Show handiwork by mrs foster nix wins 18 ribbons at county fair by W D bush mrs foster N nix of coleman road tooele thoele has 5 children and a large country home to keep up yet she has time to turn out some of the finest and most artistic ha painting and needlework in the county to prove this mrs nix carried off 18 ribbons from the recent tooele thoele county fair 10 blue 5 red and 3 white she has been painting most of her life and began her hobbies hobbles as something to do because she could not remain idle for long er tal ants turned to figurine painting later on and examples of her work grace many homes in this locality she purchases the figu fi gunness loc ally then hand paints them with laquer which gives the finished product a gloss which looks al most polished mrs dixs nix s talents do not stop with figurine painting however for here is what she won prizes on in the fair I 1 lamp 1 wall plaque 1 painted silhouette 3 pic tures 1 silk blouse iset book ends 1 quart of canned tomatoes 1 qt of canned peaches 1 lace ered chair back doily dolly 3 1 hand towel I 1 tea towel I 1 pillow case and I 1 nightgown so diversified is mrs nix that she also prints photographs phot graphs sews plays the piano sings does wall papering house painting both in side and outside writes gives per manente makes stuffed toys makes plastic lampshades makes and holders and gives de of her work for var she is a worker in the L D S relief society and has been in the M I 1 A for five years mrs nix s oldest daughter doro they is yell leader at tooele thoele high school and displays the same boundless energy as her mother dorothy also sings and a mother and daughter duet has been num bared on many local programs mrs nix s hobbies hobbles are now pay ing off for she has more orders for everything than she can take care at this particular time of the year everybody is thinking of christmas and many people are having their gifts made by mrs nix mrs nix incidentally ts Is mak ing her christmas money out of it too people who find these things hard to do can relax for mrs nix says oh gosh there s nothing to it |