Steve and I are so excited to announce that the Mod Melter is finally here!!! It took a ton of blood, sweat and tears to get this awesome tool to market! The behind the scenes help from the whole team at Plaid has made this possible. We are so grateful to HSN who is sponsoring the LAUNCH! March 9th, I'll be live on HSN at 3PM EST. I have my outfit half picked out and still have some samples to make! I hope you can tune in and check out our new Mod Melter! xo Cathie
Join me on my adventure to HSN! We are going to have some
amazing new Mod Podge Mold and Melt Kits that are perfect for
scrapbooking, paper crafting and DIY party decorations! I’ll be posting
live to our social media accounts so be sure to follow along on our
journey!
Steve and I were thrilled when Hot Glue Gun Helpers moved to the scrapbooking shows at HSN! When we developed Hot Glue Gun Helpers it was because we wanted to help prevent burns and cross hot glue into other craft categories...like paper arts and mixed media.
Here is a Sneak Peek at the designs we will be showcasing...
Steve and I are thrilled that Hot Glue Gun Helpers are moving to the scrapbooking shows at HSN! When we developed Hot Glue Gun Helpers
it was because we wanted to help prevent burns and cross hot glue into
other craft categories...like paper arts and mixed media.
So when we
got the news that our tools would be moving to the scrapbbook shows we
were beyond thrilled!
It is a full day of paper crafts at studio Cathie and Steve. We are in big time prep for our new scrapbooking shows at HSN. (May 10th and 11th) When we developed Hot Glue Gun Helpers it was because we wanted to help prevent burns and cross hot glue into other craft categories...like paper arts and mixed media. So when we got the news that our tools would be moving to the scrapbbook shows we were beyond thrilled!
The flowers are from my supply shop but they can easily be whipped up with either glue or by sewing. (I'll have a full tutorial on them in a few weeks.)
I used a quote sheet from a Smash Quote stack. I just love them!!! I used the paddle to attach with Hot Glue. This tool helps prevent glue wrinkles. Works with lots of different glues.
I used the press wand to glue the leather flower. (the flower is from my stash - I think it was from a broken bracelet.) The paper tags are from my stash too.
Lastly, I added more embellishments... buttons, resin flowers and more gems!
Steve and I, are super excited.....Hot Glue Gun Helpers are moving to the scrapbooking days at HSN. We have always been on sewing shows (of course I love sewing).....but we designed the tools to cross hot glue into paper and mixed media arts. So this new home at HSN will be perfect! I can't wait to see who will roaming the halls of HSN. Join me live....May 10th - I'll have two shows. Times TBD. Behind the scenes pics and scoop coming soon.
If you want to know about the ups and downs of Home Shopping....then you must check out this previous blog post. Let's see what adventure is ahead of me on my trip to HSN!
Over the past few years, I have been doing appearances at HSN. It has been a wild ride, loaded with sleepless nights, long flights and heavy makeup. (I'm in LA and they are in Tampa) Some days, I wanted to cry from being so tired, having crappy sales or from being partnered with a host that didn't let me explain the product. One day....I did CRY....but they were happy tears and they came on the heels of the words....SOLD OUT!
Rain or Shine......24 hours a day!
The world of 24 hour home shopping TV is a world of its own. It takes some time and experience to get the "hang" of it and I am so happy that I have found a place in this fun and nutty world.
I started presenting items for my beloved Mod Podge and Folkart Chalkboard Paint. I graduated to licensed items for Hanna Montana and High School Musical. For that gig, I sat my tush down and watched a marathon of the HM and all of the HSM movies. I needed to know the "ins and outs" of Troy and Hanna for a good show. I needed to know why the Troy rubberstamps featured basketball jerserys. Can you imagine if I got a call from someone and I didn't know??? That would be major egg on my face.... live 2:00 am egg. I have also presented Silk Screen kits, glass paints and texture paints and each time the tales are nuts.
Hot Glue gun Helpers first shot at HSN!
