2010 ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIOD

JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 1

HOME & CRAFT DEPARTMENT

INDEX

All Departments / Entry Forms / Online Entry System / Judging Results

Total premiums offered by SC State Fair in Home & Craft Department ~ $14,732+

(multiple placings may be awarded relative to number of entries in class)

Personnel
Rules and Regulations
Entry Registration & Fees

Links to Home & Craft Department Divisions

Delivery of Exhibits Dates Schedule
Judging Schedule
Release of Exhibits Schedule
Adluh® Flour Contest
The Quilters of South Carolina Awards
The Palmetto Tatters Guild Awards

Superintendent

Mrs. Miriam Cobb

miriamcobb@att.net
After 10/4/10, telephone the Home & Craft Office at (803)256-8565

Assistant Superintendent

Mrs. Brenda Turner

burrturner@yahoo.com
After 10/4/10, telephone the Home & Craft Office at (803)256-8565

2010 Open Entry Registration Period

July 1 - September 1

No Entry Fee

2010 Late Entry Registration Period

September 2-17

$25 Late Entry Fee

The Entry Registration Periods open at 12:01 AM and close at 12:00 midnight

  • Register using the Online Entry System, hand deliver or postal mail using 2010 Official SC State Fair Home & Craft entry form to:

SC State Fair

Entry Department

P.O. Box 393

Columbia SC 29202

  • Hand delivered entry forms will be accepted during the Entry Registration Periods in the Dowling Building Administrative Office during regular office hours (M-F 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM). Entry forms received past the Open Entry Registration Period will not be accepted without the $25 Late Entry Fee.

<Select a Division link below to view the Division Index Page,

then select a Section to view Classifications>

DELIVERY OF EXHIBITS DATES SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DELIEVERY DAYS FROM PAST YEARS

H&C Exhibitors registered in Miniature Displays should enter the North Gate on Rosewood Drive and proceed to the Moore Building on the following specified dates:

MINIATURE DISPLAYS

(one day only)
Monday, October 4

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

H&C Exhibitors registered in all other Divisions (Baked Goods, Youth Baked Goods, Special Baking Contests, Canning, Youth Canning, Fancy Work, Youth Fancy Work, Hobby Crafts, Youth Hobby Crafts, Seniors & Skilled Care) should enter Gate 1 on Rosewood Drive and proceed to the Moore Building on the following specified dates:

CANNING, FANCY WORK, & HOBBY CRAFTS

(2 days)
Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 6

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

BAKED GOODS & SPECIAL BAKING CONTESTS

(one day only)
Monday, October 11

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sharp!

JUDGING SCHEDULE

Judging closed to the Public

MINIATURE DISPLAYS
Monday, October 5

CANNING, FANCY WORK &

HOBBY CRAFTS
Thursday, October 7

BAKED GOODS &

SPECIAL BAKING CONTESTS
Monday, October 11

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25 and TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Enter Gate 1 on Rosewood Drive and proceed to Moore Building
with entry claim check(s) to claim exhibit(s).

RELEASE POLICY  ~ PLEASE READ

All exhibits must be claimed by 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 26. Unclaimed exhibits will become the property of the SC State Fair and will be donated to charity. NO EXCEPTIONS!

HOME AND CRAFT GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.
2.
Exhibitor must be a resident of South Carolina.
3.
ENTRY REGISTRATION: Exhibitor may register using one of three methods: (1) online at http://www.scstatefair.org, (2) Official 2010 SC State Fair entry form by postal mail, (3) or hand deliver. Entry registration must be received by midnight of the closing date. If submitting a paper entry form, complete form with name of exhibitor, mailing address, telephone number, Social Security number, exhibitor signature following the Liability, Waiver and Release Statement, Division code, Section number, Class number and Class Description (use exact words as listed on Online Premium Guide). Articles not properly registered will be disqualified.
4.

