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Radio Round Up – February 12, 2010

Image by billandkent via Flickr SNOMAGEDDON T-shirts, Screen Printing Demo and East End Beer Commonwealth Press is opening their doors on Friday, February 12 at 5pm Come see the shop, check out the screen printing, get some snOMGpgh t-shirts and drink some East End Brewing Beer Make-It-Now at Pittsburgh Glass Center Friday, February 12, 6-10pm Ages 10+ $25 – make your own glass valentine or glass flowers… Read the rest

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 Handmade in PA has a great post about 5 places to find handmade items – or make something handmade here in Pittsburgh – some are old favorites and some new finds too. (via the Pittsburgh… Read the rest

In case you missed Handmade Arcade…

Image by tigerlillyshop via Flickr 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… Read the rest

Handmade Arcade 2009

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Handmade Arcade is this weekend! Pittsburgh’s award-winning independent free craft fair, the Handmade Arcade, will return to the Hunt Armory located at 324 Emerson St. on December 12, 2009, from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Out of 250 applicants, a collection of 90 local and not-so-local crafters will converge to help attendees find the most unique indy gifts for the holiday season. Returning for their third year is our rust belt neighbor, Campfire Goods, from Akron, Ohio. I recently spoke to Campfire roadie Andy Taray, who is excited to return to the… Read the rest

Saturday Sept. 5 – Crafts N'At – with Auction Prizes too!

This weekend the Pittsburgh Craft Collective is hosting Crafts N’At – a craft fair at the Union Project . Craft N’At will also include a the pick-a-prize auction benefit [gravity & grace], a contemporary opera benefiting the Parkinson’s foundation of Western PA. It is great to see that the Pgh Craft Collective is working to support the [gravity & grace] project. I first learned about gravity & grace last year and I think it is a really interesting project about living with a disability that has been holding some community workshops over the past few months and will have a… Read the rest

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