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Friday, December 2, 2011

Bikes Bike Craft! It's This Weekend! It's Awesome!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:14 AM

Walnuts hand-stitched can cage
  • Walnut's hand-stitched can cage
Earlier this week, I may have ranted about how it's screwed up to promote a day of maxing out credit cards at big box stores as some sort of national holiday.

BUT there are are plenty of places to spend money that support creative local makers and the Portland economy. There's a million craft fairs from now until Christmas and the one I'm most excited about is Bike Craft this weekend.

Over 50 bikey individuals and small-scale businesses roll out their best stuff at Sandbox Studio (420 NE 9th Ave) this Saturday and Sunday from 11am-6pm. I've gone for the past three years and it's always been fun—I don't really need a knitted U-Lock cozie or a leather-crafted PBR holder, but there are lots of super-practical items and it's cool to meet a table after table of artistic people who come out of the woodwork for the event.

 

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1
This town has just become a Soviet echo chamber
Posted by D on December 2, 2011 at 11:28 AM · Report
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NO SHOPPING UNLESS IT'S SHOPPING FOR THINGS WE AGREE WITH.
Posted by Graham on December 2, 2011 at 11:33 AM · Report
3
Gotta agree with Graham here - and those bike tires ain't local. Probably any componets ain't local either.
Posted by frankieb on December 2, 2011 at 11:41 AM · Report
4
I'm only interested in the Think Geek catalog and records. The things I like, typically, aren't made locally (here's looking at you, House Targaryen signet ring and Swanson Pyramid poster/t-shirt combo).

. . .

Posted by Fruit Cup on December 2, 2011 at 11:47 AM · Report
5
The word "hipster" gets thrown around a lot these days ...
Posted by Chuck Garabedian on December 2, 2011 at 1:17 PM · Report
6
Made by the hands of tiny Vietnamese children. But sold and assembled by people with Morrissey inspired NHS glasses! It's a different kind of consumerism.
Posted by tcraighenry on December 2, 2011 at 1:36 PM · Report
7
@D - Just?

But seriously, it's pretty clear none of you Andy-roomates even bothered to click through to the website. You guys are worse than the anti-soccer trolls on O-live.
If you hate bikes, skip the post. Go on, I dare you.
Posted by all_anon on December 2, 2011 at 2:48 PM · Report
8
FUCK PBR.
Posted by Sara on December 2, 2011 at 3:08 PM · Report
9
Let me fix that problem sentence there, Sarah:

"Nobody really needs a knitted u-lock cozy or a leather PBR holder."

There y'go.
Posted by rich bachelor on December 2, 2011 at 5:21 PM · Report

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