enjoying the beautiful view of downtown LA
TREND: felt...felted everything..flowers, leaves, garland
my charitywings.org auction & giveaway prizes
me & the lovely elena from charitywings.org after my interview on LIVE at CHA.
TREND: paper & fabric flowers
TREND: paper fashion couture. this piece was my FAVE in the entire show...look at all those leaves outlined in glitter!
TREND: paper& fabric flower embellishments. there seem to be no shortage of beautful flower displays and scrapbook accessories. some booths even turned their flowers into fashion garments.
paper cones, pompom flowers and pinwheels
TREND: sewn paper garland...makes the perfect party decor. the garlard & paper cones above were at the Girls' Paperie by Margie. loved her booth!
hanging out with my good friends steve & cathie
I can't do a CHA post without mentioning...i HEART hambly! always beautiful and inspring papers, overlays, rub-ons and new washi tape...super FAB!!!
and more....paper flowers, pin cushions & felted ornamanets. FELT seemed to be everywhere this year.
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My three days at CHA were filled with back-to-back meetings and non-stop talking, walking and visiting with friends...it was a huge success but I'm totally exhausted! I'm looking forward to sharing some of the great things in the works coming up in 2011...lots of exciting stuff! If you couldn't tell by my photos CHA was a blast as usual...great times with all my pals, checking out the latest trends in paper arts & crafting. I left with a lot of new inspriations, ideas and business plans. check out a few more CHA photos here. thanks for following along...xo~treiC
that paper couture dress is a knockout. I'd love to know whose work it is?!
Posted by: kass | February 01, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Wow Traci! Looks like you had a ball! Thanks for sharing your time away with us. It's great to see all the wonderful inspiration.
Posted by: Johoanna | February 02, 2011 at 01:42 AM
Thanks for sharing the pics. Such eye candies! Wish I was there.
Posted by: April | February 02, 2011 at 09:22 AM