This is it - the last one for the season!

Last one for the season folks! This Sunday in Sellwood woohoo! Custom orders are shipping out by the end of next week so now's the time to get them placed if you want to keep your sweetie warm for Christmas. After this one I'm going to take some much needed time off to enjoy what's left of the year with my family. Yay for cookie baking and relaxing by the fire with my hubby!

Yay!

I can't believe it's here already!!!! I'm so excited it's not even funny! Come see me at the mother of all Portland craft shows this weekend...CRAFTY WONDERLAND!!! If you have any shopping left to do or you haven't even started yet this is the place to go. With over 200 artists there's bound to be something for everyone on your list....including you. : )

Next show for the season....

Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm...Laurelhurst School Winter Artisan Bazaar, Laurelhurst School, 840 NE 41st Ave., Portland, OR 97232

I'm excited to be at the Duniway Holiday Boutique this Friday...absolutely gorgeous neighborhood so if you choose to come visit me make sure to bring your walking shoes to take a stroll if it's not raining.

Two shows to get your holiday shopping started!

First, the PDX Craft Holiday Marketplace...loads of really great artisans and right down the street from bubble tea and bahn mi!!!

Second, an intimate affair with wine tasting to boot! Come see me along with B Hive Designs (yes, I have about twenty of her adorable shirts and a few of her skirts as well - seriously, the most comfortable things I own), Amy Olson Jewelry (delicate and completely gorgeous), Mimi Muse Designs (I have a couple of her prints lining my bedroom wall thank you very much!), and Hummingbird Hoops (with these child bearing hips I might just have to try these out!).

Busy weekend on the horizon....

First show of the season...Art in the Burbs, Alberta Rider Elementary, 14850 SW 132nd Terrace, Tigard, OR 97224...20% of all sales go towards Art Programs for the Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools. Come out, come shop, come support a great cause!!

And so it begins....again....

It's almost here...a whole new season I can't believe it! Seems like I was just tearing down my booth from Crafty and now it's here all over again. Art in the Burbs is creeping closer and closer and I'm crossing my fingers that I'll be ready by the end of October.

For all you returning hat lovers keep an eye out as I'm going to run a special for returning customers this year....

The big daddy....

This is it folks...the big daddy of them all...the Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale. What's even better than that? It's TWO days this year woohoo!! If you have any holiday shopping to finish up this is the place to do it. Hope to see you this weekend!

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One of my favorite shows of the year this weekend!!

12/03/10 - Friday 3:00pm - 6:00pm...12/04/10 - Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm...French American International School Holiday Market, 8500 NW Johnson St., Portland, OR 97229...15% of all sales go towards the school.

Next up....

Next show coming up this weekend (11/11-11/13) Thursday (4pm-8pm), Friday (10am-8pm), and Saturday (9am-1pm).......Harvest Moon Bazaar, Good Shepherd Community Church, 28986 SE Haley Road, Boring, OR 97009.

And so it begins....

First show of the season this coming Sunday woohoo!! Come see me and a ton of other great vendors at Siren Nation (details on time/location to the right). Feel like a McMenamin's burger, beer, or a soak in their ginormous hot tub anyone?

New things in life....

I can't believe it - summer is almost over. In two weeks I'll have a three month old, a preschooler, and an eighth grader...holy crap. Where have the last few months gone? I feel like I've gotten nothing accomplished but I know I have done way more than most new moms could undertake.

I've had a baby....

I've grown a garden...

I've picked strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and even canned peaches for the first time...

Now all I have to do is make 300 hats and I can rest...wishful thinking right?

My favorite things this month...and one very not so favorite thing.

Favorite thing #1:

So many of you may already know this but just in case ya don't....I'm pregnant and due on June 10th (those of you who've put up with my whining - I owe ya big time!). New baby Mahri Adele will be here on June 10th...woohoo!!

Favorite thing #2:

The Laurelhurst Neighborhood garage sale on June 19th...it's the best slew of second hand heaven I've ever been to in my life. I'm just hoping I can hobble around well enough by then to check it out...if not there's always next year sniff, sniff....

Favorite thing #3:

Pad Thai Kitchen on SE 23rd and Belmont...omg the best Thai food I've had since I moved here almost ten years ago. Seriously, it's THAT good!!!

Not so favorite thing...I've had to take a break from crocheting for the last month or so as I've got the dreaded pregnancy induced carpal tunnel UGH! For those of you who don't know me - I cannot sit still without being productive so it's been torture. My dr. has assured me that it should subside soon after baby gets here...only a month or so more of it to bear but on the bright side I'll have a newborn to take care of so the likelihood of me having time to crochet is slim anyways right?

My two favorite things this month...

1) Joe's Donuts in Sandy...nothing beats their blueberry fritter and it's waaaay worth the drive.

2) OMSI $2 day....only $2 per person on the first Sunday of every month. The fam and I had great fun there last weekend and all for only $8!! Woohoooo!

Last two for the year....woohoo!!

Last two shows for the year are this weekend - let's hope the freezing rain and snow aren't too treacherous. I've been spending a LOT of late nights crocheting trying to play catch up from last weekend's blow out sales I had so I'm hoping I'll have enough goodies to choose from. This is it folks - get em while they're hot! Saturday is Hip Happening in Sellwood and Sunday is the mother of all handmade sales...CRAFTY WONDERLAND SUPER COLOSSAL HOLIDAY SALE!!! Info on times/locations can be found to the right. Anyone wanting to get a custom order before xmas this is the time to do it. Next week I start my holiday baking extravaganza woohoo!!!!

More shows this week....

Two more shows for me this week - details on the times/locations can be found to the right. First up is Scrooge Lives at Mount Hood Community College for Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Second is the French American School Holiday Market in NW Portland...one of my favorites. Who can beat chocolate, circus performers on stilts, and aerial performances?? I wish all my shows had such great entertainment!!

Also, on a side note, the Secret Society Sale is tomorrow (Sunday 11/29)....I won't be selling my wares but I definitely will be doing some shopping. So if you need some entertainment be sure to check it out!

Irvington Artisan Market this Saturday...

Two more shows coming up this week!!

Two more opportunities to get some shopping done early this week...Good Shepherd Community Church's Annual Harvest Bazaar and Llewellyn Elementary's Holiday Market. Details on when/where are to the right and, if you didn't notice already, I'll be at two shows at once thanks to the help of my wonderful family who'll be helping me out with watching my table. Thanks Susan and Christine!!!