Heart of Craft at The Woods!

Our last 2011 show! We will be at the Heart of Craft Holiday Show being held at The Woods event space on Sunday, December 18th. The Woods is a local music venue and event space located in historic Sellwood at 6637 SE Milwaukee Ave, Portland, OR, 97202. The show is open from 3 pm to 8 pm. Do some last minute shopping with over 30 local crafters! It is a 21 and over show so no kiddos allowed. Check out their website here.

Fremont Festival of Lights!

Our second to last holiday show this year is The Fremont Festival of Lights! It is happening on Friday, December 9th from 5 pm to 9 pm. Now, Santa is going to be arriving on a fire truck thats coming down NE Fremont Street at 5 pm and will be ready to take pictures and see kiddos in an area called Santa's Village right by vendor pod #1. There are 4 different designated vendor areas on the street. First off, we will be in Vendor Pod #1 located at 4020 NE Fremont at the corner of NE 41st and Fremont in a large 20x40 tent right by Santa's Village and the business Foot Traffic. The second tent is located at 45th and Fremont (by Soluna Grill) where there will also a Celtic Band playing Irish music, the third tent at 47th and Fremont has the Children's Craft Tent (by Paper Jam Press), and the fourth tents are across the street at 48th and Fremont (by A Children's Place). Please come down and join in all the fun!!

Madeleine Marketplace...

The Madeleine Marketplace is being held on Thursday, December 8th from 3 pm to 8 pm and we will be there! We have made bunches and bunches of new stock in barrettes and headbands that will be ready for shoppers to check out too. The Madeleine Marketplace is a holiday bazaar that features over 50 artisans, kids crafts, and Santa pictures as well as their annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony which commences at 6 pm. See you there :)

Garden Home's Holiday Bazaar

Join us on Saturday, December 3rd at Garden Home's Holiday Bazaar! It is held at the Garden Home Recreation Center at 7475 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR, 97223. Hours are from 9 am to 4 pm. There are going to be over 100 vendors selling handcrafted items here! Plus there is a pancake breakfast, a raffle, and a huge used book sale! Please come by- it is going to be a big event :) It is their 27th year doing the show! Check out their website here.

Duniway Elementary Holiday Boutique!

We will be at the Duniway Elementary Holiday Boutique on Friday, December 2nd from 10 am to 7:30 pm. It is held at Duniway Elementary School at 7700 SE Reed College Place which is on the corner of Reed College Place and Rex Streets. The boutique itself takes place in the south gym of the school. There is a centralized cashier to make it easy for shoppers to only pay once for all of their shopping. In addition, 20 % of all vendor sales go directly to Duniway Elementary to benefit the students. Check out their website for more info.

PDX Craft - A Holiday Marketplace!

Hello! This is kind of our most exciting post this year! Urban Designs Unique Jewelry by NW Artists will be at PDX Craft - A Holiday Marketplace tomorrow, Saturday November 26th! The event itself was entirely put together by us - Urban Designs!!! We are incredibly excited to showcase some amazing local talent and all handmade goods at the show.

We will have 33 vendors at the event showcasing their wares from 10 am to 5 pm. It is being held at Open Bible Church at 3223 SE 92nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97266. We also have lots of food such as homemade soups and yummy sweet treats available for purchase that help support the Youth Program.

Come support 33 local small businesses on Small Business Saturday! We will see you tomorrow! Check out the PDX Craft - A Holiday Marketplace's blog too...

Gramma's Bazaar ~ November 19th, 2011

Join us, Saturday, November 19th for Gramma's Bazaar up at Vancouver's First Church of God. The bazaar is held in the gym from 9 am to 4 pm and features over a hundred vendors featuring hand crafted gifts. Address is 3300 NE 78th St, Vancouver, WA, 98665. Call 360-574-1611 at the church for any needed information. Check out their website for a map or directions.

New Hope Community Church's Holiday Marketplace - 2011

Please join us at our bazaar for the weekend.... We will be at New Hope Community Church's Holiday Marketplace Bazaar on Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th. This will be our 4th year at this show!

It is located at 17311 SE Stevens Road, Portland, OR, 97086 and is across from I-205 from Clackamas Town Center Mall.

Hours on Friday are from 10 am to 6 pm and on Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.

This is a super event with over 110 vendors on two floors of shopping! Check out newhopepdx.org for directions.

Whew! We've had a bunch of holiday shows!

Sorry we haven't updated on here, but we got bogged down in the world of holiday shows! Here is a mini recap of where we have been lately!

We had the Heritage High School Bazaar on Sat. Nov. 27th and the amazing GIVE Handmade Bazaar on Sun. Nov. 28th which was held at the Left Bank Annex. Pics of those are on our Facebook page to check out too. On Sat. Dec. 4th and Sun. Dec. 5th we were at the da Vinci Arts Fair at da Vinci Middle School which was a success as well :) On Fri. Dec. 10th and Sat. Dec. 11th we did a school's holiday show at Bethany Elementary in Beaverton.

Our last two holiday shows are this weekend! Sat. Dec. 18th we will be at the Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst's Holiday Craft Bazaar. Sun. Dec. 19th we will be at Handmade NW's Formal Holiday Artisans Affair on NE Alberta... we love this event and are excited to be a part of it!

We hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season!

11/12 and 11/13 ~ Annual Holiday Marketplace at New Hope!!

