Beggars Banquet Recap

Instead of a Flea Market Finds post today, I'd like to share about Beggars Banquet from this weekend. (I also had zero time to go out to any sales this past week.) Lots of people came out and we had a great time. It was wonderful to connect with many people that I've only chatted with online. It's always hilarious when you meet someone for the "first" time to only discover out that you've been communicating via twitter for a few months now and didn't realize it at first. ;) Can anyone else relate to this?!

Our booth included lots of handmade/reclaimed coffee tables, vintage items, taxidermy, and housewares. 

Of course there were loads of really talented artists, designers, and curators. 

The venue Union/Pine is amazing.  A perfect spot for this event and for a reception/party... it's complete with a disco ball! 

Overall, it was a great success and I'll keep you posted for the next Beggars Banquet. 

The next event that we'll be vending at is Portland Flea. We are so excited to be able to vend there again and to be a part of this year's first full season/ Mark April 21st on your calendar! But before we get there Chris and I need your help! PDX Picker and Joy of all Crafts are our blog names, however, neither really encapsulates who we are together. For the past few months we've been trying to brainstorm a name for our booth and perhaps future store. We really want to work on develop our brand this year and getting out the word about our handmade/found items. Here is a few of the names we are currently tossing around: 

Reclaimed

Teak & Rosewood

Handmade Herringbone

Modernity

Which one do you like? Or do you have a suggestions? Leave a comment and let us know either way. I'd really appreciate the help! 

Also, have you seen the tumblr Hipster Branding? It's pretty hilarious and spot on. The funny thing is, we like most of these logos and will want something like this for our own name. Does that mean we are hipsters? Hope not! 

Here are my two favorite hipster re-designs: 

Comments

[jamie]

everything looks so good!! i would love to know more about your antique bottle pricing - we can talk via email about that - but i have all these bottles that someone gave me and i'm terrified of underpricing them! i have no idea if they're worth anything.

also - i like "reclaimed" - and i think you could do something really fun with making "re" and "claimed" stand out from each other. like, re:claimed or something hipster-y like that. :) and i haven't seen that tumblr but i love those logos! :)

[Anonymous]

I like Teak and Rosewood - it sounds nice. :)

-Janna

[jamie]

there's a store here called retropolitan - that might work for you guys!!

[brianne]

I love Teak and Rosewood! Has a good ring to it, speaks to the vintage but also is pretty sounding. I think reclaimed and modernity might be a little too run of the mill for your guys' creative spirit!

[Gina]

My two favorite are Teak & Rosewood or Handmade Herringbone.