We're back! This week, our shipping crates made the long journey home from Anaheim, CA and we got busy with the business of unpacking from our trip out west, where we exhibited at the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Mega Conference and Trade Show. We thought it would be fun to share a few snapshots of our time there and to tell you a little more about CHA and why TE makes the time to participate each year.

CHA is the craft and hobby industry's trade organization. Its goal is to help further a worldwide interest in arts and crafts and offers creative professionals a community in which to learn, innovate, connect, and grow.

We exhibit at the group's annual show so that we can build and strengthen relationships with store owners, like-minded manufacturers, and check out the latest and coolest products.

We got crafty in the booth with a fun Make 'n Take featuring our

Picture Perfect - Smile/Hello die set! (Visit the TE Blog on Monday to find out how to create this perfect party favor or SUBSCRIBE to the Blog and have the details delivered to your Inbox!

Taylor and the team roamed the exhibit hall to scout out all the new offerings from manufacturers, keeping a keen eye out for products we think our fans would love to see in the TE Webstore.

Here's a little sneak at some things you'll be seeing in the coming months!

There were many opportunities for attendees to get creative with Make 'n Takes and places to get inky (or chalky!)

We spotted Taylored Expressions at a few booths!

(And left a little joy of our own wherever we could.)

We love CHA because it's also a time to visit with old friends

as well as make new ones.

L - R: Cindy Lawrence (TE Blog Design Team Member), Val Stangle,

Taylor VanBruggen, Daisy Sparks, Jami Sibley (TE Product Development),

Jen del Muro, Lori Craig

We just couldn't resist!

Back in the TE Booth, our team was busy connecting with wholesale customers, answering questions, and asking how we could help make TE fans happy! Do you have a local craft/scrap store that you'd love to see carry our products? Let us know by sending an email to support@tayloredexpressions.com!

Thanks to our friends at Art Impressions, several rubber stamp companies gathered for a fun group photo! Included here are representatives from Stampendous, Pink and Main, Technique Tuesday, Waffle Flower, Emerald Creek, Judikins, Lawn Fawn, Dare 2b Artzy, Avery Elle, Two-Lips Stamps, Impression Obsession, Stampers Anonymous...and us! Can you spot Taylor?

Thanks so much for coming along for our look back at CHA 2016! Next year, we are heading to beautiful Phoenix, AZ and we can't wait!

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