Meet Me at the Fair • Farmhouse Magic Blog

Well, the big day is here for the art work to be displayed at our 4-H Fair Booth with high hopes for donations, so . . .Meet Me at the Fair.

We are trying to raise money for our organization which buys, feeds, and takes care of farm animals along with donations to a local park.

We are asking for donations for several unique paintings, Christmas ornaments, and a bistro restaurant gift certificate.

Bidding Sheets & Donation Jars

We have some donations tickets, so I got two large canning jars to hold the tickets. I then got two 3 x 5-inch index cards to label each jar.

I tied the labels to the jars with regular twine to give it an old-fashion look.

We also have some donation bidding sheets which another member of the committee made up. I only had to staple them together this morning.

We are also asking for a donation for some Christmas ornaments.

I thought I would bring a few red and green ribbons to make them look attractive and to increase the sales.

We will see if my plan works.

I also have a package of bright sequined “ribbon”, (below the bows).

Somehow, I will tie the ornaments, ribbons and sequins together to make people think of decorating a holiday tree and buying some of our ornaments.

I wasn’t sure if we are given a donation container, so I decided to make one up quickly by recycling a potato chip canister.

I like to think it will not be big enough to hold all our donations, but we will see on that one, too.

Instructions on How To Make A Donation Container:

Clean out one potato chip container. Then measure and wrap brown paper around the container and glue ending paper with white household glue. You can even recycle an old brown grocery bag for this project.
Tie a piece of twine around the center of the container.
Use a sharp knife or scissors to cut a slot out of the plastic top so people can insert money or coins into the container. Be careful not to slice it all the way through the lid.
Use vase weights to keep the container upright. I kept them in a small plastic bag and put them in the bottom of the container.

We will be using QR codes at our booth. QR stands for quick response and was invented in 1994 by a Japanese auto company.

QR codes efficiently stores data, traceability, and even general marketing information.

Reading a QR code only takes a moment as you photograph the code and following the instructions to give a donation at our table.

Yes, I had a quick update on this because I haven’t used it before. We definitely will be using QR codes at our booth at the fair.

I learn something new every day.

I made sure my white tablecloths are clean and ironed for the tables although the tables generally have green tablecloths on them.

Hopefully, they will have three folding tables set up since we have a lot of things to display.

So meet me at the fair, and don’t forget to stop at my table and check out our art work and other items which are up for donations.

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