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Winter Festival & Crafts Fair
Enjoy the highly anticipated, 43rd annual Winter Festival & Crafts Fair. This extraordinary event brings together the finest artisans and the local community in a celebration of creativity. Held in the Phinney Center in Seattle, the festival showcases the talents of over 120 hand-picked makers, carefully selected by a jury.
GeekCraft Expo SEATTLE 2023 Holiday Market
If you love all things geeky and handmade, there is simply no better place to shop; everything for sale at GeekCraft Expo is incredibly unique, limited in quantity (i.e. not mass produced—this stuff is all made by hand) and totally nerdy. Every exhibitor at GeekCraft Expo is a local, small business. This event is family-friendly.
Wooden Boat Festival
The largest festival of wooden boats in North America! Port Townsend’s annual Wooden Boat Festival is a place where kids and adults alike experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of maritime culture. Come learn from the experts, gawk at all the beautifully crafted vessels, and…
West Seattle Summer Festival
Enjoy fun for the whole family, including crafts, shopping, live music, dining, beer gardens, and a kids play area. West Seattle Summer Fest brings together some of the best local bands for three days of free, live, outdoor music up on the California Ave stage. Check the website for lineup and activity times. Festival hours:…
12 Home Hot Spots for Holiday Decorating
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. Time to dust off those boxes in the garage and clean the spiderwebs from the garland stored in the basement. The holidays are upon us. My two youngest boys have holiday radar. As soon as October 1 hits and the air chills at night, they know it’s time for…
Spend Less Without Being a Grinch: 8 Holiday Ideas
Give meaningful gifts and use nature's decor to work holiday magic without blowing your budget
This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. Between the endless stream of holiday music, window displays and festive events, the holiday season can sometimes feel like a never-ending parade of opportunities to blow the budget. But when you set and stick with a budget you feel comfortable with, you are bound to feel better, and probably…
Exploring the Woodworking Talents of the Pacific Northwest
Furniture designer Seth Rolland and artist Laura Yeats take inspiration from Washington's trees
Formfitting Wood furniture designer Seth Rolland is originally from New York, but feels most at home in the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. “There are traces of life and history in wood, which is why we humans relate so well to it,” says Rolland, who moved to Port Townsend 14 years ago from Taos,…
9 Patriotic Crafts for your Fourth of July Party
Celebrate in style with these fun Fourth of July crafts
This article originally appeared on Porch.com. With the long weekend coming up, there is plenty of time to DIY your own party essentials for your festive Fourth of July celebration! From party decorations and lawn games to treats and drinks, we’ve got you covered this Independence Day with everything red, white, and blue. 1. Burlap…
Cool the Kiddies Off at One of These Nifty Local Spraygrounds
Also in this month's Parental Guidance report: Pinata classes and a thrifty stylin' smocks.
WATERWAYSOur sunny summer days are precious—and so are the moments we spend cooling off from the heat. Sure, you can hit a lake or a pool, but why not mix it up? Consider these five “spraygrounds” for an afternoon of free fun. North Lynnwood Neighborhood ParkLynnwood, 18510 44th Ave. Wci.lynnwood.wa.us/parksLiquid assets: A submarine, a whale…
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