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Archives for January 2017

CHA Creativation 2017- Part One

January 31, 2017

Hey crafty friends! I’m back! Last week my pal @SaraJaneCrafts (twitter) and I headed to the CHA Creativation show in Phoenix AZ. As you may know from previous years, CHA the acronym for the Craft and Hobby Association trade show. It’s open to retailers (both brick and mortar and online), vendors/brands, designers, and “digital content creators” (a new and fancy term from press, bloggers, YouTubers and other folks that promote the craft industry.) As always, I go with my Press […]

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Turducken Packing: How to Pack and Prepare For CHA Show (or any other conference)

January 19, 2017

Turducken Packing: How to Pack and Prepare For CHA Show (or any other conference)

UPDATED JANUARY 2017! I’m packing to head off to CHA, and I remembered this post I wrote three years ago. A few things have changed, so I’ve updated in red. This is a great guide for both tradeshow packing AND vacation packing. And yes, I still “Turducken” Pack!    It’s time to gather my clothes, biz cards and electronic paraphernalia to head to the CHA Conference and Tradeshow. For some of my first-time team members, it’s pretty overwhelming- so this […]

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Transforming a Bullet Journal into an Art Journal

January 17, 2017

Transforming a Bullet Journal into an Art Journal

As many of you know, I am a planner failure. And I art journal in fits-and-starts; sometime it’s daily, and then I’ll go for months without doing a thing in it. But I do make quite a few lists and I use my journals to make my daily task lists and plan out projects for the blog, my show Hands On Crafts for Kids, and other things.   After a while, my journal is just an ugly mess of obsolete […]

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Nuvo Embossing Powders from Tonic Studios

January 11, 2017

Nuvo Embossing Powders from Tonic Studios

I’m back again today with another Tonic Studios product- this time is the Nuvo Embossing Powders! Disclosure: samples provided for review purposes only. My opinions are honest and my own, and based on first-hand experience with the product. Some links contained in the post are affiliate links.  It’s crazy, but there is VERY little information about this product on the website. So here I am, trying to demystify it for you! The facts: heat-activated embossing powder must be used with […]

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Aerial Paper Mosaics from Hands On Crafts for Kids

January 9, 2017

Aerial Paper Mosaics from Hands On Crafts for Kids

Hey crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a segment of Hands On Crafts for Kids- it’s a children’s crafting show I host that airs on PBS. However, if you don’t see it in your area, you can watch full episodes every week on the website CraftsForKids.com. While these crafts are designed for youngsters ages 5-12, many of the ideas or techniques are good for all ages. And if you are looking for homeschool activities, scouting crafts, or even inter-generational projects we’ve […]

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