We recently received some emails from Kate of Vintage Charmings. She brought Decopatch to the Mega Meet Show and in Kate’s words, “It was the star of the SHOW!!!!!” After doing small make and takes, first time users were hooked. They just loved the paper and the glue.

Below are some pictures with captions by Kate. Enjoy!!!

Our booth always looks like this, it is set up like a French brocante (tag sale) with everything you see for sale. Decopatch papers and glue are showcased.

This is the part of the booth where we hold our free make and takes. Usually, two sometimes three at a time. When we are at rubberstamp shows or Scrapbook shows most people have not done any decoupage before, so it is true missionary work. But if you can get a person to take the class, they will buy paper and most of the time glue. People who come back always get more than they first did.

A closer look at our make & take space with Paperpatch at the ready!

To get people to really see the brillance of Decopatch and Paperpatch, we have them decoupage wooden letters or numbers that they can then make into a pin or use on a piece of their art. Since the letters are complex shapes, they see how well it all performs and are hooked.

I had this display custom made for me. It is great and shows the papers perfectly.

If you were at the Mega Meet (or not for that matter),
Send us some emails with pictures of your Decopatch creations!

Well folks, it’s May and you know what that means…

…IT’S TIME FOR THE NATIONAL STATIONERY SHOW!  

If you are attending, be sure to stop by our booth #2249-2251 at the Jacob Javits Center May 18th-21st.

Hope to see you there!!!

All in all, it was a really good show. There was a lot of energy and activity around the booth and at the workshop. The masks, mirrors and flower pots at the workshop were a real hit.

On a side note, we also found out that Decopatch does NOT work very well on felt so us with precaution.

We’re almost ready to go. Today we packed up all the new papers along with lots of cute paper mache objects to challenge your creative urges. Here are two items that will be featured in our workshop on Saturday – a Moroccan mirror and a Mardi-gras mask. There are endless possibilities for decorating either of these – I used paper #384 for the mirror and #423 for the mask (along with one other paper that appears to have been discontinued). We’ll also be Decopatching a small plant pot at the workshop. So if you’re coming to CHA and are unfamiliar with Decopatch, sign up for our Saturday event right away, spend a couple of hours happily gluing paper and go home with beautiful Decopatched samples to brighten up your home. We’ll be at booth #3640 in the Anaheim Convention Center when the show opens on Sunday. Hope to see you……

Fifi decided to get a head start on the rest of us – here she is with her suitcase ready to leave for CHA. She wanted to make sure all our new papers arrived on time, so she said. But we suspect she just couldn’t wait to get to see all her relatives on the beach! So she is now well on her way and the rest of us will follow in a few days. Be sure to come by and see us at the Anaheim Convention Center, February 10th-13th at booth 3640. Hope to see you in Anaheim!

Well here it is, the last round of photos from the Smithtown Stamp Show.
I just want to tell you all again how much fun we had with you
and we hope to see you again next year!

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Whatever you create with the Decopatch papers you took home
BE SURE to send it in so we can post it here on the blog!

The kids were out and about in Smithtown and
they sure did love stopping by the Decopatch booth!

Hello Everyone! As promised this will be the first installment of pictures from the terrific stamping show that was held at the Smithtown Sheridan on November 17th. We had so much fun and met so many crafty people!

*************Busy at the Make & Take table *************

We absolutely love going to the stamping shows because then we get to meet such amazing crafters like yourselves! I took a bunch of pictures at the show and I will be sure to start posting them after the holiday. On that note have a wonderful TURKEY DAY everyone!

Fifi, Nicole, Pam and Nancy are headed to Smithtown, Long Island on November 17th to participate in the 7^th Annual Greater New York Stamp & Scrapbook Show. The show will be held at the beautiful Smithtown Sheraton. Show hours are 10 am to 5 pm.

The hotel’s address, features and driving directions can be found here: http://stampsmith.net/newyorkshow.htm.

The classes being offered at the show can be found here:
http://stampsmith.net/nyclasslist.htm

The Smithtown show is co-produced our good friend Estelle Lander Smith, owner of The Stampsmith. Please visit their sister site, www.stampingground.com. Estelle grew up in France, and is very familiar with one of our other brands – Clairefontaine notebooks!

If you’re going to the show, you’re more than welcome to stop by the Decopatch booth to meet us, do some make ‘n takes, see some finished products and feel the beautiful paper for yourself. Fifi will be on the lookout for volunteers to help decopatch and stamp her new “Mermaid” chair. Please help her out!

**********See you at the show!**********