Local Roots @Molbak's In Woodinville This Saturday

I’ve been quiet here for a bit. If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you might have seen my posts about our elderly dog Toki being sick and then passing away on August 16th. I’ve tried to write a couple posts about it, but end up in a hot mess of tears. I’ll keep trying because she was great and was a huge part of my life as my sidekick. We received so many kind words and sympathy messages from many of you on IG. It was truly wonderful and a very kind human thing to do. A wholehearted thank you from me to you.

While it has been rough on my heart, we are chugging along with holiday preparation. We’ve got a couple new stockists that we’re excited to share about very soon. We’re also diving right into holiday shows starting this weekend, right here in our home town at Molbak’s.

We’re vending at their Local Roots event. There’s all sorts of additional fun things going on at Molbak’s at the same time. A glass pumpkin patch, a donut vendor, a crepe vendor and live music. Molbak’s is fun to walk through to get inspiration for home or garden decor anyways, but Saturday they’re turning it up a notch. Not gonna lie, I’m probably going to go home with a new plant and a belly full of donuts. I am working on my winter bod.

If you’re out and about near the Eastside of Seattle this weekend come say Hi and tell me some pet stories.

Lasers and love - Thea

South Lake Union Winter Market TOMORROW

Tomorrow in Seattle at Amazon's HQ - Van Vorst Plaza, Urban Craft Uprising is hosting the South Lake Union Winter Market. 10 am to 6pm. 

We vended at this show and UCU's main event last year. It was quite the workout and we had no idea what we were getting into. An outdoor show in the winter? INSANE. However, I've been vending with UCU since the very beginning of the show and I have a lot of faith in the organizers. It was cold, but it was as pleasant as it could be. We had a lot of fun, action and visits from friends that didn't attend the main UCU show and many Amazon employees that were excited to do indie shopping on campus. Currently the Facebook event page for the show has a crazy amount of people interested in it. Perhaps you're one of them? We do hope to see you there! 

We're closing out our show season with this show. We've had a roller coaster of a show year. Some really good and some...meh. It comes with this line of work / lifestyle. 

If you're not a show shopper (or not local to Seattle), we're shipping daily - more like twice a day and I even have the kids running to do drop offs too. We're doing our absolute best to get things out to you ASAP.

Lasers and love - Thea 

2016 Holiday Markets

Want to shop with us in person? Mark your calendars those opportunities are right on the horizon!

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We're looking forward to vending in Seattle for the first time and really looking forward to our return to Crafty Wonderland in Portland! 

Hope to see you there!

Lasers and love - Thea 

Seattle Gift Show

Starts tomorrow! We have a booth that is in the Made in America section (booth #1532). We're green, excited and I'm personally hoping that I got all of our items listed on our line sheet.

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This is the first "big" trade show that we've done. AND we're doing it with about a year of being in business under our belt. No time like the present right? 

We're not used to working 9 to 5 hours on a typical day. So it will be nice to have shorter work days for a little bit. :D

We hope everyone in the Seattle area enjoyed the rain today!

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Lasers and love - Thea

Time Has Been Flying By

Well, I've dozed off on blogging again. We've been blessed with busy and fun filled days as of late. Let's back up back to Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco. 

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6 by 6 Arts takes on Renegade Craft Fair San Francisco Summer 2015

IT. WAS. AWESOME. 

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6 by 6 Arts takes on Renegade Craft Fair San Francisco Summer 2015

Thanks so much to all who came out and visited us! We had such a great time and hope to return to San Francisco for future shows. 

After we made it home we immediately fulfilled some standing wholesale orders. One of which is with a super cute little shop in North Bend, WA called Selah Gifts. Just a block away from Twede's Cafe. Also known as the "Double R Diner".

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We also squeezed in a few family days since the kids are still on summer break and we managed to coordinate schedules with John's family and our six kids for a little family trip. 

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Today we are preparing for a trade show this weekend as well as working on some custom items that I can't wait to share! More soon!

Lasers and love, Thea

Crafty Wonderland - THIS WEEKEND!!!

Ack! I'm so excited!!! 6 by 6 Arts will be vending at Crafty Wonderland at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland Oregon this weekend!!!

This is our first out of state show! Seems appropriate since John originally hails from Oregon. 

We'll be in booth #193. Come see us if you are in the Portland area! We will be debuting a few new items as well as bringing our best sellers. 

We're looking forward to the show and hanging out in Portland in the evenings after the show. We will have at least one of our six kids with us. So we're looking for fun kid friendly suggestions for when we're there.  

We hope to see some familiar faces at the show!

Lasers & love - Thea  

This weekend!

We'll be a back at the Redmond Town Center's Winter Market! We'll have some new items debuting. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook to get a sneak peek before they hit our store. Or if you happen to be in the area come on down and say Hi.

Lasers & Love - Thea

Crafty Wonderland

We're super excited about being vendors at Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Holiday Sale! It will be held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, December 13th & 14th 11 am to 6pm.

We will have all sorts of laser awesomeness on hand ready for gift giving. With a very special focus on Pacific Northwest Lifer goods!

Mark your calendars Portland and we hope to see you there!