Seven months ago, I finally got a chance to present our own invention, Hot Glue Gun Helpers. I was thrilled, freaking out and most importantly, I was a proud mama....... and then I got the news that I would be on for 5 min at 4:00 am {East coast}......ouch. Who would be watching???? Well surprise surprise - crafters were watching and we sold out! Steve and I, are so grateful....It has been hard to invent a brand new product, navigate corporate America and keep your chin up at the same time.
When I walked out the HSN door the P.A. who assists with the mics and earbuds says to me "hey kid, you did good - call your rep tomorrow. I think you will be happy" I almost started to cry. I couldn't believe my ears.
I raced back to my hotel, turned on my laptop, navigated to my page at HSN and there it was in red. SOLD OUT. Take that XYZ retailers who told me crafters don't use hot glue.
My next stop with HSN and Hot Glue Gun Helpers would be a return trip that was crushed before it got off the ground. You can read the nightmare story here. In the end it was a blessing in disguise as our next presenting day had better time slots and I got to see some crafty friends.
The halls of HSN on 24 craft days are sprinkled with designers and industry veterans. We all support each other, check out the new products and share lots of giggles. Kind of like a quick summer camp that involves make-up and demos.
Soar art made with Hot Glue and Hot Glue Gun Helpers.
The demos are pretty easy since you only get a few moments to explain your product. It is the displays that take awhile to create. For the Hot Glue Gun Helpers, I made all the displays back home in Los Angeles and packed them in a suitcase for the trip. For my displays, I like to show lots of different ways you can use hot glue and Hot Glue Gun Helpers.
Love this scrapbook!
This frame was so much fun to make.
This was the demo card. I'll be doing a step by step soon.
Of course I love making wreaths with hot glue.
The day begins in the middle of the night with me rolling my hair in my hotel. Most folks don't travel to HSN with rollers in their hair....but I have no shame and a whole lotta hair. I just like to give the make-up folks a head start.
Next is table set up...here are Carol and Gena working behind the scenes to breakdown a previous product. We are constantly opening boxes, setting up tables and then tearing them down again.
About 1.5 hours before you go live you get into make-up....hopefully with a cup of coffee in your hand. Next stop is getting a microphone and an ear bud. If you look close we all have ear buds where producers are talking in our ears the whole time.....that gets old. LOL.
Ready to go live.....just waiting in the wings!
Whew....it is an adrenaline pumping fast few minutes.
Generally it is over before you even knew it began.
And here it was again.....the sweetest words an inventor has ever seen......SOLD OUT. Thanks so much to everyone who called in, log on or just said good thoughts for us. It has been such a journey and we could not have made it this far without the support of Plaid and all of you. I got the good news last week that we will be back in March and they doubled their order......no pressure.
I am so excited to announce that Hot Glue Gun Helpers are returning to Home Shopping Network. You may remember the whole crushed boxes mess from last month. Ya -that stunk. But now we are back in business and ready to go!
If you follow me on facebook or twitter you may have seen the many stomping-foot/sad-face posts about the "crushed boxes nightmare" from yesterday. The teeter-totter roller-coaster of selling at Home Shopping Networks is always an adventure, amazingly fun, exhausting and never the same set of circumstances twice.
Basically.....the product boxes for Hot Glue Gun Helpers were damaged in shipping and we didn't have enough time to get them switched before going live at HSN so the shows had to get pushed till September. Thankfully, it was only the boxes and the product was perfectly fine.....oh and thankfully I found out at 12:45am before taking my 4:00am car to the airport! Ouch - that would have been salt on a wound.
I worked my tail off getting ready to go out of town and then found myself without a trip, tried from not sleeping and hungry. So hubby and I played hookie. We went to Home Goods to look at sheets and I wound up getting some awesome vintage-style Halloween blocks. (I'm going to be tricking them out...I'll blog it) Then we popped over to Frida at The Americana and had lunch with my mom-in-law and then we lazied about the afternoon.
