Talented Artists at the CHA
Today, we set up our table at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show (CHA), can you tell we are excited? I’ve never been to one before so forgive me If I am over enthusiastic, I will probably be talking about this for days, up until Wednesday, at least. I was star struck when I get to met book authors and artists that I only get to watch on youtube.
This is our table, we are at the New Exhibitor’s Section.
The very first thing we put up there is our banner.
I met Suzanne McNeill, author of Zentangle Basics in case you have not heard about zentangles please check her out.
I was tickled pink when I met Suzie Blu, she is a mixed media artist and I am a huge fan! She was nice and patient enough to pose with me. I have to get myself a pink wig just like hers.
Paper Bead Making Party
These women is taking a break from their usual daily chores and breaking the monotony of making same shape and size paper beads. Well they decided to have a paper bead party, it seems like they cannot keep themselves away from making paper beads, but they wanted to experiment new shapes, and just having fun using their left over nail polish. They are using same metal paper bead roller as seen in one of my tutorials, it rolls the paper tight with just the right hole for jewelry making.
I would like to have a party like this: have some wine, paint each others nails, make some paper beads and color them with left over nail polish, sounds like fun? I think what they had was sweet sticky rice, with hot chocolate, yumm.
What to do with old calendars? Cut them into strips and roll them into paper beads. I think I would actually get so much satisfaction cutting up 2009 calendar (this will have to be another post). It can be quite therapeutic, what a year that was.
I think they did a good job, look at these new shapes!
I guess this was a whole day affair, they came up with this paper bead ball, I am trying to learn it myself, so I can share it with you.
We are Going to the CHA!
The Craft and Hobby Association Winter Convention and Trade Show is going to be in Anaheim, California and we’re going! It was a very last minute decision but we did not want to miss the opportunity since it’s here, less than an hour from us. We are trying to raise funds for school supplies for Filipino kids and hopefully more jobs for women in the Philippines. So, wish us good luck.
Do you know that there still a lot of people not familiar with paper beads? We have a small space but enough for us to spread the word. We are coming up with posters and banners that we can put up on our booth, and these images will be on it.
Stack of Magazines and Catalogs
Cut into strips of triangle shaped paper
To paper beads…..
We want to be noticed! Kayla is coming up with paper bead tank top, as soon as it is finished you will see it first here.
Morning Glory- Art Imitating Nature
A friend of mine sent me this image taken from his phone on his way to work. Isn’t it beautiful? This image was taken about a week ago at 6:30 in the morning in beautiful Glendora, California. It was nice of Chris to share this magnificent photo with us, amazing what cell phones can do.
The beautiful colors of orange, purple and blues put together like that, only nature can do. Morning glory, the flower came to mind and did some searching, look what I found? Morning glory, kind of nature imitating nature. You can find more images of flowers for inspiration, here.
Purple and orange are my favorite colors, I had to make paper beads with those colors, how? I printed the image on a heavier than printer paper, I cut it in half and pieced them together to get longer strips of triangles.
I rolled the strips of triangles using the metal paper bead roller.
I coated each bead with Diamond Glaze, and let it dry.
The part I enjoy the most is making them into wearable piece of art.
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