The Garden Tour was wonderful fun, I took so many pictures, that I'll have to post them in two batches. I tried to choose the pics that show the garden setting the best. We spent two frantic hours trying to find places to hang the textile art, we had a preview, but it didn't help much, as we didn't know what articles we would have.
There were several basic areas, the entry way, among the giant fir trees and Rhododendrons, around the pool, and around the decks and walkways. The entry way had a black chain link fence, that we hung a sign on and something bright to attract attention.
Amy's stained glass "Pink Passion Iris", and the Fyber Cafe sign that Kay made for us, were on the entrance gate, flanked by Peggy's watercolor crayon floral banner, and "Flamingo Tropicana" by Amy.
An ancient Rhododendron, was strung with various smaller pieces, Peggy's dragonfly and moon gelatin print, several of Amy's "Gelli" printed journal pages, a small piece by Maureen and an Iris table topper by Pat.
From 2pm until 4 pm, we were serenaded by a musician who sat in the shade by the pool, and played wonderful guitar music. Lots of people toured through the garden, wandered among the trees, and came over and visited with us. They said with pre-sales and tickets sold that morning, they had over 150 people, touring 6 private gardens, and the Master Gardener's "Discovery Gardens." They even got front page coverage, on the TV section of the paper, with a nice story about the League of Women Voter's and their fund raising efforts. For a first year, they did very well, next year they are talking about including some of the local wineries in the event.
We displayed our "What's My Line?" challenge on easels along a rock wall, they made a very cohesive unit, all mounted on stretched frames with gray fabric behind them. All though the two tall easels blew over later in the day in the wind.
Jana brought her spinning wheel, and spun ALL day, she said she hasn't gotten as much yarn spun in a long time. She visited with lots of people and showed them her dyed Merino wool, a blend with dog fur, and a blend of silk and mohair, and silk hankies. Lots of touchy feely stuff.
Photographs:
1. Garden view 2. Pool & rear of house 3, 4 & 5. Entry gate & fence 6, 7, & 8. String of smaller pieces 9 & 10. "What's My Line?" challenge
There were several basic areas, the entry way, among the giant fir trees and Rhododendrons, around the pool, and around the decks and walkways. The entry way had a black chain link fence, that we hung a sign on and something bright to attract attention.
Amy's stained glass "Pink Passion Iris", and the Fyber Cafe sign that Kay made for us, were on the entrance gate, flanked by Peggy's watercolor crayon floral banner, and "Flamingo Tropicana" by Amy.
An ancient Rhododendron, was strung with various smaller pieces, Peggy's dragonfly and moon gelatin print, several of Amy's "Gelli" printed journal pages, a small piece by Maureen and an Iris table topper by Pat.
From 2pm until 4 pm, we were serenaded by a musician who sat in the shade by the pool, and played wonderful guitar music. Lots of people toured through the garden, wandered among the trees, and came over and visited with us. They said with pre-sales and tickets sold that morning, they had over 150 people, touring 6 private gardens, and the Master Gardener's "Discovery Gardens." They even got front page coverage, on the TV section of the paper, with a nice story about the League of Women Voter's and their fund raising efforts. For a first year, they did very well, next year they are talking about including some of the local wineries in the event.
We displayed our "What's My Line?" challenge on easels along a rock wall, they made a very cohesive unit, all mounted on stretched frames with gray fabric behind them. All though the two tall easels blew over later in the day in the wind.
Jana brought her spinning wheel, and spun ALL day, she said she hasn't gotten as much yarn spun in a long time. She visited with lots of people and showed them her dyed Merino wool, a blend with dog fur, and a blend of silk and mohair, and silk hankies. Lots of touchy feely stuff.
Photographs:
1. Garden view 2. Pool & rear of house 3, 4 & 5. Entry gate & fence 6, 7, & 8. String of smaller pieces 9 & 10. "What's My Line?" challenge
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