December 12th 2016 - Attendee News

Dear Creativation Friend,

The days are slipping away. With only 37 days until Creativation (yes – only 37 days!), we want to make sure your schedule is packed with the workshops, seminars and events that will make your trip to Phoenix worthwhile.

This newsletter includes workshops and seminars to sign up for, networking opportunities with local artisans and industry innovators, and fun events to consider while you’re in Phoenix.

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Sign Up For These Workshops & Seminars

W105 & W106: Fashion Fusion Collaborative Challenge Thursday, January 19  11:00am-1:30pm  Sponsored by Brother	W201: Make Tassels the Easy Way   Friday, January 20 8:00am-10:00am  Sponsored by Clover Needlecraft
S214: Feed Your Brain: Designing a Fabric Collection Friday, January 20 12:30pm-1:30pm Speaker Debra Valencia	S218: Hands-On Lab: Loose Your Snapchat Fear   Friday, January 20 2:00pm-4:00pm Speaker Cathy Hackel
W219: It’s a Boy! It’s a Girl! It’s an Emoji!   Friday, January 20 3:30pm-5:30pm Sponsored by 3M	S224: Hands-On Lab: Build a Website in a Night   Friday, January 20 5:00pm-7:00pm Sponsored by Weebly
W305: What a Wonderful World with Social Artworking   Saturday, January 21 3:00pm-5:00pm Sponsored by DecoArt	W402: Metal Stamping Made Easy   Sunday, January 22 11:00am-1:00pm Sponsored by ImpressArt
S503: The Law of the Label    Monday, January 23 10:00am-11:30am Speaker Tammy Browning-Smith	S508: US Government Resources to Facilitate Selling Products Internationally   Monday, January 23 12:00pm-1:00pm Speaker Anna Flaaten

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Meet Phoenix Artisans

Soak up the Phoenix experience as you watch local area artists demonstrate and teach their craft. Featuring the Calligraphy Society of Arizona, Phoenix Fridas, Craft Yarn Council, Spinrite, Lion Brand Yarns and Red Heart.

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Discover

The Top Creativation of 2017

Watch The Ultimate Pitch event of the creative products industry live. Five of the innovators selected to appear in our Innovations Center will pitch their new products, concepts and ideas for the chance to win $10,000.

Learn more.

Phoenix Feature

Discounted Arizona Coyotes Games

Calling all hockey fans – Get discounted tickets for when the Arizona Coyotes play the Lightning and Panthers when you’re in town for Creativation. Buy your tickets here. 

Featured Program

Annual Business Meeting & Town Hall

Sunday, January 22, 2026
Annual Business Meeting: 7:30am-8:00am
Town Hall: 8:10am-8:50am

Join your community of members, the CHA Executive Team and Board of Directors to learn about your Association's future plans.  Then, share your feedback and discover ways you can help impact the industry. Plus, we’ll be making a big announcement – you won't want to miss what is revealed during this event!

​Exhibitor News

Raffle Giveaways at Town Square

Thanks to our ​awesome exhibitors, we are having Raffle Giveaways at Town Square!

Be sure not to miss these times:

Saturday: 2pm & 5pm
Sunday: 2pm & 5p​m
Monday: 1pm

3L
Aladine
B & B
Beacon Adhesives
Bella Blvd
Concord & 9th
Crafter's Workshop
Create & Craft
DCWV
Fab Scraps
Fiskars
Hampton Art
Heartfelt Creations
Kuretake
Paperhouse Productions
Pink Fresh
Plaid
GelPress
SACrafters
Southern Ridge
Stampendous
The Mountain
Two-Lips  Stamps
Webster's Pages
Zipper Rescue