tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54927105730944949602009-11-08T14:06:49.855-08:00Bossa Nova Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673456928252365638noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492710573094494960.post-58960008618875293422009-04-02T13:25:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:55:14.892-07:00

Portland is buzzing with crafty events this weekend! Not only is it Crafty Wonderland's third birthday celebration but it is the NW premiere of Faythe Levine's indie craft documentary, Handmade Nation! Details below...I still find it hard to believe that it has been three years since Torie and I launched our monthly craft extravaganza, Crafty Wonderland. It's been quite a ride! Come by and

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For the past few years I have participated in a fantastic fundraising event called The Chair Affair. It benefits The Community Warehouse which is an organization here in Portland that collects donated household goods then distributes them to families in need. Over 80 local artists take old chairs and turn them into works of art which are later auctioned off to the highest bidder. The event raises

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The last few weeks have been a bit crazy at my house. Shortly after arriving home from the art show I wrote about in my previous post, I became so ill that I ended up in the emergency room and then in the hospital Intensive Care Unit. Turns out I had Pneumococcal Pneumonia - a serious illness that usually attacks older people, very young people or people with an already weakended system from

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I am honored to be taking part in a group show of the Junktown Allstars at the Lunar Boy Gallery in Astoria this month. Junktown is a collective of artists who use recycled/reclaimed materials in their work. They are all amazingly talented artists and real nice folks so I was pretty excited when they asked me to join them.The show at Lunar Boy will feature 10 artists (including myself) all

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After the holiday craziness and a much needed break from all things crafty, I am finally back in the swing of things and juggling several fabulous things that you need to know about...BUCKMAN ART SHOW + SELL While my son is no longer a student at Buckman, it remains the coolest elementary school in Portland! They provide an arts focused education for students in grades K thru 5 along with

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You may have noticed that I haven't been the best about updating this little blog lately. Well, there is a very good reason for that and actually, it's coming up this weekend!Torie and I have been feverishly working on this event since early Summer and it's finally upon us!The Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale!Sunday, December 14th, 2008from 11am - 7pmat The Oregon Convention

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Wow! I've been meaning to blog about this for a while and then suddenly here I am in LA getting ready to sell at Felt Club TOMORROW!If you live anywhere near Los Angeles you better get your butt down to this event! Crafty Gal Extraordinaire, Jenny Ryan, pulls out all the stops and has put together and event that will blow you away. Where do I start...she has pulled together a group of 150 killer

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I'm looking forward to being a part of a discussion group at Portland's Museum of Contemporary Craft tomorrow. The Kaffeeklatsch will be a casual round table discussion of the DIY movement in Portland that will include myself, fellow PDX Super Crafty member Susan Beal, Diane Gilleland of DIY Alert and Justin Hocking of the IPRC. Here's what the museum has to say about the event:From craft fairs,

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I'm feverishly working on the final preparations for my annual Day of the Dead art show at Alma Chocolate. I am using tin and found objects to create brightly colored shrines to Virgins and Wrestlers and more. Here is a sneak peek at one of the larger pieces...you'll have to come to the show to see the rest! (or check out my Flickr page after the show)The opening is this Thursday, October 30th

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Thanks to the wonders of free wi-fi, I am sitting here in my booth at Bazaar Bizarre - Maker Faire in Austin, Texas! While I'm sure there are loads of amazing things happening here, I really only know what is happening in my immediate vicinity...a giant robot that periodically bursts into song and dance to Rick Astley (sp?) singing his 80's hit "Never Gonna Give You Up"...and a dog named Guapo

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This past Spring I wasn't so busy with stuff and decided it was time for a major craft room overhaul. We're talking moving large pieces of furniture, pulling everything out of drawers, getting rid of stuff and completely reorganizing. I actually got down to the bottom layer - any of you who are junk collectors like me know that is a big deal! My basic overhaul usually only skims the first few

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As you may have guessed from the previous post, I am super busy with out of town craft fairs, my own craft fair organizing and all my usual life/family stuff - which is why I've been so severely neglecting this little blog. I started wondering why the heck I had even started a blog... am I crazy...I don't have time for blogging!Well, I actually did remember why I had started my blog. I felt like

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I just finalized my fall craft fair lineup and boy is it insane! I'm probably out of my mind but it's the time of year to sell like crazy so I'm going for it. I'm excited to be participating in some of my usual favorites (Felt Club, Urban Craft Uprising + Crafty Wonderland) plus a few fairs that I will be at for the first time (Crafty Bastards, Maker Faire - Austin + BazBiz San Francisco).Here's

