WHEN:Friday,     June 6, 2008 - 12:00pm -7:00pm
           Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 10:00am - 6:00pm

WHERE: Johnson County Fairgrounds, Franklin, IN

WHY: The affair is a celebration of all the fiberarts!

As always, our admission and parking is FREE!

Hoosier Hills Sees Solid Growth in 2007 and Looks Forward to 2008

While warm weather and gas prices were an issue poised to temper the weekend, the 2007
Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Fair went into the record as an unqualified success.  The Johnson
County Fairgrounds was a beehive of activity, appealing to a wide range of interests and
drawing plenty of visitors to keep the 60+ vendors busy.  The parking lots were filled and an
air of optimism permeated the festival visitors, vendors and organizers. 

Bonnie Sherer's basket weaving class and Ann Brown & Letty Klein's rug braiding classes
drew positive attention. Those who took the classes were pleased with their projects. Visit
our activities page to see our new classes and competitions and information regarding Bags
to Riches 2008. 

Scott Hall and Herring Hall were filled with a vast variety of vendors, fulfilling the desires of the
festival visitors.  As a result, we are moving Herring Hall vendors to a larger, more
comfortable McGill Hall.  The vendors that checked out McGill Hall gave the organizers a huge "thumbs up".  

In 2008, there will be classes, competitions, prize drawings, and the art gallery.  Fiber art
vendors and other artisans along with vendors of fiber and all types of fiber related supplies
will be present.   

As of the middle of March, Scott Hall is full.  Vendors are sending their contracts in at a
faster pace than in previous years!  The diversity of the vendors is very exciting.  We look
forward to seeing happy faces on the customers as they make their purchases, looking
forward to returning home and creating their personal christmas gifts for friends and family
(maybe even something for themselves).

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Bags2Riches 2008”, the 3rd annual handbag competition to prevent homelessness.
 
Create an original handbag to be eligible to win the “The Most Original Handbag Award” with
a $1,000 Grand Prize Package. Deadline for Entry: August 20, 2008, $10 entry fee.
 
Judges will select ten (10) finalists. Announcement of will be made at the Bags2Riches Gala
Event on September 25, 2008.  Criteria for selection include: originality, unique design
elements, and quality of workmanship.
 
The Finalists will be highlighted at the Bags2Riches Fashion Show at the Artsgarden in
downtown Indianapolis on Wednesday, October 8, between 10 and 2. The Grand Prize winner
will receive the most purchased votes.  All bags will be awarded to a lucky voter.
 
Bags not chosen to be a Finalist will be sold or auctioned with proceedings benefiting Trusted Partners efforts to prevent homelessness in Indianapolis. Trusted Partners matches volunteer
mentors with families and individuals in homeless prevention programs to increase the number
of people who remain housed.
 
For an entry form, go to www.bags2richesindy.org or send a SASE to Carolyn Wyatt,
Co-Chair, Trusted Partners, 1035 S. New Jersey, Indianapolis, IN 46225.

 HOOSIER HILLS FIBERARTS FESTIVAL WILL HAVE ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE AT THE VESTIVAL WELCOME BOOTH.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU CAN DROP YOUR BAGS
ALONG WITH AN ENTRY FORM AT THE WELCOME CENTER AND WE WILL SEE THAT
THEY ARE DELIVERED TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

Please visit our site often to see our updated list of vendors and their products, classes and a schedule of all the activities.