Press: JuBella Interview

Check out the interview I did with Ju Bella!

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It is a sad day in the craft world........

75% all items at lazar studioWERX

My Mom sent me this email and I thought I would pass it along to all of you.

From:
Christina Lazar-Schuler
Lazar StudioWERX

After a year of ups and downs with both personal, medical and financial issues, I have come to the difficult decision of closing our virtual doors - for good.

It is with heavy heart that I make this announcement, but it is one that at this point in my life, I have to make.

For many years I have worked too hard, too long and have ignored that which is most important to me, my friends and family. So... at a time of annual renewal, a time of change and growth, I am bidding farewell to my business and welcoming back my sanity, my personal life and my health.

Starting today, all Lazar StudioWERX rubberstamps and paperWERX products are all selling at 75% off the listed retail price in our online store. Warehouse lots of paperWERX paper will be listed after a final inventory evaluation and bulk lots of paper in packages of 25 will be available early next week.

Claudine Hellmuth's Poppet stamps and papers will no longer be sold through our site and will be available through Claudine Hellmuth exclusively. An update on the transition between Claudine and our site will be issued in the coming week and Claudine will announce availability of the remaining inventory soon.

I have appreciated your support throughout the years and deeply appreciate that you have stood by our little company all these years. I am sad to see this chapter of my life close, but I am greatly looking forward to a chance at a new and exciting future.

Thank you.
Christina Lazar-Schuler
Lazar StudioWERX

Joinn Us For The Tree Lighting!

Come one, come all.... to the Atwater Village Tree Lighting! Steve will be plugging in the lights and my sister and I...will be Santa's Elves - that is, if we ever finish our costumes! The night will prove to be hometown style fun in the heart of Los Angeles and might feature a surprise guest or two! Bring the kids, bring yourself and bring a little holiday cheer to Atwater, CA!

Dec. 4th, 2008
6:30 pm

Wells Fargo Bank parking lot
3250 Glendale Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90039

The 80-year old California Redwood that graces Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village will again be illuminated for the Holiday Season on December 4th!

A 55-minute program will mark the Holiday Festival complete with the arrival of Santa Claus to mark the lighting of the tree.

Local Glendale Businesses will be open late for your Holiday Shopping enjoyment!

Come celebrate the season in the Vibrant Village of Atwater Village!

sponsored by:
The Atwater Village neighborhood Council is co-representing the event, and Wells Fargo and State Farm Insurance Atwater Village are official sponsors.

Other sponsors include: The Griffin, Black Eyed Peas / Peapod, dtox day spa, Maid in the USA, tylerspencer design studio, 55 Degree Wine, Atwater Grill, Baracoa Cuban Cafe, Best Buy, Bikram Yoga, Bill's Liquor, Black Maria Gallery, Canale, Christ's Church, Crispy Crust Pizza, Future Development, Grain, Heartbeat House, Importante, Jeromy Robert Photography, Kaldi Coffee and Tea, Luis Lopez Automotive, Mila Children's Boutique, Mortarless Building Supply, Movements, Pampered Birds, Pilates Metro, Pot-ted, Violet Willow, Woof Dog Boutique.

for more information, please visit:
www.atwaterchamber.org

Where Women Create

The premiere issue of Where Women Create is on the news stands now! The magazine is loaded with creative spaces, organizing ideas and inspiring pictures. I was thrilled to be in the first issue along with Karey Bresenhan, Mary Jane Butters, Jenny Doh, Shelli Gardner and Jen O'Connor. Here is a peek into my space.....

Magical Halloween and Holiday Parties!

www.lincolnworld.com


My hubby and I, had the pleasure of seeing Lincoln Kamm, perform at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. You might remember this blog post about it. We had such an amazing time - my head is still wondering how Lincoln did what he did! Well it turns out Mr. Sacha Baron Cohen thinks so too! He said that Lincoln is the best mentalist in the states and I agree!

Well a few nights ago, I was chatting with him and he mentioned that he did holiday and corporate events! I was thinking how cool it would be to have a magician at a private party and it turns out it is more affordable than one might think. Imagine all your guests "oohing and awing" at your next party!

