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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.

Llewellyn Holiday Market 2015

Panda With Cookie will be at the 2015 Llewellyn Holiday Market on Saturday, November 21st from 10-5. The Llewellyn elementary school is located at 6301 SE 14th Ave in Portland, Oregon.

I’ll have some of my new 2015 products like the pirate pizza and my magnet sets. I will also have my 2015 ornament collection available.

The 2015 Llewellyn Holiday Market is a fundraiser for school field trips and after school programs. In addition to all handmade vendors they will have a raffle (enter to win my pirate squid onesie!) and food available.

Check out their Facebook page for more information and additional vendors. Last year was a great event and I’m looking forward to this year as well!

2015 Give Guide in Portland Oregon

It’s that magical time of year when the Willamette Week 2015 Give Guide comes out and you get to decide which Portland area non profits you want to donate to!

This year they’ve picked 143 organizations in 9 different categories that you can learn about and donate to. They have a number of different packaged incentives from local businesses including free slices at Sizzle Pie ($10-$999) or a $10 gift certificate at Tender Loving Empire ($2000-$3999).

And there are six big give days this year which enter you into a drawing for a Powell’s Books $500 shopping spree, Portland Thorns and Timbers tickets and more.

Take some time to browse the 2015 Give Guide and check out all the worthy recipients. A lot of groups have matching donations set up or have incentives listed on their pages. Want to make sure low income families can feed their pets? Check out the Pongo Fund. Do you think women should have a 24 hour hotline to call for domestic violence support? Look at the Portland Women’s Crisis Line. Mentoring homeless and transitional youth? You can give to p:ear. Take a look and find your groups for the year.

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: 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!

Portland Craft Fairs this Weekend

Panda With Cookie will be at 2 Portland, Oregon, area craft fairs this weekend.

On Saturday, December 6th I will be at Lewis Elementary School from 10-4. There will be all handmade vendors as well as a tree sale.

On Sunday, December 7th I will be at McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse from 12-5 for their 6th Annual Holiday Market.

Stop by and say hello!

10% for the Portland Women’s Crisis Line

It’s that time of year again! Time to decide who to donate 10% of shop profits to for the months of November and December. We’re pretty fortunate to have the Give Guide here in Portland, OR, that encourages people to give at the end of the year. The have both a website and a print publication that highlights numerous charities. Many charities get matching funds for part of their donations that go through the Give Guide, so I’ve decided to donate through them this year.

I’ve chosen the Portland Women’s Crisis Line as this year’s recipient. Please take a moment to read about their 24 hour service support for women who are experiencing domestic or sexual violence. You can donate to them directly and 10% of all sales in my shop from November 1 through December 30 will be donated on December 31 (which is the cut off for Give Guide donations).