Comments on: Mapping the Crafty

By: diabla

diabla — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:56:12 +0000

I must echo the sentiments of everyone else…thank you soooo much for providing this very cool and much needed map! I couldn’t believe it when I first clicked on the link!! Hats off!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:25:27 +0000

Awesome, what a great idea! I was inspired by you and created one for San Francisco! Check it out:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107487932892997649162.00043bdeb44f8bc08b205&z=13&om=1

By: Street Fashion Worldwide » Blog Archive » Map of Crafty Portland Oregon

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:27:57 +0000

[...] Diane posted this in her Craftypod.com blog and the map was also found at http://www.diyalert.com . Its an ever changing recource for finding the [...]

By: nonlineargirl

nonlineargirl — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:59:17 +0000

Great, just what I’ve been looking for! Thanks!

By: happy zombie

happy zombie — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:27:03 +0000

Way, way, way cool! I live in Astoria and sometimes have a long list of wanna-go-to places when I come into PDX. This will make it much easier as I tend to do way too many back and forth river crossings then necessary. This is so fab – Thank you!

Is Google Earth next? :o)

By: KateK8

KateK8 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:52:23 +0000

Wow! I just moved to Portland 2 weeks ago and I am so excited about all of the crafty places that I need to visit around town. I think that Hovawart is talking about the Bins, which are at 1740 SE Ochoco St. The Zinester’s Guide to Portland is also online and has good info about other cool things about town. http://pdxguide.org/ I love this town. Now I just need to find a job…

By: Hovawart

Hovawart — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:22:38 +0000

I just learned yesterday that there is a thrift outlet in Portland that sells by the pound. Can you please include that in your map when you add thrift stores? Our buy-by-the-pound thrift store in Sacramento is almost the only store I shop at anymore.

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:35:47 +0000

Hi Sister Diane!

I definitely want to do one of these for London. Is it just as easy to create a google map, save it, and then publish it? I’d like to use the same kind of categories that you did, (Supplies, Classes, Craft Retail) and then be able to invite others to add to the map. Is that possible?

(Your map is definitely proof that Portland *rocks*!)

By: Have you seen what CraftyPod in PDX has done lately? « IMakeCuteStuff.com - the blog

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:59:06 +0000

[...] runs CraftyPod and DIY Alert (amongst other things!) who has recently posted THIS — “Mapping the Crafty” — a Google Map showing all of the craft / DIY shops, boutiques, supply stores and even [...]

By: Marlo M

Marlo M — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:29:57 +0000

In my wildest dreams, we (in Seattle) would find it within our cold, cold hearts to be more like you in Portland! I bow humbly to your crafty / creative awesome-ness!

By: gl.

gl. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:05:55 +0000

you are totally rockin’, diane. btw, i meant to ask: what do the colors mean? is there a key i missed? :)

By: stephanie

stephanie — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:58:35 +0000

this is so great! i was JUST thinking about how many wonderful crafters live in portland and how many wonderful resources they have access to there. i thought, “but if i went for a visit, i wouldn’t know where to go!”. seriously…i thought that!
well..i better get my flight booked, now!
thanks so much!

By: Rachel H.

Rachel H. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:04:20 +0000

Your brilliance never ceases to amaze me, Sister Diane! The crafty community is so lucky to have you. :) How on Earth can I stand to wait until retirement to move to Portland!?

By: maria

maria — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:38:29 +0000

thanks for making me even more jealous of the awesomeness that is Portland