Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale 2010

December was a busy month! I've been meaning to post about the Super Colossal Holiday Sale for almost a month. Here we go... finally!

Saturday, December 11th and Sunday, December 12th were 2 amazing days. One event that has made Portland so welcoming for me has been Crafty Wonderland. I am so humbled that there are people out there that get down with their art nerdy selves; appreciators & creators alike. I would love to give a shout out to all those who attended and supported handmade.

Over 12,000 shoppers attended! The organizers said that this show was by far their biggest and best event to date. It was so nice to meet new and old faces... sale goers & vendors. There was so much handmade awesomeness that I wanted to marvel over, but I had to man my booth. Ha!

A few snaps of my booth...

Greeting cards, Mini vintage Scrabble rings, button rings, bingo rings, compass rings, and vintage Portland map rings in a vintage fisherman's tackle box

Suitcase filled with Herb Series prints & framings • Vintage Oregon map marble magnets on edge

A handful of my favorite vendors handmade awesomeness...

View more snaps on my Flickr.

I really can't wait for next year's Holiday sale!

Holiday craft show season is here

Here are a some snaps from the Lewis Elementary Holiday Bazaar that was on Saturday!

:: My booth ::

I displayed a vintage suitcase holding framings of Herb Series & Standard Movement Series drawings...

I decided to go simple this time around with the table display...

:: art prints, button rings, and more ::

My most recent vintage store purchase, a fisherman's tackle box...

Bingo chips, buttons, cabochons, and Scrabble rings...

Quiet the Humming Robots earrings on faux mossy rocks...

:: lunch time ::

Lewis Elementary's PTA made awesome soup! I couldn't resist...

Many thanks to the friendly parents and teachers who made a great event. I enjoyed meeting you! I'll be back next year! Better yet, I'll be signing up for the Lewis' Garden Fair in April. I had so much fun doing last year's. I think it's awesome that an elementary school has a garden program! For more info on Lewis Garden Program, go here.

Also, thanks to all artists participating in this sale who gave a portion of the their proceeds to Lewis Elementary School.

Lastly, thanks to those who attended and supported local & handmade!

da Vinci Arts Fair 2009

is today and tomorrow!

Info:

da Vinci Arts Fair 2009 Saturday, December 5th 10am - 6pm & Sunday, December 6th 10am - 4pm Free Admission! 2508 NE Everett, Portland, OR More info here.

If you can't make it, but you are interested in purchasing an item... Visit my Etsy shop here.

Photos of my booth that I took this morning... (Click on photos to see more details on my wares.)

Last Thursday on Alberta

When my husband & I visited Portland for the first time, we checked out all of it's awesome neighborhoods, including Alberta. I fell in love with it's telephone poles covered in show posters, it's street art, and it's quaint art store Collage.

A street art find on my first visit to Portland, back in Fall of 2007.

A few months after moving here we learned about and checked out Alberta's monthly event, Last Thursday. It was so awesome to see such a lively event for blocks and blocks. Food, unique art, live & obscure music are definite staples of the experience.

My wish to participate and sell my handmade goods and art is going to be a reality! I will be joining 2 other artisans, Little Bear and Camp Smartypants this Thursday evening (which happens to be tomorrow). So if you are in the area, definitely stop by and make an appearance. I love meeting fresh faces. Also, if you have a minute do check out Little Bear and Camp Smartypants' Etsy shops.