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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

About Heidi

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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