Category Archives: Crafts

Letterpress Love in Pittsburgh

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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.

Shannon from War Admiral Press – designed the wedding invitations for our very own blogger Maya!  – check out the invitations here – Maya was thrilled with the finished invites and happy to use a local printer too.  There is even a Flickr group for Pittsburgh Letterpress – I think it is run by the folks who publish the zine Ker-Bloom which is one of the only letterpress zine’s around – check out Issue 74 which is all about Pittsburgh.

Perfect timing because January 30, 2010 is the Pittsburgh craft collective’s Letterpress Demo afternoon.  This is one event that I did not get to attend last year and I am very happy to see the events return.  Here is a nice write up of last years Letterpress demo from the blog Something Pretty.

Letterpress Demo
Saturday, January 30, 2010 2-4pm
The Design Center, 5001 Baum Blvd.
Free for Pittsburgh Craft Collective Members, $5 for Non Members

Just in time for Valentine’s day you will get to make your own valentine

RSVP for the Letterpress Demo on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=268788245886

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Quilting: An Antique form of Blogging and Quilters Weekend at the Heinz History Center

Get to the quilt show!

This weekend is the 3rd Annual Quilters Weekend at the Heinz History Center.  I have developed an interest in quilting and local quilt shows for a few reasons.  First – one of the most interesting events I attended because I wanted to blog about it was the Quilt show in July of 2008.   Keep reading to learn more about the Pittsburgh Friendship Quilt.  The program for the quilt show is one of the things that I keep on my desk. Continue reading →

In case you missed Handmade Arcade…

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Pittsburgh filmmaker Brian Staszal posted a link to his video about HandMade Arcade in the comments back in December.  It is a really nice look at the handmade festivities so I wanted to share the video in a post too.  Even if you missed the handmade marketplace in December – most of the vendors have online websites or a shop at Etsy too.   The video includes an interview with Jennifer Barron – check out her Etsy Shop Fresh Popcorn Productions and the “Black and Gold is the new black t-shirt.  Also seen at Handmade Arcade are the guys from Campfire Goods – they have lots of great t-shirts too.

Handmade Arcade, December 2009 from Brian Staszel on Vimeo.

Pittsburgh’s largest indie craft fair, Handmade Arcade, took over the Hunt Armory in Shadyside December 12, 2009. It was a challenge to show so much talent and all the hard work that went into making the event a success in a short video.

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I Made It and Handmade Arcade Gifts Ideas

Handmade Arcade (Pittsburgh)
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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, Facebook and Twitter.   I have been having some fun creating sets of items for Spreadshirt so I thought I would do the same for IheartPGH too. (I have even set up an IheartPGH group on Polyvore here).

My first Polyvore set for IheartPGH is a round up of some items from vendors who were at the I Made It Market or Handmade Arcade.  (I wanted to add even more but for some reason – you can’t clip images from Etsy to Polyvore 🙁 ).

Here are just a few of the goodies that were available – click on each item to learn more about it and visit the website of the vendor. Most of the vendors are from Pittsburgh too!

Did you buy any handmade gifts? Who were your favorite vendors? Please share more links to Etsy shops in the comments.

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Beer + Ceramics = Make Your Own Stein Workshop

Christmas Ale, Anchor Brewing.
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This looks like a fun way to spend an afternoon and support the Union Project and East End Brewing too.

Saturday October 17 & 24 3:00PM-5:30PM – $40/person $65/couple

This workshop includes selecting a handmade stein design, funky or classic, then glazing it with high fire glazes. After we fire it for you, come back to crack open the kiln and test out your seasonal creation with a beer on us! We are partnering with East End Brewery for this event!

www.unionproject.org

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