3 days, 14 hours, & 48 minutes until the CRAFTY WONDERLAND SUPER COLOSSAL HOLIDAY SALE! I'll be selling these dreamy post earrings for $16 each or 2 for $25. The perfect sparkly stocking stuffer!
RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/407651826091960/
Amazing
Yes, amazing. That's what my weekend was. Thanks to all of you that support my passion for handmade. Portland you are awesome!
Thankful
Check off dangles
I can check dangle earrings off my TO-DO list for Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Holiday Sale on Dec 14th & 15th!
WOOO-HOOO!!!
A Tea Leaf got accepted into the Crafty Wonderland Holiday Sale on Dec. 14th & 15th!!! It will be at the Oregon Convention Center here in Portland, Oregon.
More Hook Earrings
I made more hook earrings with large vintage glass & resin cabochons! They will be available for purchase at the Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring Sale which will be at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland Oregon this Saturday!
New Dangle Earrings
I added a patina finish to the brass charms and adhered vintage cabochons. A limited quantity will be available for purchase at CraftyWonderland Spring Sale next Saturday! Weee!
Hook Earrings
New hook earrings with large vintage glass cabochons! I'll be selling them at the Crafty Wonderland Spring Sale next Sat, 11th!
Hoop earrings
New button sparrow hoop earrings! They will be for sale at the Crafty Wonderland Spring Sale on Sat, May 11th at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon!
Mark your calendars
I along with 200+ artists will be participating in this years Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring Sale at the Oregon Convention Center! It is Saturday, May 12th which is the day before Mother's Day! What a perfect day excursion for you & your mom. Or maybe this would be a great opportunity to pick out something special for her. Especially something that is unique & handmade. :)
(Click on the map to be redirected to the vendor list.)
This time around I will be booth #91, right dab center of the map! Feel free to stop by my booth & say hello! I will be selling mini sphere terrariums, greeting cards, art prints, jewelry, and garland. I've been working hard in the studio making some new items too! Weee!
You don't want to miss this fun event!
Follow-up: ’11 Super Colossal Spring Sale
This year's Crafty Wonderland Spring Sale was awesome!No surprise. When has it not been awesome?!
This is the second year that the Spring Sale has been held at the Oregon Convention Center. This year it was also just for one day only.
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Rad goodie bags were given to the first 200 shoppers in line.
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There were book signings of some crafty talented authors, Cathy Callahan, Heidi Kenney, and Susan Beal.
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There were free craft workshops for visitors, like glittered bird pins. Put a bird on it, FTW :)
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Some snaps of my booth!
A new Crafty Wonderland mascot has been released! It was created by the witty, Ryan Berkley.
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I treated myself and purchased my very own 'Dolls for Friends'! I've been wanting one for a very long time now. My cat looks thrilled.
Thanks to all that help make this one of Portland's best craft events!
I can't wait for the next Crafty Wonderland, December 10th and 11th. Mark your calendars!
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!
Crafty Wonderland Pop-Up Shop
Multnomah County Central Library & Finnegan's Toys has a new neighbor for November & December. The City of Portland has asked Crafty Wonderland to participate in their Pop-Up Shop program. Basically they fill vacant storefronts downtown with local talent over the Holidays. The Crafty Wonderland ladies have exclusively hand-selected 80-some awesome crafters & artists to sell their hip handmade work at their storefront in downtown Portland. They call it a "pop-up shop" because it is only open temporarily, from November 9th through December 30th. I was pretty stoked to be asked to sell my artwork and jewelry there, along with all the other local talented artists & crafters.
The shop is located at 802 SW 10th Avenue in downtown Portland. It's on the corner of SW Yamhill & 10th.
There's a SmartPark parking garage right across the street. Oh so very convenient. There is also parking available at metered street spots. The shop is open from 10:00am – 7:00pm, Monday through Saturday and 12:00pm – 6:00pm on Sundays. There are going to be some fun special events at the shop. For example, wacky holiday photo booth on December 4th, which is this coming Saturday. For more information about events, visit www.craftywonderland.com/pop-up-shop.
I took lots of snaps of the shop and have posted some below. If you would like to see more of them, hop on over to my Flickr here.
Give the gift of handmade this year. Instead of giving your dad a clichéd sweater, give him some something creative and unique!
Support a local artist. Viva handmade!
Show of Awesome, this Saturday!
Here comes... SHOW OF AWESOME!!!
It is this Saturday, the 19th from 10am to 3pm. And like old times it will be at the Doug Fir Lounge.
Come shop and meet crafty superstars from across the country selling handmade goodness! - Featuring 40 local and national vendors and a few authors too! - Free DIY project at the Make Something Awesome Area. - All ages and free admission.
See the vendor list here: http://www.hellocraft.com/summit/the-show-of-awesome/
Come buy gifts, or maybe a little something for yourself!
This event is happening in conjunction with the Summit of Awesome and is sponsored by Crafty Wonderland, DIY Lounge and Hello Craft.
