Where Women Create and CHA recap!

A few weeks ago I was thrilled to be invited to teach two classes for Where Women Create in the CHA Craft Pavilion at The Southern Women's Show in Orlando.  It was a blast and a half - loaded with laughs, inspiration and crafty fun!

Meet Katie from Sew Woodsy and Jo Packham from Where Women Create.  Two awesome ladies!

Setting up for class!

Happy crafters! 

Here is the scrabble tile ring from my recycled jewelry class.

Made with Mod Podge!

Materials for my class.....pic from Sew Woodsy's blog recap of the show. 

I "heart" FolkArt metallic paints!

More students!

Marbleized ornament making!

Backstage at the fashion show for Suede from Suedesays and Drew....The Crochet Dude. 

Drew's fashion show wrapping up!

Love this gadget from Purple Cows!  It bends wire into funky shapes. So fun!

Simplicity has a new needle felting machine.

Meet Celeste from Touched by a Butterfly!  She was sooo nice and a Creative Juice fan!

Meet Charlene.....she traveled all the way to Orlando from Oregon.  Here she is with her recycled Jewelry from my class!

I spy a new magazine!  Super cute and loaded with ideas.  Sticth . Craft . Create...in stock at fabric shops and booksellers.

Beautiful sunset......

Beautiful Friends.....Wendy Russell, Me, Kathy Cano-Murillo and Tiffany Windsor.

CHA Bound!

Steve and I are heading out to the windy city to attend CHA!  We will be in the Plaid Booth doing Make and Takes everyday.  Stop by to say hello and make a goodie with us!

We will be documenting our personal pics at our new facebook page: Cathie and Steve facebook!

Day 2 of CHA

 Our display at the Plaid booth.  This is to kick off our new show, Plaid Craft Tv - Coming Spring 2011!

 Mark Montano, Amy Anderson and Michael Jolly.

 Seriously love this product!  Mod Podge is like candy!

 Make and Takes gong down!

 Lots of crafters are loving Hot Glue Gun Helpers!

 Loving my friend Drew the Crochet Dude and his designs!

 Matt and Casey from Plaid Craft TV are filming live from CHA!

 

 It is a rockin show!

 Drew holding crochet court with the ladies ~ Traci Bautista joins in the fun!

 

 How cute is Sonya!!!  She is going to give birth in two weeks!!

 Amy Anderson from Mod Podge Rocks, Megan Nicolay from Generation T and Plaid Craft TV guest, Sonya Nimri

 Stefanie Girard and Margot Potter joining us at the Plaid Craft TV set.

 Stefanie Girard joining us on Plaid Personalities. 

 me, Vicki O'Dell, Sarah Hodson and Jenny Barnett Rohrs from Craft Test Dummies.

Day 1 of CHA!

 

Here is the still work in progress display for Hot Glue Gun Helpers!

This is our display for the Innovations Award Presentations.

Hot Glue Craft: Paper Roses Frame

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Sewing ARt

Amy from Mod Podge Rocks and me playing peek a boo with steve.

Lamp shade from burlap and old books - made with hot glue.

We see you!

Even pendants are hot glued!

Hot glued scrapbook

This year I am really ready to FLY - so I made this to keep me inspired!

Paper flower birds nest.

time to party...party hat

 

setting up our display in the innovations cabinet

 

We are so thrilled that our new tools made it into the Innovations Awards!

Ready to go!

Glue guns are heating up!

Giving a chit chat on why our tools ROCK!