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The Show of Awesome (TOMORROW at The Doug Fir)!!

betsy — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:23:15 +0000

Beautifuls,

I’m lucky enough to be one of only FORTY select vendors showcasing my items at the amazing Show of Awesome (as part of the fantastically marvelous Summit of Awesome) taking place at the Doug Fir Lounge from 10 am to 3 pm tomorrow. TOMORROW. tomorrow. tomizzle. TOmorrow. TOMORRAROW!! come by and see me and all the other amazingly talented vendors! I plan on having only (mostly) new things to sell, including the photo project line. Things you’ve never seen before…Woot Woot!!

Etsy will be there! All the amazing folks from Hello Craft (who have been putting on a HECK of a Summit over at the Kennedy School)!! And course, my favorites, Cathy, Torie, and Jen—the wonder women from Crafty Wonderland and DIY Lounge respectively. These people blow my mind! I’m so honored to be a part of this event.

Mostly, enjoy this glorious weekend and give A LOT of love.

xoxo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: Rise Up With Fists!!, by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins***

The St. Johns Bizarre

betsy — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:44:16 +0000

This is my most favorite outdoor event of the year. Come. COME! Tomorrow, Saturday, May 8th …all day until 6 pm! My booth will be on the North side of Leavitt Avenue (situated right in the middle).

It’s supposed to be gorgeous here this weekend. I NEED the sun. should be perfect.

Have beautiful weekends!

xo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: Weeks of Rain, by Hauschka***

Radish Underground TONIGHT!

betsy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:10:30 +0000

I’ve been cooking up some awesome new blog structure for you, so you might want to come back here more often. Expect it to begin NEXT WEEK. I’ll post the schedule sometime this weekend. Yay! I’m really ready to get back into this.

In the mean time, you can catch me here:

Radish Undergound February 12, 2010 event

I’ll be on location, making custom Shameless Love necklaces (amid other great designer company) for customers who come by Radish Underground tonight between 5-9 pm. It will be a BLAST.

Have beautiful weekends if I don’t see you tonight! And, why not…HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY to you all.

xo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: July Flame, by Laura Veirs*** (a Portland gal)

Bargain Hunting 101: not just for the ladies

betsy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:14:25 +0000

HUGE SALES. HUGE. tomorrow. come. 12-5pm at the Crystal Ballroom.

Bargain Hunting 101 in August. not to be missed.

Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2010 Noon-5pm
Bargain Hunting 101 is the Mother of All Clearance Sales!
Over 50 locally owned boutiques and independent vendors at the Crystal Ballroom & Lola’s
For the biggest collaborative clearance sale ever!!

Bargain Hunting 101 – Winter Session is on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Crystal Ballroom & Lola’s, Noon-5pm. Over 50 of Portland’s best and most unique boutiques and vendors come together for a huge end-of-season clearance sale. Unbelievable discounts. Full Bar. Game in Lola’s. www.bargainhuntingpdx.com

WHAT
Bargain Hunting 101: The Mother of All Clearance Sales!
It happens twice a year and is an opportunity for shoppers to find rare, one-of-a-kind, samples and limited run clothing, furnishings and more at the lowest prices of the season. Shoppers can expect to see apparel, art supplies, home and garden furnishings, local designs, unique fashions, premium handbags, handmade hats, jewelry and other fabulous accessories all at discount and clearance prices.

WHO
Over 50 of Portland’s best boutiques, designers, and artists including Frock, Moxie, 2 Monkees, Handmade Julz, Gypsy Chic, B Hive Designs, betsy & iya, Knot Ugly, Bella Sisters, Haggis McBaggis, Pie Footwear, Plywerk, Sofada, Plue, Ellington Handbags, Clark & Mayfield, Buchic Bamboo Clothing, Tender Loving Empire, Collage, and many, many more!

