Scrapbook Dimensions» Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online Online Learning Center Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:07:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 February 2012 Wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/february-2012-wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/february-2012-wallpaper#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:10:34 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=5820

I created this wallpaper from the “Unconditional Love” Kit designed by Lindsay Jane Designs.  See her links below to find out more and tell her Scrapbook Dimensions sent you!
(Sample wallpaper shows wallpaper with photo by StacyMariePhotography.com.)  I’m excited to have found this talented designer to share with you!

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Hi!  I’m Lindsay.  Scrapbooking has been my passion since 2007. It all started when I was browsing in my local library and saw a book on digital scrapbooking. This gave me the incentive to conquer Photoshop and I have been scrapping and designing ever since.

As well as the challenge of working with different colors and swatches, I create unique elements in all my kits. I still have many ideas for kits that I have not had a chance to develop yet. In fact, I like doing anything where I can be creative.

Some of my other hobbies include photography, producing slide shows, and editing home movies with effects and music. I have plenty of material to work with as my husband and I have three teenage sons who keep us very busy with their sporting activities.

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http://lindsayjanedesigns.blogspot.com/

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindsay-Jane-Designs/177715463123

Shop Links
Pickleberrypop.com
GottaPixel.net
MyMemories.com
MemoryMixer.com
 

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]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/february-2012-wallpaper/feed 0 “CHA Hot 20″ Announced for the 2012 Winter Show http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-hot-20-announced-for-the-2012-winter-show http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-hot-20-announced-for-the-2012-winter-show#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:55:52 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=5770 Celebrity judges select top innovations at craft industry’s largest trade show

The Craft & Hobby Association’s (CHA) celebrity judges are pleased to announce CHA’s hottest 20 products being launched from the CHA 2012 Winter Conference & Trade Show. The “CHA Hot 20″ were selected from more than one hundred new products entered in the Innovations Product Showcase, which is a small sample of the thousands of new products that will be launched from the Winter Show this week. The “CHA Hot 20″ will be featured during an exclusive CHA Innovations Sneak Peek Media & Buyers’ Event at the Anaheim Convention Center in California on Sunday, January 29.

Celebrity judges include

  • Terri O, PBS-TV’s Super Simple With Terri O and CHA spokesperson;
  • Jenn Mason, editor for CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS Magazine;
  • Katie Hacker, T.V. host of Beads, Baubles and Jewels;
  • Joy Macdonell, T.V. and
  • online host of Crafting at the Spotted Canary; Julie McGuffee and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, co-hosts of Scrapbook Soup;
  • Candie Cooper, designer, author and host on the T.V. series Hands On; and
  • Tina Manzer, editor, Art Materials Retailer Magazine.

Descriptions of the “CHA Hot 20″ products will offer only a small sample of creative products being introduced at the Show.
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Yaley Enterprises Inc.’s Cool2Cast by Tiffany Windsor is a plaster product designed for embedding, embossing, stamping, coloring, glossing and more for jewelry, home décor and mixed-media crafting.
Leisure Art’s The Knook makes learning to knit easy with one tool – a new and unique specialized bamboo crochet hook, which replaces a traditional needle. No more dropped stitches with a hook and cord to keep them secure.
 

