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Crafty Wonderland 2015 Portland Oregon

We’re just 2 weeks out from the biggest craft event in Portland! It’s time for the 2015 Crafty Wonderland super colossal holiday sale! This great event takes place December 12th and 13th from 11 am to 6 pm at the Oregon Convention Center in Hall D. As always, they have fabulous free goodie bags for the first 150 shoppers each day. Admission both days is free.

For the first time they are also doing a ticketed event on Friday, December 11th from 5-9 pm. $20 gets you in to shop early without the crowds along with a free drink ticket and entry into a raffle.

Panda With Cookie is thrilled to be here for our first Crafty Wonderland holiday sale! I’ll be fully stocked with all sorts of fabulous plush toys, cat ornaments, and unique baby onesies for great gift giving.

Buy handmade and support your local crafters! See you there!

2015 Laurelhurst Winter Bazaar

Panda With Cookie is thrilled to be a vendor at the Laurelhurst Winter Bazaar on Sunday, December 6th, from 9-4. Laurelhurst School is located at 840 NE 41st Avenue in Portland, Oregon.

There will be over 80 handmade vendors, BUNKtruck for lunch, and their annual wreath auction.

You’ll find a couple of my onesies in their raffle, and I’ll have a good selection at my table as well, including the popular Sasquatch onesie above.

Hoping to spend a good amount of time shopping? They will be offering onsite child care! Check out the Laurelhurst Winter Bazaar Facebook page for details and to reserve a spot now.

As always, all my 2015 holiday shows can be found on my event page.

New Handmade Cat Beds at Panda With Cookie

I am thrilled to show what I’ve been busy working on for the past few weeks. I have new handmade cat beds for sale at here at Panda With Cookie.

Available in a pizza pie, with pepperoni, green peppers and black olives on a saucy crust or as a blueberry or cherry pie with lattice topping.

These handmade cat beds measure roughly 20 inches in diameter and are machine washable! Wash in cold water, gentle cycle and dry on a low heat for about 20 minutes. They are sewn with anti-pill fleece and poly fil.

Here’s our model George demonstrating proper use of the pizza cat bed. It’s his pick for the 2015 Holiday Gift Of The Year For Cats and Those Who Like Cats, so you know George means business. Available at Panda With Cookie or pick up at one of my local Portland, Oregon shows this season.

November 7th All Saints Holiday Bazaar in Portland Oregon

Panda With Cookie will be at the 60th Annual 2015 All Saints Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 7th in Portland, Oregon. The show runs from 9 am to 5 pm and All Saints Church is located at 601 NE Cesar Chavez Blvd, Portland.

I will be debuting my 2015 holiday ornaments. In addition I will have a table full of plush products and baby onesies like my popular sasquatch on green.

There will be over 40 handmade vendors and All Saints Church will have a cafe and bakery table open all day. They also have a raffle with $1 tickets. Grand prize is $300 and a number of local businesses have donated prizes such as restaurant gift certificates and Portland Trailblazers tickets. Come out and say hello!

New Magnet Sets Featuring Pizzas and Tacos and Sasquatch, Oh My

Panda With Cookie is pleased to announce the addition of a new line of products! Just in time for the gift giving time of year, we have fun magnet sets that are packaged and ready to give.

I am so excited about my new magnet sets. The first three are available in my shop now and include the Breakfast of Champions, which features a cup of coffee (or is it tea?), a pink frosted donut (mmmm, donut), and a pancake with maple syrup and a wee pat of butter.

Pictured at the top of the page is the Oregon, Huzzah! set, featuring Sasquatch (Bigfoot to his friends), a pine tree, and the state of Oregon. Finally we have Friends Forever which pairs tacos and pizza with a frosty mug of beer. All sets come on cardstock and are sealed in a plastic bag.

I’ve been busy this summer and fall working on new products and updates to the website. The blog and social media may have been fairly quiet, but behind the scenes I’ve been working away steadily.

I’m pleased to now offer international shipping options and updated USPS shipping options that include tracking and insurance. I’ve been working on many show applications for November and December and will have a list of places I’ll be posted soon. I’m excited to be showing with a plethora of new products this season and hope to see you in the coming months.

20 Days of Handmade: Meghan Shimek

Today I wrap up my 20 Days of Handmade series! Thank to everyone for following along. I hope you’ve found some new favorite artisans to support.

My final post features Meghan Shimek, a textile artist based out of San Francisco, California. In addition to selling her own weaving, she has also started selling small looms and beginner kits. You can find out about classes she offers in the bay area through her website, and see what work she has available there and in stores. Weaving is another craft I have very little experience with and have always wanted to try out. Meghan’s a great person, so if you have a chance to take a class with her, I highly recommend it.

My blog will be quiet for the next couple of weeks as I take a break from the holiday order rush and enjoy some time reading with my cat George. Happy Holidays y’all! And thanks for supporting handmade this year.

20 Days of Handmade: Mandy Allen Metal Arts

There are only a couple of posts left for 20 Days of Handmade! Today’s pick is another artist I met at the Grout Elementary holiday fair this year, Mandy Allen Metal Arts. She uses silver and anodized aluminum to create lovely and light jewelry and wall art. I love her gingko leaf inspired pieces such as this necklace. I’ve long been a fan of anodized aluminum and really enjoy her color combinations and metal cuts. Each piece has a lot of movement and never looks heavy.

Mandy Allen Metal Arts can also be found tomorrow at the Handmade Northwest Formal show!

20 Days of Handmade: House of Six Cats

I was lucky to be next to some great people at my local craft shows this year, including today’s pick for 20 Days of Handmade. House of Six Cats uses original photography to create unique coasters, night lights, and more. I am partial to this set of 4 library book themed coasters but he has lots of Pacific Northwest and Portland specific items to choose from as well, such as this set depicting Multnomah Falls.

Got a special idea for a custom order? Send him an email and he’ll be happy to work with you. See House of Six Cats in person at the Handmade Northwest Formal show on December 20!

20 Days of Handmade: Blue Bird Sews

There’s nothing better than doing a craft show with other great vendors who put time and effort into not just their product but their displays as well. Blue Bird Sews has been at almost every show I’ve done this season and it’s always a pleasure to see her work.

Her vintage inspired: modern handmade tagline really sums it up. Her quilted and sewn works have an updated feel while retaining a classic aesthetic.

Get a set of sewn stars and put one on your tree and stuff the other in the stocking of your office mate instead of some coffee sampler from the gift area of big box store. Or send me a quilt so I can hibernate for the next few months in style.

20 Days of Handmade: Black Cat Soap Company

I couldn’t do a month of handmade without mentioning my favorite soap maker, The Black Cat Soap Company based in Portland, Oregon. I was lucky to find this company at the House of Dreams cat shelter’s annual holiday sale in 2013 and have been buying through her website ever since.

This year I visited the Black Cat Soap Company booth at the Mountain View middle school holiday fair and stocked up. I’m currently using the home for the holidays bar and highly recommend it. It has a great fruity scent without being overpowering and gives a great lather.

I also stocked up on two bars of the winter woods soap which I am looking forward to using. It has an evergreen scent that will be perfect for cold winter days and pretending I’m tramping through the woods on the Blue Ridge Parkway with my friend Carol the park ranger. If you are family reading this, there will be some surprise scents coming in your Christmas boxes later this month.

All of the Black Cat soaps are cold process soaps made in small batches, so if you see a bar you want, order fast. They do sell out and with new bars coming through the curing process you never know what will be listed next.