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My favorite Finds from CHA 2012

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I am officially ruined! This year was my first venture to CHA {the Craft & Hobby Association} tradeshow in Anaheim, CA… Boy was I smitten. Now, I've been to many different types of trade shows, some that were more interesting than others.  When I walked into CHA I felt that I had found my place in this world. This was the trade show that spoke my language… The language of creativity! I wish I could share everything but here are a couple goodies that are up and coming…

Lifestyle Crafts

Start saving your pennies, Lifestyle crafts has all kinds of fun goodies that they are getting ready to release. The Evolution is the follow-up to the ever popular Epic tool and I can't wait until they release that later this spring.

 

Along with the new Evolution Lifestyle Crafts is releasing a new magnetic cutting tool with an improved cutting mat.  I can't even decide which one I am most excited for… The magnetic board is genius and I can't wait to give it a go.  We won't have to worry about our dies slipping anymore and wasting paper with a partially cut image! The new cutting mat is stronger and thicker so no more warping when you run it through the machine, YAY!! And I'm super excited for the new EVOLUTION!!

Lion Brand Yarn

I have many craft obsessions one of them being with yarn.  I love to crochet, I haven't done much on WhipperBerry, but it is one of my favorite hobbies.  I also love to use yarn when I craft, I love the colors and textures and how just a piece of yarn can had such dimension to a project.  I also tend to hoard yarn like crazy.  My favorite new line of yarn comes from the ever popular Martha Stewart via Lion Brand Yarn…

Silhouette

Silhouette is always a fan favorite and at CHA it was no different.  They had people lining up down the eisles to have a crack at dolling up their very own Silhouette bag with the heat transfer material.  Everyone loved it!

 

I can't wait until they release their new 12×24 cutting mat sometime this spring.  I promise you guys will be the first to know when that little goodie is up for grabs!

Now I'm left full of anticipation waiting for the release of all these fun goodies.  I go to the craft store now and I can't help but get excited about all of the fun items that are getting ready to hit the store shelves!!

Playtime

Now CHA is not all business.  It's a great time to get together with great friends and spend some much needed time together.  To start off the weekend we headed to Disneyland with a small group and had a MAGICAL time! We were celebrating Tauni's birthday…

From left to right, Mique from 30 Handmade Days, Steph from Somewhat Simple, Jen from Tatertots & Jell-o, Marie from Make & Takes, Kami from No Biggie, Heather from Dollar Store Crafts, Lara from Less Cake More Frosting, ME & Tauni from the Snap Conference!

We had a ball getting reacquainted over a handful of dinners and parties…

Beckie from Infarrantly Creative, Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous, Steph from Somewhat Simple, Yes, I'm the dork with the closed eyes, Kristyn from Lil' Luna and Jamielyn from I Heart Naptime.

We had fun getting to know crafting celebrities. Kristyn and I had the chance to meet Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune. She has her own line of yarn through Lion Brand and We had a ball at the Plaid booth with Cathie and Steve from Creative Juice on HGTV. They have a new line of craft products coming out soon!

Yours truly, Kristyn Lil' Luna, Cathie, Steve, Heidi from Sew Craft Create, Jamielyn from I Heart Naptime & Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous.

And of course if you are spending anytime with Lara from Less Cake More Frosting… We have to do a little more Disney shopping and goofing around…

 

It's a MUST!!  All in all, I had a ball at CHA and can't wait to go again next year!!

What's up today…

That's just to name a few, hop on over to the WhipperCafe to see all of the fun chats that are happening.  We would LOVE to hear what you think!

WhipperCafe & Friday Flair | Link Party

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YAY… It's {almost} Friday!!! Have you come over and checked out the new diggs over at WhipperCafe {If you want to learn how to navigate through the community click here.} We had a ball chatting about all kinds of fun things yesterday. Today… Tracie from Cleverly Inspired will be chatting about Valentine Treats and I'm going to be hanging out at Blogging 101. Ellie from The Vanilla Bean Girls is going to be talking about fun kid spaces & Amanda Joy from Joy in the Jumble is gabbing about link parties!! Speaking of Link Parties… Raise your hand if you are ready for Friday Flair! Oh but first… we need this weeks inspiration picture.