 Purple Cow’s CraftGeek Pin is a portable stapler for adding decorative metal embellishments to creative products with 10 different pin designs, including hearts, daisies, butterflies and buckles.
  Shoe Attitude’s KODAK Shoe Art Film is an at-home shoe decorator kit, including patented film with glue stick and printing instructions for how to design custom prints for shoes.
  Flower Me With Candy’s Flower Making Tool creates one-of-kind edible handcrafted flowers made with fresh candy in original wrappers and combined with silk floral materials and fun accents to create uniquely designed and realistic-looking floral arrangements.
  Craftwell’s eBosser is the first automatic and electric embosser/die cutter that handles materials up to letter and A4 sizes. Card makers can now make full-size cards in seconds without having to turn a handle multiple times. The eBosser cuts leather and up to eight layers of fabric at a time and is compatible with most cutting dies and embossing folders.
Sullivans USA’s The Cutting Edge Clear Rulers are designed to sharpen rotary cutter blades with every cut. The ruler’s diamond carbide edge maintains the cutter blade’s sharpness, making it last longer.
  Dazzu’s Dazzu Light Craft Studio is a children’s product that combines patent-pending technology with traditional crafts. Each kit contains programmable, interactive lights that are a perfect addition to door signs, frames, journals, bracelets, photo albums and more. Kids can program their creation and share it online.
  Yu-Gene Enterprise Company Ltd.’s USB Power Glue Gun is a product that uses a USB outlet from a computer as a power source for the glue gun, providing safe and steady glue flow for the modern “connected” crafter.
  Prima Marketing Inc.’s Prima Press is a new “writing” tool that holds individual letter stamps so crafters can build the perfect word for each project, similar to an at-home print shop.
  Diamond Head Upholstery Tack is a one-of-a-kind product used to revamp furniture by using upholstery nails made of genuine bohemian crystals or lust art glass cabochon stones. The trademark system allows users to change the crystal or stone and bezel without replacing nails.
  Clear Scraps’ Send it Clear is a clear card kit designed for scrapbookers and card makers. The kit is made up of three clear card pieces, eight binding stickers and one clear envelope to make a 4-inch by 6-inch clear card. The cards can be inked, stamped, embossed and even sewn together for a one-of-kind creation.
  Eco Green Crafts’ Eco Crayons are environmentally friendly crayons made of plants and bees wax kept tidy in a recycled paper box.
Beadalon’s Hybraid combines the best characteristics of wire and cord in a single beaded jewelry product. This unique cord adds texture, body and energy while behaving unlike any other beading material. The core of Hybraid is made of copper wire, surrounded by Spectra braided fiber and encased in braded stainless steel wire.
  Epiphany Crafts Inc.’s Crafty Bands are used to create unique, customizable silicone bracelets using the Shape Studio Tool. Add a brightly colored setting and snap onto a scalloped stretchy band for a creative fashion accessory.
  Hot Off the Press Inc.’s Copper Color Me is a paper product that makes creating the perfect color easy for cards and scrapbooks. The paper can be colored with nearly any product, including alcohol pens, markers, mists, chalk and more.
  iLoveToCreate’s Tulip ScreenIt All-in-1 Screen Printing System is designed for a quick and easy method of at-home screen printing with professional results.
  June Tailor Inc.’s Fringe In a Flash, Multi-Blade Rotary Cutter provides a fast and easy way to cut fringe for fleece tie blankets, pillows, scarves and more by using innovative rotary cutters with evenly spaced blades that cut three, one-inch-wide fringe strips or four, half-inch-wide fringe strips at a time.
  Prym Consumer USA Inc.’s Babyville Boutique is the first complete sew-it-yourself diaper program that meets the needs of today’s eco-conscious mothers using cloth diapers.
  Duro Art Industries’ Stick On Artist Canvas is a real artist’s canvas with a repositionable, adhesive back. The new product allows artists to display their work in new and different ways.

These and over 100 other new craft products will be on display in the Innovations Showcase on the Show floor at the CHA Winter Show January 29 – February 1. Access to the trade show is limited to qualified members of the industry only. This is not a consumer event.

 

About the Craft & Hobby Association

The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) is an international nonprofit trade association consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in design, manufacture, distribution and retail sales of products worldwide in the $29 billion U.S. craft and hobby industry. For more information about CHA, membership or its award-winning CHA Conferences & Trade Shows, visit www.craftandhobby.org.

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I created this wallpaper from the “Christmas Tale” Kit and the “Christmas Tale Quick Pages” designed by Palvinka Designs at AfterFiveDesigns.com. Click HERE for more about this fabulous kit!! (Sample wallpaper shows wallpaper with photo by StacyMariePhotography.com.) Paula’s design style is amazing!    You will love her whimsical designs full of detail and charm!

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And don’t forget to check out the other companion pieces!
Clusters, Winder Photomasks, Quick Pages and Christmas Cards
Sold separately in the shoppe – on sale for a limited time!

 

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My name is Paulina, friends call me Paula. I create my designs under the name Palvinka Designs exclusive in After Five Designs.I live with my family in the heart of Europe in a small beautiful country, Slovakia. I have two amazing girls. I discovered digital scrapbooking four years ago and I have been an official designer for nearly three years.I love designing, it is very relaxing for me when I can play in photoshop with elements, colors, shadows, brushes and everything that goes. My second hobby is photography. I mostly photograph my two girls, which are my big inspirations.

