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New Product Faves from the CHA Conference

January 18, 2013 2 Comments

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

I attended the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) winter conference in Anaheim, CA last weekend. When I attended the summer conference in Chicago last year, I shared some of my favorite finds: crafty couture contest, scrapbooking items, and ribbon/yarn/etc. Since I’ve got 14 things to share, I’ll keep this intro brief – check out the product names with links to the companies’ websites for them below each image.

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Fiskars Fuse Creativity System

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

FloraCraft Styrofoam Tools (Dude. Saws designed specifically for styrofoam. See me using one of these at the top of this post.)

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

New ImpressArt Design Stamp Packs

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

New Silhouette Products: sketch pens & rhinestone accessories

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

The CHA has a new initiative to encourage people to make more time to be creative. Check out cre8time.org.

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Clover extra large basket frames

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Coats and Clark – Phoomph for Fabric

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Coats and Clark – Cross Stitch iPhone Case Kit

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

New Mod Podge Melts & Molds (want. want. want. Scrapbookers – these are useful for you too – these let you make your own charms at home.)

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Not sure if this is new, but it’s new to me. Krylon Glitter Blast Glitter Spray

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Adorable New Party with Amy Locurto Products

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

Scotch Advanced Tape Glider

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

This is a product I discovered earlier this year & had a chance to meet the people behind the paint at CHA. Design Master has about a gillion spray paints that do everything from create textured stone finishes to neon paints, pictured above. I originally picked this stuff up at Michael’s when I saw that it’s styrofoam safe – basically it won’t melt the styrofoam when you use it, which – fun fact- happens when you use regular spray paint.

New Product Faves from the CHA Conference | HandsOccupied.com

DMC Color Infusions Memory Thread

I wanted to say a big thank you to all of the exhibitors and blogger friends who took the time to chat with me and share their products. CHA is always a huge cluster, so everyone’s time is precious and appreciated! Thank you thank you again, folks!

Filed Under: Craft Fairs & Store Tours Tagged With: cha, conference, craft and hobby association, letterpress, new products, spray paint, styrofoam

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn, you immediately think sweater, right? 
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My wardrobe could use another handmade sweater - I’m thinking something simple, seamed and with a decent amount of ease for potentially wearing tucked in with jeans or skirts. 🤔 
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Yarn: @universal_yarn Fibra Natura Cobblestone in Antarctica and Dragon’s Breath, wound in thick skeins of 100% superwash wool that’s a light DK weight.
How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
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Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on / a.k.a. crochet provisional cast on, scrap yarn cast on
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I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
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I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
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The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
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I learned several names for this method while researching this video & post. Crochet provisional cast on, one-step cast on, scrap yarn cast on - if you know even more names for this technique, please share! 
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Working on a sample for some upcoming videos. It’s an overcast day with intermittent sunshine & I have a scruffy little sidecar. 🐶 Can’t complain! 
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What’s on your needles this week? 
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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