Recently a few friends of IheartPGH have decided to tie the knot and have been asking me questions left and right about planning a wedding in Pittsburgh. If you are engaged or involved in wedding planning – then Handmade in Marriage is the craft show for you.
Handmade in Marriage is a one day wedding show to show of the best of independent wedding vendors in Pittsburgh. Everything from caters, photographers, gift ideas and more.
Handmade in Marriage is brought to you by IMadeIt Market and Wildcard.
Handmade in Marriage
May 21st, 2011, Noon – 5:00pm
Teamster Temple, Lawrenceville
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You might be sitting at your desk right now – racking your brain for the perfect gift for that special someone. With Valentine’s Day just 5 short days away – time is running out for a quick ship gift from Amazon. Luckily you have 3 great ways to pick up a hand made gift or make one this weekend.
I MADE IT! ORIGINAL Date: February 11 Time: 11:30 am – 3:30 pmLocation: William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh – brought to you by I Made It Market and The Original Magazine
I MADE IT! MINE Date: February 12Time: 12 –… Read the rest
Thanks to Tara at Daffodil Vintage for sending over the link to this amazing collection of black and yellow items on Etsy.
If you haven’t seen it yet – here is the video for Wiz Khalifa‘s (who is from Pittsburgh) song Black and Yellow.
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‘Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow’ by artnoose
A collection of black and yellow listings in honor of my current home city. All the shops were selected out of my favorite shops as well as Etsy’s suggested shop feature.
Pork Pie Pig — letterp…
pressure
$10.00
Double triskelion crop …
ezralico
$4.00
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Image via CrunchBase
Etsy is an online marketplace where you can buy handmade and vintage items from over 2 million different vendors. Last week I was browsing the Etsy blog and was inspired by their current contest – to enter you just have to create a treasury (which is Etsy speak for a collection of things on Etsy). So I did a search for Pittsburgh and put together this collection of 16 items of Pittsburgh. Some are handmade – some are vintage – all are very Pittsburgh ( I decided to save all things Steelers for a future treasury).… Read the rest
Image by lazytcrochet via Flickr
One of the things that makes Pittsburgh great – is the affordable cost of living here. In recent years, a number of groups have started to promote and support local crafters and artists. Now there are lots of festivals, some shops and websites where you can purchase interesting, one of a kind, handmade items from local artists and crafters. Over the past few years the craft seen in Pittsburgh has flourished with a couple of different groups working to promote handmade businesses. A few years ago, I had a ton of fun spending an afternoon… Read the rest