DIVISION CODES: The Home & Craft Department is divided into eight (8) Divisions. Exhibitors submitting a 'hard copy' Home & Craft entry registration form must include the Division Code along with the Section Number, Class Number and Class Description. The Home & Craft Department Divisions are coded as follows:

*BG - Baked Goods                     

*C - Canning        

*FW - Fancy Work

*HC - Hobby Crafts 

*MD - Miniature Displays

*SB - Special Baking Contests            

*SS - Seniors & Skilled Care  (NEW IN 2010)  

*Y - Youth & 4-H   (NEW IN 2010)      

5.
CONFIRMATION: Exhibitors registering online will receive confirmation at time of entry registration. Exhibitors who postal mail entry forms should include a business size, stamped and self-addressed envelope to receive confirmation that their entry registration form has been received.
6.
ENTRY TAGS: Entry tags and claim checks will be mailed to Exhibitor within ten (10) working (M-F) days of receipt of entry. In the event entry tags are not received within ten working days, telephone the Entry Office at (803) 799-3387. After verification of receipt of the entry registration form and correct mailing address by Entry Department personnel, duplicate tags will be mailed. Please note that canning labels are no longer used by the South Carolina State Fair.
7.
Exhibitor may register only one (1) article per class.
8.
No article having previously been shown at the Fair and having received a premium may be entered.
9.
Items must be the sole work of the exhibitor, except as listed for Group classes, and completed within the last three (3) years.
10.

All Baked Goods and Special Baking Contest entries must be prepared and intended for human consumption.

11.
All framed entries must have wire hangers.
12.
Exhibits may not be removed from the building until Monday, October 25, 2010 from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
13.
Neither the South Carolina State Fair nor the Home and Craft Department staff will be responsible for any article not claimed by 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Unclaimed exhibits will become the property of the SC State Fair and will be dontated to charity.
14.
Claim Checks must be presented when claiming articles following close of the Fair.
15.
If there are numerous entries in a class and if quality is good, more than one (1) blue and one (1) red ribbon may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
16.
Any registered entry entered erroneously, may be transferred to the proper class prior to judging only at the discretion of the Department Superintendent. If such classes have been judged, they shall not be judged again.
17.

Professional vs. Amateur Defined - A Professional Exhibitor is defined as anyone who has earned more than $1,000 during a calendar year either by selling their items, teaching the subject, doing extended exhibiting, or involving themselves in other professionally related activities in a capacity that would give the entrant unfair advantage over a hobbyist. Unless otherwise designated as a Professional section, all classes should be entered by Amateurs.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Adluh®, South Carolina's State Flour, grown by South Carolina Farmers, processed by South Carolina Millers in Columbia and Greenwood,

and used by almost all of last year's 2009 South Carolina State Fair Sweepstakes and Blue Ribbon winners in the Baked Goods Division.

Adluh® will match up to $20.00 per person in all classes for Recipes using a minimum of two (2) cups of Adluh® Flour!

Proof of Purchase Necessary -- For each recipe, please provide bottom panel of bag, UPC Number, and recipe (photo copies not accepted).

Use Adluh® Plain All Purpose Flour in the familiar blue trim bag or for faster, easier preparation,

use Adluh® Self Rising Flour in the red trim bag.

Adluh® Flour Contestant Rules and Regulations

1.
Lakeside Mills Inc. will match, per person, all baking class premiums, not to exceed $20.00 per person, in all baking classes by the 2010 S.C. State Fair for winning entries using Adluh® Flour.
2.
For each premium recipe submitted, a minimum of two (2) cups Adluh® Flour is required.
3.
Each recipe must be printed or typed on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper with the contestant's name, address, and phone number.
4.
Each recipe must be submitted within thirty (30) days after judging with an original UPC label and bottom panel of bag from an Adluh® Flour bag. One (1) UPC label per contestant per entry. (Photocopies will not be accepted).
5.
You must also include your check stub from the state fair premium indicating your winning entry.
6.
Entries received beyond thirty (30) days of judging and/or without original UPC code and bottom panel of bag will not be accepted. Photocopies of UPC label will not be accepted as an original.
7.

Entries are to be submitted to the following address:
Lakeside Mills, Inc.
ADLUH® Flour Baking Contest
P.O. Box 230
Rutherfordton NC 28139

8.
Upon submission, all recipes will become the property of Lakeside Mills, Inc. Lakeside Mills reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish and use any or all of them including for publicity, promotion or advertising.

The Quilters of South Carolina awards ribbons and the following premiums for quilts
in addition to those awarded by The South Carolina State Fair:

Best Quilting Stitch
$50 + one year membership with The Quilters of South Carolina
Best Use of Color
$50 + one year membership with The Quilters of South Carolina
Judges Recognition Award
$50 + one year membership with The Quilters of South Carolina

The Palmetto Tatters Guild awards ribbons and the following premiums for handmade laces

in addition to those awarded by The South Carolina State Fair:

Best Double Stitches and Picots
$40
Most Innovative Tatted Design
$40
Judges Recognition Award
$40
 
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4/8
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SC Jr. Golf Foundation
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