I think it's offical… my love affair with donut making has begun! I love these coffee and donut cupcakes from Always Better with Butter. Don't they look fun.  I can't wait to share my recipe for my vanilla bean heart shaped donuts from the other day!

Before we get the party started I have a little programing note… I'm super excited to be attending the Craft and Hobby Association trade show {CHA} this weekend with a handful of aaaamazing bloggers.  I can't wait to share all the fun! It's located in Anihiem, California this time and the word on the street is we MAY be visiting a certin Mouse while we are there.  Can't wait to share.  While I'm gone, you may want to check back often… I have a special CHA deal coming your way from Silhouette!! Also, the Friday Flair features will post next Thursday rather than Sunday.  If you want to follow my CHA adventures you may want to follow my Twitter or Facebook feed along with a little Instagram fun! It's going to be quite the ride…

Welcome to the New WhipperCafe

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One of my greatest joys that I have discovered on this blogging journey is the joy that I feel when I make a connection with one of you guys, my readers.  I have been blogging with WhipperBerry for about a year and a half now and I have met so many fabulous people from all over the world.  Connections that I would have never made in a million years sitting here in my little home, with my little family here in Las Vegas.

For some time now I have been feeling like we need a bit more. I want to have more of a conversation with you all.  I want you guys to have a place to come and meet these fascinating people that I have had the privilege to meet.  A community where we can gather and feel uplifted by each other.  A place to pop in and chat for a minute about the news of the day or ask a question about a project you are working on. A place to just BE and to enjoy each others ideas and crazy sense of humor… That's when the idea of the WhipperCafe came to be.

The WhipperCafe is our new community created for us by Blogfrog and I am thrilled beyond belief and can't wait to introduce you guys to all the fun possibilities!  Let me take you on a little tour…

You can find the WhipperCafe right in the top navigation bar here on WhipperBerry right in between ABOUT and TUTORIALS.  Click on the tab and it will take you right into our own little community. First thing, you will need to do is join the community by clicking on the JOIN COMMUNITY button.  It's super easy and will only take a second.

You will see several tabs… first you have the welcome tab and it shows snippets of all the converstation going on. The Forum, this is where all the conversations will happen. Blog Posts, this is where you can see samples of blog post from our Community Leaders {more on them in a minute.} At the tail end we have our members tab.  You can visit there if you want to connect with some one who is a member of the group.

Within the Forum tab you will find all the fun converstation that are currently happening, or you can even start a converstion of your own.  To start a converstation click on the +NEW CONVERATION button.  To join a conversation click on the title of the chat.  Next to each chat you will be able to see how many people are chatting about that topic.

Click on the conversation title to join a chat. Once in the chat forum, all you have to do is read the conversation starter and then read everyone's comments. You can then join the chat by making a comment of your own…

Doesn't this sound FUN!!!  One thing I am super excited about is that I have a handful of fabulous people who are going to be our WhipperCafe Leaders. They are bloggers and non-bloggers alike.  Wonderful woman who I feel would be a hoot to get to know.  Many of them have been long time readers and many of them you have seen from time to time on the Friday Flair posts. 

Today we are going to kick-off the WhipperCafe with some great gals who have some fun stuff to chat about…

  • Amanda from Every Creative Endeavor will be chatting about Crafting Trends that we Adore.
  • Jocelyn from Inside BruCrew Life is going to be chatting about Baking with New Products.
  • Jennn from My Fabuless Life will be chatting about Homemade Cleaning.
  • Beth from Through the Eyes of the Mrs. will be gabbing about Class Valentine's Parties.
  • I will be having just a general WELCOME to the party chat!! Come say hello and join the great gab for a minute or two or grab a snack, kick back and let's get some serious chatting on.

I can't wait to introduce a few more of our team leaders tomorrow and tell you a little more about what we will be chatting about at the WhipperCafe! Come on over and say hello and tell us what you think…