WRITTEN ON November 10th, 2011 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN Pacific Northwest, Portland, Shops
Talk about a crafty Wednesday! The City of Portland saw the launch of four – count ‘em – FOUR holiday handmade popup shops yesterday. On top of that, Crafty Wonderland, which graduated from ‘popup’ to ‘permanent’ celebrated it’s first birthday, too! We had time to check out two of the four, and took some pictures to share with you:
Portland Saturday Market Annex
Portland Saturday Market began in 1974, and is the largest continually running outdoor arts & craft market in the US! If you’re ever coming through Portland, be sure to check it out – it’s full of an amazing array of local handmade goods. But, you know how Winter can be in the Pacific Northwest… cold, wet, and gloomy. The Market has done a great thing by opening an indoor, semi-permanent shop just for the holidays, chock-full of jewelry, soaps, clothing, and more from local crafters (also, right across the street is one of the biggest food cart pods the city has to offer! Nom nom nom!).
(And you know I love me some robots!)
Boy’s Fort
This shop was a complete surprise to me – right across from the Portland Saturday Market Annex, I saw a pretty big hubbub going on. I walked in through the glass doors, and it was like walking in to some sort of love child between Restoration Hardware and Tom Sawyer’s Island at Disneyland! There were amazing old paintings, rustic furniture and crafts, prints from local artists, and much more. The overall feeling of the place was great, which is to be expected, since it was put together by Portland interior design firm Kenton Collective.
I definitely recommend checking these, and the OTHER popup shops (guide here) Downtown Portland has to offer! Shopping local is an awesome alternative to big box stores in the gift-giving season. Are there any awesome popup shops for the holidays in YOUR town? Let us know!
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WRITTEN ON November 14th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Cocktails, DIY Crafts, Goody Bags, Cupcakes, DJs, Indie Art & Craft…did someone say Party??? http://wp.me/PMeqj-Li (via @BazaarBizarreSF) #
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WRITTEN ON November 7th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Don't forget to Vote. Download a free Nikki McClure November "VOTE" calendar from @buyolympia!
http://bit.ly/bUwRRn (via @PrintPinball) #
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WRITTEN ON October 24th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- You know we love us some Martha AND Maker Faire! 'Martha Stewart Living' checks out the craftiness, airing Wed, Oct 20! http://bit.ly/bbG5Jq #
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WRITTEN ON October 17th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Halloween's one of our personal favorite crafty holidays… We already got all tangled up in fake cobwebs! What are YOU crafting this year?? #
- *2010 HOLIDAY HEIST* Sun, Nov 21! Keep your eyes peeled for the application on the Mafia web site! http://www.craftmafiadc.com (via @DCCraftMafia) #
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WRITTEN ON October 3rd, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Pacific Northwest crafter! Applied to the Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale yet?! You have mere days left! http://bit.ly/bBXBjY #
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WRITTEN ON July 25th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Getting settled into our new Northwest home and County Fair season is in full swing – are you vending at any this season? Let us know!! #
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WRITTEN ON July 12th, 2010 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN General
Hello everyone! As you might have noticed, the posting here has slowed to a standstill, as we here at Crafty Scout have been busy packing up for our big move to the Pacific Northwest. A den of art, music, and creativity, Crafty Scout is excited to relocate to the Portland area, with all its crafty splendor! We will be resuming our normally scheduled post-gramming (like ‘programming’…) in September, and look forward to getting back to bringing you the best coverage of crafty culture from around the world!
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WRITTEN ON July 11th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Hey everyone! Sorry for the prolonged silence, we're on a brief hiatus as we relocte to the Pacific Northwest! We'll be back in September! #
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WRITTEN ON May 30th, 2010 BY AND STORED IN General
- Back home from #bazaarbizarre #makerfaire. It was amazing (as always!) to meet so many top-notch crafters under the same roof! Pics to come! #
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