Jul
23
Familiar Faces
July 23, 2008 | 4 Comments
Part 3 of CHA Thoughts
In addition to hanging out with our very own Jennifer Perkins over at the Duncan booth at CHA, I was geeked about some new things Duncan had hanging there on the wall….Crafty Chica was in the house! For many scrapbookers, Kathy Cano-Murillo may not be one of those immediately recognizable names [...]
Jul
22
DIY Uprising
July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments
Part 2 of CHA thoughts….
I think my first post alluded to the fact that folks are using scrapbooking materials in untraditional ways and well, making them their own. My friend Sarah Moore has a wonderful site called Craft Critique and she pointed out 2 of the many things that I totally went nuts over at [...]
Jul
21
Back from CHA
July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I apologize for the delay here but trust me, it was worth it! CHA was full of amazing things and it took 4 days to take it all in. This post is the first of a yet to be determined series about some trends and innovations I discovered at CHA. I think, as a total [...]
Jul
16
Another Sneak Peek before CHA
July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I really must say thank you for all the wonderful email giving me the heads up on new product making it’s debut in Chicago in just a few more short days! Here are a few that I wanted to share with you before I “skeeedaddle and get out ‘er dodge” to visit all these loverlies [...]
Jul
15
Oh Scrap…Little Boys
July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In our house, boys are bad and girls are expensive. This applies to pretty much everything including crafting. My daughter is notorious for using mass quantities of bling while the boys gravitate towards copious amounts of paint and glue. Nonetheless, it is always an adventure when they start creating….
I got a peek at Samantha Walker’s [...]
Jul
14
T’was the week before CHA
July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
T’was the week before CHA and all through the crafting world
People are scurrying and hurrying with new loverlies to be unfurled
Paper, ribbon, sticker and glittery glue
So much to see, so much to want, so much *have* to have, what will you do?
So, I am not a poet but, there *IS* just something special about CHA [...]
Jul
11
Daisy D’s CHA Sneak Peek
July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As an instructor, I tend to gravitate towards companies that put education and community service high on their priority list. Many of the children I work with do not have the privilege of having an art curriculum in their schools, nor do they have the opportunity to craft just for fun because materials are in [...]
Jul
10
Emboss the Plastic
July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Every once in a while you get to stumble upon something just plain cool and right then, all of the sudden, the whole world transforms into a playground full of possibility! So, I happened on some nifty little tags Alexandra made and well, I was smitten. I thought about water bottles, all those credit cards [...]
Jul
9
Beau Jardin Double Take
July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment
What are the odds that two companies have new lines coming out at Summer CHA with the same name….it’s like walking down the red carpet at a movie premier and standing next to someone wearing the same dress? Yikes! Apparently, creative minds think alike…..
I received an email giving me the heads up on a new [...]
Jul
8
Spinning Yarns
July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The crafting industry is catching on to the fact that most crafters are not loyal to one art form or another. Oftentimes, our “other” passions make their way into our scrapbooking lay-outs….sewing, fabrics, fibers, stamping, beading, mixed media collage and altered arts. Scrapbooking is about your voice and how you tell the story rather than [...]
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