my day at CHA was a good one. driving there, i wondered what on earth i was thinking, but once inside...perhaps the smell of freshly made papers and the excitement of that red carpet really is a cure for morning sickness? whatever it was, i was glad i went - i found some cool stuff for my upcoming workshops, and met up with darling friends = happy! halfway through the day i realised nay-a-photo had been taken, so even though i forgot to change the light settings, i took some pics to show you some faves...
my first fave being this woman! my unlikely soul sister who i love to little bits and pieces! making memories always have a classy-as booth (thanks to margie) complete with colour coordinated m&m's. works for me! i loved all their new funky colour lines, and they have the best ribbons and trims!
i'm most excited about these 'invisibles' by heidi - remember those magic painting books when you were a kid? its them! on a scrapbook page. you know the paint makes me happy! you slop on paint/ink/any kind of colour-y thing and get a magic little resist from the design underneath - yee!
these bling rubons by basic grey are COOL. they remind me of henna tattoos and have bonus little sparkly bits - nice!
i thought these little felt embellies from sasafrass were so sweet and fun for kid stuff. ivy would go nuts for these!
i was very excited to meet my first aussie of the day, devorah from melbourne! she has a cool company buzz and bloom (they will be at CHA chicago later this year)...they have awesome stuff, really cool acrylics and chipboards (yay lus!), i'm excited to get my hands on some!
then it was time for some spending! i ordered a stack of handmade nepalese paper and felt goodies from this nepali company, oh! it all smelt so good! this stuff is my candy!
and by the end of the day...just when i thought i could walk no further, i decided to stroll down one more aisle...and right at the end i see the aussie flags!! i was so happy i think i might have cried...yes, i'm an emotional one thats for sure! i was surrounded at once by at least 5 beautiful aussies, oh it was nice! they had minties, and bestowed upon me the greatest gift one can give - a pack of tim tams! i love you guys, you made my day!
ok and blue eye dezines - HELLO! i was dying over the yummy yummy felt lotus and mandala shaped flowers! DYING! i need, i want! (ngai, you were so there in spirit!) cool, cool stuff.
yes, that is an australian flag tat on my cheek. it was australia day, what else can i say?
so that is my report people! sorry i didn't take more pictures. there was a lot of yummo stuff. makes me want to whip into my studio, clean it all up, re-organise everything and make some pages! but just thinking about actually doing that makes me tired. i'll stay on the couch looking through my new CK and all the catalogues i collected at the show instead!
Oh my God Emily, I'm so jealous. Tim Tams are a must when pregnant and any other time. I can taste them now. I hope you enjoy. Glad you had a great time and found a cure to the nausea. I had not sent good wishes and congrats on the exciting news so...CONGRATS!! Have a great day!
Cheers
Posted by: Kerrie Sirmans (an Aussie alum) | January 28, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Oh my God Emily, I'm so jealous. Tim Tams are a must when pregnantm well for that matter, any other time. I can taste them now. I hope you enjoy. Glad you had a great time at CHA and found a cure to the nausea. I had not sent good wishes and congrats on the exciting news so...CONGRATS!! Have a great day!
Cheers
Posted by: Kerrie Sirmans (an Aussie alum) | January 28, 2009 at 04:02 PM
I hope you have heard, apparently you can get Tim Tams by Pepperidge Farm at Target. It's a sister company to good old Arnotts.
Posted by: Brooke | January 28, 2009 at 04:14 PM
So glad you didn't chuck up! lol :)
And yay that you got to meet Devorah - thanks for the shout out honey!
And I LOVE your dress!!!
Love Lus x
Posted by: Lus :) | January 28, 2009 at 04:18 PM
I LOVE the top you're wearing!
Posted by: Louise | January 28, 2009 at 04:49 PM
ok so i'm not original in saying this but i clicked over from my reader to tell you that all the art stuff is very exciting but what i really LOVE LOVE LOVE is that dress! where o where is the link to such a cutie item?