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This little blog has suffered a bit while I enjoyed what was left of Summer vacation. It was a strange and wonderful last week of summer culminating with my son heading off to his first day of middle school. How am I suddenly old enough to have a middle-schooler!? Seems like not that long ago I was bringing him to his first day of pre-school. I think I was more nervous than he was as I dropped

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Announcing the 2008 Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale!Featuring art and handmade goods from over 125 amazing vendors!! Sunday, December 14th, 2008 from 11am-7pm at The Oregon Convention Center – Exhibit Hall E 777 NE MLK Jr. BlvdPortland, OR 97232Torie and I are super excited to announce the details of our 2008 Crafty Wonderland Holiday Sale! Last year's event at

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I know it's still Summertime (hot as hell in Portland, in fact!) but Fall is just around the corner and along with the usual Fall traditions comes my annual Mexican Sugar Skull making class at DIY Lounge. I just love Mexican folk art and Day of the Dead traditions and look forward to teaching this class each year (this will be my third). Something super amazing and cool that is new to the class

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It's that time of the month again!CRAFTY WONDERLAND!Portland's Monthly Art + Craft ExtravaganzaSunday, August 10th11am - 4pmat Doug Fir Lounge830 E. Burnside in Portlandinfo. and a full vendor list at www.craftywonderland.comI'll be there with my usual assortment of skirts, sweaters and cut tin wall pieces. I'm cleaning house and marking down some skirts and sweaters to make room for the new ones

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I was excited to create a piece that will be included in "Face Melting Double Attack" - a group show at Manette Gallery in NW Portland. All the juicy details are included in the above flyer. Check out the first Thursday opening reception this week. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend but hope some of you will be there to represent.Here is a sneak preview of the hand embroidered piece I

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Check out this very cool event this Sunday!What: Letterpress Yard SaleWhere: Liberty Hall, 311 N IvyWhen: Sunday, August 3, 11 am - 4 pmDetail: A one-day sale with over a dozen letterpress printers andprintshops selling original prints, letterpress equipment, and oddsand ends. Plus Demos!Here are all the juicy details straight from Carye of Red Bat Press who will be there selling off some of her

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OK, so I was going to write a post about how I went to the Washington County Fair and saw really hysterical things like...a prize winning guinea pig...and a 4-H exhibit of fruit and veggie sculpture...and this bunny that had a crazy hair-do.It was all really funny and silly and made me laugh quite a bit.And then today I found THIS!Holy Crap! It is a website consisting entirely of crafts you can

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I just updated my Etsy shop (finally!?!) - here is a sneak peek!Brown + Pink I-Heart-Scissors SkirtCute Vintage Green Sewing-Machine-Love Cardigan SweaterMagenta Cotton Blend I-Heart-Scissors A-Line Skirt w/ PocketsGreen Love-Your-Scissors Cardigan SweaterMore coming soon! Plus my new vintage craft supply Etsy shop is in the works and should be launching in the next week!

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Today I took a trip out to Cracked Pots at McMenamin's Edgefield in Troutdale, OR (just outside Portland). I had been hearing about this show for years and was excited to finally make it out there. Plus, I had a few friends selling there so it was a chance to see new work by some of my favorite artists.It's going on for one more day so head on out there if you feel inspired.Cracked PotsWednesday,

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OK, so I normally would never post a photo of myself in such a compromising position for all the world to see...but I'm trying to spread the gospel of frequent dental visits and maybe also find a little redemption.My story starts when we lost our dental insurance and stopped going for regular cleanings. Flash forward three years (that's now) when one of my fillings falls out. I go to the dentist

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This past weekend was one of my favorite events of the year - The Antique + Collectibles Show at the Expo Center here in Portland. Palmer Wirfs holds three shows a year in Portland (March, July + October) and the July show is said to be the largest antique and collectible show in the country with a total of 1800 booths inside and out. What I love about the Summer show is the outdoor section of

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:(sad bumper cars):Today I mourn the loss of my ability to enjoy amusement rides. Not sure if it's hormones or old age, but over the last few years I have been experiencing more and more nausea when I go on amusement rides. Yes that's right...I feel like I'm going to puke. I was crazy for any ride that came my way for most of my life, but now...not so much. For a while it was only on spinning

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