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The Things You Can Find at the Fabric Fair

April 13, 2012 Lindsay

If you like to make things and are looking for some unique fabric and craft supplies this event is not to be missed. Each year, usually one of the first Saturdays in April, for a few hours, the Salvation Army takes over the Home Economics Building at the South Park fair grounds for a massive sale

Hot Date Idea – Make-It-Now Flowers at Pittsburgh Glass Center

February 9, 2012 Lindsay

This event has been a popular one in the past few years with IheartPGH readers – including one friend who asked me not to blog about it because it sold out and he was at a loss for date ideas for his girlfriend. This Friday, February 10 – take your date to the Pittsburgh Glass Center to make a glass flower or heart. The glass center will be open from 4pm to 10pm and they are ready to help you make a glass flower ($35) heart pendant or glass love letter ($25). A great way to try glass making –… Read the rest

Update on P.Nosa’s Sewing Tour – First Stop Pittsburgh

February 1, 2012 Lindsay

Last week I posted about Paul Nosa’s Sewing Tour project on Kickstarter. Paul is an artist based in Tuscon, AZ who is planning to travel across the country with his solar and bike powered sewing machine. I posted about the project because the video is awesome (check out the video here) AND he is bringing the tour to Pittsburgh. The first Kickstarter project didn’t reach funding – but he has relaunched the project on Kickstarter here. A few changes to the route – his first stop is Pittsburgh! Check out his video update here. Related articles Solar Sewing Tour 2012… Read the rest

Help Bring Paul Nosa’s Sewing Tour to Pittsburgh

January 23, 2012 Lindsay

Sewing Tour 2012 is project that came up on Kickstarter. We have posted some Kickstarter projects here before – Kickstarter is a website that lets your croudsource funding for projects and businesses. I am sharing this project because it has a really nice little video and I think it is a neat little project. While I don’t do much of it myself, I like sewing and quilting and I like to think that quilts – which were used to tell stories are sort of a precursor to the modern day blog. [field name=iframe] Paul Nosa is an artist who creates… Read the rest

Shop Handmade at Bakery Square Dec. 2 & 3

November 29, 2011 Lindsay

Wow – we have been getting lots of visits from people checking out our posts on Small Businesses we love and Pittsburgh Cyber Monday Deals. Be sure to take another look at the Cyber Monday Deals post – many of those shops are offering savings all week and all month long. You have another opportunity to pick up some gifts this Friday and Saturday. The folks who put together I Made It Market have partnered with Bakery Square to bring you a huge market this weekend. Over 80 vendors will be at Bakery Square on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon… Read the rest

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