the best pgh has to offer...

well i need to tell you all a secret.

pittsburgh, pa is home to the most amazing vintage/antique things.

i have tried other places but pgh has it.

it has all items and the prices are UNBEATABLE!

i stopped at four on saturday and one on sunday.

we will start with sunday bc well it's today.

below you you will see two perfect condition pieces of fiesta ware.

bought from an estate sale for wait for it.......$10!!!

i about flipped. these babies look great with my collection.

my mom wanted me to get china for my wedding but lets be real

i am not the china kinda gal. so fiesta had my name all over it and well

my collection needs some new pieces.:)

i have been searching for these boxes for months.

i am so excited to have found two of them for a steal..

$5 each! i am making the coolest shelving unit and these babies complete it!

so i love green. any shade of green really and the table below was perfect.

i only have one giant foldable table. so this little card table was just right for us.

we are big game players in our house so this will get alot of use!

so just fyi this is only a few of the things i got.

i got my great friend caroline a knife block.

i got my wonderful friend lisa a beautiful glass pitcher.

i got three in perfect shape dresses for $10!

[i am dying to wear them]

i also found 4 things of yard.[two green & two teal] for $2

i do have one more thing but it is for a later post!

:)

knit the bridge

so i have posted before about local yarn bombing.

i am so excited to hear that there is a big one happening in pgh!

the andy warhol bridge is going to become knit!

i cannot wait to see this.

it will definitely be on my calendar for next year.

i may even try and help.

my knitting skills are very beginner.

[i am easily distracted]

anyways i had to share.

here is more info about it.

and of course you can find them on Facebook.

if you are local go and support this super fun and amazing art!

:)

so this was june..

shea graduated from seminary after three long but great years.

the in laws came to visit for the big event!

it was such a fun time to celebrate with family and friends.

i cannot say how proud of shea i am!

this has been a while ride and i wouldn't change a thing.

and now i get to see what married life is like outside of seminary.

:)

worlds largest??

well at the end of september my momma came to visit.
i flew home for one day then the next morning drove with my
mom back to pittsburgh. we did this to clean out some stuff from
her house and turn it into $$$. which means watch
out there is a huge yard sale on its way to the burgh!:)

so on our way to pittsburgh we stopped at maybe 4 or 5 places.
the above picture was one of them.
see what the sign says..i hate to say this but for this gal that sign is a lie.
flea market means old old stuff..well not at this place located in ky.
it was full of fake gucchi purses and puppy mill puppies
and just super redneck new yucky things. i was grossed out.
i did buy two pins one for shea it is a banjo the other is the
state of alabama and it's GREEN. anyways don't go to the
"the most awesome flea market in the world" if you are looking for vintage
or antique bc you will not find much of it there.

this is a pic of baby a and i at reuse pittsburgh.
it is probably one of my top favorite places in the burgh.
i love crafts and i love deals and this place has both.
i have been inspired and surprised everytime i stop by there.

so now that you have some info on two new places.
one of which you can find yucky junk
the second you can find amazing creative junk..my favorite!:)

yarn bombing in pittsburgh

ok so i told you guys i would be on the look out for this

and here it is!! a yarn bombing in pittsburgh.

as you can see this is a beautiful statue of pittsburghs own mr. rogers.

has been yarn bombed with a beautiful red crocheted sweater!

what a wonderful idea! this statue was put in 2009 our first year in the burgh.

we also went to the last time mr. rogers neighborhood was setup at WQED.

so here's how i found it. we were showing shea's brother around pittsburgh

and went by the steelers stadium on the north shore.

then i said and there's mr. rogers statue.

i then screamed "STOP! OMG I have to take a picture he has been bombed!"

this kids mom fussed at him for getting in my picture and i said that's

what he's here for.:)

this real great lady was asked to make a sweater for him!

i am stoked i got to see this and take pictures to share!

i think mr. rogers would have loved his giant red sweater!

:)