Every day (Tuesday-Saturday): I'll be in the iLoveToCreate, a Duncan Enterprises Company booth - with a very special guest (Maya!) to show how to make a super fab, glittery project!
Tuesday, July 28
- FOX NEWS SEGMENT (Orlando area): 6-8 a.m. I'll be demoing ways to upcycle and recycle while making cool crafty ideas at the same time!
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| 5:30-7 p.m.
General Session & CHA Awards Ceremony The Future of Crafts: Our Changing Face Business Seminar S110 | |
 | Panelists: Kathy Cano-Murillo, Donna Dewberry, Carol Duvall, Vickie Howell, Terri Ouellette
Room W307 Who Should Attend: All Members; Price: Requires Seminar Pass 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM – Awards Ceremony; 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – General Session Celebrity Panel; The face of crafting changes, the aesthetic of crafts evolves, and the participation in crafting broadens daily, before our eyes. But what doesn’t change is the opportunity to connect with each customer by appealing to them through the mediums they care about most. Do you know the psychology behind motivating your customers to craft? In this current economic climate, it’s even more important than ever to understand your customer and the role crafting plays in their quality of life. Join this session to hear from iconic voices of the industry as they share their perspective on industry drivers and how to spark incremental sales for your business, you’ll learn: • Why people craft • Which craft segments are growing • What trends are up and coming • How crafters have changed, and what remains constant Join this timely discussion to discover ways to reinvent your customer experience! |
Wednesday, July 29
| Designers: How to Build a Dynamic Web Presence
Business Seminar S114 | |
 | Room W303B
Who Should Attend: Designers; Price: Requires Seminar Pass Kathy Cano-Murillo, author, artist, product developer and founder of the award-winning web site CraftyChica.com, will lead this one-hour session about what it takes for a designer to launch and maintain a successful site. CraftyChica.com receives more than 2 million hits a month (50,000 - 60,000 unique visitors), and has a combined subscriber list of 20,000+. Learn from this success the techniques and applications an experienced designer can use to stand out from the crowd. Kathy will share her experiences from launching her site to expanding it to what it is now, including: • Easy, cost-affordable platforms and services to build a site • Devising a mission statement and tone for your brand • What kind of content and topics to include • Incorporating blogs, video, Twitter feeds and photo streams • Tips on sizing and storing photos • Overview of layouts, ads, special features • Budgeting time to keep up your site • Cross promoting with other sites such as Facebook and MySpace • Explantion of hits vs. unique visitors Plus…all attendees will receive take-away guidelines to web-building resources. |
Friday and Saturday
I'll be on the juding panel for this!
Join Marisa Pawelko - indie-crafter extraordinaire - twice a day as she hosts America's Next Top Crafter - a fast paced, high-energy crafting competition where selected CHA Craft SuperShow attendees face off to show their creativity, ingenuity, and crafting skills. Marisa will randomly select audience members to compete in front of a panel of judges for exciting prizes and the title of America’s Next Top Crafter. Come to the CHA Craft SuperShow Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st and get ready to craft your way to the top.
Stick around for the fun and you might be chosen next!
Booth #1801
Friday, July 31st - 11:30am & 3:30pm
Saturday, August 1st - 11:30am & 3:30pm
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Michaels, 1-2 pm BOOTH 1915
I'll be demoing with Jo Pearson on the Michaels stage. I'm way nervous, she is so good, I hope I don't mess up and I hope my projects are worthy!
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Crafty Storytellers: Inspiring, Comical & Entertaining Tales as told by full-time Craftaholics!
I'll be reading two essays each day about life as a full-time crafter.
Sit down, relax and be ready to laugh as popular crafty bloggers share their stories
about living life as a professional artist. From hilarious craftastrophes to family
memories to the quest for the golden glue gun - they've lived it and are now sharing
the details!
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You won't want to miss this area geared towards guys. Patrick Murillo, Mark Montano and Tandy Leather Factory will be guiding you through some free mantastic hands-on make-n-takes for and inspired by men! You'll have the opportunity to test drive and win a Brother Sewing Machine, a Deluxe Leathercraft Kit from Tandy Leather Factory and books from Sterling Publishing. Booth #2215 - Open Friday and Saturday from 10 am - Noon and 2 pm - 5 pm.
Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy :-)
P.S. Check out my new book and product line!
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