Please visit me here:

my blog: http://palvinka.blogspot.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Palvinka-Designs/107781029276798

Store: http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=50

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]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/december-2011-wallpaper/feed 0 The Power of Building Creative Community http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/the-power-of-building-creative-community http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/the-power-of-building-creative-community#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:59:47 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=5421 CHA 2012 Winter Show Focuses on the Power of Building Creative Community

The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) announces its 71st Conference & Trade Show will be January 29 through  February 1, 2012, at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

This Show’s theme is a reflection of CHA’s renewed focus on the power of building a creative community and commitment to serving the entire industry.  To demonstrate this  commitment, CHA has opened the exhibition floor to non-member exhibitors for the first time, inviting the entire industry to participate in and experience the craft and  hobby community first-hand and participate in the industry’s must-attend event of the year.

“A challenging economy and increasing competition both domestically and internationally have caused many organizations to pull back and focus on their core usiness function,” says Tony Lee, acting president and CEO of CHA. “The risk in this mindset is the missed opportunities to open and diversify the craft industry. By focusing on inclusion, CHA believes we can share the benefits of the Show with the broader crafting community and as a result the entire industry, CHA and our members will all benefit.”

The Winter Show will debut new features including a new experts program, a matchmaking program and an appointment-scheduling tool. The Show will utilize the latest technology to support a new exhibitor invitation program that makes inviting the right buyers easy using smart phone applications.

CHA offers industry-leading education to its members to empower decision-making and inspiration-cause marketing programs. Providing diverse and timely educational sessions through its Conference program, which begins January 28, CHA is focused on giving members the tools they need to increase success and support the Power of Creative Community. These sessions offer unmatched opportunities for the crafting community to develop new skills, gain knowledge and share best practices and lessons learned with other attendees through workshops, seminars, demo-nars and special events.

The Show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. January 29 through January 31, 2012, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on February 1, 2012. Members may purchase an All-Access Conference & Trade Show Badge for $25 (advance registration), which includes access to education sessions, workshops, seminars and special events. Non-members may purchase Trade Show Only Badges for $35 (advance registration). Badge registration is open.

Registration for the Conference program begins November 8 at 11 a.m. (EST).

To learn more about the CHA 2012 Winter Conference & Trade Show, visit www.craftandhobby.org.

 

About the Craft & Hobby Association

The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) is an international not-for-profit trade association consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in design, manufacture, distribution and retail sales of products worldwide in the $29 billion U.S. craft and hobby industry. For more information about CHA, membership or its award winning CHA Conferences & Trade Shows, visit www.craftandhobby.org.

]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/the-power-of-building-creative-community/feed 0 November 2011 Wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/november-2011-wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/november-2011-wallpaper#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:15:59 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=5366

I created this wallpaper from the “Autumn Dreams” Kit designed by Fiddlette at CatScraps.com.  Click HERE for more about this fabulous kit!!  (Sample wallpaper shows wallpaper with photo by StacyMariePhotography.com.)  I absolutely love Fiddlette’s design style.  It’s whimsical, artsy, and not only fun, but beautiful, too!

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My name is Christine Honsinger and I am the artist behind Fiddlette Designs. I love to create unique, original art that is whimsical, magical, dreamy, and that generally enchants and brings smiles to all who behold it. I create this type of art purely for my own enjoyment and entertainment, and I am very grateful that there are so many others who appreciate it as well and also enjoy using it to augment their own personal projects, whether they be scrapbook layouts, hybrid projects or art journaling…it is a dream come true! Come visit me in these 3 places:http://www.catscrap.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=53

http://www.facebook.com/Fiddlette?ref=ts

http://fiddlette.blogspot.com/

 


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]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/november-2011-wallpaper/feed 0 CHA Announces 2012 Board Candidates http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-announces-2012-board-candidates http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-announces-2012-board-candidates#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:21:21 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=5346 The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the 2012 slate of candidates recommended for election by the general CHA membership. The new Board nominees are:

 Nora Abousteit, co-founder of BurdaStyle.com Kerri Wickersheim, Director of Marketing for the Bernina Sewing Supplies Companies which primarily includes BREWER™, OESD embroidery design products and Benartex Fabrics Mark Hill, President and CEO of The New Image Group Inc., was also nominated for a second term of Board service.

The nominees will each be running for a three-year term on the CHA Board of Directors.

