rlovew
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First of all there was an overwhelming amount of stuff- although most of the actual vandors had already gone home- a few that do sell to store and the public were the main ones there but there were tons of different craft places.
I felt like going for the day I really got my money's worth $7 for the ticket and $8 for parking- pretty cheap by convention standards. All but a very few make and takes were free.
I started over by provocraft and they had make and takes for the superhero carts as well as from my kitchen but i didn't stand in line to do them. I did look at the books and find out about the gypsy though. I also took a picture of the new cuttlebug folders(for my thoughts on these things see the thread on the new carts).
I headed down in that area and didn't see anything else that excited me too much there- as I moved across the floor though there were some great things. My favorites in scrapping were the brad maker- you can add fabric or paper and make you own brads- very easy to do and the have punchs for the 3 sizes of brades to get the paper in the right shape. I think it is a tool I will put on my wishlist. I got some things that were mak\rked down in booths just because I like and use the product not because they were really innovative and new. Another new item is a scrapbook in a fram with magnets in each page so you could hang it on the wall- vertically or horizontally in either 8by8 or 12 by 12- there are 6 double page protectors in each frame although you can expand it to 12 (screw posts). I think they retail for about $40 for the 8by8 and $60 for the 12 by12. They were designed by creative imaginations and should be coming in the next few months.
There were also lots of jewlery places- I made a couple of necklaces and skipped over various bracelet make and takes- you can only do so much. I also did a a cool etching make and take and learned how to use etching cream.
Joanns were doing make and takes and giving away the machines used for them to those who did the make and takes - I didn't get to them and they were more for kids- there were tons of activities and make and takes for little ones- although sometimes parents had to help.
One of the neatest things which I may try and get at some point - A microwave glass making kiln- you got a small kiln that you put the glass in layered and then put in the microwave and it melted into one piece for a necklace. It looked really neat but they were always backed up when I went by.
I will upload pictures of things later- although I didn't take as many as I though I would.
Now what amazed me most was the crop- hostess by Scrapping Royalty- if you ever have a chance to go to a crop by them I hghly recommend it. It cost $20 for the crop. All of the things purchased or bid on at the crop were going to the Leeza Gibbons Memory foundation.
1. Upon entrance we got a goody bag with: a Glue ring (300 adhesive squares), 2 grams flower soft, 1 quote (quick quotes), clearbag samples (a bag and a small box), 3 caligraphy pens (acid free and archival), a memory maker, a 7 gypsys small sticker book, dress it up buttons, 3 packages of Maya road- layered flowers, crocheted butterflies, and a clear calendar flower thing).
2. When we got to our tables- 4 feet deep and half of a 10 foot table per person we had: a 12 by 12 mask, a bottle of zip dry glue, a small sheet of metalic holiday stickers, a heart clear stamp, a holloween border rubber stamo, a mouse pad, and a tube of glitter.
3. They had auctions and raffles- you bought tickets and then put them in the item you wanted- there were over 70 items available and they were really nice and big. The auctions were silent and you signed you name- many of them included an hour of a scrap celebrity (I didn't recognize any names) to do whatever you wanted- you could have them do scrapping with you or just talk with them.
4. For sale tables- ribbon spools- large ones up to 3 inches in diameter 3 for $1, Kiaser crafts has a 50% off or more table with pearls, rhinestones, chipboard albums.
5. Make and Takes- $2 each - flowersoft card, box ornament thing (I made it and can't really describe it), and a mini album with cardboard cover bound with a bind it all.
6. Glimmer mist table- there were bottle of glimmer mist for us to use as we wished.
7. Provocraft area- they had 2 cricut available for use and also gave us each a yudo apron that they were screen printing with a design for us.
8. Gifts- passed out throughout the evening- first- 5 small packages of fancy buttons, second- 50 shaped brads, large bag of assorted flowers, 12 1 yd lengths of ribbon, third- candies in a decorated bag, fourth- either a Hiedi Swap lip gloss or a pixie stick (glitter tube), I am sure there were more but I left.
9- Glue Test- the makers of glue gliders were doing an adhesive test to show you the difference in there product and others - they compare the glue rings to the glue dot sheets, the glue glider pro to the dot runners, they didn't have there big gun for testing. When I went back and looked at it all the guy gave me a glue glider pro for trying and giving my opion and listening to his speil- of course I had bought 1 earlier in the day but it came with adhesive so i just have to figure out what to do with the extra gun- I don't want to give away my adhesive.
10- Drawings- throughout the evening there were a lot of giveaways- fiskars, provo(carts, a machine, and a gypsy), and glue glider gave away a number, I didn't stay till the end but there was a final prize valued at over $1000.
I would have to say while it may not have been the most exciting crop I have ever attended it definitely was well worth the money. I will get pictures up when our internet is more stable.
