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Friday 11.20.09
Appliqué Your way to the Curiosity Shoppe.
if your in san francisco area, be sure and join the curiosity shoppe tomorrow for a super fun workshop with author and crafter extraordinaire Kayte Terry. She’s got a great new book out called Appliqué Your Way and will be on hand signing books and demonstrating how to make an adorable felt ornaments. The event is free at the curiosity shoppe, and no reservation is necessary. Just head on over! And if you’re not in the area, visit the curiosity shoppe online for best in unique and clever holiday gifts!
the curiosity shoppe
Appliqué Workshop with Kayte Terry
Saturday November 21st, 1-4pm
855 Valencia Street (between 19th & 20th)
Tuesday 09.29.09
Curiosity Shoppe on Daily Candy Deals!
San Francisco’s Curiosity Shoppe made it on Daily Candy Deals today. woohoo! So even if you’re not in the bay area, you can still get great deals on everything online from art books, crafty accessories, eclectic home goods, and more — all 25% off. Head over to Daily Candy to sign up if you’re not already a subscriber (subscribe to your town — it’s a wealth of great finds!) and enter the daily candy discount code to get 25% off Curiosity Shoppe cuteness!
Wednesday 09.23.09
Saturate Your Curiosity!
If you’re lucky enough to be in what currently seems to look like it’s going to be a very sunny San Francisco weekend, The Curiosity Shoppe is hosting a Saturate Back to School sale this Saturday, September 26th from 12-5pm. You can stock up on Saturate’s gorgeous hand-silkscreened goods: cards, note sets, calendars, prints, and ephemera - and all of it will be up to 75% off – loads of great stationery as low as $5 bucks!
Saturate is a local Berkeley-based silkscreened paper goods company, started by designer/architect Kate Lydon in 2004. Saturate’s cheery, witty, elegant designs are sold in stores from Kate’s Paperie (NYC) to Terrain (Philly) to San Francisco’s very own Curiosity Shoppe in the heart of Mission’s fun shopping district, Valencia Street. Saturate’s cards and custom work have been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Lucky, Real Simple, and a slew of now-defunct home decor magazines. Please drop in at The Curiosity Shoppe for the Saturate Back to School sale on Saturday, September 26th from 12-5pm. Hope to see you there!
The Curiosity Shoppe
855 Valencia Street • San Francisco 94110
415.671.5384
Wednesday 07.08.09
little pink houses for you and me.
Little Pink Houses is a collaboration between two very talented San Francisco artists and friends, Mati McDonough and Lisa Congdon. They conceived of the show by discovering their mutual love for John Cougar Mellencamp’s famous melody. Little Pink Houses is an homage to many of the pair’s mutual loves, including the color pink and all things of the forest. The installation includes eight 8×8 paintings (four by each artist), eight hand painted birdhouses (four by each artist) and two collaborative paintings. Fabric designed by each of the artists is also on display.
Already on display at San Francisco’s Curiosity Shoppe, the Little Pink Houses show opens this Friday, July 10th, from 6-10, with both artists in attendance for the opening, and the work will be up in the gallery until July 31st. If you aren’t in the bay area and can’t make this wonderful show, all artwork is also for sale online at The Curiosity Shoppe.
Monday 06.29.09
Up With Uppercase!
Big news! The summer issue of Uppercase magazine is due out July 2nd – woohoo! 100 pages of glorious print on paper, and all perfect-bound and just waiting to get your hands all over it. It will be mailed out in early July, so it’s time or order, or subscribe now. I am extra excited to receive my copy, because I was invited to write an article and shoot photographs for this issue on the lovely Curiosity Shoppe DIY duo, Lauren Smith and Derek Fagertrom! It’s the first magazine article I’ve ever written (if you don’t count zines) and I am very proud and happy I was able to do it. The article features a wonderful interview with Lauren and Derek, and loads of great pictures of their inspiring apartment and their shop. I can’t tell you how much I love Uppercase magazine – and not just because I am contributing this issue. I just find it full of wonderful creativity and inspiration, and with so many magazines going under these days, it’s great to have a brand new design magazine to soak in and savor. Smashing job, Uppercase! Click here for more information on upcoming issues and ordering and subscribing.
