Showing posts with label craft show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft show. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Crafty Wonderland!

On Saturday, I met up with the lovely Rachele of The Nearsighted Owl. She’s just as wonderful in real life as she is on the internet! It was the first time I’ve met one of my blogger friends in real life, and it was really fun! We walked around admiring all the lovely handmade goods. There’s always so much to look at/touch/taste at craft fairs like Crafty Wonderland!
 
We were even lucky enough to get the goodie bags given to the first 200 people in the door. Rachele was #199 and I was #200! Super lucky!
 
Here’s some of the awesomeness I ended up bringing home with me!IMG_5280cute & cheap jewelry supplies
IMG_5291brooches from oh my deer! and a pink/purple glitter-covered deer!? yes!
IMG_5288glitter space invaders! This was at one of the kids’ booths. I think her little shop was called “Sparkle Universe”. She had me at sparkle.
IMG_5299fun cards. Dinosaurs getting drunk on the moon=so up my alley. 
”Left coast is the best coast”. word.IMG_5298Prints from The Tin Gypsy Project. She creates amazing photographs using cameras/processes from the 19th century.
IMG_5297Ryan Berkley Prints. I seriously wish I had a collection of everything he’s ever done. IMG_5295
Swag from my goodie bag!

Sadly, I didn’t take many pictures at the actual craft fair. Rachele took some pretty fantastic ones though! Go check ‘em out!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Crafty Wonderland!


On Saturday, I went down to Crafty Wonderland at the convention center. Crafty Wonderland is an awesome shop in downtown Portland that features handmade goods and crafts from local artists. Every year, in both May and December, they put on a free, all-ages craft show. It’s always so amazing and inspiring to see all the beautiful, unique art and crafts being made right here in Oregon. Most of the vendors there have etsy shops, too! Here’s some of the awesomeness I purchased on Saturday:
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Berkley Illustration makes some amazing portraits of animals in various outfits. I’m in love with this adorable train conductor rat.
  Berkley Illustration Etsy Shop
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Awesome goodies from Oh My Deer! One of my favorite vendors for sure. She has adorable jewelry, plushes, and such at excellent prices!
Oh My Deer Etsy Shop
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Cute party-birds from Magpie Ethel. She makes amazing trinkets and ornaments which perfectly combine color and kitsch. She had these birds in every color ever, each with a unique party-hat. I wish I could have bought all of them!
 Magpie Ethel Etsy Shop
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Love these postcards from Unusual Cards. They have lots of cards and prints collaged from vintage illustrations. I love all the sci-fi and dinosaur ones!
Unusual Cards Etsy Shop
I’m so glad I got to spend some time at Crafty Wonderland, I’m already looking forward to the May craft show!