Orange Country Fair 2010

The large print giveth, but the small print taketh away.  ~Tom Waits, Small Change

Visit Two To The OC Fair 7/21/2010 (Page Six)

 

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The exhibits are always intresting

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Off we go!

Did You Know? - The Arts and Crafts Movement was an international design movement that originated in Britain and flourished between 1880 and 1910. It was instigated by the artist and writer William Morris (1834–1896) in the 1860s and was inspired by the writings of John Ruskin (1819–1900). It influenced architecture, domestic design and the decorative arts, using simple forms and a medieval style of decoration. It advocated truth to materials, traditional craftsmanship and economic reform. ~Wikipedia

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We love the Red, White, and Blue

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Boo!

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New display cases this year... A major improvement

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Check the name on the purse

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Lots of work in these items

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Embroidery

Did You Know? - The origins of embroidery are unknown, but early examples survive from ancient Egypt, Iron Age Northern Europe and Zhou Dynasty China. Examples of surviving Chinese chain stitch embroidery worked in silk thread have been dated to the Warring States period (5th-3rd century BC).

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Recognize this one???  The birds come back every year

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Beautiful mirror!  Check the reflections

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Smile... You're on candid camera

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The miniatures were amazing

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Get ready to climb in!

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Conlin would enjoy his little guy!

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Do not throw away your wine boxes... Get some paint

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Look carefully, it is Disneyland!

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Amazing details in the work

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You can make art out of anything!

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All from yardage

Did You Know? - The words fabric and cloth are used in textile assembly trades (such as tailoring and dressmaking) as synonyms for textile. However, there are subtle differences in these terms in specialized usage. Textile refers to any material made of interlacing fibers. Fabric refers to any material made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, or bonding. Cloth refers to a finished piece of fabric that can be used for a purpose such as covering a bed. ~Wikipedia

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Bunny has a collection of mugs!

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Nice displays

Did You Know? - The oldest drinking vessels recovered by archaeologists were made of bones, they hardly had a handle and thus are not mugs. The first mugs are related to the Neolithic Stone Age and pottery vessels which were found in China and Japan and date to about 10000 BCE.

The first pottery was shaped by hands and was later facilitated by invention of the potter's wheel (date unknown, between 6,500 and 3000 BCE). It was relatively easy to add a handle to a cup in the process thus producing a mug. For example, a rather advanced, decorated clay mug from 4000–5000 BCE was found in Greece. The biggest disadvantage of those clay mugs was thick walls unfit for the mouth.

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Amazing detail in the wood carving

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A tank out of wood!

Time For A Bit Of Wine

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Clever people

Did You Know? - Wooden wine boxes, also known as wooden wine crates are used to ship and store expensive wines in transit. Most wineries that use wooden boxes engrave their logo and designs on the front panel. These panels are usually highly detailed and used by wine collectors as decoration pieces for their bars or wine cellars. A typical wooden wine box holds either six or twelve 750 ml bottles.

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Sue chats with the wineologists

Did You Know? - "Varietal" describes wines made primarily from a single named grape variety, and which typically displays the name of that variety on the wine label. Examples of grape varieties commonly used in varietal wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot. Wines that display the name of two or more varieties on their label, such as a Chardonnay-Viognier, are blends and not varietal wines. The term is frequently misused in place of vine variety; the term variety refers to the vine or grape while varietal refers to the wine produced by a variety.

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Paul wants his wine and wants it NOW!

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Paul will wait until Sue is good and ready!