Jo and I are packing our bags up today and heading to CHA Summer 2010, a convention and trade show hosted by the Craft and Hobby Association for folks in the crafting business. It is quite an event and hundreds of exhibitors come to show off their newest products.
We’ve been to a few of these shows before are thrilled that we are able to go again this year. It’s being held at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in the lovely city of Rosemont, Illinois.
Rosemont is just outside of Chicago, which is one of our favorite cities to visit, so we’ll be sure to head downtown once or twice for some shopping, sight-seeing, and good food.
We’ll be reporting back all week about our favorite new products at the show, so stay tuned here to see what we’ve found that we love. We’ll also be making live updates on our Twitter feed, so check it out for up-to-the-minute news!
6 comments so far:
I live in Chicago! I hope you have a great time enjoying our beautiful city…..and shopping. Shopping is the best here.
Thanks Jan. We love Chicago!
Have you had pizza yet??
Gotta have pizza in Chicago.
We definitely had some deep dish pizza from Giordano’s. It was fantastic!
When you get home and have some time could you tell me how to go about getting tickets to that event? It looks like fun.
No rush, just have fun.
Jan, the show is held twice a year (winter and summer) and is only open to members of the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA). You can read more about the CHA here. If you are a crafting professional or own your own store, you can become a member so you can attend!
The CHA has also recently started holding a separate consumer show that is open to the general public. It’s called the CHA Craft SuperShow and is held the few days following the industry show. If you’re not a crafting professional, the SuperShow might be just the thing you’re looking for