Cathy Pitters is a crafter from Portland, OR who creates Bossa Nova Baby, a line of handcrafted clothes and accessories, and who co-organizes Crafty Wonderland, PDX’s art and craft extravaganza. Many of you may have heard her speak about how to organize a craft market at the Summit of Awesome last year or met her [...]

Time is running out, but it’s not too late to buy handmade gifts this year.  In this post I cover three holiday pop-ups shops where you can find a large selection of handmade goods from super talented artists.
Crafty Wonderland Holiday Pop-Up Shop
Portland, Oregon
Runs through December 30th

Craftland Holiday Show
Providence, [...]

Since announcing this year’s annual Summit of Awesome,  blog items, facebook posts and tweets have popped up all over the internet. Some from totally rad news outlets like the Portland Mercury and CRAFT and many from our awesome speakers, sponsors and attendees.
If you would like to help spread the word too we would love it. [...]

A special addition to this year’s Summit is the Show of Awesome on Saturday, June 19. Located at the Doug Fir Lounge, the show features amazing more than 40 crafty superstar vendors including Summit of Awesome speakers such as Berkley Illustration, Bossa Nova Baby, Glue and Glitter, Kari Chapin, Totinette, Queen Bee, Bread and Badger, [...]

With the Summit of Awesome just a few weeks away, three-day passes are selling fast.
If you want to ensure you can attend every day of this year’s Summit, head over to the registration page now.
This year’s lineup of speakers is truly awesome. From Craftnotes Mark Montano and BuyOlympia’s Pat Castaldo and Aaron Tuller, to workshops [...]

Attention Summit of Awesome class of 2010, this year’s schedule is now posted! As you can see we have three days of awesome speakers, workshops and events.
There’s also a special addition to this year’s Summit — the “Show of Awesome,” a 40-vendor art and craft show on Saturday, June 19, at Doug Fir [...]