Getting ready for CHA 2016~ Looking Back at Last Year!

Now that Christmas is over I can start planning my trip to THE 2016 CHA MEGA SHOW!!!  I feel very fortunate returning two years in a row!!!  I love the chance to see all the new products!  Meeting all my virtual friends and living a dream come true... I would like to share a few of the highlights from CHA last year!!!

My favorite display YARNIA!!

See my full post of Yania on an earlier post HERE!!!

Yarnspirations!!

Patons® Bernat® CARON®

NEW HOT product last year Amazing Remelt

Fun Paintable flowers from Petaloo!

AWESOME new pens from CHAMELEON!!!

More of my favorites are HERE! 

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Another highlight was the BLOGGER EVENT!!!

Original post HERE!!!

The sponsors of the Blogger Event were very generous!  Below are some of the projects I created using the products received!

I entered three projects in the "favecrafts Best Blogger Craft Event"

I even knitted using my fingers!!!!  Check out my full post HERE

HERE

 Little B Pull Flowers used to create a dress!!!  See full post HERE!!

Find the dress on the Little B LLC blog http://www.littlebllc.com/blog/detail.php?Pull-Flowers-Roundup-20

MD Hobby Craft Birds Nest, see more HERE!!!

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Another goody in the box as this Martha Stewart Gift Box Tool.  It has been a life saver many a time when I didn't have a box for a small gift!!

Well that is a quick look at last year...

In a couple of weeks look for pictures from 2016 CHA MEGA SHOW!

A Gift Box in a Pinch!

Yesterday I was going to a birthday luncheon for a couple of friends.  I had the gifts, just needed to wrap them in under an hour! Nothing like waiting until the last minute!!!!  

 

I couldn't find a cute little box for one of my small gifts. 

 

Then I remembered, I had received the Martha Stewart "gift box tool" in my swag from the CHA Blogger Networking Party.   It came in a package of gifts from Simplicity!

 

 

I had never used the "gift box tool" before... in under ten minutes I had cut, assembled and wrapped my gift with a bow. 

The tool has cutters for 3 sizes of pillow boxes. The blades are stored safely on the underside of the small cutter.  The instructions were easy to follow.   I did my cutting on a cutting mat (not included).

 

You can place the tool on cardstock of you choice to get a decorative box to your liking. 

Use two sided tape on the flap, fold the box and wrap with ribbon... you are ready to go with the perfect gift in under ten minutes!

The recipient of the gift was impressed with this special gift box. 

She didn't want to untie the ribbon!

 

Can you imagine if I had time to embellish the box!

 

 

 

THANK YOU Simplicity!

 FaveCrafts and Prime Publishing

 

Yarnia by Yarnspirations - Best of Show at CHA 2015~~~

When I walked up to this display at CHA no one had to tell me the story...

I have read the books and watched the movies over and over!  I was in AWE!!!

Yarnspirations!!

Patons® Bernat® CARON®

Here we have scenes from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.  Everything has been created from yarn! The doors, animals, hair, clothing, tent and more!

The Train Station

Children were evacuated from London during WWII.  Mom's leaving their children at the train depot, they are sending them to the country to get them away from the city and the nightly blitz raids!

Peter, Susan, Edmond and Lucy are sent to their uncle's in the country.  No details were left out... each child even had their tags with name and destination.

 

Don't miss the train tracks!

The WARDROBE!

 

Through the Wardrobe we see the lamppost and the faun.

 

Stepping through the Wardrobe, everything is covered with snow!

Winter in Yarnia!

The first thing seen in Yarnia is the  lamppost, including a knitted flame!

 Mr. Tumnus with his red scarf is the first creature Lucy meets in Narnia.

All the characters are made of yarn including the Fox

and the Beavers!

The White Queen is there with her wolves!

 Winter in Yania!

Even the red birds in the trees are yarn!

Preparing for the Battle for Yarnia

High King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, and Queen Lucy the Valiant ready for battle.

WAR Queen in all her glory!

This was one amazing display!!!

CONGRATS on BEST IN SHOW at CHA 2015!

 

Yarnspirations!! was on of the sponsors of the Prime Publishing/favecrafts Blogger Event at CHA...

Be sure to watch  for more about it on my blog this month!!!

 

I will be entering a project using Yarnspirations product to enter the Best Blogger Event!!!