CHA Super Craft Show

Right now is tough for me to keep my mind focused on jewelry and  trends.  There is  much hardship abreast with my parent's health and their on-going health crisis. I just returned from being at the hospital and at their home in Ohio with them for 10 days. I think this is the most uninterrupted time I have spent with them straight since I was 12 years old! It was a precious time for me and a time I will always be glad I took to be with them and there for them, especially after they are gone.  Love you Momma & Poppa.

While in Florida to do make a couple of appearances at the CHA Super Craft Show...which was absolutely jammed packed, hoppin full of people by the way! (wow) I received a call  about an hour before I had  to go on camera with Jo Pearson to tape a webisode on jewelry making that Pop was in critical condition in ICU. It was terrible ( to be more correct...I was terrible!) While trying to work on camera my hands were shaking and I was seriously distracted. I do not like going on camera these days. Didn't used to mind...but this is now and I  had just received alarming news.  

Being on camera is a natural thing for some... for instance I finally got to meet  the wonderful Pattie Donhamand her great hubby Scott at the Duncan booth!  Talk about natural, here's a creative power duo that is in front and behind the camera at the same time! Gotta love them! They are super nice and  make it all look so easy! I want more of what they have!!! They have so much fun together and are so professional! Congrats to them both and their move to Duncan. They must be pretty smart over there at Duncan to have snatched up these two!

 

Team Pattiewack in the Duncan booth (and Carin H.A. on left!)

I was introduced to the website and good people at www.ScrapBlog.com . Their work is so exciting and going like gangbusters. They have a winning idea with their website and their team. If you don't know about scrapblog you should check it out! You can even have  a book made of your scrapblogging!

 

L-2-R Nick Branstator and CEO & Co-founder of ScrapBlog Carlos Garcia

While in Orlando I stayed at the Peabody Hotel. I got a great rate on Travelocity and I actually picked this hotel because they had a duck in their logo (I have a "thing" about ducks) when I drove up to the front door and stepped out who should I run into? My dearest old friend Marie Browning! I never see her enough! We went inside for drinks to my surprise this hotel has ducks that live in the hotel and have a black marble palace complete with red carpet entrances and exits daily to and from the fountain in the heart of the hotel. Was so fun!

 I Love Marie she is one of my best friends! A creative powerhouse...Check out her many many books at her website: www.mariebrowning.com 

 

The Peabody Ducks!!!! So fun.

After the show was over I headed to the beach for a day and a night. (I tried to change my flight but it would have been big $$$ so I continued to my day off at the shore) It was relaxing even though I was so distracted. I got drunk on moonshine (while walking in it down the shore at night) and burnt by sunshine while floating out beyond the breakers.  Had not been to Florida in a long time. Loved looking for seashells...just walking along the shore in the waves....all the while my heart was in Toledo with Dad.

(My sandy toes)

Life is messy, life is hard, life is wonderful, life is creative, life is loving. Life is all of these things and more all at the same time!

Until next time...be safe and enjoy!

xoxo

Jill