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National Craft Month Giveaway Winner #1
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Jenny.
Thanks you all for the ga-jillion comments! Yes, CHA is an amazing event… craft celebrities, new products, enthusiastic crafters, and so much good, creative energy. CHA is like the Oscars for crafters!
So…without further ado…Random.org generated the number 26, so as I count it, the winner is…
Kelly T.
Her comment: Craft Candy, Yum!!! and No Calories!
Thanks so [...]
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Article on Ice Resin for Craft Critique!
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.
As some of you know, I write for Craft Critique, and have been doing some CHA coverage for them. I got a chance to write a post about Ice Resin, a product I’m really excited to try out. It’s a non-toxic 2-part resin (most 2-part epoxy resins are HIGHLY toxic) and is touted as being [...]
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More Pics from CHA Winter 2010
Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.
The show is starting to draw to a close, and even though I’ve grown a blister on my toe the size of a cherry, I’m still having a great time. Here are a few pics from today’s adventures:
This last one pretty much sums up how much fun I’m having!!!
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CHA updates on Craft Critique
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.
I LOVE CraftCritique.com- it’s such great site for news and reviews on all things crafty. (Ok, and I write for them, too, but really I’m not biased.)
If you are at ALL interested, you should click on over and read all the updates. Since I’ve been here, I specifically have written articles on Ice Resin (non-toxic [...]
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Craft Celebrities at CHA Winter Show
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.
What I love, love, LOVE about the CHA tradeshows is that you get to meet and interact with the most amazing artists and designers. Folks that you usually see on television or on the craft product boxes and are there, in person, to answer questions and show off their stuff.
Overwhelmingly, these demi-celebrities are….wait for it……nice. [...]
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Scrapbook Update Features CHA Winter Sneak Peeks
Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.
Right now the big buzz in the crafting industry is the Craft and Hobby Association Convention in Anaheim, California. The Winter show is the one in which all of the big-name craft manufacturers debut their new product lines.
Since it’s a tradeshow and not open to the general public, the next-best thing (aside from going to [...]
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Craft Test Dummy + Craft Critique = Next Craft Divas?
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Jenny.
OK, well, maybe not. But while I was at CHA Summer 09, Sarah Moore (my editor-in-chief over at CraftCritique) and I shot this little video audition. We found out about the “audtions”, begged a little, and got on camera all within the span of about 30 minutes. (This is remarkable because most folks signed up [...]
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Tryin’ Out Glitter Bond at CHA
Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by Jenny.
Jenny teases her article on CraftCritique, shares video info.
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Suze Weinberg + CraftTestDummies=Fun at CHA Summer!
Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by Jenny.
Jenny meets crafting legend Suze Weinberg for a craft lesson with the hot wax stylus tool.
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Last Day at CHA Summer 09
Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by Jenny.
Jenny shares her day-three coverage live from CHA Summer 2009, the Craft and Hobby Association Trade show in Orlando Florida. Read on for the highlights of the day and vendors to watch.