WHERE
The Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209

WHEN
Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2010, Noon-5pm

COST
Free and Open to the Public – no RSVP required

***Song of the Moment: Black Sand, by Jenny Lewis***

Sunday, be there: CRAFTY WONDERLAND

betsy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:08:05 +0000

I’m in the thick of it. I’m also fighting a cold. Why does that happen?? this is what I looked like yesterday: awesome.

(favortie new hat from Radish Underground. perfect for this insanely arctic weather we’re experienceing here.)

(this from my home botox kit.)

hehehe…JK!! amazing, home botox kits—what the!? my beautifully plump lips come from a natural chapped and full-on nose blowing state. Luckily, this one is going fast. I’m much better today. by Sunday, I should be back in top form.

If you’re in or near Portland on Sunday, you MUST come to Crafty Wonderland. Some of my all time favorite crafters and artists will be there. It is absolutey not to be missed. check out the deets below:

Our booth will be OFF. THE. HOOK. My assistant, Lupe, has been working her tail off to make our CRAFTY booth an atmosphere you won’t forget. Also, the amazingly stylish Courtney from kelly + olive put in some time to give me her incomparable opinion on the endless possibilities with booth decor. It’s gonna rock, y’all.

More on my life and love and warm fuzzy thoughts when the holidays end and I become a normal person again. I am SO grateful to all of you for your support, kindness, generosity, and invigorating enthusiasm over b & i…hands down, would not be doing this without you. thank you. from the bottom of my heart.

big huge weekend love,

betsy

***Song of the Moment: Summer Love, by Justin Timberlake*** (that’s right, I said it. I NEEDED justin this week. I’m not afraid (okay, maybe just a little) to admit I’ve been listening to this buoyant, upbeat, sexy album all week. boo. yah.)

The Season.

betsy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:51:18 +0000

You guys! Hi!! I’m definitely trying to beef up the fun blogging again, but for now I’ve got mad business to take care of…

This holiday season we’re going to be ALL OVER THE PLACE…starting this weekend!

Please come visit b & i here on Saturday, it’s going to be ridiculously warm and fuzzy:

There are lots of wonderful vendors in the line-up, including my sweet crafty friend, handmade julz.

If you can’t make it on Saturday, no fear, I’ll be over at Seven Dees on Sunday, November 8th!! Bazaars bizarro bravo shmavo!

This is just the beginning, you guys. Seriously. Stay tuned for announcements of MANY more holiday events to come! Including:

Crafty Wonderland’s Super Colossal Holiday Event

and at the fashion show JUNK to FUNK at the Crystal Ballroom! (I’ll be unleashing the whole of my Old Turns New line.)

Also, lookout for many more Outfits of the Days (the easiest way for me to stay in touch with the blogosphere while maintaining a crazy holiday season!).

For now, it’s time to make my fingers fall off. (I need to make at LEAST 40 pairs of earrings today). Have lovely Mondays!! xo-betsy

***Song of the Moment: The Season, by The Dodos***

Shwew!! (I’m back).

betsy — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:20:55 +0000

(St John’s Bizarre, May 2009. Those massive earrings I’m wearing are a new pair, inspired by Sheila from Rock n’ Rose. Lookout for them in my shop SOON.)

Okay, I can’t think of a better title to encompass the whirlwind that has been my life the past few weeks/months. And then there’s the past few days where I’ve sort of been sitting zombie-like, with my jaw dropped reflecting on all that has happened and all that is about to happen in my life. It’s like I’ve been hit with a frying pan and I’m seeing the pretty stars circling around my head, while blinking very slowly.

(Art Hop on Alberta Street, May 2009. Lupe is wearing my wooden curtain rod hoops in this photo.)

(The colors always draw people to our booth.)

The last two street shows have been the best we’ve ever done. The weeks leading up, I basically made jewelry until my fingers bled. And now I must prepare for the Rose Festival (I’m selling with Handmade NW right on Waterfront Village!!!) and then comes…New York!! That’s right, NYC friends, I’ll be at a MASSIVE show at the end of June, for 5 days!! I am also planning on hitting up some NY stores to try and get in long term. Any suggestions??

