Wednesday, January 11, 2012

CHA 2012 Show Preparations: Part 1

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Hello friends! Wow, I have been working non-stop for weeks to prepare for exhibiting in the Licensing and Design section of the Craft & Hobby Association Winter 2012 show and there is finally a little light at the end of the tunnel! The largest job I had was to create several new design collections and then create the artwork for the corresponding banners that I will use to decorate the booth. I thought over the next few days and weeks that I would show you several sneak peeks at the new art collections as well as a look at the various marketing and display pieces I am working on....

The image above is a mock up of the 3' x 6' banner I created for my new Cupcake Cowgirl collection. I had a lot of fun with this set of girly images. I can see these on a variety of cute products...I just hope the art buyers that will be at the show will see the same thing!!

I also did a related collection called Cupcake Cowboy - here's a sample of one of the patterns I created for that collection:

I also developed a new series I have called "Just Bee 'n Me - a celebration of individuality and creativity". (you've only seen bits of their faces so far). I designed a girl for each of the four seasons and created a coordinated set of "accessories" and patterns to go with each. The girls have a slightly vintage 60's and 70's vibe to them in their color combinations and accessories, and they *hopefully* will appeal to women of all ages.

For Spring, I created "Kate", a girly-girl romantic all the way who loves growing and arranging flowers, writing poetry, and making handmade greeting cards. Here's the banner mock-up I did for her:
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...and here's a close-up of one of her patterns:

I have so much more to share, but I had better get back to work. The banners are being shipped (yay!) but there are still a LOT of things on my to do list. We leave for the show 2 weeks from this Friday (yikes!). I will follow up in the next day or so with more sneak peeks and hopefully a photo of the banners when they arrive... Meanwhile, thank you SO much for your continued understanding as I have been designing non-stop and posting very little. Y'all are the best!

Hugs all around!!


5 comments:

  1. I love your work Becky! Kate is adorable and I love the background patterns and colors you use. When is the show?

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  2. Oops, I see, it's in two weeks! I can't wait to see more:>)

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  3. These new pieces are so fun. I wish I could go to the show but I'll be exhibiting in Las Vegas.Good luck to you.

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  4. Of course the art buyers are gonna love these collections. Why not?? They are AWESOME! Good luck and have fun.

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  5. Hi Becky... I love your new art collections! You've really been working hard! Wow! You go girlfriend!

    I had thought about showing at CHA myself... it would have been fun to see you there. But I procrastinated a bit too long. I pray the Lord goes before you and gives you favor... and I'm believing with you for a wonderful response!! I'd love to hear all about it after the dust settles!

    God-hugs...
    Karla

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