A Tea Leaf Blog
There is still a wee little time for ordering Christmas presents in my Etsy shop if you're in the United States! Most orders go out the next day.
All other new orders from now through Christmas will be shipped via USPS Priority which usually takes 2-3 days to arrive (in the US only). Happy gift shoppin'!
Today is my 30th birthday and as a special treat to my fans I'm offering free shipping to orders over $30! Just head on over to my Etsy Shop & add coupon code 30BDAYTREAT.
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!
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!
Happy Monday to you all!
I want to thank you all that came out to the Lewis Elementary Garden Fair on Saturday to support the school's garden educational program!
For those who couldn't attend I thought I would share some video & photos with you.
I loved the music program performed by Lewis students...
Alea's groovy Garden Fair ensemble
Tea & cupcake, bake sale goodness
My booth...
More photos from the event here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/lewiselementary/sets/72157626560423180/
Goodies that I got to take home!
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!
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!
