Back for More - FanFest Northwest 2026

FanFest Northwest returns to the Yakima Convention Center in Yakima, Washington! The two day show of awesomeness will run from August 8-9th, 2026. Saturday goes from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. while Sunday goes from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. VIPs get in 30 minutes early! Tickets can be purchased online for a discounted Pre-Sale price over at FanFestNW.com. Kids 12 and under are free with the purchase of an adult General Admission ticket.

There will be a Cosplay Contest judged by a trio of professional Cosplayers: Katie Colleen, Ryan Wells, and Fabrickind! It’s free for FanFest attendees to enter and there will be prizes! Cosplayers are always one of our favorite parts of any convention. Swing by our booth to show off your epic creativity! You might just end up in our featured spotlight.

A ton of workshops are happening both days of the convention as well as a Mario Kart tournament! There will be everything from painting minis, making heads for fur suits, dungeon master design, writing tips for horror and romance, game demos, and more! I’m super excited to see a Warhammer 40k demo on the schedule as well as “Making a Fanzine." Saturday also has an after party! From 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., after the doors of the convention center close, the fun continues at the Single Hill Brewing Company.

FanFest Northwest is bringing in some great talent this year! Osric Chau (the prophet Kevin from Supernatural) joins Megan Hollingshead (Nurse Joy from Pokémon as well as Mai Valentine from Yu-Gi-Oh!) and Lexi Rabe (Morgan Stark from the Avengers and Madison from Godzilla). Jeremy Clark, a phenomenal comic book inker for Batman, TMNT, Power Rangers, and more, will be doing signings. Tadd Galusha, the superb artist who created The Backwoods as well as worked on Godzilla, TMNT, and Ghostbusters, will also be there signing comics and taking names.

Cutoff Crafts will be at Booth #69! It’s a pretty nice spot. The Vendor Hall is the next door down from the Main Stage. Rumor has it that we will be doing a pretty special giveaway on Saturday, August 8th for some fancy click-clack math rocks. Stay tuned for more information!

We got in an absolute epic load of new lanyards, new pins, new trading cards, new dice, and new keychains! We will be buying, selling, and trading both days of the convention. Pin connoisseurs are always welcome to bring pieces from their own collection in to trade with us. We will also have our singles binders with us for those who wish to buy or trade trading cards. We got the latest pokémon set, Pitch Black, in as well as some super sweet official cards for KPOP Demon Hunters!

Come and say “hi” to us at Booth #69! Just follow the sound of epic discounts and mystery loot tubs of fun. We look forward to seeing you there!

Making it LOUD at Summercon, 2026!

Thank you to everyone who came out to see us at Summercon in Puyallup for 2026!  We had an amazingly epic time! Everyone who said hi, showed off your latest cosplays, traded pins and cards with us… you all helped make it an unforgettable weekend. To those who showed up on Saturday for our giveaway, high five!

The giveaway was MASSIVE. Check out that awesome crowd! We all were so loud you could hear us on the other side of the Showplex MUAHAHAHAH! The drawing was a hoot. The rule at a Cutoff Crafts’ giveaway is that you must be present to win. We will keep drawing tickets until someone is present with the match. It was hilarious! The first dozen tickets pulled weren’t there. Lucky number thirteen WAS and walked home with the gorgeous titanium-fogged glass dice with gold leaf lettering, worth $120!

Second place got the Gamestop Exclusive Funkopop of Cobra Commander in his F.A.N.G.! COBRAAAAA! I am pleased to report that it went to a fine, upstanding, member of Team Rocket. 

Third place went to a wonderful teenage mutant. Foot Clan, beware! The full set of metal diecast Sonic the Hedgehog figs is now property of this awesome cosplayer.

We had so much fun that a we even did a fourth place drawing! Much to their surprise, the winner ended up with an official Tee Turtle Spongebob reversible plushie. They were quick to take off back to their hoard… before we could even get a photo of them!

We were able to get all kinds of fun stuff signed for our personal collections. My dvd copy of Resolute now has 50% of the voice actors on it! …it helps that there are only four voice actors in the entire movie haha! Also, if you’ve never seen Resolute and you are a G.I. Joe fan, you are missing out. Steve Blum (Duke, Zartan, Ripcord… more) was absolutely amazing to talk to and Grey DeLisle (every single woman in Resolute) was super kind!

Ahsoka got her grail comic signed by Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano), Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), and James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi). That Clone Wars issue is the first ever appearance of Ahsoka Tano! It was so cool being able to meet the people behind the voices.

