Capitol Hill Holiday Market TOMORROW!

The Capitol Hill Holiday Market is THIS WEEKEND, DECEMBER 6, 2013!! Doors open Friday from 5-8PM and again on Saturday from 10-4PM.  Please be sure to stop by and see all the wonderful vendors! We have a variety of artisans selling jewelry, paper arts, clothing, candy, and much more. Not only will you get to buy beautiful handmade gifts for your loved ones, but 25% of the proceeds will go to Capitol Hill Elementary! In addition, on Friday night, the Jackson School Choir will be performing, and on Saturday morning, the Lewis and Clark choir will be performing. We will have a DIY table for the kids to make crafts, and the Girl Scouts will be selling baked goods. So cozy up in your warmest attire and head on over to the holiday market this weekend!

Participating vendors:

Maggie Bogart - Children's Clothing 

The Clean Seed (soaps and eco-friendly cleaners)

House of Moss (felted items)

Charlie Alan Kraft  (art and wooden toys)

Duct...Duct...TAPE! (duct tape wallets and accessories)

Destiny Ray Jewelry

JuneBerry Jewelry

Chibi Snap & Spiffy Cat Glitter (glitter tattoos)

Eco Wall Decals

Greenstone Studio (jewelry)

Tiger Food Press

LM Inspired (jewelry and natural paper shades)

Pepper and Farley (ceramics)

Anne Larson Book Arts

Cathy McMurray (artwork)

Pam Wilson (one-of-a-kind sculptures)

Cavalry Candy (caramels)

Linda Atlas (handmade jewelry)

Norma Younie (quilts and hand-knitted hats, gloves, and scarves)

Linda Lou Creations (hand-printed cards)

Gail Vines & Cindy Lommasson

Shades of Green (terrariums)

BB Kid (children's clothing)

A Brunette and A Blonde Custom Jewelry

Photos By Abby

Sew Portland (aprons)

Anne Scheiman (origami jewelry)

Jim & Cathy Opie (hand-dipped beeswax candles & art cards)

Cindy Dyer (winter scarves, hats, and earrings)

Post Cards & Octicorn Children's Books

Artwurks by Mercedes

The Capitol Hill Holiday Market is a wonderful example of the community found here at our little school in SW Portland. Among local professional vendors are three CH educators who enjoy being crafty in a variety of ways.

Rebecca Johnson, first grade teacher at Capitol Hill, is a long-time crafter and has worked in many mediums, but has found her niche creating beautiful terrariums in upcycled glass containers. She will also be offering a "make and take" area for personal gift making of air plants in glass.

Pam Wilson, Principal at Capitol Hill, has discovered a passion for creating utilitarian works of art using a variety of ceramic, glass, wooden, and other collected objects.

Jessica Doehne, CH first grade teacher by day and SewPortland crafter by night, enjoys sewing functional pieces of art work including (but not limited to) funky scarves, tote bags, and reversible headbands (pictured above).

All three of these vendors are thrilled that they can do what they love and earn money for the school. Each vendor at the Holiday Market donates 25% of their earnings directly to Capitol Hill, making this popular event a very important school fundraiser. We hope to see CH families and community members on Friday, December 6th, and Saturday, December 7th.

Who Are We?

This year's holiday market committee comprises of parents and teachers of Capitol Hill. Many of us are also artists and artisans that will be participating at this year's holiday market as well! First up...me, Lida Avery. I came onto this year's committee because Cathy McMurray's child will be completing 5th grade at the end of this upcoming school year. Since I have an incoming 2nd grader, and a Kindergartner in another year, I'll be at Capitol Hill for a while!

A quick about me: I am a teacher in the Hillsboro School District, I have a child attending Capitol Hill, and other child in pre-k, and I am an artist/crafter. I enjoy illustrating, sewing, ceramics, photography, and knitting. Visit my blog to see more! My goal for this holiday market is to not only raise money for Capitol Hill students by providing parents, families, and the community with a high caliber of artisans at the holiday marketplace, but also to make it profitable for the vendors so that they can sell a high volume of their products, and would want to come back next year! Well, I will be featuring the other committee members over the next few days....so stay tuned! In the meantime, my teeth people say, "Hi!"