It’s another sunny day in Anaheim, California, and things are heating up at the winter 2010 Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) tradeshow. In today’s insider’s look at the happenings around the show floor, we’re peeking in on some of the excellent make & takes and project demonstrations going on. (‘Cause you know we love project ideas!)
Making Memories
Let’s start with a visit to the Making Memories booth. I can see their enormous die-cut butterfly chandelier from here!
There’s been a lot of buzz on the show floor about the new hands-free Slice die-cutting system that made that chandelier. Let’s see what it’s all about.
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Ranger Industries
The ever-so-talented Claudine Hellmuth taught a class here at CHA on how to create a slew of different looks using her new sticky back canvas from Ranger Industries. She offered us an inside look at two of her awesome techniques.
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Hambly Screen Prints
We adore rub-ons, and all the crazy ways you can use them to dress-up everything from notebooks to scrapbook pages to jewelry. Jewelry? Oh yes! Allison Abad showed us how to personalize simple wooden bangles . . . Hambly style.
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Of course, half the fun at CHA is the chance we all get to hang out with friends, old and new! Here’s an insider’s look at lunch with the contributors to both Creating Keepsakes and Paper Crafts magazine.
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We still have two more days of fun here in California, and many more exciting ideas to share with you. What has been your favorite product or technique so far? Leave us a comment for a chance to receive your own CHA prize package!
Have a wonderful day!
Kim Jackson, Senior Editor
wow love that chandelier!!!!
I’m excited about Basic Grey’s new lines and also Dear Lizzy products!
It is so wonderful to meet some of the Creating Keepsakes staff!!! It’s my fav mag!!! And my fav clip is seeing the demo on the Hands Free Slice. I had surgery on both hands a few years ago and I still have period pain when I use them continuously. I love to scrapbook so that will not stop me. But I want to toot the Making Memories horn for their new invention!
Love seeing it all on video. Thank you.
Thanks for all of the videos! That new sticky backed canvas seems to have endless posabilities!
Love the idea of the hands free Slice.
Love the sneek pecks and the opportunity to win some products. I love Slice and Basic Grey. At least this week
That butterfly chandelier is awesome. I bet MM was the easiest booth to find. And everything from Claudine Hellmuth is amazing. Thanks for the peeks.
My GOODNESS that chandelier is huge! So what you’re saying is… all I have to do is buy a new MM Slice, and I can make a chandelier like that all by myself?! Sweet!
TFS!
I think the Hambly bracelet video that you have here on the blog looks very cool. My daughter and her friends are very into making their own accessories so it is a project that would draw them in!
I can’t wait to see all the new Tim Holtz products in person. And the sticky back canvas looks cool!
Thanks for the CHA updates and videos!! The american crafts dear lizzy line looks great and so does Studio Calico.
Loving alll the cha goodies! keep em’ coming
I am loving everything I have seen from Studio Calico and Maya Road! Thanks for the sneak peeks!
It’s all so good I just can’t gt enough! I am really looking forward to Dear Lizzy with American Crafts, Margie’s line with the girls loft, Tim Holtz new dies, TC lines, and the list gores on! Thanks for sharing the CHA Heat with us!!
Love the mini videos…keep them coming!
I think I’m going to use that butterfly chandelier idea and create a mini version in my daughters room!
Thanks for the video’s, makes me feel a little bit like I’m there! I love the butterfly chandelier – amazing!
So much fun going on there. Thank you so much for taking the time to video things and shoot it to all of us who can’t attend CHA show.
I am loving everything you have showed! I love that butterfly chandelier idea. What a great spring idea!!!!! Debbie W
I’m excited about the new Jenni Bowlin lines…swoon.
Thanks for the videos–I liked the Ranger products you showed today–the sticky back canvas with paint stamping looked very cool.
wow that chandelier is amazing! i can’t imagine how long that took!
Megan P
Butterflies look amazing!
love the idea of the handsfree slice! I want to play!
Love that chandelier. I really liked Claudine’s two techniques and I really liked Allison’s bracelets she made using Hambly Screen Prints.
Thanks for sharing the all great things that are coming out!!
My favorite line has been from Pink Paislee – 365 degrees. I also love what Core-dinations is doing, partnering with companies like Jillibean Soup and Cosmo to make textured cardstock to match the patterned papers. I love the idea of sanding the cardstock – makes such a great base for a page!
Choices, Choices, Choices! Thank you so much for the quick videos of the different booths. If I have to pick one, I would have to say the sticky back canvas.
Thanks for taking those videos and showing us who are not lucky enough of being there in person what is going on.
Definitely the rub-ons. They are my favorite product and these look so cute!
That chandelier is total sweetness!
I loved the Slice hands-free kit. Planning on getting that as soon as I can.
The 2nd video with Claudine made my day. Now I know how to use some of her products that I already own and I learned it in 1 min53 seconds. Thank you-there’s no opportunity for classes or conventions here in the swampy south-so you brought it to me. rock on C.K.
Cool peeks! The new Slice looks cool.
I am liking the new Cosmo Cricket and October Afternoon.
I’m sure there is more, but I’m trying not to look…
*********Enjoyed all the videos!! Thanks for sharing with us!!!! So excited to learn all techniques!!! Thank you!! I at times get no ideas then your ideas inspire me craft again. Thank you again!!! I hope I win.
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I am loving FABRIPS. I can not wait to get my hands on some of that.
THe new SLiCE. I am going to budget that baby.
Digging the new Cosmo Cricket & so much goodness from so many companies!! Fun seeing all the peaks of the show!
Thanks for a chance to win!!!
ooh la la, that chandalier is spectacular!!! I can’t even decide what releases I like best…my head is spinning………I want it all
Thanks for sharing all the amazing videos!!!
LOVE the hands-free Slice. It’s the answer to many prayers.
I can’t decide-everything looks so great!!! Thanks for sharing CHA with us:) I think I might have to save up for the SLICE!
I love the sticky back canvas, the bracelet technique, and everything!!
I love checking out all the new stuff! The fabric from yesterday’s post looks so cool! TFS
the slice is pretty neat! The butterfly display is very cool!
I already own the Cricut, but after viewing the Slice, maybe a could justify a reason to own one of them too!
i love the videos. thank you! it’s almost as good as being there. i am very interested in the sticky back canvas, cool product!
Loved the Tim Holtz embossing folders. Thanks.
I will definately have to try the hambly on a bracelet technique.
i think the slice could come in very handy – how cool to cut fabric!
don’t quite see the purpose of the sticky back canvas – why wouldn’t you just put the paper on your scrapbook page? why would you put it on the canvas first? am i missing something?
I love waching these videos. It looks like you guys are having sooo much fun at CHA. I so wish I could be there. Love the wooden bangles
The videos you bring us add such a nice touch for those of us on the “outside” and the jewelry techniques being used with scrapbooking supplies is to die for!!!