Rebecca
I felt like going for the day I really got my money's worth $7 for the ticket and $8 for parking- pretty cheap by convention standards. All but a very few make and takes were free.
I started over by provocraft and they had make and takes for the superhero carts as well as from my kitchen but i didn't stand in line to do them. I did look at the books and find out about the gypsy though. I also took a picture of the new cuttlebug folders(for my thoughts on these things see the thread on the new carts).
I headed down in that area and didn't see anything else that excited me too much there- as I moved across the floor though there were some great things. My favorites in scrapping were the brad maker- you can add fabric or paper and make you own brads- very easy to do and the have punchs for the 3 sizes of brades to get the paper in the right shape. I think it is a tool I will put on my wishlist. I got some things that were mak\rked down in booths just because I like and use the product not because they were really innovative and new. Another new item is a scrapbook in a fram with magnets in each page so you could hang it on the wall- vertically or horizontally in either 8by8 or 12 by 12- there are 6 double page protectors in each frame although you can expand it to 12 (screw posts). I think they retail for about $40 for the 8by8 and $60 for the 12 by12. They were designed by creative imaginations and should be coming in the next few months.
There were also lots of jewlery places- I made a couple of necklaces and skipped over various bracelet make and takes- you can only do so much. I also did a a cool etching make and take and learned how to use etching cream.
Joanns were doing make and takes and giving away the machines used for them to those who did the make and takes - I didn't get to them and they were more for kids- there were tons of activities and make and takes for little ones- although sometimes parents had to help.
One of the neatest things which I may try and get at some point - A microwave glass making kiln- you got a small kiln that you put the glass in layered and then put in the microwave and it melted into one piece for a necklace. It looked really neat but they were always backed up when I went by.
I will upload pictures of things later- although I didn't take as many as I though I would.
Now what amazed me most was the crop- hostess by Scrapping Royalty- if you ever have a chance to go to a crop by them I hghly recommend it. It cost $20 for the crop. All of the things purchased or bid on at the crop were going to the Leeza Gibbons Memory foundation.
1. Upon entrance we got a goody bag with: a Glue ring (300 adhesive squares), 2 grams flower soft, 1 quote (quick quotes), clearbag samples (a bag and a small box), 3 caligraphy pens (acid free and archival), a memory maker, a 7 gypsys small sticker book, dress it up buttons, 3 packages of Maya road- layered flowers, crocheted butterflies, and a clear calendar flower thing).
2. When we got to our tables- 4 feet deep and half of a 10 foot table per person we had: a 12 by 12 mask, a bottle of zip dry glue, a small sheet of metalic holiday stickers, a heart clear stamp, a holloween border rubber stamo, a mouse pad, and a tube of glitter.
3. They had auctions and raffles- you bought tickets and then put them in the item you wanted- there were over 70 items available and they were really nice and big. The auctions were silent and you signed you name- many of them included an hour of a scrap celebrity (I didn't recognize any names) to do whatever you wanted- you could have them do scrapping with you or just talk with them.
4. For sale tables- ribbon spools- large ones up to 3 inches in diameter 3 for $1, Kiaser crafts has a 50% off or more table with pearls, rhinestones, chipboard albums.
5. Make and Takes- $2 each - flowersoft card, box ornament thing (I made it and can't really describe it), and a mini album with cardboard cover bound with a bind it all.
6. Glimmer mist table- there were bottle of glimmer mist for us to use as we wished.
7. Provocraft area- they had 2 cricut available for use and also gave us each a yudo apron that they were screen printing with a design for us.
8. Gifts- passed out throughout the evening- first- 5 small packages of fancy buttons, second- 50 shaped brads, large bag of assorted flowers, 12 1 yd lengths of ribbon, third- candies in a decorated bag, fourth- either a Hiedi Swap lip gloss or a pixie stick (glitter tube), I am sure there were more but I left.
9- Glue Test- the makers of glue gliders were doing an adhesive test to show you the difference in there product and others - they compare the glue rings to the glue dot sheets, the glue glider pro to the dot runners, they didn't have there big gun for testing. When I went back and looked at it all the guy gave me a glue glider pro for trying and giving my opion and listening to his speil- of course I had bought 1 earlier in the day but it came with adhesive so i just have to figure out what to do with the extra gun- I don't want to give away my adhesive.
10- Drawings- throughout the evening there were a lot of giveaways- fiskars, provo(carts, a machine, and a gypsy), and glue glider gave away a number, I didn't stay till the end but there was a final prize valued at over $1000.
I would have to say while it may not have been the most exciting crop I have ever attended it definitely was well worth the money. I will get pictures up when our internet is more stable.
Rebecca
Sounds like you had such a great time. Thanks for sharing everything so far. Love it!!!
