The holiday version of Portland’s Crafty Wonderland took place earlier this month amid a wintery mix of low temperatures and snowy-sleety rain. Holiday shoppers were not detoured with over 200 lined up, steamy drinks in hand, before the doors had opened. The show featured the finest makers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. To make the trip extra fun, former Crafty Bastards organizer, Liz Eckstein joined me for some marathon shopping, eating and drinking in PDX. We scored lots of holiday gifts for loved ones and came home with plenty of shiny new things for ourselves.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day:

Purchase: Plush from Plants & Animals

Reason: Fuzzy

 

 

Purchase: Cards (1 Gocco printed, 1 screen printed) by Levi

Reason: Awesomeness!

Purchase: Bag by Maluhia Designs

Reason: It’s really cute.

 

 

Purchase: Body care from MeMe Cosmetics. Already owned the hat from Knot Ugly.

 

 

 

Purchase: Clock made with bike parts from 1.by.liz

Why: Gift

 

Purchase: Necklace and earrings

Reason: 22nd wedding anniversary gift

More photos after the jump.

 

 

Purchases: Calendars and stationery from Cecily Ink

Reason: Teach design and have used her work as examples in class. Love her stuff.

 

 

Purchases: Bird Light switch plate from Bishop Lennon & buttons. Ornament made in DIY area at Crafty Wonderland

 

 

Purchase: Card from Suga Press

Reason: Unique, local and very beautiful

 

 

Purchase: Owl from Plants & Animals

 

 

Purchase: Poppy scarf from from Bella Sisters.

Reason: Favorite colors and matches 90% of my wardrobe.

 

Purchases: Octopus shirt from Flapper Girl and Herbivore shirt from Salmon Street Studios

Reason: Gifts for daughters. One is a marine biologist and one is a vegetarian.

Amazing jackets from Bella Sisters.

The day was rather overwhelming with the abundance of eye-catching, hand-crafted goodness, no doubt we missed something utterly amazing. Tell us about your Crafty Wonderland finds in the comments. You can check out the entire vendor list at CraftyWonderland.com. If you are in the Portland area, a smaller, more intimate Crafty Wonderland is takes place every month. Visit their site for details.

We often feature the work of crafters we meet at shows like Crafty Wonderland in our Etsy favorites. Click the SHOP tab at the top of this page to see what’s got our eye at the moment.