Are you ready for the 2009 Gourd Artist Gathering in Cherokee? Do you have your name badge completed and ready to enter the 2009 Name Badge Contest? If you’ve done this before, you know what to expect. If this is your first year, here are the guidelines:
1. Make your name badge out of a GOURD (or a piece of gourd).
2. Put your FIRST name and LAST name on the badge.
3. Include the STATE or country you come from.
That’s so EASY! You get to decide whether to make a pin, necklace, hat, pendant, or anything else that will help identify you. Here’s your chance to be original and creative, SO GO FOR IT. We’re expecting a lot of new faces this year and wearing a name badge is a good way to get acquainted. This contest is always fun and we’re hoping to have a lot of entries for 2009. Our theme for the event is "Flower Power". You don’t have to use that for the name badges but it would be nice to incorporate the same theme for your name badge. Don't forget to make a name badge for anyone else who might be coming with you (spouse, family member, or friend).
Denise Henderson will be coordinating this year's Name Badge Contest project. Here are pictures of last year's winners:
There were several great honorable mentions, too! To see all of the entries, and to view full size, please check out:
We thank Bebee Goddard for the wonderful job she did last year with the contest!
Sign-up registration for the contest will be Thursday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm and Friday from 8:30am - 12:00noon. Look for the NAME BADGE CONTEST table. If you plan on arriving after the Friday deadline and want to participate, please email a .jpg file of your name badge to hendjd@bellsouth.net. The email deadline for name badges is May 31.
If you have any questions, you can email me at hendjd@bellsouth.net. Be sure to include “name badge contest” in the subject line of your email.
See You in Cherokee,
2009 NAME BADGE CONTEST
1st Place
Laraine Short, FL
2nd Place
Peggy Ash, SC
3rd Place
Harriet Schneider, TN
Youth
Danielle Owen, FL
