The 2nd “Creative Hobbies” fair opened its doors on Thursday at the Exhibition Palace in Nice. It offered visitors an amazing array of objects for all tastes. The motto was clear: Create, while having fun of course…
From September 29 to October 2 last year, one should not have missed the “Creative Hobbies” fair. Drawings, pottery, paintings, beads; so many booths available to the curious. Practical, original, educational… but creative above all. For its 2nd edition, the exhibitors really went all out. Obviously with a commercial logic since selling is also an art…
A brief tour of the booths.
The adhesive that acts as a varnish and plasticizer simultaneously. Revolutionary: 3-in-1; enough to attract crowds around the STYL’PATCH booth. On any surface, any material, any type of paper, create your own decor using patchwork. The technique is simple. Take an object: a chair, lampshade, pebble, frame… then arm yourself with your glossy tissue paper, sold of course at the same booth, and let fantasy and imagination take over. With your jar of glue/varnish/plasticizer, which you will apply on top and beneath the paper, you are now ready to decorate as you wish and to revamp your home… Count between 30 and 60 euros for a STYL’PATCH kit.
For art lovers, especially those fond of mosaics, the stand AFAIRESOIMEME.COM offers its latest novelties. Wood striped canvases to paint in the style of “paint by numbers” but especially the latest born: easy acrylic mosaic. Translucent, very light, and preformed, making mosaics has never been simpler. Just stick it on any surface (wood, cardboard, glass…) and create according to your desires by playing with colors and shapes. A 50-gram box costs between 6 and 9 euros depending on the models.
Children have not been forgotten: with magic fluorescent markers, invisible… but especially thanks to IDEAL BLOX, they can let their boundless imagination run wild. A creative, educational, and evolving toy as the slogan says… This Canadian construction game is both “simple and complicated,” as the booth’s manager points out to astonished mothers. Indeed, a child can endlessly create more than 5000 combinations with a box of these little diamonds. From ages 1 to 10, children can have fun creating over and over again, much to their parents’ delight. It will cost 30 euros for a box of IDEAL BLOX and, of course, for a little peace at home.
And for those who are itching to create, six workshops offer visitors the chance to create under the guidance of professionals. Learn patchwork, have fun with beads, create your own personalized lampshade… and leave with your creation. The workshops are always full, and everyone is happy.
Sebastien Spitaleri
