Upcoming 2012 Event Schedule:
May 1-3~OHSU, Handmade NW Have A Heart For Mom!
Whole Foods, Handmade NW Street Fair Series is every 3rd Saturday.
June 16~Whole Foods, Handmade NW Street Fair!
July 21~Whole Foods, Handmade NW Street Fair!
August 18~Whole Foods, Handmade NW Street Fair!
September 15~Whole Foods, Handmade NW Street Fair!
November 27 & 28~OHSU, Handmade NW Holiday Bazaar! (tentative dates)
December 16~Handmade NW, Formal Holiday Artisans Fair!
Please stay tuned for applications.
We'd like to extend a special thanks to the Portland businesses who supported local artisans by sponsoring our 2011 Formal Artisans Fair. Please check them out here.
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About Handmade NW
Locally founded, locally organized, local Artisans!
We are a community of pacific northwest crafters, artisans and artists who focus on promoting unique handcrafted items which you can purchase directly from their creators.
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Looking for a Handmade NW artisan that you saw at a previous event?
Please check our Vendors page and click on the "Choose Event" drop down box. Choose your category in the drop down box of "Choose Category" and click on "Search". If you do not know the artisan's category, just choose "Search" once you have chosen the event. This allows for a full list of participating vendors for the specific event.
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Please check our FAQ's page and Terms, Conditions and Guidelines page. Please read these pages thoroughly BEFORE sending us an email.
DIY Alert - Portland's Best Crafty Calendar
Want to stay up to date on what's going on around Portland? DIY Alert has the best calendar of local classes and events available. They also have a once-a-week email which you can sign up for and receive updates on ONLY what you are interested in.
What is the Handmade Craft Movement?
Director Faythe Levine traveled to 15 cities (including Portland), interviewing 80 crafters. Handmade Nation, the first documentary film about the indie craft movement, premiered in Portland on April 4 - 5, 2009 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft.
You can see a little preview of the film over here and buy the DVD staring November 3rd, 2009 on the fabulous Buy Olympia website.
Rose Festival 2009
Check out our quick interview on Fox's KPTV, our event photos on the Handmade NW Flickr account and enjoy photos of opening night's fireworks taken by Emily Horton of M-Horton.