- Cath Edvalson
As the keeper of the trends here at Paper Crafts magazine, I’m back from CHA, I’ve had a chance to process and let everything I saw settle down into all my nooks and crannies, and I’m excited to bring you my bi-annual Trends by the Dozen report, friends.
These are the things that, as Susan and I walked the showroom floor, tended to start popping up everywhere. We’d see one or two of the same type of product here, then over there, and pretty soon they started adding up to bona fide trends.
So here they are, in living color. And while you don’t have to be trendy to be a paper crafter extraordinaire, sometimes it’s fun to know what products are hot so you can feel like you’re in the trendy loop.
1. Big Bling. Big box stores. Super-sized fast food. Jumbo packs. And big bling for paper crafters:
Products from Pink Paislee, Teresa Collins Designs, Bazzill Basics Paper, and Tim Holtz Idea-ology
2. Plastic Flower Embellishments. Straight from a by-gone day:
Brought to you by Maya Road, American Crafts, and The Girls’ Paperie
3. French Influences. You’ll be saying “Merci beaucoup” and “Bonjour, mes amis” after working with this product straight from gay Paris:
Brought to you by Lily Bee Design, C-Thru Ruler, Pink Paislee, Die Cuts With a View, and Making Memories
4. Mist-ables. Mist and things to mist upon are still hotter than hot:
Brought to you by Studio Calico, Tattered Angels, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, and Pink Paislee
5. Doilies: Speaking of still hotter than hot:
Brought to you by Maya Road, Pink Paislee, Crate Paper, and Hero Arts
6. Baker’s Twine. Tying it all up in style:
Brought to you by Jillibean Soup
7. Domestic, Housewares, & Kitchen Icons. It’s all about the need to nest:
Brought to you by Lily Bee Design, Doodlebug Design, Little Yellow Bicycle, and October Afternoon
8. Canvas. Archi-texture has never been so stylin’ and easy to use:
Brought to you by Maya Road, Jillibean Soup, Prima, and Ranger
9. Botanical. Take a walk on the natural side:
Brought to you by BasicGrey, Crafty Secrets, 7gypsies, Melissa Frances, and Kaisercraft
10. Lace on Paper. Looks good enough to touch:
Brought to you by Die Cuts With a View, BasicGrey, Sassafras Lass, and Anna Griffin
11. Cabbage Roses. Straight from Grandma’s garden:
Brought to you by Graphic 45, American Crafts, Pink Paislee, and Crate Paper
12. Hot Air Balloons. The runaway trend of the show:
Brought to you by Kaisercraft, Studio Calico, American Crafts, and Graphic 45
Which of these trends floats your boat the most and why? I’d love to hear! Just leave me a comment by midnight (MDT) on Friday, Aug. 20 and I’ll draw five winners to each win a brand new paper collection (Curio, Jovial, Marjolaine, Pyrus or Wander) from BasicGrey!
Five lucky winners will each win one of these collections from BasicGrey!
I love it when trends come by the dozen,
Cath
These new products are so awesome. I only wish they were in my budget, but since my computer just died, most of my art supply fund is now allocated to buying a new Mac. Yuck! But, I need it…:) Hope places round here at least re-stock if they run out, which they have a habit of not doing, then it takes me forever to find the stuff.
Mistables and hot air balloons for me.. thanks for the chance to win!
Love the colours of Jillibean and the colours of the kitchen/home embellishment ranges….Its all just so beautiful….All I need now is more time and a housekeeper….
The lace on paper is just fabulous! I also love the mistables and botanicals. So many possibilities with those!
It all looks yummy but I would be partial to the french influences, the doilies and I absolutely love the hot air ballooons !
Oh they are all wonderful – as I am sure everyone says – but Big Bling beats the rest, I love the doilies and the misting and the canvas flowers etc etc but the bling reflects me and how I dress and decorate. Thanks for your report. xx
I’m happy with ALL of these trends but especially the canvas, big bling, and resin flowers. LOVE!
I like the twine from Jillibean Soup and the balloon papers, tho I don’t see myself using it much. I need to break out of my box.
Is it sad that several of these items don’t even interest me in the least? I am sooo not trendy, i guess.
Plastic flower embellishments! Ooooooo myyyyyyy!
Those Maya Road ones dazzle me!
Love this list…I want it ALL lol. Have some of the bakers twine and mist but that Bling, the housewares (new October Afternoon, be still my beating heart…okay not really cause if my beating heart goes still I wont be able to buy these new goodies….you see where Im going here right lol…the new Maya Road and the hot air balloons, SIGH I want it all noooooooooowwwwwww
Thanks
several of these trends have me super excited…. I am a longtime user of twine & canvas so it’s great to think they will be easier to get… but the mists take the cake since I use them all the time. Studio Calico opaque white is to die for & the Shimmerz easy clean up intense colors make me swoon
my faves are the plastic flowers and the lace paper. just love the fashion/vintage influence. they look fun & versatile! thanks for posting this!
Oh there is soooo much there that I can’t WAIT to get my hands on!!!!!! Thank you so much for this peak and great things to come.
The last two of hot air balloons and cabbage roses are my favorite. But really this CHA out did itself. So many great products!
Great products!! Love the hot air balloons and all things mistable!
Love the flowers, any kinds anywhere. Good trend analysis.
I love the Paris trend
Cabbage roses, big bling and botanical anything are my votes! I LOVE these new items. Thanks for sharing the trends!
Kathy in Rochester MN