To find "good" magicians in you area ask for references at a local magic shop or google it! To book Lincoln for a party in Souther California you can email him at lincoln(at)lincolnworld(dot)com. (he also travels to parties and corporate events)


Oh and by the way...Lincoln is pretty creative! Check out his felted critters from the fabulous show Yo Gabba Gabba.

Sweet P on Top Design Tonight

Tune in for Top Design tonight! My pal Sweet P (from Project Runway) will be working with designers. I'll be watching!!!

CHA - More Crafty Friends

We met tons of new crafty friends at CHA and saw lots of old friends that we did not get pics with - Here is a list of some cool peeps we met & saw.

I'll update the list as I discover more cards in my purse....

The entire team at Plaid crafts!
The cool crafters at the airport - y'all know who you are!
Kathy aka Crafty Chica
Armondo & Erika Barry they make my favorite pendant trays
Sarah Moore of CraftCritique.com
Jenna Franklin of Scrapbook News & Review
Mark Montano the author of The Big Ass Book of Crafts
Jennifer Gibson of The Scrapbook Cottage
Multi Media Artist Morgan Elser
Larry Woodward or ETI (resin)
Freelance Designer Niki Meiners

Plus a million other fabulously talented crafters and artists.

CHA - Crafty Friends & Family

Steve's mom Kathy stopped by for a visit.

All Smiles :)

We met up with the super fun Norma Rapko Vargas.

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After a full day of glitter & glue some of us crafty girls got together for a little happy hour and fun.

Jewelry Designer Candie Cooper & Leah Kramer from Craftster

Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club and
the fabby Margot Potter with her hubby

Collage Artist Traci Bautista and Hope Perkins of Hot Pink Pistol

Craft.Rock.Listen! Podcast

Check it out y'all! Vickie Howell and I sat down for a chat about the every changing fate of CRAFTS on TV and the new media that is just around the corner. Our chat kicks off her new season of Craft.Rock.Listen you can get all the scoop here. The episode is sponsored by one of my favorites....Craft magazine.

Stay Tuned for the scheduled air date!

Craft Rock Love Podcast

Have you ever wanted to know about crafty television and where it is headed? Have you ever thought of making your own tv show? Are you thinking about broadcasting yourself? Then CRL on May 15th will be the show for you! Today Vickie Howell and I are sitting down for a chat (taping) about the ever changing face of "crafts" on TV and beyond for Vickie's podcast - Rock Craft Love. This will go live on May 15th and you can get all the scoop here! You can down load it at itunes.

Throughout the CRL season, Vickie will also feature Lauren Bacon & Emira Mears, Jenny Hart, China Forbes, Elizabeth Lenhard, Matt Stinchcomb of ETSY, and the fabulous Margot Potter.

Books: Knit Aid

Check out Vickie Howell's new book Knit Aid! What a fantastic idea and the cover is so cute. I love the "pocket size" perfect for on the go - which I am most of the time.

This book would make a great gift :). It is the kind of book every knitter should have. I know it may seem early for the holidays....but, I am thinking this is a great stocking stuffer! The size and price are perfect plus, anyone who knits would enjoy this handy dandy reference.

Get crafty and celebrate Earth Day!

Get crafty and celebrate Earth Day!

On Creative Juice we strive to incorporate re-crafting and re-cycling into our projects! We have designed ideas that are earth and budget friendly, all with crafty flair and style. We even wrote a book filled with all sorts of fun projects for re-crafting.

Check out all our recycled crafts by visiting the Recycle Page on my website. We even have some fun ideas for kids!





View a trailer of the Creative Juice Re-Craft Book!
Wanna buy the book?
Barnes and Noble
Amazon
Target


For more info on Green ideas check out my friend - Victoria Everman! She has loads of eco ideas, crafts and tips for healthy living.

Magic Castle

The famous Magic Castle in Los Angeles.
(sorry no pics allowed inside)

Visit Lincoln's Myspace Page for upcoming events

We had such an amazing night at the Magic Castle thanks to my pal Lincoln. Lincoln was preforming last night and all I can say is WOW! I sill don't understand how in the world he did his magic. I swear he really is a mind reader - or mind tricker. hahaha

Magic Castle Loot!