We’re currently taking some time to hunt down even more pins, lanyards, dice, trading cards, and mystery loots. There are rumors some mysterious Jurassic Park Matchbox cars might show up at our booth at our next show. Be sure and swing by Aug 8-9, 2026, at Fanfest Northwest, in Yakima, Washington!

Washington State Summer Con!

 

We are on our way to Washington State Summer Con! Woooo! Summer Con is in Puyallup, Washington from June 19-21, 2026 at the Washington State Fair and Event Center. It’s three whole days of amazing fan-sanity! Cutoff Crafts is booth #1113. We’re right next to the delicious Food Court inside the Showplex.

We will be handing out free giveaway tickets all day Friday and part of Saturday for our epic Summer Con giveaway! There will be prizes for first, second, and third place! First place gets their very own set of gemstone dice worth $120! Second place gets a Gamestop Exclusive Funko of Cobra Commander in his F.A.N.G. Third place gets an entire sealed box set of metal die cast figures for Sonic the Hedgehog! It’s going to be crazy!

Anybody that says “hi” to us gets a free entry into the giveaway. For each $50 spent at our booth, you receive an additional entry. We will be giving out tickets all the way up until the in-person drawing at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 20th. 

It’s going to be an absolutely crazy event. Kate Mulgrew, Captain Janeway, will be there as will George Takei, Lt. Sulu. I’m going to be tracking down Nika Futterman, aka the best Lady Jaye voice actress ever, and hopefully having her sign my copy of GI Joe: Renegades!

Some of the guests will only be there on certain days so be sure and pay close attention to the posted details on https://www.wasummercon.com/2026-guests/. Dante Basco, Prince Zuko, will only be there Saturday and Sunday while Ashley Eckstein, Ahsoka Tano, will be there all three days.

Tickets are only $140.47 for the full 3-Day Pass (including all relevant taxes and processing fees). Individual days can also be purchased as low as $43.63 for Friday. VIP tickets are already sold out. Friday and Sunday also have Family Packs available which are good for two adult tickets and three children tickets. These are definitely the way to go if you have little ones!

We look forward to seeing you all!

The 20th Lilac City Comicon Was Amazing!

This year marked the 20th year celebration for Lilac City Comicon in Spokane, Washington. It was an absolute blast! We’re always thrilled to attend shows where we can meet new friends, hang out with fellow fans, and have an epic time. 

The cosplayers were out in FORCE! This year there was an absolute deluge of creativity! Check out our Facebook page Facebook.com/CutoffCrafts to see some of our favorite shots of people who came by our booth. Hands down our favorite cosplayers to see were the amazing Batman and Superman Mandalorians! Catch Scarlett, the Batman Mandalorian, over on Youtube @AuDHD Reviews.

This year we did a giveaway on Saturday! The top prize was a gorgeous set of titanium fogged glass dice worth $120. I feel like there’s a Druid in the future rolling some relic tier dice!

The energy, excitement, and enthusiasm from the crowd were incredible, we couldn’t resist doing a second and third place drawing! Everyone was having a wonderful time and when the whole crowd chanted the intro for Spongebob… you know what we had to do.

We gave away not one, but two DVD copies of 100 episodes of Spongebob! One lucky winner took their prize and booked it! The other hung around long enough for us to take their victory picture.

And if you missed out on the giveaway… don’t worry. We’re coming for you next, Puyallup! Catch us at Washington State Summer Con, June 19-21, 2026 at the Washington State Fair and Events Center! We will be there with the massive pin collection, the tables of dice, the Pit of Insanity, and so much more!

The Valley Vista Craft Fair is Returning for their 2026 Fall Event!

The Autumn wind wisps across the northern sky as a staple of the community comes to life. The smell of hay, the sound of music, and the joy of enraptured customers dances in the breeze. The Valley Vista Fall Craft Fair is back and ready to treat the community to food, fun, and shopping! 

This year, the Valley Vista Craft Fair is hosting their event one week earlier for ease of shopping and the hope of better weather. Featuring food vendors, artisans, crafters, and more, the Valley Vista Fall Craft Fair is the place to be in September! It is two days of bliss in the country!

