Well, we are back from the CHA show. It was a little disappointing this year, because the economy has hit so hard and a lot of companies just didn't feel like it would be a good use of their money. But what a wonderful treasure trove of information and inspiration! We tried out so many cool things- like one of my favorites- iron-on trims and fibers. I can use my little tack iron to attach them to things and there is no need to sew!!!!
None of the clay companies were there. They must not have anything new to show. Lord knows, the last time we were there so was Polyform- with their Studio product (fail). They had a beautiful booth and a terrible concept. Oh well, they should have asked the accomplished clay artists to weigh in before trying to sell that product.
Die Cuts with a View- their booth was GORGEOUS! It looked like a forest, with big trees and things hanging from them. A bead company went so far as to hang their strands from a faux-tree, it was beautiful. I came home and started making things, how could you not? The BEAE art show hangs in two weeks and I'm hoping to put two pieces into it. I'll post pics later :)
If you are interested, you can check out some of my photos at the sneak-peaks post on ThingsCrafty.
