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paper lion head scuplture

24 Gifts of Pittsburgh: Paper Sculpture Kit from Resident Design

paper lion head scuplture

A lion, a penguin, a bull, a walrus and a mammoth, oh my! Resident Designs offers kits that allow you to create a paper sculpture of your favorite creatures.  Puzzles and gingerbread house kits have become a holiday thing in my family. It Thanks to Trader Joe’s we’ve already made a gingerbread turkey on Thanksgiving Day. I think this is the perfect gift for some holiday family bonding time. (I am counting on the eggnog to numb the pain of any paper-cuts this may induce and hopefully following a complicated set of instructions should provide hours of distraction so we don’t end up discussing politics.)

Resident Designs is a Pittsburgh company that makes the paper sculpture kits right here in Pittsburgh. Kits come with pre-cut paper, glue and instructions for assembling your paper sculpture. The penguin is available in the requisite Pittsburgh black and gold color scheme.

There is also a video offering assembly instructions:

Save 15% on Resident Design Paper Sculpture Kits

You still have time to order for the holidays! Order before Friday December 18, 2015 at midnight and use the code IHEARTPGH to save 15% on your order.

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Shop: Resident Design Paper sculpture kits are available on Etsy here.

Follow: Resident Design on Instagram

24 GIFTS OF PITTSBURGH

Each day in December we are sharing a different Pittsburgh gift suggestion.

  1. Pretzel Hug Pillow
  2. Pineapple Plate With A Purpose
  3. Spalted Maple Kerf Case
  4. Fair Trade Coffee from Building New Hope
  5. Raymond Carver Will Not Raise Our Children by Dave Newman
  6. Everybody Loves Pittsburgh T-shirt
  7. Silent Night Ornament
  8. Pittsburgh GameDay Yoga Pants

24 Gifts of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh GameDay Yoga Pants

The perfect gift for the yoga loving Steelers fan. These yoga pants are perfect for the gym or an upgrade from your flannel Steelers pajama pants.

I was reminded of these pants because I have been dragging myself out of bed and onto the spinning bike each morning. In an effort to catch up on last years New Years resolutions, I’m attempting 24 days of fitness. For some reason, I decided I would try to go to a spinning class everyday before Christmas. There are some grandmas, who – for the record – are in way better shape than me, in these spinning classes that have some jazzy workout pants. As I was pedalling to nowhere this morning, I remembered these clever Steelers pants and thought they would make a clever addition to the 24 Gifts of Pittsburgh.

You can usually find me on the bike in the back row at Steel Revolutions in one of the morning classes. If anyone wants to join me for a bike ride to nowhere, check out the app ZenRez.  ZenRez is a pretty cool little startup that was founded by some CMU alum that offers last-minute deals on fitness classes. You can get a $10 credit in your ZenRez account when you sign up with this link.

These pants are made by an Etsy seller named Bells and Bain. I can’t find out much about them, but they must have some love of the Steel City. It would be great to learn more about the story behind these pants. If you are looking for more jazzy workout pants to wear to your next spinning class, check out the Pittsburgh startup Donna Jo Fitwear.

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Shop: Bells & Bain’s Pittsburgh GameDay Yoga Pants are available for $40 on Etsy here.

Follow: @ZenRezFitness @SteelRevRider

Source: I’m pretty sure someone I know shared these on Facebook earlier this fall, but I can’t  remember who. If it was you, let me know.

24 Gifts of Pittsburgh

  1. Pretzel Hug Pillow
  2. Pineapple Plate With A Purpose
  3. Spalted Maple Kerf Case
  4. Fair Trade Coffee from Building New Hope
  5. Raymond Carver Will Not Raise Our Children by Dave Newman
  6. Everybody Loves Pittsburgh T-shirt
  7. Silent Night Ornament

Pittsburgh’s RedRaven Studios one of 25 Artists at NASDAQ for Etsy IPO

Congrats to Amy Hamley, a Pittsburgh artist who runs RedRaven Studios, who was one of 25 artists from around the globe that joined the executives of Etsy.com in Time Square today to ring the opening bell in honor of Etsy’s IPO.

https://instagram.com/p/1jD69ySMdu/

Canyon Series: Bryce Hand Painted Porcelain Espresso Mug with 14K Gold Luster

Canyon Series: Bryce Hand Painted Porcelain Espresso Mug with 14K Gold Luster

RedRaven Studio has been making porcelain jewlery and home decor in Pittsburgh since 2006. You can purchase RedRaven’s wares on their website, from Etsy and at the annual Pittsburgh craft marketplace Handmade Arcade.  RedRaven was also one of the artists to have their items included in the LOCAL collection at West Elm last fall.  Last year, Amy was also the first artist mentioned in the New York Times article about Etsy ‘s expansion into the wholesale market.

Learn more about Amy and see some of the other beautiful RedRaven items in this post by DesignCrush (and I just learned that DesignCrush is also a Pittsbrugher)!

Follow: @RedRavenShop @Etsy

Read more about the Etsy IPO…

Don’t Miss the Pgh Vintage Mixer – A Vintage Fair on Sunday, July 29, 2012

Here is why Pittsburgh is great – a lot of people – who love neat, old, awesome things – have been working very hard to organize an awesome day dedicated to all things vintage in Pittsburgh.  Meet the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer.

Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer
Sunday, July 29, 2012
9am-3pm
New Hazlett Theater
Facebook Event Link 

Brought to you by the folks that run the amazing online vintage shop – with the appropriate Western, PA name – Red Pop Shop!  This will be a day full of vintage shopping from awesome vendors – see below, tasty food and excellent music.

While I can’t promise all of these will be available on Sunday, here are some items that are available from the Pgh Vintage Mixer vendors online.  A complete list of vendors is available here.

http://storify.com/iheartpgh/things-you-might-find-at-the-pgh-vintage-mixer

Handcut Map of Pittsburgh

Just wanted to share this beacuse it is beautiful and cool.

Karen M. Oleary has created this amazing handcut map of Pittsburgh – available in the StudioKMO Esty shop for $500.

Photo Credit: StudioKMO Etsy Shop

While $500 is a little out of our price range, she also has a nice print of Pittsburgh here.

The blog A Little Etsy Love has a contest running right now – leave a comment with your favorite item from the StudioKMO Etsy shop and you can win a city print.  Check out the contest here (enter before Jan 12, 2012).