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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 – 5 pm Location: Glass Lofts {5491 Penn Avenue, Friendship} – brought to you by Justin and Stephen Cummings and Friendship Development Associates
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… teener1416 $18.00	Valentine’s Day Card – O… AllThingsEclec… $5.25	Succulents on Cranberry Scar… garbella $20.00
scarlet secret heart, enamel… huffalo $25.00	i heart u ladybug pouch jillhruska $10.00	PS: I love you Oceanne $32.00
black and hot pink wool felt… vonmirfuerdich $35.00	SALE Valentines wrapped edit… greenbubblegor… $5.00	Sidney pendant jewelrynat $74.00
Bird Wristlet Made from Wool… lazypeas $15.00	Valentine’s Day Red Hear… textilegifts $22.00	Red Linen – Branch Note Card… LeelaLou $6.50

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The Worst Valentine’s Day Gifts Ever (blogher.com)
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Just because the super bowl is over doesn’t mean we can’t continue to share in the glory of all things black and gold. And win or loose – Pittsburgh still had an awesome time getting ready for the super bowl.

On Friday night I posted a few grainy photos from the Pittsburgh Glass Center – I have been trying out the WordPress App for Blackberry – the app seems to work but the photo quality leaves something to be desired. But thankfully there are some much better photos to share.

First of all – if you haven’t been to the Pittsburgh Glass Center – you have got to go – they are always open for demos the first Friday of every month as part of the First Fridays on Penn Ave. There are lots of great ways to check out this city and First Fridays are filled with free events. I had a chance to ask one of the artists a bunch of questions – I didn’t know that this is one of just a few glass facilities in the country. He was explaining to me how he and many of the other artists moved to Pittsburgh to apprentice at the Pittsburgh Glass Center.

So on Friday, February 4- which was the first Friday on the month -the Glass Center was open – this month’s demo was a glass football helmet and glass Vince Lombardi Trophy.

The demonstration also included a “tailgate” with hot dogs roasted on an open furnace.

Check out some of these great photos from the photo blog Plumb for the Road – Lesley has put together a collection of photos from Friday as well as other black and gold decorations around town.