Ciao Ciao Bella Fans! How are you? Have you been following us on Facebook, watching our set-up updates? (PS-We're literally 11 fans away from 5,000 and would love to get there!) We're enjoying the sun (okay, well the small walks to & from the convention center and the view of the palm trees while the back garage doors are open during set-up) in California & can't wait to give you a peek of the CHA Winter 2012 Booth! Are you ready?
When we arrived Friday morning at Booth #1287 our beautius crates were waiting! And the non-existent booth is mapped out with metal poles and also with these not-so-beautius curtains!
The crates are huge! So huge that 20 peeps could probably picnic inside ;)
While a picnic in sunny California would be wonderful and relaxing, setting up this booth is definitely not a walk in the park! One by one the walls go up...
every now & then we snap a couple photos...so we can say hi :) to you!
Back to work as the details come together. Assembling the product panels is time consuming and meticulous, but is so rewarding when finished! After all, CHA is the end-all after months of organizing, planning, designing, executing and creating!
* PS---No matter what you do you should always wear socks & tennis during set-up. After nearly 8 hours poor Therese needed to let her little piggies breathe. We confined her to the booth so that she wouldn't step on nails, screws or glass! Even though she probably walked out with a couple Glue Dots on her feet by the time we were finished with this Embellishment board. :)
The best part is left to complete on Saturday: displaying all the breathtaking and incredibly creative layouts, cards, mini albums and altered projects by the design team! Just you wait....
Well, that's all for now. We've got to get some shut-eye before Day 2 of set-up. In the meantime, be sure to enter to win our new products for free by checking out the Sneak Peeks/Reveals from the past several days. All you have to do is leave comments to have a chance to win!! For all of you scrapbookers our there watching and reading at home...we're missing you and wish you were here to see it all in real life!
Ciao Ciao for Now!
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Looking awesome! It's so wonderful to see it on your blog! My internet's finally decided to get working today, so I'll have to go to facebook for more Bella! TFS!!!!!
Posted by: Ruth G | January 28, 2012 at 05:18 PM
Thanks for the peek at what goes on behind the scenes.
Posted by: Tona | January 28, 2012 at 05:49 PM
Stephanie that embellishment wall looks so good! Oh I wish I could see just one CHA in my lifetime!!! Enjoy all the oooo's and aahh's I know your booth is going to get.
Posted by: Kelly Sas | January 28, 2012 at 08:15 PM
Loved seeing the pics of the set up of the booth. Can't wait to see the projects up close as well.
Posted by: megan keehn | January 28, 2012 at 08:18 PM
OMG!! I wish I could be there live with you at CHA!! The ONLY good NEWS is that I KNOW how AWESOME you are at POSTING and keeping us all in the loop here on the BLOG!! =)
THANKS for sharing and hopefully Therese will be able to handle the rest of CHA!! =)
Have a FABULOUS WEEK at CHA and THANKS for sharing and giving us so many chances to win!! Bella Blvd. ROCKS!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | January 29, 2012 at 02:10 AM
Set up sounds like fun, you get to play with all these wonderful colors and textures and make everything pretty.
Posted by: Gloria | January 29, 2012 at 09:48 AM
I love it! Looks great, and I wish I were there to help you set up! And to go to CHA. What excitement awaits!
Posted by: AnnaMarie | January 29, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Wow! That looks like a ton of work...but so much fun! I love the wall with the stripes and scallop border. Can't wait to see the projects and more pictures:o)
Posted by: Mollie | January 29, 2012 at 01:29 PM
It all looks like so much hard work...but fun.
Posted by: Yvonne DeWater | January 29, 2012 at 05:38 PM
I sooo wish I could be there. Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes!
Posted by: Danielle | January 30, 2012 at 04:20 AM
Love to see the hidden details before the show, wish I could be there <3
Good luck!
Posted by: Caroli | January 30, 2012 at 08:11 AM
Wow! Wish I could be there..looks incredible!
Posted by: Vicki Bailon | January 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM