Last year, I went to Creativation for the very first time , and I absolutely loved it. I've been going to industry trade shows ever since I started working at Stitchcraft Marketing , but until attending Creativation , they have all been focused entirely on needlecraft (knitting, crochet, needlepoint, etc). Obviously, I love yarn and knitting, but every waking moment is filled with it, so it's really a fresh of breath air to spend time seeing other creative crafts outside of the yarn world. This year, I found myself drawn to a lot of the paper crafts - cardmaking in particular kept catching my eye, Some of the display samples were absolute works of art, far cooler than anything you would find in a card store. I wish I had taken more photos, but this is the only one I had on my phone: Concord and 9th The Edible Arts booths are always worth checking out because they make the most incredible things that I couldn't imagine eating, they're so spectacular. Las...
compulsive craftiness in the midwest - knitting, crocheting, handspinning, cross stitch, quilting & more.