Bargain Hunting 101 is back! Huge deals + local vendors
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Locally-minded bargain shoppers rejoice! Angie Heiney of Frock, Jen Neitzel of Knot Ugly and DIY Lounge, and Julz Nally of Handmade Julz, the brilliant organizers behind Bargain Hunting 101 are at it again, and their latest installment (this makes six!) of the crazy-popular vendor clearance will be happening from noon to [...]
Neat TREND: Chic crochet fashion in the crafty city
June 16, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Spring 2010 runway collections by fashion powerhouses Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana took the humble art of crochet and elevated it to new levels of chic, as both designers simultaneously spun out high-fashion, craft-based looks. In Portland (a.k.a. craft capitol U.S.A.), this was hardly anything new. We’ve always been ahead of [...]
Crafty gal Jen Neitzel + friends take DIY to the tube
March 24, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Portland designer, crafter and DIY Lounge founder Jen Neitzel has yet another crafty trick up her sleeve – a new DIY Lounge TV show concept, which she hopes to put into action this summer.
Neitzel is partnering up with fellow crafter Richard Fox and award-winning cinematographer Patrick Cummings to produce a DIY Lounge television series that will [...]
Bargain Hunting 101 indie clearance sale Sunday
Super Bowl, Schmuper Bowl – let’s go shopping! More than 50 vendors will gather for Bargain Hunting 101, the mother of all Portland mega clearance sales, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Crystal Ballroom and Lola’s Room this Sunday, Feb. 7.
The event, organized by Angie Heiney of Frock, Jen Neitzel of Knot Ugly and DIY Lounge and Julz Nally [...]
Portland’s most stylish New Year’s Resolutions
January 5, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
So, The Neat Sheet put its finger on the pulse of Portland’s most stylish citizens (a finger coated in peachy Palm Springs polish from American Apparel’s new nail color line, by the way), and we asked our Portland fashion friends for their 2010 New Year’s resolutions.
It turns out we’re all working too hard and wearing [...]
Neat SALE
Shop 40 cool vendors @ Secret Society Sale
This sale is too good to keep secret! More than 40 gifted Portland artists, designers and crafters are getting together for the fourth annual Secret Society Sale, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29 at the Secret Society Ballroom.
Shop for truly impressive handmade, designer goods all gathered in one location – handmade clothing, [...]
