{"product_id":"event-meet-me-at-the-fair-thursday-june-25-6-00-pm","title":"Event: \"Meet Me at the Fair\", Thursday June 25, 6:00 PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Minnesota State Fair will be here before you know it. This year, it runs from August 27 to September 7. While we love attending the fair, it's even more fun to actually compete. May we suggest entering one of the many categories of the garment making competition? Entries are open now (actually they opened on May 4) and they close on August 4 at 4:30 PM, so the time to start planning is now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe know that many of you make many beautiful garments all year around, and we think the fair is a great opportunity for you to show your beautiful work. In recent years, many of our customers, and some of our employees have entered and several have won ribbons. In fact, Evan won the prize for best pants for a pair of jeans he submitted last year. You may have seen his prize winning jeans hanging up in the shop last fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, we want to see you bring home all the ribbons! So we are encouraging all of our friends and customers to join in the fun and participate. To kick things off, we're holding a gathering on June 25 from 6 to 8 PM. We'll discuss all the details, including categories, deadlines, and what we have learned about judging from talking to our customers about the feedback they've received on items they have entered in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll also have fun activity crafting our own rosette ribbons that are a lot of fun to make and a great use of those special fabric scraps. That way if we don't win a ribbon we have one anyway. These ribbons are also fun to present to friends and family for special achievements and also just for fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast, but not least, we'll have some fair themed treats, and it will be a great opportunity to meet up with with new and old sewing friends. We hope you can join us. Space is limited and our evening events always sell out, so please sign up if you plan to attend. You can sign up on the website by following the link in bio. (There's five dollar fee to hold your space at the event and and to defray the cost of rosette making supplies).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can't wait to see you at the shop on June 25. If you have questions, please DM, email info@lakesmakerie.com, or call the shop at 612-743-9505.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lakes Makerie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45939020955846,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0102\/5012\/5371\/files\/IMG_9283_295ae261-0d3d-4e83-9e84-38ffc105fb04.jpg?v=1781221141","url":"https:\/\/lakesmakerie.com\/products\/event-meet-me-at-the-fair-thursday-june-25-6-00-pm","provider":"Lakes Makerie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}