Goal 88-- Attend a Conference

I owe a nice long post re: the SUMMIT OF AWESOME.

For now let's just say it lived up to its name.

Also, I attended one hands-on workshop just to learn something new which I could count towards goal 062., however I still want to take an actual class so that'll wait.

The birds we made in the needle felting workshop, Mine is the all turquoise one toward the middle. Thanks Katherine for the photo!

I'm currently on a craft supply buying moratorium, otherwise I would have hopped over to Gossamer and bought all sorts of needlefelting supplies. 

Goal 88-- Attend a Conference

My friend Barb (Ciao Birdie) encouraged me to register for the Summit of Awesome. It was in Washington DC last year and I recognized and swooned at some of the names of the speakers they had so I knew this year would be totally awesome too.

"The Summit of Awesome is three days of business and technical education seminars as well as hands-on workshops produced by the non-profit Hello Craft. Taking place in the Alberta Arts District of Portland, OR, from June 16 to 18, this year’s Summit is co-produced by Hello Craft’s event partners and PDX craft superstars, Crafty Wonderland and DIY Lounge. Summit seminar topics range from how to organize craft fairs and develop successful product lines to teaching crafters how to prepare taxes and form LLC’s. At the 2nd annual Summit, Craftnote speakers are crafty renaissance man Mark Montano and BuyOlympia founders Pat Castaldo and Aaron Tuller. Full speaker list can be found here. A special addition to this year’s event is the “Show of Awesome,” a 40-vendor craft show on Saturday, June 19, at Doug Fir Lounge."

The only qualm I have now is which sessions to choose to attend... help me pick! The list of seminars is here.

I might even treat myself to a new special notebook! Or maybe a new special pen, I have lots of notebooks skampering around my house. Or maybe just put together a back-to-school pile of awesome with stuff I already have and just add some flourishes so they seem like new!

If you're a crafter in Portland looking to get some serious information about the business side of things, I think this conference will be a killer resource. Maybe I'll find my new bag at the craft fair on Saturday!

Cheers. R