Going to the CHA or Craft and Hobby Association convention now known as AFCI (Association for Creative Industries) has been on my bucket list for a long time. This year it became a reality! Many companies I work for want me to come and help in various capacities, and with the aid of my family, a close friend, and a plane ticket it all came true!!
I landed on Wednesday night and my friend Betz picked me up and hosted me for the days I was there. She became a group ride as she had a nice big van to haul people around, an awesome friend, and she got o make some wonderful connections along to way to jump start her crafty career! I cannot begin to thank you enough for all you did for me, love you girl!!
I took a video of the vendor floor walking around talking with vendors, giving people who have not had a chance to go to the conference to get a peak at what the show is like.
Want to know what it is like to set up a booth? Check out my set up video here.
I even got a sneak peak of behind the scenes on set up days here from Friday morning. Set up days were Thursday and Friday
I even got a sneak peak of behind the scenes on set up days here from Friday morning. Set up days were Thursday and Friday
I also got a little video of the floor before the show started on Sunday. The Show floor was open on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
I have a ton of demos of products, some booth tours from some amazing artists, and some other fun videos coming your way including my time with Fashion Fusion, my make n takes, and my haul of goodies!!
Here are a couple of the fun videos I posted while at the show, on of Amy Tangerine (she had lost her voice so the video is really short) and also of a Ranger embossing demo.
Amy Tangerine
Ranger Demo with Taylor
I had the most amazing time at the show, met some amazing people I had only met online which to me was more than worth going. I cannot wait for next year!!
Beth Watson
Cheryl Boglioli
Christopher Alan Cropp
Cindy Utter
Donna Salazar
Eileen Hull
Heather Thompson
Kari Sallee
Ken Oliver
Maggi Harding
Martha Hernandez
Midge & Madge
Mitsyana Wright
Natalie Mayhew
Rebekah Meier
Rita Barakat
Sondra Evertson
Shannon Green
Shel Cee
Steph Ackerman, Monica Taylor, Jennifer Loftfield
Here are some of the amazing friends I got to meet in person finally - a few had met before and it was so nice to catch up!!
Such an amazing time, thanks for all the memories!!
It was so great to meet in person. I feel like I've known you for so long already, but now it's better! :-)
ReplyDeleteI completely feel the same way, i have known you for ages but I feel like I know you so much better now!!
DeleteWow - so jealous! Looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteit was a blast!
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