C&T Publishing is a group of quilters and crafters dedicated to publishing products tailored to our audience. This blog is where we break away from book schedules and marketing campaigns to focus on what drives us to be creative and how this creativity manifests itself in our every day lives.
The ATC Wall
I feel lucky and blessed to work in a place where I’m so inspired by all the talent and creativity around me. It helps to sit next to the amazingly artistic marketing manager Lisa Fulmer Bruce. She’s been collecting Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) for the past few months and posts them on the wall outside her workspace.
Lisa swaps these little works of art with artists from around the world. Some of the one’s that I’ve found most inspiring have themes like (Continue Reading...)
Inspiring Paula Nadelstern Museum Exhibit in NY City
I’m just back from an amazing trip to New York where I had the opportunity to attend the opening of Paula Nadelstern’s Kaleidoscope Quilt Exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum.
Weekly Giveaway: Ready-to-Go!® Blank Canvas Book
I’m happy to say that our new Ready-to-Go!® Blank Canvas Books are getting a lot of buzz. On this week’s episode of Fiskars TV, Fiskateer Cheryl Waters is doing a fun little project featuring a canvas book she’s called “Birds of a Feather.” Check it out here (then click on “This Week’s Episode – Birds of a Feather”). While you watch the video you can download the Instruction Sheet, which includes additional photos of the process.
The way she uses spray (Continue Reading...)
Lutradur? What’s Lutradur?
Lutradur. Is it fabric? Is it paper? Actually, it’s neither. Some call it the, “magic in the middle.” I call it AMAZING! Lesley Riley’s recent book, Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur, includes two sample sheets of this amazing mixed media product and, for me, it was love at first touch. I could fold it, I could burn it but I couldn’t tear it. How odd. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever created with and I couldn’t wait to get my paints (Continue Reading...)
Quilter’s Chocolates—A Sweet Little Secret You Should Know
Did you know that the maker behind our yummy Quilter’s Chocolates is actually Ghirardelli? Yes, it’s true. The famous chocolatier right from our own Bay Area backyard is the secret behind all the flavor in each little tin.
To sweeten things further, I just read in a recent issue of Something Extra, my local Raley’s grocery store magazine, that Ghirardelli is a manufacturer with high integrity. To quote Alyssa Lulie, the magazine’s Managing Editor,
Ghirardelli is highly involved in (Continue Reading...)
“Then there was the time…”—A Misadventure in Product Development
Every once in a while, I find myself in a conversation that starts with, “Then there was the time…”. I actually hate these types of discussions because it usually means revealing an error or misfortune in the pursuit of something otherwise destined to be fabulous.
So is the case of our recent Quilter’s Chocolate product developed here at C&T. This was an idea offered by non-other than our very own Payroll Manager, Steve Berryman, and what (Continue Reading...)
Scrap Pink and Daniela Costa
Those who know me well understand why an organization like Scrap Pink is close to my heart. When one of our very talented design team members, Daniela Costa, approached me about partnering with her at a Scrap Pink event in our area, I was pretty excited to do something to help support this cause. For those of you not familiar, Scrap Pink is a way for scrapbookers to raise money for breast cancer research.
I’m proud to say that (Continue Reading...)
