Nebraska State Day 2017: Grandma's Attic Event

On September 16, 2017, the Omaha Council-Bluffs Miniature Guild hosted the 24th Annual Nebraska State Day. This year, the project was "Grandma's Attic." Every miniaturist has a bunch of great minis lying around that haven't found the perfect home yet, so this project is the solution to that problem! This year, we had 34 guests (plus Committee members) from 6 states: Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and South Dakota. We also had an international guest from Vancouver, BC, Canada. Thank you for coming to spend the day with us!!!

As usual, the Nebraska State Day Committee set up a table of example projects to help us know how the completed kit was intended to look. It's always fun to see how people can arrange similar minis in such different ways:

The inside of the attic has newspaper walls and exposed, unfinished studs and rafters, which really adds some magic to the setting:

Here is a kind gentleman taking a stroll down memory lane with an old photo album. And yes, that IS the leg lamp from "A Christmas Story":

Siding, shingles, and trims were all provided for the exterior:

The window and flower box was included as well:

There was a fantastic raffle:

Here is one of the raffle items--a beautiful Halloween table donated by Carol Krystof, who makes incredible miniature food:

We had four vendors this year: Ron Chase of D-Tales Miniatures, Sue Fortney, Carol Krystof, and Sondra Klingbeil. We really love having vendors at our events so we can buy a bunch of special goodies to remember the day. Thank you so much for being at Nebraska State Day! Here is Ron's table, which also included items from Harlan Schleuter of Miniature World:

After a continental breakfast, we got going and kept at it full-steam until the catered lunch arrived:

You can almost hear the buzz of concentration in the air:

The Committee members were extremely helpful and offered support, advice, instructions, and friendly smiles throughout the event:

OCBMG members know how to put together some really fantastic totebags. Here are some of the totebag goodies--all of which fit right into the attic setting nicely:

And more totebag goodies:

And more totebag goodies:

We also host a 21-gift exchange for anyone who wants to participate. Here are some of the exchange gifts:

And more exchange gifts:

And more exchange gifts:

The Committee had two wonderful surprise gifts for us this year. The first one is a blue baby stroller from the Committee, and the second is a fantastic trunk with tray by Harlan Schlueter. Thank you for these special, hand-crafted beauties:

We also received candy bars from Edna Perkins, afternoon snacks, and free drinks. One can never have too many snacks while miniaturing, so we were all very happy to be well fed and watered.

OCBMG would like to recognize and thank the Nebraska State Day Committee: Lois Andres, Edna Bonney, Del Faris, Georgia Gregg, Kathy Hall, Syd Hulla, Harlan Schleuter, and Ada Vicars. You're all amazing--thank you for sharing your talents with us and giving us such a treasured day.

Next year is the 25th Annual Nebraska State Day, and we have something very special to celebrate this milestone. We proudly present the Nebraska State Day 2018 project "Crafter's Workshop":

Stay tuned to see more photos and get more information about Nebraska State Day 2018. I'll be sharing more photographs and the details soon. Remember, you don't have to be a NAME member or a member of OCBMG to participate -- everyone is welcome!

Thank you to everyone who came to mini with us!  

And a HUGE thank you again to the Faith Presbyterian Church for hosting our event! We'll see you next year!

Nebraska State Day 2017: Sign Up Info

It's that time of year again -- time to sign up for Nebraska State Day! The 2017 project is "Grandma's Attic." It's the perfect project for all of those random minis you've been hoarding collecting for years. This builder found a place for old family treasures. I spy some relative photographs tucked between the rafters:

Or perhaps a stubborn critter has broken in to the attic? It could certainly be home to a family of raccoons. Maybe there could be a little hole in the siding here at the top?

And there's a window... Hmmm... Perhaps a ghostly figure lives up in the attic and can be seen on moonless nights peeking out of the window....?

So many possibilities! We invite you to come join in on the fun! Take a look at our previous Nebraska State Day events by clicking HERE.

Here are the details:

"Grandma's Attic"

24th Annual Nebraska State Day

September 16, 2017

8:30am to 4pm

Faith Presbyterian Church

8100 Giles Road

LaVista, NE 68127
You do NOT need to be a member of NAME
to participate in this event!

Registration: $75.00 (includes morning coffee, lunch, project, tote bag, souvenir gift, and more). This event is limited to 35 registrants, and the deadline for registration is August 15, 2017. Cancellation/refund no later than September 1, 2017.

Gift Exchange: Make 21 miniatures (all alike) that would go into the Attic (no kits or printies) and if you participate you will take home 21 gifts for your Attic. This is NOT mandatory, but it's a lot of fun -- you really don't want to miss out on it.

Make check payable to: Nebraska State Day
Mail to: Ada Vicars, 13412 Montclaire Drive, Omaha, NE 68144


For further information about Nebraska State Day 2017, please contact:

• Edna Bonney: embonney@abbnebraska.com or (402) 426-4624
• Lois Andres: jlalea1@cox.net or (402) 894-4824

You can also leave a comment here, and I will direct your questions to the proper people. Please let us know if you're interested in being a vendor (must be a registrant). It's always fun to be able to shop for your project immediately!

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On behalf of my fellow OCBMG members, I'd like to thank all of our fantastic State Day committee members for planning this special event. You do a great job, and I know this project will be as wonderful as always! THANK YOU!