The castle is totally meant to be explored. Each room has so much history and magic going on. One room "The Hat and the Hare" had a great magician performing coin and card tricks. The room was loaded with vintage tiny ceramic bunnies tucked away into glass cases.

The "WC Fields Bar", where we saw the amazing Lincoln, had puppet memorabilia and a mini diorama of the original design for Disney's Haunted Mansion Ride - It even had little ghosts that would swirl around when you pushed a button. I was blown away by the puppet wall - they were so cool.

The "Invisible Irma's Music Room" had a player piano and tiny glass boxes all along the wall filled with 12" tall skeletons performing mini magic tricks. My grandmother is named Irma so it was especially fun to visit this room.

In the "Close Up Gallery", Eddie and I were chosen to sit at the table and be the close up observers. We saw Patrick Heitkam perform he was stunning. Things were appearing and disappearing right before our eyes. He, like Lincoln, read my mind and made a 7 of diamonds appear on the back wall of the room. My mind is still spinning from that trick.

What a great night!

Ellen Show Airs Today!

Waiting to go in...

Kathy, Jenny, Theresa and myself battled through the wind, pollen and long lines with ice creme, laughs, crafty tales, book ideas and the glittery knots in our stomaches.

Ellen did not bring up "glitter" while we were in the audience....but I am convinced that she will bring it up in a future episode - so for now my tivo is staying set on 4:00. The episode airs today so look for us in the audience...


We did get to see the fabulous Jackie Chan! He was funny and so handsome. He was promoting a new action flick called "The Forbidden Kingdom".

We were also treated to the music of Graham Colton. You can check him out on this youtube video.



Here are a few more pics from the previous day!

KB's baby a ray of sunshine- www.kokoleo.com

Me with Cyndi - She was so fun and creative.

Glitter is Not Litter!

Set Your Tivos for the Ellen Show

The safe sparkle rally was a huge hit! Ellen's peeps even came by and filmed a bit of the glitter madness. It was fantastic and fingers crossed, tomorrow we will have much more to report!!!! - so stay tuned and set your tivos for Ellen.

Here are a few pics:

Kathy and her Sister.

Steve made a drive by GLITTER stop.

Erika from My Imaginary Boyfriend.... so cute.

Jenny Ryan - I heart her glasses.

Lincoln - I am totally hitting him up for a night at the Magic Castle

The LA Craft Mafia's Nichole Moraila

Cathy of California shows off her vintage glitter

Stephanie with her so cute sweatshirt


Kit with her glittered cheeseburger - makes me miss Wendy's

Glitter Is Not Litter

I am working on my sign for tomorrows "Safe Sparkle Rally" at The Ellen Show. With the help of Crafty Chica I have my poster slogan!!! - "Glitter Is Not Litter: so don't trash it" and now all I need is get my tush glittering. So I ventured into my craft supply room and decided to take pics of my favorite sparkly craft goodies.

In no certain order...drum roll please.....

Glitter is the spice of life.

All different brands, some collected over 20 years ago. By storing them in sifter top spice jars, I can pour or shake, blend colors when one gets low and the screw tops keep the glitter "mess free". I get the jars at cost plus world market.

My Glitter Glue Drawer

So safe that it is non-toxic & kid friendly! This stuff works great on felt and you can usually scoop up bottles of great colors on sale during holidays at Mikes or Jos.

My Newest Obsession!

Glitter Mod Podge from Plaid is amazing. I have mixed just about everything with Mod Podge over the years: glitter, paints, shimmer powder, etc. and I had pretty good success - or so i thought, until I tried this new product (will be available in Gold and Silver). The glitter is so fine, super sparkly and blended so well that with each brush stroke you get loads of glitter goodness.

Punk Rock Hanger with Glitter Mod Podge

visit this link for the instructions

Shimmer Pigment Powders
(I never claimed them to be mess free)

I just adore the colors and soft subtle shimmer that you get from powders.
These are all Luminarte.

Rhinestone-a-Rama
Oh how I love the sparkle of a good rhinestone!