Stay tuned, I’ve gotten some great suggestions on this blog and I intend to tune in more often than I have as of late. I think I just needed to break for a second. One thing that’s for sure—you all love the Outfits of the Days!! This actually really cracks me up, because even though I love playing dress up, I feel a bit like a fashion impostor. Maybe that’s why you love it so?—it does truly make me giggle sometimes.

Lookout for upcoming OOTDs. Tomorrow’s might be my favorite of the month. Here’s a teaser. I like to call this photo: Locker Butt. (I’ll explain tomorrow).

***Song of the Moment: 1-2-3-Apple Tree, by Herman Dune***

PDX International Women’s Day

betsy — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:50:55 +0000

Did you know:

“On March 8, 1857, thousands of working women marched through the streets of New York City demanding an end to sweat-shop conditions, improved childcare facilities, equal pay for equal work, and the right to vote. In 1910 at the International Conference of Women Socialists, Clara Zetkins proposed that March 8th be observed as International Working Women’s Day in honor of the New York March. Since that time, International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the globe.”

Guess what? It’s March 8 again! That means more than springing ahead (you did reset your clocks, right???). It means there’s an awesome festival in town that I’m thrilled to be a part of. Come see me (and SOOO much more) today:

When: Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Where: Portland State University Smith Center (1825 SW Broadway)
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: Free and donations are welcomed

(thanks to Tessa Hulls and PIWD 2009 for the beautiful art and quoted text, respectively, in this post.)

***Song of the moment The Most Dangerous Woman, by Ani Difranco & Utah Phillips***

Weekend Wonder Wander.

betsy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:35:13 +0000

With all of its peaks and valleys, I loved this weekend.

shower me with love: this picture taken in one of the Pittock Mansion's crazy all body spray shower. If only I could shower in a chamber like this one.

This could count as my OOTD, BUT I recently wore pretty much this same thing, so I’m going to let you refer to days past to get the real scoop. I worked like a crazy woman to get enough designs ready for a show that turned out to be a bust (= valley). But the folks over at the show (Hip Happening) are trying really hard to have an awesome show and this is just the beginning, so I see good things for their future (= peak). After the busted show, we (I’ll explain the extremely exciting plural pronoun in a follow-up post) headed to the Pittock Mansion atop Portland’s beautiful West Hills on a clear Saturday evening (= double peak). We were attending a photo shoot where I was asked to bring some fancy new designs.

new coin necklace design on a pretty model

Here’s one: old coin, multi-layered gunmetal silver necklace. I will list this in my online shop soon. Isn’t it lovely? I brought along my new camera and pretended I was an excellent photographer myself. It was funny trying to take photos amidst the pros; but they didn’t make too much fun of me.

love this pittock red piano scene

disappearing bride

She has run away. She ran away years ago. Here she looks for the boy she really fancies. Love is fleeting. Love is gone.

I really like taking pictures. I have no clue what I’m doing. I’m hoping to take some photography lessons from a friend soon who recently moved into the most awesome house with my other friend, Jessica. Last night, we headed over for some drink and fellowship. Man oh man, I love friendship (the biggest peak). It’s so big and full. Time flew by and before we knew it, all of our respective bedtimes had passed. With failing eyelids, we hugged goodbye and began the short grueling trek to facing the week ahead.

I'm not ready to say goodbye to my weekend.

***Song of the Moment: Somedays, by Regina Spektor***

(this better be a) Hip Happening.

betsy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:02:55 +0000

And it would be way hipper if YOU showed up and said hello to me!

hip happening

7126 SE Milwaukie Avenue.

11 am to 5 pm

There will be loads of awesome vendors, great food, great fun, and loads of juicy shameless love jewelry.

Whether or not I see you tomorrow, I hope you have hugely love-filled weekends!

-betsy

***Song of the Moment: Love on a Budget, by Benji Hughes***