Strawberry Crafting

Is your family eating a lot of strawberries this summer?  Then you'll probably have a basket or two hanging around the house.  Create a fun basket weave craft project for your table to salute the end of summer.  Check out this video from the original Craft Wars ten years ago showing you what else you can do with strawberry baskets.  www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3_jslB-XrU&feature=share

Craft SuperShow, Oh my!!!!

It's the final day of the Craft and Hobby Association Craft SuperShow and I hadn't anticipated 'walking the floor' as we call it in the business, I was just going by to pick up my badge for the start of the trade show tomorrow. Well, I'm super glad I went today. It goes back to my saying of 'you NEVER know!'

I did get my badge, but decided to take a peek back on the showroom floor just in time for a presentation by Deborah Norville - yes, the former Today Show host. She taught a new way to cast-on when you start a knitting project - I even held her needle while she was demonstrating. VERY nice person and I loved her stories. I can't wait to get my hands on some needles and some yarn!

My roommate is off to a business dinner and I'm going to rest-up for the big day tomorrow when I get to see even more old friends and find out what the new and hot products are that will show up in stores near you soon.