorite houseplant.  I started her from cuttings off of another houseplant several years ago, and she just took off!  At first, she just got fuller and fuller.  Then she started growing really long!  Hence the name, Rapunzel! Right now she's probably over six feet long if you could get her to straighten out her vines.  She's a very healthy and beautiful plant, and that's why I love her so! I wanted to take her to the fair so other people could see her too.  I think she deserves to be transplanted to a bigger pot soon so she can continue to thrive!

-  Momma Cat

I'm rushing to finish my thesis project by next week so this post will be quick. I entered my wedding gloves and cake topper and they both won 1st premium ribbons! I am very happy! ( I joked that the blue ribbons match the ribbon on the cake topper, so any other color just wouldn't do.)

Click these links to see the original posts of the cake topper and gloves. Wish me luck at school!

-Baby Cat

LOOK WHO WENT TO THE FAIR!!!!!

Last Friday evening Baby Cat and I went down to the Multnomah County Fair, and we took a few of our friends with us.  We didn't go down for the rides or the food, the fair hadn't even started yet!  We went down to enter some of our handmade stuff in the Fair to see if we could win some prize ribbons.  

I entered several of my dolls including Kaari, Hiapo, Caolainn, Eulalia, and Lena, with all of her clothes.  

Kaari and Caolainn were much admired and got high scores, but alas, no ribbons.  

Hiapo won a First Premium blue ribbon

Hiapo with her Blue Ribbon

 
My ribbon says "Youth" on it.  Now I don't know if that's because I look so young (har-har), or if the judges just made a mistake?  Anyway, I'm keeping it!  Hiapo is very excited!

Eulalia came home with a Second Premium red ribbon.

Eulalia with her Red Ribbon

  Eulalia is so happy, because red is her favorite color, just like Momma Cat!

Lena's Christmas outfit also won a First Premium blue ribbon

Lena's Christmas outfit with it's Blue Ribbon

If you think this is exciting, just wait until you see what happened to Baby Cat!

Captain Jack won a First Premium blue ribbon and a Best of Show rosette! Not bad for a pirate, eh?

Baby Cat also entered her special new doll in the fair. Her name is Queen Lorena, and she was finished on the bus on the way back to Portland! Baby Cat will write a longer blog post on the Queen later, because she has a lot of detailed features that Baby Cat just made for the first time on this doll, and she is completely hand-knit on double pointed needles!

Queen Lorena won a first premium blue ribbon and a Best of Division royal purple ribbon. Her Highness looks very pleased with her success at the fair.

In addition to all of the ribbons and rosette, we each got a check, a gift card from Montavilla Sewing Center, and Baby Cat got a gift certificate for The Mill End Store!  Not bad for a couple of Cats, huh?

- Momma Cat & Baby Cat