Valley Vista Fall Craft Fair Information:

When: Sat. Sept 19 (9am-4pm) and Sun. Sept 20 (10am-4pm)
Location: Valley Vista Red Barn and Field, 459560 Highway 95, Cocolalla, ID
Contact: valleyvistacreations@gmail.com

VENDORS:

For those who are seeking to be vendors at this most excellent event, download, print, and and fill out the application for the Valley Vista Fall Craft Fair. Then send the application to Jan Reid at valleyvistacreations@gmail.com  Jan Reid is the only one accepting applications and money. We here at Cutoff Crafts are m 

Booth Size: 10x10
Booth Fee: $100

Outdoor event
Bring your own Tent, tables, and chairs.

The Final Countdown until the Cutoff Crafts Spring Pokemon Celebration

It’s TWO DAYS and NINE HOURS until the Cutoff Crafts Spring Pokémon Celebration?! WOOOO! I can’t believe it! This Saturday, April 18th, 2026, Cutoff Crafts will take over the Rathdrum Lions Club and turn it into an all out Pokémon Celebration! The party runs from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. 

This will be our sixth community Pokémon party and each one has been better than the last! The Celebration is free to attend, there’s no parking fee, no entry fee, nada. It is open to all ages. Cutoff Crafts gives out tons of cards and swag during the show. There will be fun games, activities, intense battles, and of course, prizes! It’s a wonderful time to share off your collection, make trades, meet new friends, and hang out with people all enjoying the wonderful world of Pokémon.

Our End of Day Raffle will be a yellow card binder with some fun black star promo ex cards already loaded to get you started on your next collecting journey! We have collected black star promos for six powerful paradox pokémon: Gouging Fire, Iron Leaves, Iron Crown, Walking Wake, Iron Boulder, and Raging Bolt. Earn a raffle ticket just by attending! Earn another raffle ticket by liking and sharing our Facebook post! Earn yet another raffle ticket by picking up a party bag for $20. 

Party bags come with a whole cascade of goodies including a ticket to our exclusive Pack Battle Tournament where the Grand Prize Winner wins a Greninja ex and Kingdra ex sealed box! Not only that, but the prize pool INCREASES the more players who buy tickets! A ticket to join the Pack Battle Tournament can also be purchased separately for ten dollars. If we reach 200 players we will add a sealed Ascended Heroes Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box currently worth more than $450! 

The Pack Battle Tournament does not require any knowledge of the TCG aspect of Pokémon. It is an elimination style tournament. Packs are supplied by Cutoff Crafts to all players. Each player faces off head-to-head against an opponent. The victor is whomever pulls the higher valued card. The winner moves on to the next round, while the other is knocked from the tournament. However! Players get to keep all the cards from the packs they rip during the Pack Battle Tournament. This is one of our most popular games and the highlight of the show with all kinds of full arts, Illustration Rares, and even Special Illustration Rares pulled!

The wonderful 3d Printing Master, ENDER, will be returning! Ender’s Cozy Corner makes all kinds of delightful clickers, toys, and fidgets as well as fun crocheted pokémon amigurami! My Murkrow has not left his place of honor on my binder shelf.

The Hungry Squatch will be joining us for FOOOOOOD! We heard you! Games and fun make everyone ravenous! The Hungry Squatch offer glorious garlic cheese curds, delicious fries, and slabtastic burgers to feed even the hungriest snorlax!

Cutoff Crafts would also like to thank Poppin Packs down in Coeur d’Alene who supplied the lovely metal mini tins that we stuffed with swag. The first 20 people who attend the Cutoff Crafts Spring Pokémon Celebration get one of these swag mini tins for free! Swing by Poppin Packs on 510 N 4th St Suite B, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 and say hi! They have a great selection of cards.

I hope to see returning friends and new faces at the show! It’s going to be amazing!

NOTE: due to the Pokémon Market, the cost per item is subject to change according to the market. Cutoff Crafts will not be responsible for the decrease or increase in price. We are simply stating an estimate. No cash or other items will be given for a loss or gain in market value.

Also, because of the market and depending on availability, prizes are subject to change.

Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration - What's in the PARTY BAG?

Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration is back by popular demand! Cutoff Crafts will be hosting the Pokémon Celebration at the Rathdrum Lions Club, April 18th, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mark your calendars! There will be games, contests, giveaways, trivia, trading, prizes, swag, and more! The Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration is free for all ages to enter, and has free parking.

As a super special for the Spring Pokémon Celebration, we are selling Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration Party Bags! These are a fantastic way to get that exclusive all day pass to unlock absolutely everything at our event. Each bag comes with a whole pile of goodies.

