OY VEY....
It ain't so easy schlepping 'round CHA any more!
Firstly there's so much to see
and secondly..
I keep getting stopped every two minutes by old friends and CHA buddies!
OK..I'm totally done complaining !
My Iphone battery went down to 2% just as it was time to leave...a sure sign it was time to give CHA and my feet a rest !
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I ran into Audrey Freedman whom I've known well over 20 years (she used to own Stamp Oasis, LV...remember) and Leslie Ohnstad (of Luminarte & Radiant Pearls fame!)
This is Niki Zipp...also one of my oldest friends...from South Africa..who I look forward to seeing every year!
Most of you know I have a love relationship with my Canadian buddy Carmi Cimicata...talented as all getout ! Carmi was demonstrating at the EI booth. Her own personal hand made jewelry always blows me away!
The booth had the most GORGEOUS samples showing what a slew of artists had done with a watch face that she provided to us as part of a resin crafts blog. Here are some of them...
THEY WILL COMPLETELY INSPIRE YOU !
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Now, I promised to share the most gorgeous booth of all at CHA...and that would be SPELLBINDERS
BE PREPARED to have your socks knocked off !
They have teamed up with Californians Shea and Debbie of A Gilded Life !
who are known for their soft and elegant shabby chic style in white & cream tones.
and now there will be exquisite bezels from Spellbinders that represent the Gilded "look"
so..watch for them ...I know I am beyond anxious !! They are so verastile they even look gorgeous on a store bought pillow
SPELLBINDERS also has another new product but we'll get to that in another blog..trust me...you'll love it !
Designer Linda Molden Peterson and Stacey Caron (owner, founder & creative mind beyond Spellbinders)
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so, who else had some great stuff?
Well of course RANGER
Dyan must own the last remaining copy of my old VHS video from a hundred years ago...we were cracking up !
Tims new "airbrush" Distress marker spritzer tool
Dina Wakleys lovely artwork
Coloring on Ranger foil with Alcohol Ink
Debbie doing a Make-It Take
and, we'll conclude todays blog with a few more crafty friends, but come back tomorrow...there's gonna be plenty more !
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Here's the wonderful Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza
Jen Cushman from Ice Resin !
Mary Beth Shaw (Stencil Girl) and Ken Oliver (Spellbinders)
The lovely Patty Bullard (inventor of Wubbers) and Robin Beam (total entrepeneur)
My BESTIES Wendy & Judy (owners of WaxWorksWest)
Darling Jenny Doh in one of my favorite booths...IMPRESS ART
My very wonderful friend of a million years, Suzanne McNeill who was demoing her skills at Zentangles using DecoArt Glass Markers (check out those cups!)
OK...enough for today! Im in overload now.
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