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will8989 · 03-09-2012, 04:25 PM

Well, I did it again. I got myself invited to be juried for a very exclusive show in November. They only have 50 vendors, have 12 openings and about 20 applying for those openings. I was lucky that I contacted them the day before the invitations went out and when I mentioned scrollsaw fretwork, the reply was "Fretwork?" Ah ha. They didn't know what it was! So my judging is next Thursday and I have to set up a complete table of displays for their scrutiny and questions. I made everything new for this as it has to be better than my best. Hubby is finishing the sanding and routing the edges of the baskets today. I will be using inlace, a new product for me to use and I absolutely love it, on a few, then gluing and dipping. I have a whole christmas tree full of angels, card holders and birdhouses, as well as some clocks, which I never do but decided to "throw" in there, dragons, eagles, and on and on. Monday I will be getting my portfolio together with new pics & redoing my display cloths, etc. Hubby will be going with me Thursday. I'll be notified in April or May if I'm accepted, so keep good thoughts. Oh did I mention, I'm doing all this with my daughter in from Texas this week for work and spending all free time, whatever free time is, with her. PHEW! Love this pace. I do my "better than best" under pressure!!

Frenchie · 03-09-2012, 05:28 PM

Good luck Betty; Hope you get in. Frenchie

wood-n-things · 03-09-2012, 06:17 PM

I hope you can convince them to give you a try. You do work much deserved to be in their show. Keep us posted...take some pics of your display for the next group of jurors who will accept photos instead of seeing an actual display.

handibunny · 03-09-2012, 06:19 PM

Sounds like a great opportunity. Good luck, and keep us in the loop.

Bill Wilson · 03-09-2012, 06:28 PM

Good luck Betty! We're all rooting for you.

Wood Dog · 03-09-2012, 06:43 PM

Good luck and don't forget pictures for US too.

Forester21 · 03-09-2012, 11:33 PM

Best of luck to you!

Haggard3230 · 03-10-2012, 01:30 AM

Good luck Betty, I have a one day show on the 17th of this month at a local church.

lkbraa · 03-10-2012, 03:34 AM

WOW, congrats Betty!!! I find it interesting that they have a 'live' application...I have never heard of that. And the fact that you have to display all your different works...what a task, but no doubt you are going to WOW the Pants off them!!!! Will be keeping fingers and toes crossed that you are accepted, as you deserve every bit of it!!!

will8989 · 03-10-2012, 02:13 PM

Thanks everyone. This show runs Thurs & Fri 10-8 and Sat 8-5. Each day attendance is 1000+ with about 3000 on Sat. It has been around for about 30 years and is very difficult to get into. From what I am hearing they allow only one or two of the same craft as long as they complement each other. Hubby talked to a turner that was there last year and there were NO scrollers. Judging is 3/15 and 3/24 from 9-4, each slot being 1/2 hour. Daughter took off back to Texas today, so I can concentrate fully on woodworking. Decided to add a few other items. I am driving my husband absolutely crazy, which isn't too far, with my mind changing. But he is 100% for this and if it doesn't pass his quality control, it ain't going!! LOL Back to the grind, I mean saw!!!

03-09-2012, 04:25 PM	#1
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,266 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Coming up for sawdust free air Well, I did it again. I got myself invited to be juried for a very exclusive show in November. They only have 50 vendors, have 12 openings and about 20 applying for those openings. I was lucky that I contacted them the day before the invitations went out and when I mentioned scrollsaw fretwork, the reply was "Fretwork?" Ah ha. They didn't know what it was! So my judging is next Thursday and I have to set up a complete table of displays for their scrutiny and questions. I made everything new for this as it has to be better than my best. Hubby is finishing the sanding and routing the edges of the baskets today. I will be using inlace, a new product for me to use and I absolutely love it, on a few, then gluing and dipping. I have a whole christmas tree full of angels, card holders and birdhouses, as well as some clocks, which I never do but decided to "throw" in there, dragons, eagles, and on and on. Monday I will be getting my portfolio together with new pics & redoing my display cloths, etc. Hubby will be going with me Thursday. I'll be notified in April or May if I'm accepted, so keep good thoughts. Oh did I mention, I'm doing all this with my daughter in from Texas this week for work and spending all free time, whatever free time is, with her. PHEW! Love this pace. I do my "better than best" under pressure!! __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

03-09-2012, 06:17 PM	#3
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,583 Thanks: 51 Thanked 384 Times in 284 Posts	I hope you can convince them to give you a try. You do work much deserved to be in their show. Keep us posted...take some pics of your display for the next group of jurors who will accept photos instead of seeing an actual display. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

03-09-2012, 06:19 PM	#4
handibunny cute and crafty Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,372 Thanks: 10 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts	Sounds like a great opportunity. Good luck, and keep us in the loop. __________________ Carole Follow me on my blog: www.scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com

03-09-2012, 06:28 PM	#5
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 1,889 Thanks: 2 Thanked 82 Times in 69 Posts	Good luck Betty! We're all rooting for you. __________________ Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter. Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

03-09-2012, 06:43 PM	#6
Wood Dog Senior member...Sweeet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 7,748 Thanks: 13 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	Good luck and don't forget pictures for US too. __________________ WD aka: Gloria My Gallery " Two difficult things to say in life are Hello for the first time and Goodby for the last"

03-09-2012, 05:28 PM	#2
Frenchie Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Crawfordsville In. USA Live on Lake Holiday Posts: 363 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good luck Betty; Hope you get in. Frenchie

03-09-2012, 11:33 PM	#7
Forester21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,799 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Best of luck to you! __________________ Theresa http://WoodNGoods.weebly.com http://woodngoods.blogspot.com

03-10-2012, 01:30 AM	#8
Haggard3230 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverton, KS on Route 66 Posts: 4,654 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good luck Betty, I have a one day show on the 17th of this month at a local church. __________________ Merle SSG US Army Retired. merlehobbs@yahoo.com http://www.etsy.com/your/listings

03-10-2012, 03:34 AM	#9
lkbraa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gulf Coast, MS Posts: 629 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WOW, congrats Betty!!! I find it interesting that they have a 'live' application...I have never heard of that. And the fact that you have to display all your different works...what a task, but no doubt you are going to WOW the Pants off them!!!! Will be keeping fingers and toes crossed that you are accepted, as you deserve every bit of it!!! __________________ ~ Kim A day in my shop is like a day at the beach...full of sunshine and ya never know where the sawdust may end up! www.gonecoastalart.com

03-10-2012, 02:13 PM	#10
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,266 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Thanks everyone. This show runs Thurs & Fri 10-8 and Sat 8-5. Each day attendance is 1000+ with about 3000 on Sat. It has been around for about 30 years and is very difficult to get into. From what I am hearing they allow only one or two of the same craft as long as they complement each other. Hubby talked to a turner that was there last year and there were NO scrollers. Judging is 3/15 and 3/24 from 9-4, each slot being 1/2 hour. Daughter took off back to Texas today, so I can concentrate fully on woodworking. Decided to add a few other items. I am driving my husband absolutely crazy, which isn't too far, with my mind changing. But he is 100% for this and if it doesn't pass his quality control, it ain't going!! LOL Back to the grind, I mean saw!!! __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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