Stamp/craft Stores in Portland, Or??

[JBgreendawn]

Hi,
so far the only times in my life i have been to Portland (as an adult) have been to the convention center ( a few hotels & rest near it)

but, now i will be making some trips up to the Or. health & Science university hospital and was curious if there is anything interesting near there to visit...

( maybe Mexican or sushi places too??)

tia,

[SheilaKyles]

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Originally Posted by JBgreendawn

Hi,
so far the only times in my life i have been to Portland (as an adult) have been to the convention center ( a few hotels & rest near it)

but, now i will be making some trips up to the Or. health & Science university hospital and was curious if there is anything interesting near there to visit...

( maybe Mexican or sushi places too??)

tia,

There's a new tram now that you can ride from the bottom to the top of OHSU. It's a great view. You gotta do it b/c it went millions over budget and we've got to pay it off by sending tourists there to pay the $4.00 to ride it! (ok, a bit of resentment there)

As for stamp stores"

Art House
2129 Ne Broadway St
Portland, OR 97232

* (503) 287-8138

Scattered Pictures
13852 Ne Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97230
(503) 252-1888

Stamp a Dee Do Da
14621 Se Mcloughlin Blvd
Portland, OR 97267
(503) 652-7010

The Paper Zone
1136 Se Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97214
503) 233-2933


Tons of great restaurants. Depends on what type of food you want. You can pm me if you'd like and I can send you some recommendations. I'm a chef, so I pretty much know a bunch of great restaurants. (tell me type of food and how much you want to spend - expensive, moderate, inexpensive!)
Have FUN!!!

[tdodd00]

Wow, how bazaar is this...I was just going to post this exact question for the same location. Going to be there in a few weeks and even used to live there way back when...but there was no stamping involved at the time. I will be on the east side however, so I will be watching this thread!

[JBgreendawn]

Terri, my Dr appointment is on Oct. 12th...
( that weekend??)
wouldn't that be something?


Shelia,
TY!! I will plug all the addresses in and see what happens with that... I'm probably going to end up sending you a PM soon I need to think about exactly what i want to ask...

[gmcbunny]

The Art House is great - unfortunately I got an e-mail from them and they are closing by Oct 25. The entire store inventory is 25% off. There is also the Peddler's Pack in Beaverton and Scrap Attack in Beaverton

There are some great restaurants in Portland. Bush Gardens has great sushi, it is in downtown

[JBgreendawn]

okay ladies,
the first trip up we did not have time to hunt these down.
the next trip up I will have maybe an hour and a half one night to go to one store on the list. ( the night before surgery assuming they all close about 6 ish??)

if you had to pick them one at a time which one would you visit first?

[SilverDragoness]

Hmmm none of them are super close to OHSU unfortunately. Paper Zone is kind of more in the region of going to OSHU when I go from my side of the city. Stamp a dee do dah is decent and Peddler Pack is nice as well although they might be harder to find and the parking around that area kind of sucks. Stamp-a-dee-do-dah also is close to my favorite sushi place a small home owned joint called Sushi Kata they have awesome bento boxes as well. The owner from Scattered Pictures is really nice although I have to admit the store is more scrapbooking oriented.

[pear52]

I'd go for Peddlars Pack in Beaverton.

[JBgreendawn]

Hi,
I have a whole bunch of Peddlers Pack backgrounds so that sounds like a perfectly good thing to me...

Do you have the street address? I Think i can plug it into the gps thing and get directions that way?

Thanks again,
~Stacy

[pear52]

They do have a web site that has all of that stuff on it.

[victorial]

There is also First Impression at NE 4803 Fremont.

[stamp1]

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Originally Posted by victorial

There is also First Impression at NE 4803 Fremont.

Both First Impression and The Art House are closed now (boo hoo, I live within 2 miles from each of them and have been going thru withdrawl!). Scattered Pictures is a great place too though. And it's still open!

[Hazzzmomy]

Art House is gone, too??? You're kidding me!! I love that place! Gosh...it always seemed so busy when I would go there!

[kwilkson]

I'd say Peddler's Pack too. Here's their website. I love that place. I could marry it LOL! :-)

http://www.peddlerspack.com/

[JBgreendawn]

this is an off topic question...
( i was wondering if any of you are su demo's that have your territory go into Albany?) a good online friend of mine lives there and i told her to peek at the su web site to get a local consultant ( to buy glossy cardstock ) and the gal she contacted has never gotten back to her...
So, I'm probably gonna mail her some from my stash ( we've been friends for years) but, I was really surprised by this when she told me.. ( I have a super demo and am spoiled by this)

so, if someone knows a GOOD su demo that will go to Albany can you pm me her contact info so i can pass it along?
thanks again!

I've got a map printed out from PeddlersPacks site ( not sure how far away 217 is from I-5) so, this my be January before i actually make it into a store but, one lady sent me an pm about there is a craft warehouse up there somewhere too.... ( I've been in the ones in Medford and New Port and always spent too much money) ( Wish that store had coupons)

[Tami Gadd]

I don't live in Portand, but it is my hometown so I go there lots. Nancy, who owns scattered pictures is soooooo nice, and helpful.

Tami

[sf9erfan]

Peddlers Pack is great and so is the Craft Warehouse! Not too bad to get there from Downtown, but if you only have an hour and 1/2, probably not the best idea. Especially around rush hour. By the time you drive there, park, shop, you would have to leave? PP closes at 7pm (mon-thur) and 6pm (Fri-Sat). Craft Warehouse closes around 8?

Craft Warehouse is off the 26th (on 185th) and Peddlers Pack is downtown Beaverton off of 217 - each will take you about 25 minutes from downtown. Going from one to the other will take about 15 minutes.

Hope this helps! PM me if you have any questions -I live in Beaverton! Hugs,

[stamp1]

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Originally Posted by Hazzzmomy

Art House is gone, too??? You're kidding me!! I love that place! Gosh...it always seemed so busy when I would go there!

The owner decided to retire. Instead of trying to sell it she opted to close. Last week was the final one.

There is also a cute little place on NE 14th and Alberta called Collage. They don't have a lot of stamps, but do have a nice sellection of art supplies, ink pads, individual Adirondak alcohol inks, and embellishments, etc.

[momsnack]

Since you are coming from Southern Oregon, you might plan to stop at the new Michael's at Salem -Keizer - it's visible from I-5 at north end of Salem. Salem also has an excellent Craft Warehouse (much bigger than the Newport one) - its on the south end of Lancaster in Salem.
There are also new Joann's Superstores at Eastport Plaza (SE 82nd & Holgate) and at Tigard on the main highway which would be fairly close to OHSU.
Nancy S (momsnack)