SuzeBlogz: and, CHA continues...

when you take thousands of pictures at CHA you know you'll be sharing for daaaaays after the show ends !

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Of course I was especially partial to the goings on at the ICE RESIN® booth because I so love their product AND the amazing samples made by so many different artists.

I love their beautiful Rue Romantique® line by Kristen Robinson.

and the Art Mechanique® line which you can find in the big box stores like Hobby Lobby

and Ice Resin also has their new Silhouettes®..metal shapes that respond to their new line of Iced Enamels®

Just paint your bezel with the ICED Enamel® Medium, sprinkle on the ICED Enamels® Powder and fuse with a heat gun. Coat with ICE Resin®, and Voila! You have a FAUX ENAMEL finish. You'll be hard pressed to tell the difference between the real and the faux !

and I'm a very big fan of their Iced inclusions Opals

Here are some other beautiful samples, not jewelry related, that were in their booth

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My gorgeous girl bestie Julianna Hudgins

Jewel Loom was hiding in totally unexpected places....

The beaded book bindings (shown in the Spellbinders booth) were done with the loom which is innovative, portable, lightweight and easy to use.

the display was designed by Linda Molten Peterson

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Speaking (again) of Spellbinders....

This is their incredible new TOOL n' ONE tool

it removes all those little 'stuck' paper pieces in your stencils AND MORE !

CLICK THE LINK ABOVE AND CATCH THEIR VIDEO.

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I was fascinated by the new Beadalon Knot-A-Bead which will be coming out around March

This is a patent pending tabletop knotter tool that allows you to tie knots naturally, with two hands, and position the knots tightly against beads for professional looking jewelry. Robin Beam turned me on to it.

and Beadalon also has their small jig...you can fashion your own ear wires and designs repeatedly and perfectly each and every time.

Then they have something I really flipped over....honestly...

The Artistic Wire Straightener tool makes it easy to straighten wire that has been worked. Put the rollers in your hand in the open position with each of the rollers side by side.

then, run the wire down the middle, close and pull

and last, but certainly not least, Beadalon has their CONETASTIC shaping tool

Sandra Lupo invented this ingenious tool to create custom bead cones and bead caps for strung designs, earrings, Kumihimo and more! The 3 different sizes of cone mandrels fit into the base of the tool for easy storage.

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Lets just breeze around the show floor for glimpses of exciting products, displays and favorite people like Susan (former owner of Rubbernecker Rubber Stamps) and Ted (Stampers Anonymous)