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Win A Little Pierogi for Your Tree

I have posted much about this on IheartPGH yet, but there is no time like the present, especially when it involves pierogis.  I am working on making a directory and map of local blogs over on BlogLocal.net.

To celebrate the holiday season we are giving away some local ornaments.  We have just posted the Pittsburgh ornament – a handmade pierogi of course.  You can read more about this little guy and enter to win a pierogi ornament for your tree here.

To enter just leave a comment on the BlogLocal post with a link to your favorite local blog – it can be a Pittsburgh blog or a blog from any other city as well. Please feel free to submit more local blogs to the directory on the BlogLocal submit page as well.

Click Here to Enter

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Christmas Already? ALL XMAS Garage Sale This Saturday

Now, now – no need to panic – you still have 85 days until Christmas.  But this Saturday – you have one day to stock up on Chrismas decor at this garage sale.  Since we have spent much of this week scouring Construction Junction and craigslist for new (well new to us) book shelves.  We have had garage sales on the brain.  But we have never heard of a TOTAL Christmas Garage Sale! Our source assures me that the items for sale on Saturday are amazing and ALL Christmas (and not all tacky like some of the photos we have added to this post).

TOTAL CHRISTMAS GARAGE SALE

  • 1432 Termon Avenue, Brighton Heights
  • Saturday, October 1, 2011
  • 8 a.m. until noon

Here is what the elves have to say about the sale.

Come join us for a Christmas-themed multi-family garage sale at 1432 Termon Avenue in Brighton Heights this Saturday, October 1.  The sale runs from 8 a.m. until noon and will be indoor/outdoor. You can expect to find an abundance of great stuff for and sold by long-time collectors.

There will be a variety of holiday merchandise available at a discounted price including decorations, table linens, glassware, pottery, art, and more. Come find a new centerpiece for Christmas Eve dinner, browse vintage ornaments, or find a one-of-a-kind snowman to add to your collection.

While searching for some photos to include in this post – we have discovered a treasure trove of holiday fun on the internet. One person’s tacky is another persons treasure.  The blog Creative Juice has a whole rundown of hilarious and christmas decor here (we rather like the beer bottle recycled bottle Christmas Tree).

Need some more Friday afternoon fun? You might want to check out…

Photo Credit: Decorations photo via Willamation

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Pittsburgh Holiday YouTube Fun

Well-packed tin of Eat n Park smiley cookies.
Image by richeditor via Flickr

I am sorry I didn’t get to post this before Christmas but the Eat N  Park star commercial is a classic – so we can still enjoy it after Christmas too. (I love that EatNPark continues to air this commercial each holiday season – read more about the commercial and lots of other smiley things on the EatNPark Blog here).

And here is another holiday video that is sure to bring some joy (and I believe it was filmed here in Pittsburgh too!) what is sure to become a new holiday classic – Let the Belly go Jelly.

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I Made It and Handmade Arcade Gifts Ideas

Handmade Arcade (Pittsburgh)
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, 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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Skip the Shopping – See A Movie Instead

Seriously – take a break from shopping and take yourself (or your family) to the movies. Check out this great line up of films this weekend at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. Check out some history on the theater here.

  • Friday 12/11/2009
    • 7pm – Annie Hall
      • Have a glass of wine on the Hollywood on Friday (12/11) prior to the screening of the quintessential Woody Allen film, Annie Hall at 7 PM.
    • Midnight – Shock Treatment
      • The 1981 musical is a follow up to the Rocky Horror Picture Show and follows the characters of Brad and Janet from Rocky as they find themselves trapped in the town of Denton, which has become and enormous television station! Watch as their lives are manipulated by the whims of programmers, script writers and viewing audiences.
  • Saturday 12/12/2009
    • 11 am – Breakfast with Santa and Cartoon Capers
      • Admission is $10 for Breakfast with Santa and Cartoon Capers, plus a chance for kids of all ages to give the big man their holiday requests!
    • 2pm & 7pm – Stooge Fest
      • trailers from the original Three Stooges movies, followed by original shorts and Three Stooges cartoons. It will end with a short featuring everyone’s favorite, Curley. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for kids and seniors.
    • Midnight – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
      • Join the Junior Chamber of Commerce Players as they “shadow” the action onscreen for an exciting entertainment event! Rocky is shown at the Hollywood every other Saturday night at midnight.
  • Sunday 12/13/2009
    • 2pm – Polar Express
      • This charming computer-animated feature film follows a young boy whose search for the true meaning of Christmas takes him on a magical journey to the North Pole.
    • 7pm – It’s a Wonderful Life
      • The film has been broadcast for many years on television but the Hollywood brings it to the big screen for a truly joyous holiday experience.

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