In making the announcement, CHA Nominating Committee Chair, Mark Peters of iLoveToCreate said, “The 2012 slate of nominees boast both impressive personal and professional accomplishments and will undoubtedly provide new and fresh perspectives on Association governance. The new candidates’ online and sewing expertise will be a great asset when discussing the growth and future of the industry.”

The Nominating Committee is comprised of three members from the CHA Board of Directors and three members-at-large elected by the general CHA membership. In addition to Mark Peters, Sara Davies (Crafter’s Companion) and Richard Brown (Brown Bag Management & Consulting) who served as the Board representatives, the elected members-at-large that contributed to the selection process were Gail Czech (The Creative Network, Inc.), Jane Anne Davis (Blumenthal Lansing Co.) and Jim Scatena (FloraCraft Corporation).

The nominated Board candidates will be officially elected by a proxy ballot which will be mailed to each CHA member company’s voting contact by November 29, 2011 as outlined in the Association’s bylaws. The confirmation of the Board directors’ election will be announced at the CHA Annual Business Meeting which will take place during the 71st Annual Winter Conference & Trade Show in Anaheim, California, January 28 – February 1, 2012.

 

About the Craft & Hobby Association

The Craft & Hobby Association is an international not-for-profit trade association consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in the design, manufacture, distribution and retail sales of products in the nearly $30 billion U.S. craft and hobby industry. For more information about CHA visit www.craftandhobby.org.

]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-announces-2012-board-candidates/feed 0 October 2011 Wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/october-2011-wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/october-2011-wallpaper#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:58:31 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=4886

  • Enjoy this wallpaper for your computer desktop. 

I LOVE this time of year!.  Nearly every day the skies are blue as the leaves turn colors.  This photograph is courtesy of Stacy Nish of StacyMariePhotography.com.  She recently took her first hot balloon ride in Park City, Utah, which she says was absolutely amazing.  Check out her website to see more of her talented work!

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Hi!  I’m Stacy Nish and have over 12 years combined experience of being both in front of, and behind the camera with a passion for fashion and a flare for the dramatic.  I LOVE anything that is unique, different, and edgy!  I enjoy what I do and strive to make each photo session a truly unique experience for every one of my clients.  My belief is that a good photographer is one who can really bring out other personalities of their subjects.  I live for photos that show emotion and really speak to you.I am a happily married Utah girl with a soft spot in my heart for Southern California.  I love to travel and my job has taken me all over doing what I love, capturing the world through the lens of my camera.  I’ve shot weddings on the sandy beaches of California and Mexico, among the bright lights of Vegas and in the warm desserts of Southern Utah.  I’ve photographed the beauty of the Oregon Coast, the rich colors of New England, the flavor of Italy and the vast history of old Route 66.Honored to have photographed events like the Miss Utah USA pageant, Viva Salt Lake, Safe Kids Fair and the Stadium of Fire, I have had the privilege of photographing amazing artists such as 311, The Beach Boys and Incubus as well as fascinating people like Glenn Beck, Fred Willard, Dallin H. Oaks, and Dave Ramsey.My work has been published in various magazines like Salt Lake Living Magazine, Las Vegas Photographer Magazine, Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine and was recently published in a book that is selling internationally.Like I said, I love what I do, the people I meet and the wonderful experiences my job has offered me.  I have some of the most amazing clients in the world.  My goal is to not just take a nice photo, but to truly capture who you are as an individual.More of my work can be found online at The Fab Photog Blog, Utah.MissUsa.com, ScrapbookDimensions.com, LasVegasPhotographer, KnightGoddess.com, LaFleurDesign.com, TheKnot.com, RMountainPlace.com, RhonnaDesigns.com and BriannaNicoleMusic.com.

 


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]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/october-2011-wallpaper/feed 0 September 2011 Wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/september-2011-wallpaper http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/september-2011-wallpaper#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:14:53 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=4811

  • Enjoy this wallpaper for your computer desktop. Wallpaper comes without photo. You will be able to customize with your own photo.

I created this wallpaper from the “Just Earthy” Kit designed by Weeds and Wildflowers Design. This beautiful kit is available only at ScrapbookDimensions.com.  It’s free if you have purchased our Online Issue Vol 2 Issue 3.   Click HERE for more about this fabulous kit!!  (Sample wallpaper shows maternity photos by Darin Warnick Photography of my beautiful daughter and her husband.)

