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Volunteer to Help Knit & Crochet Trail Markers for the Park

Another fantastic collaboration here in Pittsburgh.  An eco-friendly way of marking trails in the park is by making trail markers out of organic materials.  Join the Pittsburgh Craft Collective in knitting and crocheting trail markers for the project. Location: Wildcard (4209 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA) Date: Thursday, February 3 Time: 6-9 p.m. Facebook Page Learn more about the park and get all of the details on the Pittsburgh Craft Collective blog here.… Read the rest

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

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

Letterpress Love in Pittsburgh

Image via Wikipedia I was recently talking to a friend and admiring his beautifully letterpress buisness cards – I know there are a few letterpress shops here in Pittsburgh too. Sapling Press (@SaplingPress on Twitter) Toast Letterpress War Admiral Press (@waradmiralpress on Twitter) Shannon from War Admiral Press – designed the wedding invitations for our very own blogger Maya!  – check out the invitations here – Maya was thrilled with the finished invites and happy to use a local printer too.  There is even a Flickr group for Pittsburgh Letterpress – I think it is run by the folks who… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – January 22nd

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Pittsburgh Magazine's Eat Street visits Pangea – We are happy to see a write up on Pangea as we were just wondering if this place was still open. Lovely spot in Shadyside that is in the space where Pasta Piatto used to be years ago. 5 Place to Find Handmade in Pittsburgh – the blog Handmade in PA has a great post about 5 places to find handmade items – or make something handmade here in Pittsburgh – some are old favorites and some new finds too. (via the Pittsburgh… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – November 14th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error Steeltown Anthem – This is a new-ish blog that has some great posts about art, architecture and design in Pittsburgh. Thanks to the Pittsburgh Craft Collective for helping us find another great blog. Sixteen Pittsburgh Steelers Bars – Great little blog about a Pittsburgher who currently lives in Brooklyn and is checking out a different NYC area Steelers bar each week. Follow IheartPGH on Twitter – we share more links there almost daily!… Read the rest

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