$20 Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration Party Bag Contains:

1 Pack Battle Tournament Ticket

1 Japanese Booster Pack

1 mini Pokéball with mini-fig and stickers inside

5 Official Pokémon Card Sleeves - protect those pulls!

2 “Don’t Say Pokéball” Sheets

1 Random Energy Card - An Extra Life for Team Rocket Battles

1 Vinyl Pokémon Sticker

1 Delicious Bag of Pokémon Fruit Snacks

1 Official Pokémon Coin

1 Official Pokémon Puzzle Piece

1 Official Pokémon Damage Counter

1 Extra Entry into End of Day Prize Drawing!

Let’s whip out our trusty Pokédex and get the deets on all these epic items.

1 Pack Battle Tournament Ticket - This ticket instantly grants the player access to the Cutoff Crafts Pack Battle happening April 18th, at the Spring Pokémon Celebration. Players go head to head in an elimination style tournament. Each round, the victor moves on to the next round. All players get to keep all the cards they pull from the packs provided. All packs are provided by Cutoff Crafts. The Grand Prize Winner will win a Sealed Greninja ex and Kingdra ex Special Collection box! This box comes with eight packs, two stamped promo cards, and one jumbo card. For maximum awesomeness, the Pack Battle Prize Pool increases as more people join! 

Individual tickets to the Pack Battle Tournament are sold online, or at the event, for $10. One is included in the Party Bag!

WIN ME at the Pack Battle Tournament!

1 Japanese Booster Pack - coming all the way from Japan, the home of Pokémon, these cards are printed in Japanese kanji and can have full art special illustration rares, just like the English packs! Japanese Packs are random, some lucky Party Bags may even have Ninja Spinner! This is the Greninja set that has not even been released in English yet! When it releases in English it will be called Chaos Rising. Who doesn’t want a sneak peak preview before it even hits the shelves?

1 mini Pokéball with mini-fig and stickers inside - they are adorable, they are tiny, they can hide ANYWHERE! These mini Pokéballs open up and have a cute little Pokémon fig inside as well as mini stickers.

5 Official Pokémon Card Sleeves - protect those pulls! These are enough sleeves to completely sleeve every card in a Japanese pack. Or you can customize and use them on some of the prize cards you win at the show!

2 “Don’t Say Pokéball” Sheets - gasp! Members of Cutoff Crafts are banned from saying the word Pokéball. Players with sheets can call out any member of Cutoff Crafts who slips up. Vigilant players gain Pokéball stickers to put on their game sheets. Fill the sheet to unlock prizes and extra drawings! A single sheet is provided with any purchase at the Cutoff Crafts booth during the day of the event. The Party Bag is special and comes with TWO! Each sheet can be filled and submitted for end of day prize drawings.

1 Random Energy Card - an extra life for Team Rocket Battles. Every guest who comes to the Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration is given special Fire, Water, and Grass energy cards to battle against the dastardly Team Rocket members lurking about. Players who beat Team Rocket in Fire, Water, Grass (akin to our Rock, Paper, Scissors) gain a random Pokémon card! Players who lose, lose that energy card. The Party Bag comes with an ADDITIONAL energy card for an extra chance to beat Team Rocket!

1 Vinyl Pokémon Sticker - incredibly resilient, these vinyl stickers are perfect for customizing your gear. My binders and thermoses are covered with them!

1 Delicious Bag of Pokémon Fruit Snacks - they are FRUIT SNACKS shaped like little Pokémon! They are delicious and hilarious. 

1 Official Pokémon Coin - these coins are great for those who play the Pokémon card game and for collectors alike. Some collectors keep entire coin binders to collect all of the unique coins!

1 Official Pokémon Puzzle Piece - mini tin collectors collect these puzzle pieces to make fun mini posters. 

1 Official Pokémon Damage Counter - fun little dice that are used in the Pokémon card game. They are also satisfying to just fidget and play with.

1 Extra Entry into End of Day Prize Drawing - at the end of the Celebration, entries are pulled from the great prize Pokéball. Players with matching ticket numbers can win pokémon cards, packs, official merch, stickers, swag, and more!

Each Party Bag costs $20. They can be preordered online at our shop: HERE. Party Bags can be pre-ordered in person at the Cutoff Crafts’ booth at the Rathdrum Craft and Farmers’ Market on April 11th at the Lions Club. Party Bags can also be purchased at the Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration on April 18th. All preorder bags will be available for pickup at the Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration. We made a limited number of these bags, get them while supplies last!

All prizes are subject to change and are based on availability.