Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

CHA Wrap-up

I loved being at CHA and seeing everyone! The energy at the show was fantastic. Although  attendance was down from last year, it doesn’t bother me. Those who go will make connections and do business- you know that the ones who come are hard core! Everyone seems so much more relaxed at the summer show- there is time to talk and connect that you don’t get at the winter show. I didn’t get into every booth but think I saw the highlights. 


Time in the Sizzix booth was so much fun!  I loved meeting Gretchen Schmidt, Shelly Hickox, Jeanne Streiff, and Ronda Palazzari from the Sizzix Design Team and, as always, the time I got to spend with the talented Tammy Tutterow, DT Lead, was super fun… except for at dinner where she was eating some kind of gross octopus thing which she claimed “tasted like chicken” :-0. gah 
Demoing in the booth with my new collection From the Heart was a blast- I appreciate all of your nice comments and ideas. Can’t wait till it comes out- January seems so far away… 

Here’s a pic of our end of the booth. Once again I forgot to take photos… Thanks to those who did and posted them on Facebook- hope you don’t mind if I borrow them (Gretchen :-))! 
Here’s where we demo’d. My good friend Karen Burniston is shooting a video. Her new Pop ‘N Cuts were quite the rage- congrats Karen!

I want to thank Beth Reames of the Sizzix Art Department who designed the projects displayed in the booth made from my art. They were perfect- Beth is so great at what she does! I also want to thank Marty, who can build anything apparently, for the amazing display piece…

I had the pleasure of showing my dress in the Crafty Couture display. There were sixteen dresses- it was funny how each dress looked like the person who designed it. You would probably be able to tell which one was mine 🙂 Many thanks to Crescent Cardboard Company, manufacturer of the matboard I used- they sponsored my entry. 

I used foil for the bodice because I was not sure if the measurements on my dress form matched the one that would be at the show. The color was achieved by blending alcohol inks on the foil.

The flowers are die cut from one of my new flowers and soda cans and alcohol inked as well. Can you guess what my favorite color is?
 

On Tuesday night of the show, we all gathered in an upscale bowling alley to watch our friends, Andrea Currie and Lisa Fulmer, on TV! They were contestants in the new reality craft show, Craft Wars, and wound up kicking butt and winning! What a party that was. I am so proud of them…

So it was a good trip and I will remember it fondly. And now, time to get back to work!

Comments

  1. My Quilling Nest says

    I had such a blast a the show! Your dress was amazingly beautiful 🙂 Can’t wait for your new collection to hit the stands. It was a pleasure meeting you .
    Quilled Hugs!
    Linda K.

  3. gscrapbooks says

    It was so wonderful to meet you! You can use whatever photos you want. 😉 If I had already done my CHA review, you might have had more to choose from, lol!

  10. Anna-Karin says

    Wow Eileen, your dress is amazing! Love the inky foil and the mat board skirt is just the best. Such a great idea! Can’t wait for your new dies!