i heart portland

i got up nice and early on saturday, grabbed my friend kyle and headed to the portland bazaar. as i had anticipated, i was overwhelmed by all of the vendors—too many great ones to choose from! beam & anchor, summerland, stone & honey, olo fragrance and bridge & burn were some of my favorites this year, for sure. for shopping fuel (/breakfast), i had the most delicious 100% whole wheat chocolate chip cookie from bakeshop. and i may or may not have treated myself to a thin silver stacking ring from favor—i'd been pining for one, so i finally gave in.

friday

happy friday! with the holidays coming up, there's no shortage of shopping events (featuring our talented local artisans and makers) coming to portland. here's a quick breakdown of the ones i'm planning to attend this weekend:

tonight
our british invasion
give good gift

tomorrow
give good gift
the portland bazaar
crafty wonderland

sunday
the portland bazaar
crafty wonderland

my eyes + edge articles from this week:
>> we all put together a top 3 holiday guide
<< dine out pdx

our british invasion

this friday, december 7th, eyes + edge is co-hosting a luxury lingerie event. pretty ladies will be modeling three british lingerie lines (lascivious, kriss soonik and dirty pretty things) that are exclusive to oh baby lingerie here in portland. there will be djs, cocktails and small bites. also, some lucky ticket-holders will win swag bags filled with goodies from sephora, lush, imaginary authors, blush beauty bar, mag big and more.

tickets are $12 and you can purchase them right here!

our british invasion
the space
1030 nw 12th ave
portland, or

friday, 12/7
6:30-9:30

mr. man recap

here are a few snaps from the first night of the mr. man event -- the good mod was the perfect venue for a men's only pop-up shop, with it's rugged and industrial vibe. the view of the city from those giant windows didn't hurt, either. of course, the utilization of the space is what really made everything so special. because i'm only involved on the writing side of things at eyes + edge, i'm always happily surprised when i arrive at the events that holly and delia put together. they are doing such amazing things here in portland, and this event is proof of that. can't wait to see what they come up with next (hint: it involves lingerie)!

friday

happy friday! yesterday was a blur of food, wine and lounging on the couch watching veep (the first season is only 8 episodes long, and brilliant). i'm planning on participating in black friday today, portland style. little boxes encourages black friday shoppers to take advantage of portland's local and independent stores. i just have to make sure to stay on task and not buy anything for myself.

also, check out my article on vintage design collective, a new shop that just opened in sellwood!

fall together handmade market

i had the pleasure of attending the fall together handmade market, a "curated gathering of independent shops and artisans specializing in everything required to celebrate the winter season", yesterday morning. the market is located at the cleaners at the ace hotel, a beautiful open space with natural light; perfect for a pop-up shop!

all of the vendors were selling such lovely items. i especially loved the delicate jewelry from fresh tangerine and favor, the dreamy textiles from over under repeat, the ceramic salt and pepper bowls from paulova, the confetti and garlands from pomlove and the letterpress cards from emprint press. i could have purchased something from every vendor, but i refrained (though i absolutely could not resist these little silver ampersand earrings).

i also was lucky enough to go home with a swag bag, which is filled with amazing goodies from the vendors. thank you, to fall together, for putting on such a wonderful shopping event. it's still going on today from 12-6, so hurry over there now!