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2nd Annual Handmade in Marriage is May 21, 2011

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

4701 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Website – http://handmadeinmarriage.com/

I wanted to take a second to point out two of the vendors who will be at Hand(made) in marriage – both of these have run successful Kickstarter projects to raise money to get things started here in Pittsburgh.  How cool that both of these businesses started with community support.

Here is a sneak peak of some of the items you might find at Hand(made) in Marriage from the vendors who also have shops on Etsy.

‘Things to Heart About Hand(made) in Marriage ‘ by iheartpgh

$50.00

$22.00

$15.00

$159.00

$28.00

$6.00

$2.90

$32.00

$1.00

$62.00

$40.00

$4.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Pick Up Some Valentine’s Day Gifts Made with Love at I Made It Markets

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.

  1. 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
  2. I MADE IT! MINE Date: February 12Time: 12 – 5 pm Location: Glass Lofts {5491 Penn Avenue, Friendship} – brought to you by Justin and Stephen Cummings and Friendship Development Associates
  3. Make and Take Workshop at Pittsburgh Glass Center: On Friday, February 11, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, located directly across the street from the Glass Lofts, will offer 20-minute walk-in workshops for $25. Participants can make a flower, heart pendant or fused valentine. Stop by on Saturday, February 12, from 12 – 4 pm during I Made It! Market to watch classes and explore the Center’s newest exhibition “TENacity.” Visit www.pittsburghglasscenter.org for more information.

(via PCC : I Made It! Original & I Made It! Mine 2/11 & 2/12)

Here is a selection of items that you might find at the IMadeIt Market this weekend – I selected these from the Etsy shops of the vendors – more vendors who do not have a shop on Etsy will also be there.  Check the “Artists” tab on IMadeItMarket.com to see which artists will be at each market.

Our IMadeIt Mine Valentine’s Day Picks from Etsy.com


Valentine’s Day Egg – Ha…

$18.00

Valentine’s Day Card – O…

$5.25

Succulents on Cranberry Scar…

$20.00

scarlet secret heart, enamel…

$25.00

i heart u ladybug pouch

$10.00

PS: I love you

$32.00

black and hot pink wool felt…

$35.00

SALE Valentines wrapped edit…

$5.00

Sidney pendant

$74.00

Bird Wristlet Made from Wool…

$15.00

Valentine’s Day Red Hear…

$22.00

Red Linen – Branch Note Card…

$6.50

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Black and Yellow, Etsy Style

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.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw[/youtube]

‘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…

$10.00

Double triskelion crop …

$4.00

GLOBE WORLD MAP DECAL S…

$26.99

SHE BANG WITH THE BITTE…

$30.00

40s INSPIRED FELT BROOC…

$12.50

This Bird is Fragile – …

$8.00

North by Northwest Neck…

$45.00

Mermaid Lovers Necklace

$33.00

Stillers cufflinks

$120.00

Vanilla Apple Handmade …

$7.00

tab woodstock (lemon bu…

$8.00

Deco Wire Wrapped Ring …

$19.00

Superhero Shoes- Yellow…

$22.00

Woodland Owl Wing Headb…

$24.00

Blossom Large Tree Viny…

$69.99

UNICORN MASK print

$6.00

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16 Pieces of Pittsburgh You Can Buy on Etsy

Image representing Etsy as depicted in CrunchBase
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). Continue reading

Workshop for Handmade/Crafty Sellers – The Business of Craft – Sat. July 24

My booth and Crafts N'At Pittsburgh
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 with some of the crafters at the beehive talking blogs and business and I honored to be included on their panel on social media this weekend.  Not only is the crafting movement a good thing for the local economy but its great to see  a groups of passionate people supporting their businesses and creating a fun community in Pittsburgh.

BusinessofCraftLogoThe Business of Craft is a day long workshop this Saturday, hosted by the Pittsburgh Craft Collective.  This is a day of workshops and speakers focused on how to improve your crafting business.  While this is being organized by crafters – I think that many of the topics will also apply to small business as well and there will lots of info on using the internet to promote your business.

I will be one of the panelists talking about social media and small business.  I am looking forward to meeting these amazing other presenters Tara Gentile of Scoutiegirl.com, Carrie Nardini of I Made It! Market, Alissa Martin of Pavement, Michelle Hammons of Burgh Baby, Mundania Horvath of Steeltown Anthem. Continue reading