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… Read the rest
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,… Read the rest
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.
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.@Etsy rings the @Nasdaq Opening Bell in celebration of #IPO! #sellerbration $ETSY pic.twitter.com/inpQYRSl8h
— Nasdaq (@NASDAQ) April 16, 2015
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… Read the rest
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… Read the rest
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.
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).… Read the rest