CHA Winter 2009

The Crafts & Hobby Association (CHA) 2009 Winter show is in progress. This is when many craft companies release their new lines and products and then the crafters get antsy trying to get their hands on it.

I've never attended CHA, but I hope to go in the near future. It seems like a good time. Lucky for those who are not going that the people who are there share the knowledge and pictures.

Here are a few places that are providing lots of information about what's happening at CHA and/or sneak peaks:

Lifetime Moments

• I always check this site. However, I can barely keep up

Craft Critique

• There's a team from Craft Critique and they are taking lots of pics and updating the site w/some frequency

Making Memories

• Lots of fun here and a chance to win some goodies

There are many other places to get info on specific lines, but I like an aggregator of information.

So go on and get giddy on the new goods.

Craft Critique/CHA/SIS TV

Well, in case you don't know this week is the big Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Convention in Chicago. Disappointed that I am missing it. I am going to make it a goal to attend next summer (can't make it for the Winter event in January).

CHA is when many of the companies release new products for the craft happy crew. There have been so many sneak peeks, that I can not keep up. But maybe you can and/or want to.

Here are some places to see the goodies before they are available to the paying public. NOTE: At CHA, you can not purchase product, but stores can place orders:

Craft Critique has posted/is posting their Annual Carnival list. This time, they are distributing it over several days. Much too see and oggle over.

I like to visit Lifetime Memories. They do a wonderful job of keeping up (though their webbie is not currently loading).

I am still waiting for the Basic Grey sneak peeks and/or releases. I understand that will be made available to anxious people like me sometime on Friday (seems like forever from now).

Over at SIS TV (Scrap In Style TV), there are lots of contests and challenges. Your participation means that you too will become anxious about when products will actually be in the store for purchase.

Happy crafting!