In case you missed the news - I relocated my home and business to Sacramento, CA in October.

My soap business is still open and ready for holiday mail ordering. However, I will not be participating in any Seattle area holiday shows this season. 

I hope to continue being the supplier of your favorite soap, sprays and other products, just from a little farther away. Sorry to have missed you at one of my regular festivals this winter.

PNA's annual Winter Festival and Crafts Fair features more than 115 crafts vendors, continuous live entertainment and scrumptious food and baked goods. This two day event has gained an impressive reputation as THE place to shop for holiday gifts and regularly attracts 4,000 - 5,000 customers over the course of the weekend.

The Winter Festival supports PNA programs such as the PNA Hot Meal Program(formerly known as the PNA Soup Kitchen), before and after school childcare, the Greenwood Senior Center, the tool library and the art gallery as well as community projects for neighbors in need and the Volunteers of America Food Bank of Greenwood.

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6, 2015
Hours: 10am-6pm both days
Soapworks Studio booth location: upstairs in the blue building, Room 7, center of the room

For more info: PNA Winter Festival and Craft Fair

More than one million Christmas lights will be displayed during 19 days in December, a spectacle spread over 15 acres at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, Washington. The Lights of Christmas is the largest holiday light display in the Pacific Northwest that combines live entertainment, children's activities, food, holiday shopping and more. In addition, reservations can be made for Overnight accommodations in holiday-themed lodges and for Dinner Theatre and Sunday Dessert Matinee.

Dates for 2015: Dec 3-6, 10-13, 17-23, and 26-29
Gates open at 5pm. Event closes at 10pm.

Soapworks Studio will have a display in the Joyland Emporium Gift Shop

For tickets and more information: Lights of Christmas website

The Holiday Festival of the Arts is an indoor arts festival featuring over 100 artisans and craftspeople from the Northwest, many from our own region. The festival takes place over a six week period. In addition to the vendor displays selling handcrafted holiday gifts and art pieces, there are workshops for children, live music, and artist demos.

Dates and Hours:
Friday, Nov 20th through Friday Dec 24th (7 days a week)
10am-7pm every day, Closed Thanksgiving Day, Closed at 3pm Thurs, Dec 24th

Location: 4145 Meridian St, in the Cordata shopping center (same spot as last year) 

For more information: Allied Arts of Whatcom County

I will have my own holiday pop-up shop, located in the retail space at Group Health Central on Capitol Hill. This is a fundraiser for their TLC Fund, which raises money to pay for patient's needs. It will be a full display of ALL my products, including all the holiday gift items. A great way to stop in and sniff up the entire selection!

Dates: Thursday & Friday, Nov 19-20
Hours: 9am-4pm
Location: Group Health Central campus
Retail space at 108 15th Ave E, Seattle (Capitol Hill)

The East Shore Gallery, founded in 1967, is the oldest art gallery on the Eastside. Established as a center to celebrate and show art in a variety of media, East Shore Gallery has long served both artists and the larger community. The Gallery is located in the lobby of the East Shore Unitarian Church.

The Holiday Gift Show runs from Nov 15th to Jan 3rd.

Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday 11am to 4pm, Sunday 9am to 1pm, and by appointment (see the folks at the administration desk just across the plaza). 

There will be an Open House Dec 5th 1 - 5pm - come meet some of our artists!

For more information: East Shore Gallery

Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2015
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Award-winning artists will be selling paintings and prints in the Upstairs Gallery. Dozens of other renowned artists will offer pottery, jewelry, glass bowls, candles, wearable art, and gourmet food in over 50 booths on the main floor.

Location: Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church
Admission $3, free parking, free child care

For more information: NWArtshow.org