dear portland

dear portland,
i love you, i really do.
it's just so hard sometimes

when you're rainy and cold

for days on end.

but, when i think of this,

i love you all over again.

b.

alberta art hop - 5/15/10

be there or be square :)

spend some time strolling along alberta street this saturday, & check out some really crafty peeps!

splurge on yourself

splurge artist boutique is one of my favorite stores in p-town. i recently dropped off a gaggle of shirts, and spied a number of items that i really want for myself. here are just a few things you can find at this lovely little shopping spot....b hive designs shirts of course, and....

yedomi jewelry, created by the lovely naomi pictured on the left. You can find her making these delicate beauties most days in the store. you really need to see them in person....my photos do not do them justice (click on the photo to get a closer look).

the reason why i sell my shirts at splurge is because of the husband/wife partnership that is plywerk. i met kim and kjell a couple of years ago doing our thing at a local craft fair. kim is a truly amazing photographer (& super sweet), and kjell is just kjell....very friendly, always networking and building his business. what is plywerk?.....a super cool way to mount a photograph, drawing, or image of any kind. check it out!

ok, so there are a lot of other artists who sell their work at splurge whom i love, but don't have the patience to list here. you just need to go in for yourself to see all of the goodness! in the meantime, check out their website & blog :)

oh, cuteness!....so many goodies to be had.

a french affair

hello....happy may!

i must admit my mind is elsewhere this week. my heart is heavy with sorrow for the loss of a little girl this time last year. this morning was especially difficult as i watched her classmates, and my son, give her a very touching tribute....their tiny hands clutching lighted candles in her honor. it was too difficult to hold back my tears....i wept as though her passing was only yesterday. this is the problem with becoming a parent, there is so much love in our hearts that sometimes we can't help exploding. luckily for me, husband is much more emotionally balanced. he took our sadness, and is turning it into good-ness for our son's school. check out seebluegrasschadrun.blogspot.com. we will never forget you mk!

with that said, nothing cheers my spirit more than watching children play. so come join me this saturday at the portland french school's en plein air - french market. it is always a care-free event with super yummy french crepes, live music, and more!!

....oh, & the weather report is 68˚, mostly sunny!! a perfect day to come out and play.

may 8, 2010
10am - 5pm
6318 SW Corbett Ave
Portland, OR 97239

oh how i heart these

hello everyone!....big "thank you" to everyone who came to visit me at crafty wonderland this last weekend. it truly was a great event, and as usual so much fun to work with all my crafty peeps. i came away with a couple of really great new items that i would love to share with you.

first i did a trade with the lovely rachel austin. this is very much like the painting that i brought home with me....oh, hearts! but now i think i need to add this one to my collection (except on a p-town map!).

next i bought this locket (except mine has an aqua background) from locket 2 you. they are such lovely folks, and i've been lucky to work next to them at two crafty wonderland shows. it's always nice to see a familiar face at such a big event.

and last, but definitely not least was a gift for husband from the lovely seasons of seasons k designs. seasons and her mother cinnamon own one of the best stores in portland called presents of mind. over the past few years they have supported so many local artisans (including myself). seasons has carried my designs in her store for the past two years, and i was so happy to be able to return the love by purchasing one of her great designs.

husband received this "portland" shirt, and i will be purchasing this lovely for myself!

just one more shout out....thank you so much to sara (a.k.a. super shopper from dc) from hello craft for supporting the p-town vendors at crafty wonderland this last weekend. you rock! hello craft is hosting the summit of awesome here in portland on june 16-18....be sure to check it out :)

happy sunny, then rainy, then hail stormy day!....crazy p-town weather lately, eh.