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Weekly Warmup: CHA Wrap-Up Week

Hello there, blog buddies! Do you know what today is? Today kicks off a full week of doing the CHA-CHA, right here on this blog. Okay, so that’s not entirely accurate; dancing shoes are not a prerequisite. Instead, we’re celebrating the latest Craft & Hobby Association Show (CHA) that recently wrapped up in Orlando with a week of CHA-themed posts.

Here’s some of what you’ll find this week:

VIDEOS

Back by popular demand, I’ll be sharing some video I took on the CHA show floor. (Okay, so nobody really demanded that these amateur films make another appearance after the last round, but I like to pretend they’re that good.) Some of the flicks you’ll find are:

• Our CHA Cute Booth Tour
• Product Demos
• Meet a the CK Contributors
• Trend Talk with Sassy Lori Fairbanks and Yours Truly
• And more!

PROJECTS

A look at amazing CHA projects that made their debut at this show. We’ll show you everything from the classy and elegant, like this sample from Tattered Angels…

And the fun and cute, like this project from Hambly Screen Prints…

To projects beyond the page, like these adorable Christmas jars by Pink Paislee.

PRODUCTS

CHA is about new products, and we’ve got a look at some of the latest and greatest to make their debut. Check out the new Monstrosity line from Sassafras. Who knew scary monsters could be so cute?

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

No, this popular boy band wasn’t in attendance—I guess they’re leaving the CHA celebrity appearances up to Paris. But, I do have the low-down on the newest companies to rock the scrap scene, and you won’t have to put up with the paparazzi mob to take an up-close look. Bonus!

FRIENDS

Besides projects and products, CHA is about connecting with industry friends.

Here’s cute CK Dream Team Member, Kelly Purkey, visiting the Die Cuts With a View photo booth. Yes, they had a photo booth. Isn’t that fun?

And here I am with my new BFF (yes, my love is easily purchased), Grant Madsen of American Crafts. He had a Red Bull on reserve just for me. What a pal!

GIVEAWAYS

A post-CHA wrap-up wouldn’t be complete without giveaways. You can bet we’ll have some awesome new products to send out this week. Make sure you visit and enter to win.

Are you excited? I know I am. I can’t wait to be your blog host, strap on my dancing shoes and share CHA-CHA goodness with you this week. To get things started, I want to know what you look forward to seeing the most. Is there a particular thing about CHA that intrigues you more than anything else? If so, leave me a comment here. Yes, we will pull a comment at random to win a CHA prize pack. Winner will be announced next week. 

Cheers!
Megan Hoeppner, Creative Editor