Cards made with Stamps and Zentangles® and Micron Pens
Just home from Sunny California,
it was so nice and WARM…Ahhh…
As we flew home we missed the”storm of the century” that many of
you are being inundated with as I type… happy to have been spared
that stress while traveling!
(pssst. I do write every newsletter that you receive, just
sometimes I am writing in airplanes,or in hotels!) Today I am
happily at HOME!
Our best WARM wishes to those who are being buried in snow and ice.
CHA is the Craft and Hobby Association
It is the Worlds biggest convention all centered around CRAFTS…
You’d think it would be all warm and fuzzy but there are more
“SUITS” running around and most have very serious faces. CRAFTS is
big business!
This is where the BIG stores buy,
This is where BIG companies release new products…
This is where you can see TRENDS and HOT items…
It is THE place to be if you are at all serious about Arts and
Crafts!
We marched around non-stop for two days to see it all…
talking to vendors, grilling manufacturers… getting excited about
new products!
I travel to many different shows to find the best and most exciting
products for our customers and painting buddies! CHA is only one of
them but a VERY important ONE…
Here are what I saw as very important emerging TRENDS and NEW stuff
CHA Part 1
(too much to put in 1 email)
Colors:
Feminine is in!
Soft green was the color of the show paired with cream, it is
soothing and innocent.
And that awesome bright Raspberry Pink color paired with Brown is
AWESOME!
(I happen to look good in this color and have been noticing that it
has been permeating the garment world as well! I am stocking up…
shhh don’t tell Ted… LOL)
Common Themes:
Bird Cages where EVERYWHERE and I do mean EVERYWHERE!
You know the old fashion dome topped cages? Those were practically
in every booth…
On stamps, packaging, stencils, artwork, scrapbook paper, fabric
and they were used
extensively as props to decorate booths.
HOT Products:
Zentangle® is the darling of the day…
It is the “I CAN DO THAT”,creativity building ZEN/brain experience,
we all seem to be craving!
http://www.creativeartslifestyle.com/categories/Zentangle%C2%AE-/Zentangle%C2%AE-Books/
The Books that we introduced you to last month are BEST SELLERS…
and 3 NEW TITLES were just Intoduced at CHA!
Be the first to Check ‘em out
You’ll want them all… when you start seeing what you can do with
this style of art your gonna be an addict! IT’s FUN Cheap and EASY!
And the Micron Pens are enjoying a FUN and fabulous ride
as the PEN of choice for Zentang-ologists (tee hee) (love to create
new words)
because of their vibrancy and non-bleed tendency.
These pens are the same ones we Decorative Artists have been using
to do line work on our projects instead of futzing with a liner
brush.
(remember to mist with spray varnish if you are going to use
varnish to finish)
We tested other pens and none compared… We were actually so
impressed we brought in the entire line of these wonderful pens,
they run from very fine to thick (for filling in areas)
We even brought a few pads of White Post It’s® and our Pigma pens
on the plane.
I wish I would have thought of this when I was raising my children
- it’s quick ,it’s easy, it’s affordable, it’s portable, and it’s
FUN!
Adults love it, kids love it…
even my husband thinks it’s cool!
Watch the short video if you don’t know what Zentangle® is.
Giselle Pope introduced me to this creativity building activity
last year…
Thanks Giselle!
I have more to share.. but it’s a lot for 1 post and I have some
emails to catch up with… watch for CHA part 2 in a day or so!
Happy to be home..
but in California they had leaves on trees and flowers on shrubs
and a big yellow thing in the sky called sunshine!
(I came home to liquid sunshine)(better than fluffy sunshine)
(SMILE)
Patty
When DecoArt introduced this line of paints called So Soft Fine Glitter, I kinda did a little eye roll… I have alot of paint and alot of glitter and
