its wednesday morning, 5:30am. i just dropped cathy off at the airport.
we went to bed last night at 9, and that was pushing it it. i could have fallen asleep at 7!
so, day two of cha. with no emily this time…i cant believe we didnt get our photo together with someone from monday! but we were kind of in different groups of people and would come together at random times and then get pulled off again. :) sweet girl is leaving for paris today to teach. i will miss her!
SO day two. one of mine and cathys goals for this day was to meet and thank the people who are so kind to send us product all the time. again, it was really fun to meet people when ive only ever seen their name in my inbox! melanie from quickutz, mandy and britt from american crafts, ana and the guys from purple cow, and sweet and hysterical jennifer strano of strano ribbon. jennifer and i go way back man. way back in the day. haha. i posted photos of her ribbons on my blog and months later i got the most amazing little package with a note i still have to this day. they are an amazing little duo-she and her husband lou. i hope for big things for them. they deserve it.
so, onto more photos. i think i forgot about my camera yesterday unfortunately. i didnt take many shots! so sorry guys-but thankfully, there are many sites out there with much better info than i could give you! :)
my margie’s work on an ad in the autumn leaves booth.
some new mod products that made me want to fan myself like an old southern belle:
these adorable nesting tins from the new magpie organizational cupboard from quickutz. must….have…
a new company called tinkering ink, with an adorable couple running it (kezia and paul) and a really cool color pallette. also, kezia had the best idea and is not only offering paper, but digital CDs of her paper line to sell in stores. AWESOME way to bridge the gap between online digital scrapbooking and the paper and glue scrapbook stores. and just an AWESOME way of realizing what the customers want. they are also coming out with these new embellishments that mix felt and silicon-two of my favorite favorite textiles.
jennifer strano and i in their booth.
and the ribbon that was named after me! (how cool is that??)
some of our simple team walking around: marin with cathy. then lin sorenson, lynda angelastro, and chris ford in the back.
okay and this was a riot. in the quickutz booth, they have a money vault. you get in, they turn it on, and you grab whatever money or coupons you can grab. this is melanie, who works for them….trying it out first. so glad i met her. she is a breath of fresh air. hysterical.
melanie and cathy (before i got the nerve to do it)
then i got in. i couldnt stop laughing. couldnt grab anything!
had to come back and actually post after kids went to school.
back to reality, oh there goes gravity…
back to momma-hood today and a sick baby and a deadline for simple.
thank goodness my mom cleaned my house and did laundry for me yesterday! LOVE HER!
jeff says she is the anti-tara, “and to think, she actually takes care of ANOTHER house too! how does she do it???” he says.
Thanks for posting all the cool stuff you did at CHA. It was fun to look at since I’ve never been and probably will never go to CHA. Love the picture you took of Angie Lucas.
Tara –
I have been searching everyone’s blogs and you have by far given the best coverage of CHA. Love your pics of products and you captured so many fun moments….missed it this time. Maybe I will run into you in CHA Chicago as a blog stalker…thanks for the details
glad you all had such a great time!! thanks for reporting back to all of us.
i just love your hair! and i am totally loving the eminem references!! :)
Great post! Do you have any idea when this stuff will be available for us Joe-schmo, non-famous scrappers? :)
I was at a MOMS Club Luncheon at the Marriott right next door – and was sorely tempted to skip it and come over to check out CHA =) Looks like you had a great time.
sooooo love these photos.
that money booth is hysterical
and how cool that a ribbon is
named after you!
the photos in the money booth are hysterical! I would have loved to see that.
Don’t ya love coming home to fresh laundry & a clean house :)
Tara- your hair looks absolutely gorgeous! I love it. Looks like you had a lot of fun :)
FUN-O-LA Booth!! That looks like more fun than having a money tree growin in one’s yard!!
Thank you for the update, makes me want to jump a plane and go right now!!
Moms are wonderful, aren’t they? Every time my mom comes to visit my housework is cut in half.
And husbands…aren’t they sweet? You know I love ’em! ;)
I love those pictures in the booth! Great shots as always! Thanks for sharing. I left CHA on Monday night so it is great to see and read about your adventures on Tuesday. And yes, I know what you mean, getting back to reality after CHA is quite a shocker, isn’t it?
OMG in the money booth. AWESOME.
That middle picture of you and Cathy laughing is totally hilarious! I sat here at my desk at work, laughing out loud at it! Thanks for perking up my day. And thank you also for all the great stuff on your blog that inspires me everyday. I don’t miss a day of it. Have a wonderful week!
Oh Poop, I was doing the Make N Takes for Jennifer Strano and I missed you. Love your work, great recap. Thanks for sharing them all with us.
lol at the “anti-tara”! :)
it was good to see you on monday! looks like you had a great time!
You have a fun assortment of images from CHA. I was a first-timer at the show (in the Dream Street Papers booth). Whoa. How does one begin to describe it??? Inspiration everywhere!
I’m reading some old posts that I never read, and I just wanted to say that it’s nice to know my Mom isn’t the only one who cleans and does laundry at my house when she comes over. :)~