Sale Time!

I've been away for awhile.

Little winter fox.

To be honest, I've been having a bit of trouble balancing all things life. Work, art, friends, running, holidays. It's been challenging trying to keep up with it all, so my little blog.

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. Ours was small and quiet and perfect. We have lots of leftovers, which I'm kind of excited about! I'm treating myself to some pumpkin pie and coffee for breakfast as I type. :)

Along with Thanksgiving comes one of my only two sales of the year, which I'm also kind of excited about. Right now I'm offering 25% off my entire Etsy shop, and I'm also offering free world wide shipping. Use the coupon code POPPYTALK12 at checkout.

The sale ends on Tuesday, so don't wait too long.

I'm going to support handmade and small business this year. I suppose most years I have done this. It means so much more to me knowing my money is going to sellers like me, and back to my community. Besides, shopping in my cozy house online vs. going out and fighting crowds seems much more appealing to me. I can drink coffee and hang out with my dog too. So awesome.

There are some really spectacular sales going on this weekend by some truly beautiful shops.
You can see a wonderful selection over at the Poppytalk Blog. :)

I was asked to be part of the Crafty Wonderland Pop Up Shop this holiday season, in Portland.
There are several pop up shops in downtown Portland this year.

It's a program that was started a couple of years ago by the city. The city of Portland approaches several local small business owners/entrepreneurs and asks them to fill some of the empty store fronts. This year they approached the ladies who run Crafty Wonderland to open a shop full of local artists and crafters. They asked me if I would like to participate and of course I said yes!

It's a really great program. Many local and independent artists and designers get to have their work featured in several shops and it's free. I love how Portland incorporated local artsy peeps with empty store fronts. It's such a great way to support local and handmade creatives.

anyhoo, if you live in the Portland area, and if you'd like to come to the grand opening, it's this Saturday. It starts at 12 and goes to 5 pm. The address is 802 SW 10th ave. I won't be able to make it, but you totally should!

This shop, along with the other shops, will only be open during the holiday season. So, be sure to stop in before the end of the New Year :)