Join Urban Designs Unique Jewelry by NW Artists at the 2010 Annual Holiday Marketplace at New Hope Community Church! It starts today, Friday, Nov. 12th, from 10 am to 6 pm and also runs tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 13th, from 9 am to 5 pm! There are over 110 vendors on two floors full of unique and handmade gifts! Located at 11731 SE Stevens Rd, Portland, OR, 97086. Located across I-205 from Clackamas Town Center Mall. It's our 3rd year here :) Look up other information and directions here!

Our last 2009 Event! The Hip Happening Sat. 12/12/09.

Our last holiday show of 2009 is upon us on this Saturday, December 12th. The Hip Happening event runs from 11 am to 6 pm and is located at 7126 SE Milwaukie Street in Portland, OR. There will be some live music happening from 12 pm to 1 pm and Santa Claus himself will be there from 1 pm to 3 pm! The main floor is filled and we heard they're filling the lower level as well so come do your last minute Holiday shopping!

11/13 and 11/14 shows!

This weekend's bazaars are at New Hope Church and Llewellyn Elementary School...

The Annual Holiday Marketplace at New Hope Community Church is open on Friday Nov. 13th from 10 am to 6 pm and on Saturday Nov. 14th from 9 am to 5 pm. There will be over 110 vendors on two floors with multiple large rooms to peruse! It's located at 11731 SE Stevens Rd, Portland, 97086 across I-205 from Clackamas Mall. Sarah will be at this location :)

The Llewellyn Holiday Market is open on Friday Nov. 13th from 2:15 pm to 6 pm and on Saturday Nov. 14th from 10 am to 4 pm. It is in the middle of the popular Sellwood neighborhood. 10 % of all sales go toward a school fundraiser to help a 5th grade class raise money to attend Camp Magruder! It's located at 6301 SE 14th Ave, 97202. Jen will be at this location :)

Winter Holiday Shows...

Here are all of our events for our 2009 Holiday Season!

Saturday, November 7th: Lewis Holiday Bazaar. Held at Lewis Elementary School at 4401 SE Evergreen, Portland, OR, 97206. Open from 10 am to 3 pm. 30 % of sales go toward the Lewis Elementary PTA.

Friday, November 13th: Annual Holiday Marketplace at New Hope Community Church. Over 110 vendors on two floors. Located at 11731 SE Stevens Road, Portland,97086 across I-205 from Clackamas Town Center. From 10 am to 6 pm.

Friday, November 13th: Llewellyn Holiday Market held at Llewellyn Elementary School located at 6301 SE 14th Ave, 97202 in the heart of theSellwood/ Moreland neighborhood. From 2:15 pm to 6 pm. From 10 am to 4 pm. 10 % of all sales go to help towards a school fundraiser for the 5th grade class who are trying to go to Camp Magruder!

Saturday, November 14th: Annual Holiday Marketplace at New Hope Community Church. Over 110 vendors on two floors. Located at 11731 SE Stevens Road, Portland,97086 across I-205 from Clackamas Town Center. From 9 am to 5 pm.

Saturday, November 14th: Llewellyn Holiday Market held at Llewellyn Elementary School located at 6301 SE 14th Ave, 97202 in the heart of the Sellwood/ Moreland neighborhood. From 10 am to 4 pm. 10 % of all sales go to help towards a school fundraiser for the 5th grade class who are trying to go to Camp Magruder!

Saturday, November 21st: St. Anthony's Handmade Bazaar located at St. Anthony's Catholic Church located at 1660 Elm Street, Forest Grove, OR, 97116. Open from 9 am to 6 pm.

Sunday, November 22nd: St. Anthony's Handmade Bazaar located at St. Anthony's Catholic Church located at 1660 Elm Street, Forest Grove, OR, 97116. Open from 9 am to 4 pm.

Wednesday, December 2nd: Scrooge Lives at Mount Hood Community College located at 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham, OR, 97030. From 10 am to 6 pm. It's their 40th annual event!

Thursday, December 3rd: Scrooge Lives at Mount Hood Community College located at 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham, OR, 97030. From 10 am to 5 pm. It's their 40th annual event!

Saturday, December 5th: Snowflakes in Sellwood located at 1436 SE Spokane Street, Portland, OR, 97202. From 9 am to 4 pm.

Saturday, December 12th: Hip Happening Holiday Bazaar held at Sellwood Masonic Lodge located at 7126 SE Milwaukie Ave. From 11 am to 5 pm.

Click on any of the above links to the shows to see their corresponding website to help you find out their location and more specific information about the event!

We sincerely hope we see you possible readers there! Happy Holidays! Love, Sarah and Jen

Lewis Holiday Bazaar Saturday 11/7/09!

Our first holiday event of the year! On Saturday November 7th we will be at the Lewis Holiday Bazaar at 4401 SE Evergreen Street, Portland, OR, 97206. There is a central cashier at this event so you only have to pay once also which is kind of different and which accepts cash and credit cards. Also, 30% of our sales go directly to the Lewis Elementary PTA! Please come check us out and also some of our very awesome and amazing friends Big Woo Wear and Little Daisy Chains! We are very excited about this event as it has a ton of vendors and handmade goodness to see :)

St. Anthony's Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair!

This weekend Urban Designs (Sarah and Jen) will be at the St. Anthony's Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair in Forest Grove! It is a two day affair and bound to have lots of visitors. We did this one last year and had a lot of fun. It was the first time we noticed any sort of Christmas spirit in the air that really felt like Christmas-not the usual of seeing store decorations being pushed at us. It runs on Saturday the 22nd from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and on Sunday the 23rd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Driving directions can be found on their site leading you to their location at 1660 Elm Street by clicking on the address. Let's start the season out right with some handmade shopping! :)