Not satisfied with one busy show in January, we headed off to Frankfurt, Germany for this year's Creativeworld.  It's always a great opportunity to meet with our suppliers and check out the latest trends, but this year was even better. 
We saw many more American retailers in Frankfurt than years past and loved showing them the Jolly, Ico, and Carpentras booths. 


Check out Jolly early in the morning and then again in the afternoon!

One of the visitors to our booth at CHA was none other than budding blog-star, Beth Mosch of Creative Ninjas.  Her assistant filmed her TruTru Animal 3D Modeling Kit assembly in action.  Check it out along with her review of the product over here!

Trussart Designs has been out and about, exhibiting at shows this winter.  Our first of the year was with CHA at their January MegaShow in Anaheim, California, and it was a crafty one!  

We had a ton of fun with buyers, designers, and press who came to give our TruTru Animals and Frida Art & Craft acrylic paints a try.  After four days of making 3D roosters and dogs with all sorts of lovely people, my personal favorite were the pair who turned two roosters into a metallic green, fire-breathing dragon who had inflamed a sweet little rooster...