Trash You’d Kill For

Did you know that it is so expensive to pay drayage and other freight fees for furniture for trade show displays that companies often buy the product at Ikea and then throw it in the trash because it is cheaper? What if you knew that some of the product you were coveting during all 4
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CHA Recap #1 (and probably the only one…)

I used to go to CHA and load up on new product photos – now it is more about the people I meet, the companies I connect with, and what I LEARN. I think Julie Fei-Fan Balzer did an excellent synopsis of the show and the trends in her blog post yesterday. Or, if you
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How Sharp ARE Westcott’s Scissors? A CHA Story…

If you’ve ever purchased and worked with a high quality knife, you know what “sharp” is. Slicing through tomatoes like butter and cutting with little to no effort. That’s why chefs and foodies get their knives sharpened regularly. And if you’ve sliced your finger by accident with said knife, then you know what that feels
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The Answer You’ve Always Been Looking for when Creating a craft business – The Academy of Handmade Artists and Supporters

Only a few days left to support this amazing opportunity – not only is Academy of Handmade Artists and Supporters creating the “Oscars of Crafting” but they are also presenting at SXSW and have been working hard here in SO Cal to benefit artisans, crafters, and creative people tyring to make a living making the
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Missing Bling? No Problem! How to Repair Rhinestone Jewelry

My favorite necklace that I just made lost a gem. Silly meshy shirt I was wearing – the prong got stuck on the shirt, I moved, and bam – the gem fell out! It was dark where I was at and I figured it was a lost cause. Then I remembered I had some rhinestone
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Get Recorded Free – Monthly Kit Giveaway!

You know what I just realized? We have not done giveaway in like, forever?! Up for grabs is this monthly kit from our shop, “Recorded”, in our first Monthly Kit Giveaway of 2014: But hey, if I am gonna ship one kit, I might as well ship TWO in the same box, right?! So I
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