When I was trying to choose which photo to put into this wallpaper, I just couldn’t decide…so I decided to make it an animated wallpaper.  I just used Photoshop to make an animated gif.  However, there are many other programs that you can use to make animated gifs.  This works fine as an animated wallpaper if you have Windows XP.  However, now I have Windows 7 and found that they took out the animated gif feature for the wallpaper.  No problem, though. I just created several jpg copies of the wallpaper, each with a different photo.  Then I right clicked on my desktop, clicked on Personalize and chose the folder I put those jpgs in.  With all of them selected, I could also choose the amount of time each photo showed up.  Here I chose 10 seconds.  Now I have a fun wallpaper that changes the photo.  LOVE IT!

(PS:  I also left the image in the 2nd smaller frame as a separate layer, so you can hide or delete it and use that frame for a 2nd photo!  Smart, huh!)

Give it a try and let me know how yours turned out!  And please…leave your comments below.  I’d love to hear from you!

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  • Enjoy this wallpaper for your computer desktop. Wallpaper comes without photo. You will be able to customize with your own photo.

Our August wallpaper was created by Cindy Wyckoff from the “10,080 Minutes” Kit designed by Traci Reed. This inspiring kit is available at SweetShoppeDesigns.com. Click HERE for more about this fabulous kit!!

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Traci Reed is a graphic designer who’s been designing digital scrapbooking products for over 7 years.  She is a mom to 3 boys, ages 7, 5 and 6 months.  She recently debuted her first set of papers at CHA with My Mind’s Eye and looks forward to a long and happy career in the scrapbook industry!  When not working, Traci enjoys photography, scrapping, knitting, cooking and reading.  Check out her website at TraciReed.com.

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]]> http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/august-2011-wallpaper/feed 0 CHA Focuses on Power of Community http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-opens-trade-show-to-non-members-and-focuses-on-power-of-community http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/cha-opens-trade-show-to-non-members-and-focuses-on-power-of-community#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:46:15 +0000 Cindy Wyckoff http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/?p=4778 Craft industry’s top trade association announces new show theme and program to introduce non-members to value of CHA and its trade shows

 

TCHA logohe Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) announces “The Power of Community: Build Locally, Drive Socially” as its theme for CHA’s 2012 Winter Conference & Trade Show. To demonstrate the power of community building, CHA’s board of directors voted to approve removing membership requirements for CHA Trade Show exhibitors and attendees. Beginning with the CHA 2012 Winter Conference & Trade Show, non-member companies are welcome to exhibit, shop the show floor and experience the craft industry’s premier trade events first-hand. Opening the CHA Trade Show floor to non-member exhibitors and attendees represents a major shift in community building within the craft, hobby and other related creative industries.

“While remaining focused on our core business, we recognize there is a tremendous opportunity to grow the Show and industry by offering an affordable way to experience the CHA Show and attracting a more diverse group of exhibitors and buyers,” says Tony Lee, acting president and CEO of CHA. “CHA’s partnership with the Hobby Manufacturers Association (HMA) demonstrates that CHA can expand the range of products at the Show while offering a marketplace for all things creative.”

Over the next several Shows, CHA staff will work with carefully identified groups for greater exhibiting and attendee promotions. All non-member exhibitors and attendees must qualify to participate by providing valid business credentials. Non-member attendees will have unrestricted buying access to the entire show floor and may upgrade to CHA membership onsite in order to participate in the CHA Conference program, which includes business seminars, product technique workshops, networking and special CHA events. Non-members may now exhibit at the industry’s premier CHA buying events, expected to result in a wider selection of products being available at upcoming Shows.

CHA invites the entire industry, regardless of CHA membership, to participate in the CHA 2012 Winter Conference & Trade Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., January 29 through February 1, 2012, and witness the “Power of Community.” Contact Anthony Licata, senior sales manager at CHA, at 201.835.1203 or alicata@craftandhobby.org for enrollment in these new exciting programs.

 

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About the Craft & Hobby Association

The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) is an international not-for-profit trade association consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in design, manufacture, distribution and retail sales of products worldwide in the $29 billion U.S. craft and hobby industry. For more information about CHA, membership or its award-winning CHA Conferences & Trade Shows, visit www.craftandhobby.org.

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