51st Annual Mother's Day Show 2019
Hospitality
Photos by Sue Gorday



Volunteers who make the show fun!
Photos by Lori Carter


GMS t-shirts including the first ever shirt designed by juniors!
Photos by Lori Carter



Stickers and grab bags and grab bag guts
Dealer Dinner
Photos by Lori Carter






As always, GMS members provided a delicious pot-luck dinner for all of the dealers
So Many Door Prizes!
Photos by Lori Carter










One lucky person per hour won a FREE door prize donated by a show dealer!
Photos by Lori Carter


One lucky junior won this awesome amethyst from Brazil plus this incredible emerald for their school!
Photo by Lori Carter

One hard-working show volunteer will win this beautiful blue lapis in a drawing at the June picnic meeting.
Auction
Photos by Sue Gorday


Eager bidders
Photo by Sue Gorday

Look at all the goodies!
Photo by Sue Gorday

Lovely nautilus shell
Photo by Sue Gorday

More goodies!
Photo by Sue Gorday

Some tempting items
Photo by Sue Gorday

Kim the master auctioneer
Photo by Sue Gorday

Lots of slabs to cab!
Photo by Lori Carter

Full house at the Junior Section Workshop
Photo by Lori Carter

She couldn't wait to show everyone her wire and bead person!
Photo by Lori Carter

Her little person has a beautiful big head!
Photo by Lori Carter

Happy junior with her wire person being photo bombed by her sister's wire person
Photo by Lori Carter

There's that photo bomber!
Photo by Lori Carter

Close-up of wire and bead people
Photo by Lori Carter

This little one is cuter than her doll!
Demos
Photos by Sue Gorday


Jay Gorday showed people how to facet a stone
Photo by Sue Gorday

Bob Jarrett explained holes and other marks on shells caused by other shellfish
Photo by Sue Gorday

Olga Jarrett and Brian Williams showed people sand from around the world and they got to take home samples too!
Photos by Lori Carter





Olga and Brian also had a hands-on display of "performing rocks"
Photos by Lori Carter


Shelley Stubbs demonstrated how to make chain maille
Photos by Sue Gorday



Diana Poppelreuter did wire-wrapping demos
Photos by Sue Gorday


Juergen Poppelreuter did viking knitting demos
Photos by Sue Gorday


Charles Carter demonstrated how to make cabochons
Photos by Lori Carter




Lori Carter helped people make origami dinosaurs
Display Cases
Photos by Lori Carter
GMS Field Trip by Charles Carter




GMS Field trips by Charles Carter
Photos by Lori Carter
Faceted Gemstones by Jay Gorday



Faceted Gemstones by Jay Gorday
Photos by Lori Carter
Trace Fossils by Kim Cochran


















Trace Fossils by Kim Cochran
Photos by Lori Carter
Ammonites by Martha Brown




Ammonites by Martha Brown
Photos by Lori Carter
Collecting Fun by Martha Carroll







Collecting Fun by Martha Carroll
Photos by Lori Carter
Way Out West by Poppelreuters




Way Out West by Poppelreuters
Photos by Lori Carter
Petrified Wood by Poppelreuters






Petrified Wood by Poppelreuters
Photos by Lori Carter
"Plumb Crazy: The Wulfenite Love Story" by Ryan Roney








"Plumb Crazy: The Wulfenite Love Story" by Ryan Roney
Photos by Lori Carter
Minerals with Faceted Versions by Terrilyn Price












Minerals with Faceted Versions by Terrilyn Price

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