My blog today is a gallery of photos of our recent exhibit at Creativeworld 2014, Frankfurt, Germany. One of the largest Trade Fairs for the Creative Sector! Creativeworld had approximately 287 exhibitors from 32 countries and this year there was a special section for 37 exhibitors from the US thanks to CHA. (this total does […] Read more…
Styrofoam Mini Christmas Trees!
I think I’m on a kick about Button Christmas Trees! The possibilities are endless…The other day I was in one of many of my favorite craft stores and of course my goal is NOT to pick up items that aren’t on my list – let me know if that actually works for anyone, especially around […] Read more…
American Sewing Expo & Button Cupcakes?
If you were in the Michigan area September 27, hopefully you stopped by the 20th Annual ASE – American Sewing Expo. This is the largest independent sewing expo in the United States. They offered classes, shopping, demos, giveaways, more shopping and of course Make and Takes! People were lined up at 5 in the morning […] Read more…
Crafting with Buttons in Moscow!
Yes, that’s right – we were crafting with buttons in Moscow this past September. We were invited to participate at a Home Exhibiton at Gela, which is our European Distributor. Twice a year they hold exhibitions which are open to their customers who participate in an all day event of Make & Takes, presentations and […] Read more…
Button Basket Giveaway
Here at Blumenthal Lansing Co. we’re so excited about reaching 2,000 friends on Facebook that we decided to have a button basket giveaway! Who wouldn’t love a basket of new buttons to sew and craft with? We included buttons from our La Mode and Favorite Findings line along with many crafty items such as Photo […] Read more…
h+h cologne 2013
So now that I’ve settled down and have caught up with everything (well almost everything), I’ve gotten a chance to quickly put together a little something about the recent h h show in cologne that we attended this year in Germany. For those who are not familiar with h h cologne – this is the […] Read more…
You Never Know Who’s On The Other End!
You’re probably wondering what this blog is all about! Well it’s funny that you ask…It was about a month or so ago when I answered the phone to hear this woman introduce herself as Audrey Shustek and start explaining to me that she’s searching high and low for this particular button to finish a sweater that she […] Read more…
March is National Crafting Month!
Not a day, not a week but a whole month – to celebrate and embrace something new! This is the time to learn a new craft, technique or even better teach someone! Crafting is known to reduce stress (I’m still learning), bring families together and learn new skills! Why not enroll with the kids in […] Read more…
Creativeworld Part 2
So getting back to Creativeworld…(check my blog from several days past where I explain to you about the complete show…)being that this was our first time participating as exhibitors this was honestly a show not to forget …Still trying to grasp the language! Set-up indeed felt like CHA where you walk into your booth and boxes […] Read more…
Creativeworld, 2013
With the hussle and bussle of shows I wanted to share with you my recent trip to Frankfurt, Germany where I had the opportunity to attend the 2013 Creativeworld this year….Was I ever impressed! Our company Button Fashion also participated this year with great success! This show is the biggest trade fair for the creative […] Read more…
Walking CHA 2013
So CHA has ended – everyones packed their booths and have left the building – but before we say so long to another show…here are my photos of the show in general! We had an opportunity to sit in on the Innovations Sneak Peek session! WOW…can’t wait to work with some of these new products! […] Read more…
Did We Say NEW? Highlights of our Booth
As CHA 2013 comes to a close (as of yesterday) your mind is now wondering what will happen in 2014!? It’s funny you work so hard on your booths & displays, running into friends you’ve met from previous shows and within days it’s over! I did however, want to share with you all several highlights […] Read more…