I do hope you'll come!
She's crafty!
This last weekend was incredible. I'll cherish it in my heart always, as mushy as that sounds. I want to send out a huge thanks to Cathy and Torie for organizing such an awesome show! And lest we not forget... to you all that came out and supported it! Crafty Wonderland is definitely a staple in making Portland what it is. I'm so thankful to be able to experience it. So much creative talent at the event. It was so cool to see the faces behind shops that I have favorited on Etsy. I wish I had a chance to go around and meet more of you!
I took many photos of the weekend. You can check them all out on my Flickr. I posted a few below too.
Thanks to my friend Heidi for capturing this shot! www.heidihoffmanphotography.com
Make Something Awesome Area organized by Hello Craft
People a shoppin'. I got to sneak out of my booth when it was quiet for a moment to snap a photo.
First day at Crafty Wonderland
I had a ball today meeting new friends and visiting with old friends. Looking forward to the 2nd day!
My booth...
Tomorrow is the big day.
Starting at 11:00am Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring Sale will open it's doors. You don't know how uber UBER excited I am. It's ridiculous.
Here's a sneak peek of some handmade magnets that I will be selling...
Underneath the glass you can see vintage maps of Portland, Astoria, Corvallis, Tillamook, and more! If you look closer you will see that I drew tiny leaves around the outer edge.
Hope to see ya there!
PS: Yoshimi was being really goofy. She discovered a twisty tie and was playing with nonstop.
Sunny & Swell
What a BEAU-TI-FUL morning we have here in Stumptown. I enjoyed the sunshine on my way over to Crema. I thought I would share some of the rays that are shining in the office.
I signed up for a DailyBooth account the other day. Do feel free to add me as a friend on there. In the past I've been kinda hesitant to sign-up but after moseying around a lil' bit and viewing other users silly faces I was persuaded. DailyBooth is basically like a visual journal. It's a place where you can upload and share portraits of yourself on a daily basis. Pretty fun concept, eh??
The last three days I have been blaring (at least twice a day) the new She And Him album, 'Volume Two'. My husband would say he can vouch for this. He doesn't have the nerdy obsession for Zooey as I do. And hey that's okay. The album is not released yet– won't be until March 23rd. Thanks to NPR's website you can stream it! Take a gander here.
Wait, wait! Don't leave yet. I know, you're about to think... tl, dr. BUT I have some very thrilling news.
I was accepted into Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Spring Show! It will be at the Oregon Convention Center on May 1st and 2nd. Be sure to mark your Google Calendar, iCal, Moleskine, etc. It's going to be glorious... 200 vendors with their handmade goodness. Keep posted on Crafty Wonderland's site.
Last but not least... I have drawn a new kitchen herb. May I present Nutmeg.
Nutmeg print :: 8” x 10” :: View in Etsy Shop
"Nutmeg is usually associated with sweet, spicy dishes — pies, puddings, custards, cookies and spice cakes. It combines well with many cheeses, and is included in soufflés and cheese sauces. In soups it works with tomatoes, split pea, chicken or black beans. It complements egg dishes and vegetables like cabbage, spinach, broccoli, beans, onions, and eggplant."
I found a photo of the actual fruit. I'm amazed of the dried "lacy" reddish covering of the seed... I see a resemblance to human capillaries.
It's a new year... Let's get excited & make things.
Poster created by Matt Jones of London.
Yes, that's right. 2010. Let's make things. Let's do things.
In fact, my '10 resolution is related to this inspiring poster. As I sit here sipping my chai latte, I'm getting excited for a brand new year. I want to share my art with the Portland community, be it in a coffee shop, a boutique, or a gallery. I have decided on another way that I will be giving back to Portland as well. For the year 2010 I will be donating 5% of my Etsy sales to the Portland Rescue Mission. Almost everyday I see homelessness around Portland. I really want to help give hope to those men, women, and children.
Year two in Portland has been life changing. I met lots of peachy creatives, either crafty, design, or technical. I submerged myself into the Portland creative community. With these new friends of mine, we planned a few graphic design meet-ups. We did happy hours. We had crafting afternoons & evenings. We went to coffee shops and doodled in our sketchbooks. We geeked out over art supplies at art stores. We also did street fairs. We did craft shows. I did my very first Crafty Wonderland craft show... and a second one, the very last monthly Crafty Wonderland in November. And even the monstrous Crafty Wonderland Colossal Holiday Sale. 2009 was the year I started this blog, February 14th. In 2009 I also started making necklaces, earrings, Herb drawings, and lest we not forget the monthly documentary video shorts.
I hope everyone has found the Holiday Season enchanting. I hope you were able to create memorable moments with close friends and family even if you were snowed in and unable to be with them in person. I am personally thankful for Skype & webcams. I do hope this blog post finds you well.
I will leave you with this mosaic. The first mosaic I have ever made. It's filled with photos from 2009 of the things that inspired me.
Passing along some 2009 inspiration bliss, enjoy!
Click on mosaic to view more details.