Category Archives: Hot Trends

CHA Trends and 2 Giveaways!

CHA stands for Craft & Hobby Association, but for the purposes of this post, it stands for Cool Happenings in Art. Why? Because we’re going to discuss five hot trends found at this, the year’s most anticipated crafting tradeshow. Trend #1: 6″x6″ … Continue reading

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Trend Talk with Maggie Holmes

Megan here. With the new year, we’ve decided to switch up how we do our Trend Talk posts. This year, we’re thrilled to have guest chatters from our Dream Team of designers share their favorite trends. Here to get this … Continue reading

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Editor’s Pick: Top 10 Trends from 2011

I’ve had a blast observing trends with you this year. From our Trend Talk blog posts to our trend observations at CHA and other tradeshows, we’ve seen some amazing designs, patterns, motifs, color combos, and more! Let’s look back on … Continue reading

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Trend Talk: Chevron

  I’m delighted to welcome a guest blogger today. Courtney Smith, senior editor for Paper Crafts magazine, is here to talk trends with me this month. The name of this gal’s game is trends, so it’s a real pleasure to … Continue reading

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Editors’ Picks: New Scrap Products from CHA Summer 2011

We just returned from the Craft Hobby Association summer 2011 trade show in Chicago, Illinois, where we saw some inspiring and fun new scrapbook products! Here are our picks for some of the top new products there. Summer’s End collection from Fancy … Continue reading

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