:)
Posted by: Alison Chino | January 28, 2009 at 05:29 PM
your day looked so fun! And i am also a lover of Tim Tams... we did a Tim Tam Slam just last month! Thank you Australia for those cookies - they changed my life :)
Posted by: Carla | January 28, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Yum, Tim Tams !!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Posted by: Anthea | January 28, 2009 at 06:05 PM
Love that outfit you're wearing - is that an ikat background?
Posted by: Ellen | January 28, 2009 at 06:31 PM
tim tams! we play tim tam slam... with warm milk instead of the usual strong beverage :) i'm sure you know what this is... it kept our family entertained for fhe on many a night!
Posted by: Megan | January 28, 2009 at 06:33 PM
OH Honey. What i would have given to be there and give you a huge ol hug. and rub that new baby belly of yours!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE to you all.
Ngai
xxx
Posted by: ngaire Bartlam | January 28, 2009 at 07:14 PM
Pregnancy agrees with you. You look absolutely GLOWY! and here here. Lovely dress. Now you have to tell us all how to get one...
Posted by: Britt | January 28, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Thanks for the peek!
Posted by: Dixie Lee | January 29, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Forgot to say. I love TIM TAMS!!!I'm afraid if I tried to mail you some from here they would melt!
Arnott's Mint Slice and Mandarin Orange Slice are my favorites...
Those Heidi invisibles with some Tim Holtz inks.....I'm liking it!!
Posted by: Dixie Lee | January 29, 2009 at 12:25 AM
That dress you are wearing.....love, love, love it!
Posted by: Marcia Hamelijnck | January 29, 2009 at 02:31 AM
hey Emily, you're not the only one who is a crier at the Ozzie trademarks!! I went to the USA last year and cried when i landed at LAX n saw a bunch of QUANTAS planes :) ahhh home, nothing like this place that's for sure!
love from down unda :)
Posted by: Natasha | January 29, 2009 at 04:02 AM
love your bag on the first photo....
Posted by: snowflake | January 29, 2009 at 05:39 AM
You look gorgeous! I love what you're wearing in the pics. Thanks for the updates and photos. So glad you had a great time.
Posted by: Sandy | January 29, 2009 at 06:16 AM
I was at CHA too - booth 2035, all the blank board books! just an fyi - summer CHA has moved to Orlando, Florida - they won't be in Chicago anymore. It was a good show, lots of yummy things indeed! I'm enjoying your 52Q project, although I'm behind already....
Posted by: lisa | January 30, 2009 at 12:42 AM
The Nepali company booth looks amazing. Wish I could see it in person (though it looks like it would definitely be dangerous for my wallet!) And HOORAY for those fabulous Aussies who gifted you with minties and tim tams. I have no idea what they are, but clearly, they made you happy which is awesome! Don't fret the pics, you did great!
Posted by: Katie | January 30, 2009 at 08:36 PM
had to cancel cha at the last minute but it would have been so fun to see you!!
loving catching up over here. baby news! fantastic!!!
Posted by: kelly rae | January 31, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Congratulations on your pregnancy - hope you are over the morning sickness before too long - it's the one thing that used to put me off having another baby but there again I did have four ... ha ha.
Love the Aussie day look & love the look of those Tim Tams ... yummmm
Posted by: bethel of bethania | January 31, 2009 at 03:10 AM
Where did you get that gorgeous bag!!?? I LOVE it!! :)
Posted by: Tricia | January 31, 2009 at 09:31 AM
I read the title and thought, "Well then, it was a successful day!"
:)
Glad you found some Tim Tams... going to have to go Google what they are...
Posted by: gitz | February 01, 2009 at 12:35 AM
congratulations on your pregnancy.... like the other girls.. i have to say i love the bag and dress... very cute.
I so love nepali goodness too... wish i could have been there to touch and feel and smell it in person.
Hope you enjoyed the tim tams and Minties!!!
aussie aussie aussie.. oi oi oi!
;)
PS: my gorgeous bestie spoilt me with some of your etsy goodness for my birthday... was the best pressie!!!
Posted by: sandra (yet another aussie) | February 01, 2009 at 02:17 AM