TAKE ME TO THE FAIR - ALLISA

Well Allisa was the baker this year at the fair. A bit of a pro she raced through her baked items and crafts like there was not tomorrow. It showed with a few of the placements she received.

Baked Items:

• Oatmeal cookies - 1st Place - Blue Ribbon
• Pumpkin Pie - 2nd Place -Red Ribbon
• Pumpkin Muffins - 2nd Place - Red Ribbon
• Easy Muffins - 2nd Place - Red Ribbon
• Gooey Chocolate Brownies - 2nd Place - Red Ribbon
• Mexican Wedding Cookies - 1st Place - Blue Ribbon
• Rice Krispie Treats - 2nd Place - Red Ribbon
• Peanut Butter Cookies - 2nd Place - Red Ribbon
• AND OF COURSE her famous Pecan Pie - 1st Place - Blue Ribbon

Handmade cards:

• Green Leaf Image - 1st place - Blue Ribbon
• Tree Image - 1st Place - Blue Ribbon
• X-mas Wreath Image - 1st place - Blue Ribbon
• Red Flowers Image - 3rd Place - White Ribbon

• Butterfly Images (1) - 2nd place - red ribbon
• Butterfly Images (2) - 3rd place - white ribbon
• Butterfly Images (3) - 2nd place - red ribbon
• Butterfly Images (4) - 1st place - blue ribbon

• Bird Images (1) - 2nd place - red ribbon
• Silver Bird Images (2) - 2nd place - red ribbon
• Red Cardinal Images (3) - 2nd place - red ribbon
• Blue Jay Images (4) - 3rd place - white ribbon

She also tried her hand at jewelry making and made three pairs of earrings (1 set) - 2nd place - red ribbon

She also created two flower arrangements:

• She made flowers out of tissue paper and put them in a vase - 1st place - blue ribbon
• She made a silk flower arrangement for Mother's Day - 1st place - blue ribbon

Last Saturday she woke up early with me while I was preparing my home grown flower arrangements and she decided to create her own. She entered a live flower arrangement in the Floriculture department and received 1st place - BLUE RIBBON

Overall Allisa did a good job and when she did her best it showed. Allisa learned this year that it is not always best to have the most entries and that quality does matter. She had fun with her entries and will participate again next year.