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New to the SouthSide Works Exposed, Project Runway contestant: Valerie Mayen
Pin ItTweetI Made It! Market has enjoyed an artist exchange with makers from the Cleveland Handmade group. You’ll find I Made It! Market artists traveling to Cleveland to participate in markets like December’s Last Minute Market. As I Made It! Market pops into the 7th annual SouthSide Works Exposed festival, we are excited to present clothing [...]
Mountmellick Embroidery
Pin ItTweetIn a far off town called Mountmellick, in a far off land called Ireland, Mountmellick embroidery had its humble beginnings. In the 1800s, materials were cheap, and this affordable type of white-on-white embroidery was a source of income for girls and women during the Great Irish Famine. (The heavy cotton sateen fabric isn’t so affordable [...]
KRAFT:::FWD
Pin ItTweet“Craft only exists in motion.” — Glenn Adamson Something really awesome that happened this weekend (Other than the Opening at assemble and the I (re)Made It! SMART market for GA/GI) was the Craftforwad Symposium at California College of the Arts in San Francisco & Oakland. What was that all about?! Well, ladies and gentlemen, crafting [...]
Craft-spirations!
Pin ItTweetLadies and Gentlemen! It is going to be one craft-tastic summer in Pittsburgh! Please stretch those phalanges before you knit and crochet your life away! I wanted to throw out some craft-spriations for those who are looking to expand their own crafts with technology! BEHOLD! the lampshade! SUCH OPPORTUNITY! So Many ways of making the [...]
I Made It! for the Holidays is Less than a Week Away
Pin ItTweet We cannot thank you enough for your enthusiasm, your financial support of local artists, and for your involvement by attending events and spreading the word about the I Made It! Market. We are incredibly excited for our FIRST EVER two-day holiday marketplace. And, the SouthSide Works is the perfect venue. We’ve made it easy for [...]
HAPPY T!
Pin ItTweetHappy Thanksgiving everyone. I know you are all just getting pumped for the December 3rd and 4th I Made It! For the Holidays market coming up. (Who needs black Friday when you can have a weekend of Handmade Goodness right?!) Thanksgiving is a great day to make things! I just wanted to throw some inspirations [...]
Check out one of IMI’s Awesome Sponsors!!!:::MOOP Shop:::
Pin ItTweet If you haven’t heard about Moop, you kinda have been missing out. Not only has this brain child of Wendy Downs had press in multiple blogs and magazines, Moop is now one of the I Made It! Market sponsors. Quite frankly, I think what it says on their blog says it to the ” [...]
I MADE IT! Affordable Art & Craft @ the Irma Freeman Center
Pin ItTweet If you thought there weren’t enough things to be excited for then, well, you probably are wrong. I know every is super-duper psyched about I Made It! For the Holidays on December 3rd and 4th. I know I am. But because IMI could never give enough opportunities to get your awesome goods out there, [...]
This weekend
Pin ItTweetThank you for visiting us at Hay Day at Hartwood Acres today! We had a fantastic time soaking up the sun, listening to the music and meeting all the friendly Hay Day attendees. Take a look at today’s festivities on our flickr or facebook albums. And, don’t forget that tomorrow is PITTSBURGH ZOMBIE FEST in [...]
diy, YOU DON’T SAY?!
Pin ItTweetIf you haven’t had a chance already you should definitely go and check out the DIY : A REVOLUTION IN HANDICRAFTS at the Society of Contemporary Craft in the Strip District.¬† Seriously CHECK IT OUT!! It opened a few Fridays ago and I made it to the opening ( there were some YUMMY CUPCAKES) and [...]
