I recently attended Creativation — the annual trade show for the craft industry. It used to be called CHA (craft and hobby association) and now it's called Creativation. And the organization, which also used to be called CHA, is now called AFCI. Learn all about it on the podcast:
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Here are a few photos from booth set-up:
Creativation was a whirlwind of interviews…
…friends…
…and demos! New stencils:
And new Art Foamies (they weren't at the show, but I demo-ed my new stamps in the Pin It Canada booth):
And then all the fun stuff to see on the show floor:
I think you can see the trends in these photos:
- home decor
- decorative painting
- brush lettering
- florals
- florals on a dark background
- rustic look
- painting on wood
- wood & metal
- fabric & stitch elements
- lots of color
As I mention in the podcast, I did some poking around for Make It Artsy, and handed out these silly postcards about the show:
Tomorrow I'll be sharing an in-depth look at the wall I made for Brother using the ScanNCut and DesignNCut!
Next week some projects made with the PTouch Embellish, plus lots of stencil and stamp info. **AND** I'm going to be doing TWO livestreams on YouTube with stencil and stamp giveaways!
Saturday, February 3 at 2pm EST I will be sharing all of my new Art Foamies as well as some Art Foamies techniques. I'll also be answering Art Foamies questions and giving Art Foamies away! It's going to be a super fun Art Foamies party!
Monday, February 5 at 9pm EST I will be sharing all of my new stencil designs! Of course there will also be stencil techniques, a huge stencil giveaway, and I'll be answering your stencil questions!
Livestreams are 100% free and can be found on my YouTube channel.
Side Note: I was delighted to be a "Creativation VIP" this year. You can see the page about me here.
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Fascinating! Love your Mom… of course you already know this…. I do not do social media… probably age related… and your blog is one of the very few I frequent every day. This is due to your interesting blog content and of course, your very lively and positive personality. I would recommend your blog and other social media to anyone. Everyone will learn something. And I agree about finding your strengths and sticking to those. I have not yet found my strength when it comes to crafts and arts but with several house moves I find the decorating ideas are coming much easier and faster. I believe all the design ideas that come from crafting and online learning really helps. I have also noticed that little decor items (like homemade) tend to go completely unnoticed by guests. Somehow finding a way to showcase small decor items is currently a goal. If you have some thoughts please share. Thanks ever so much for your inspiration. I am moving yet again and hope to incorporate some artist’s work this time. I will be looking at what is in your shop. Take care.
Fascinating! Love your Mom… of course you already know this…. I do not do social media… probably age related… and your blog is one of the very few I frequent every day. This is due to your interesting blog content and of course, your very lively and positive personality. I would recommend your blog and other social media to anyone. Everyone will learn something. And I agree about finding your strengths and sticking to those. I have not yet found my strength when it comes to crafts and arts but with several house moves I find the decorating ideas are coming much easier and faster. I believe all the design ideas that come from crafting and online learning really helps. I have also noticed that little decor items (like homemade) tend to go completely unnoticed by guests. Somehow finding a way to showcase small decor items is currently a goal. If you have some thoughts please share. Thanks ever so much for your inspiration. I am moving yet again and hope to incorporate some artist’s work this time. I will be looking at what is in your shop. Take care.
Fascinating! Love your Mom… of course you already know this…. I do not do social media… probably age related… and your blog is one of the very few I frequent every day. This is due to your interesting blog content and of course, your very lively and positive personality. I would recommend your blog and other social media to anyone. Everyone will learn something. And I agree about finding your strengths and sticking to those. I have not yet found my strength when it comes to crafts and arts but with several house moves I find the decorating ideas are coming much easier and faster. I believe all the design ideas that come from crafting and online learning really helps. I have also noticed that little decor items (like homemade) tend to go completely unnoticed by guests. Somehow finding a way to showcase small decor items is currently a goal. If you have some thoughts please share. Thanks ever so much for your inspiration. I am moving yet again and hope to incorporate some artist’s work this time. I will be looking at what is in your shop. Take care.
Fascinating! Love your Mom… of course you already know this…. I do not do social media… probably age related… and your blog is one of the very few I frequent every day. This is due to your interesting blog content and of course, your very lively and positive personality. I would recommend your blog and other social media to anyone. Everyone will learn something. And I agree about finding your strengths and sticking to those. I have not yet found my strength when it comes to crafts and arts but with several house moves I find the decorating ideas are coming much easier and faster. I believe all the design ideas that come from crafting and online learning really helps. I have also noticed that little decor items (like homemade) tend to go completely unnoticed by guests. Somehow finding a way to showcase small decor items is currently a goal. If you have some thoughts please share. Thanks ever so much for your inspiration. I am moving yet again and hope to incorporate some artist’s work this time. I will be looking at what is in your shop. Take care.
Fascinating! Love your Mom… of course you already know this…. I do not do social media… probably age related… and your blog is one of the very few I frequent every day. This is due to your interesting blog content and of course, your very lively and positive personality. I would recommend your blog and other social media to anyone. Everyone will learn something. And I agree about finding your strengths and sticking to those. I have not yet found my strength when it comes to crafts and arts but with several house moves I find the decorating ideas are coming much easier and faster. I believe all the design ideas that come from crafting and online learning really helps. I have also noticed that little decor items (like homemade) tend to go completely unnoticed by guests. Somehow finding a way to showcase small decor items is currently a goal. If you have some thoughts please share. Thanks ever so much for your inspiration. I am moving yet again and hope to incorporate some artist’s work this time. I will be looking at what is in your shop. Take care.
Fascinating! Love your Mom… of course you already know this…. I do not do social media… probably age related… and your blog is one of the very few I frequent every day. This is due to your interesting blog content and of course, your very lively and positive personality. I would recommend your blog and other social media to anyone. Everyone will learn something. And I agree about finding your strengths and sticking to those. I have not yet found my strength when it comes to crafts and arts but with several house moves I find the decorating ideas are coming much easier and faster. I believe all the design ideas that come from crafting and online learning really helps. I have also noticed that little decor items (like homemade) tend to go completely unnoticed by guests. Somehow finding a way to showcase small decor items is currently a goal. If you have some thoughts please share. Thanks ever so much for your inspiration. I am moving yet again and hope to incorporate some artist’s work this time. I will be looking at what is in your shop. Take care.
Thanks for all the cool pictures and dialogue. I got to see lots of cool stuff and my feet don’t even hurt. 🙂
Thanks for all the cool pictures and dialogue. I got to see lots of cool stuff and my feet don’t even hurt. 🙂
Thanks for all the cool pictures and dialogue. I got to see lots of cool stuff and my feet don’t even hurt. 🙂
Thanks for all the cool pictures and dialogue. I got to see lots of cool stuff and my feet don’t even hurt. 🙂
Thanks for all the cool pictures and dialogue. I got to see lots of cool stuff and my feet don’t even hurt. 🙂
Thanks for all the cool pictures and dialogue. I got to see lots of cool stuff and my feet don’t even hurt. 🙂