Tag Archives: crafts

Redd Up Thread Up

The first frost warning of the season has been issued for this evening and I bet you’ve already pulled out a few sweaters from those storage containers to prepare. While you’re lamenting the loss of those hot days and awful sunburns of summer 2010, you might come across some sweaters or jeans that just don’t fit anymore or perhaps that cute wool skirt more

Shop Lawrenceville This Sat – Streets Sale, Handmade Love and Flea Markets

Image by equita via Flickr Lots of fun shopping in the Lawrenceville area this Saturday! First up – make a stop at this big bad garage sale extraordinaire – just got the details from this Friend of IheartPGH (FoI<3PGH) – stop by and pick up some neat stuff. Big Multi Stop Garage Sale – Fisk, Main and 40th Streets Saturday, June 26, 2010 more

Handmade Gifts for Valentine's Day – IMadeIt Market 2/6

Image by IheartPGH via Flickr Just in time for Valentine’s day -IMadeIt- Pittsburgh’s handmade marketplace will be setting up shop this weekned.  Gift and treats and sweets will be available from over 50 different artisits.  It is the perfect excuse to get out of the house and pick up a gift for your valentine. IMadeIt Mine Saturday, February 6, more

Letterpress Love in Pittsburgh

Image via Wikipedia I was recently talking to a friend and admiring his beautifully letterpress buisness cards – I know there are a few letterpress shops here in Pittsburgh too. Sapling Press (@SaplingPress on Twitter) Toast Letterpress War Admiral Press (@waradmiralpress on Twitter) Shannon from War Admiral Press – designed the wedding invitations more

Links Worth a Look – January 22nd

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Pittsburgh Magazine's Eat Street visits Pangea – We are happy to see a write up on Pangea as we were just wondering if this place was still open. Lovely spot in Shadyside that is in the space where Pasta Piatto used to be years ago. 5 Place to Find Handmade in Pittsburgh – the blog more

I Made It and Handmade Arcade Gifts Ideas

Image by madflowr via Flickr A few weeks ago I had the great fortune to meet some of the folks who work at ModCloth, an online retailer of fabulous fashions that is based here in Pittsburgh.  One of the cool tools I learned about is Polyvore – which is a website that lets you “clip” your favorite items and group them into sets to share on your blog, more

Links Worth a Look – December 8th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: So Me – New Shop in Glenshaw – Check out this post from the Pittsburgh Craft Collective (with photos) of a new shop that has just opened in Glen Shaw. So Me features gifts from local artists and crafters. A Safe Street in Pittsburgh: Interesting Times : The New Yorker – Pittsburgh's more