The big annual Mega Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) show is this week—if you’re not headed there yourself as a retailer, distributor, designer, sales rep or other industry person, then you’ll definitely be hearing about it as the newest crafting…
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Last week I was in Coventry for The One Big Show—a trade event put on by CHA, the Craft & Hobby Association. It was an action-packed day and evening of networking, seminars, good friends and colleagues and…cupcakes. (I mean, what…
I’m just back from CHA, the Craft & Hobby trade show that comes to Anaheim, California, each year. This is where craft manufacturers, retailers, buyers, designers, editors, bloggers, sales agents, craft educators and everyone in the craft industry comes together…
I love how Instagram gives such a cool vintage vibe to this palm tree photo. Snapped on my mid-afternoon walk around the convention center this afternoon in an attempt to keep the jet-lag at bay. (It worked!) A little sunshine,…
Today was the fourth and last day of the CHA show for me—it’s still going on tomorrow, but I’m headed home to Poland and a certain little girl who’s apparently been too busy enjoying the snow to miss Mama much….
Just back from a lovely dinner with friends from Hot Off The Press—and thought I’d share the day’s eye candy! The day started with an 8:00am class on the Spectrum Noir pens from Crafter’s Companion. I will admit I’m not…
It’s 8:00pm, and my day started at 8:00am with a State of the Industry meeting and panel discussion, where we heard from senior people at Etsy, Jo-Ann’s, F&W Publishing and Craftsy. (And I love Craftsy!) Then they opened the doors…
Four seminars, one roundtable discussion, one Designer Sneak Peek at CHA products, lots of chatting with industry pals like Katie Hacker and Claudine Hellmuth, TONS of new information…and the trade show hasn’t even started yet! The show opens tomorrow, so…