Erra Creations Loves the Night Market and wants to see you tonight!

Boy, what a summer so far...!

Just wanted to share a guest post I wrote with all of you for Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership's- Project Pop-Up, Night Market.

The really exciting part? I have been the only person at all of them! Not food, organizers, nada, just erra!

So stay tuned for Night Market VI on Sept 27!!!

<3 nicole @guest post, gallery crawl, boutique 208, erra

Erra Creations Loves the Night Market and wants to see you tonight!

by Nicole Bloch, Erra Creations

I love Downtown Pittsburgh! I used to work Downtown and now jump at every chance I can to go into town for music, food, theater, art and now shopping with the awesome start of Pop-Up shops like Boutique 208! Besides the art in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's quarterly Gallery Crawl, has always been one of my favorite affairs to attend because of the vibrant people who light up our city at night.

It was only a year ago that Pittsburgh had not yet experienced a night market. And me? I'd never heard of such a thing. When I did learn of it, I'm pretty sure I squealed with excitement! An artisan and food market that takes over a parking lot in town after work hours- sign me up! 

I am the chick behind Erra Creations and I am a born and raised Pittsburgh artist. I love to tinker with just about anything and have become known for my wares from reclaimed bicycle parts! I do shows and events all over in the north east- and can honestly say the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership's Pop-Up: Night Market is one of my 3 favorite events of all time! In addition to the artists who come to show their work, there is amazing food-music-people! Whenever I am asked why I love it so, I reply- It's the best parking lot party ever!

I am so honored that Erra Creations has been the only artist at every Night Market- and hope to see you this Friday night for Night Market V!

Yay for June-eve!

Greetings and salutations!

     May was a CRAZY wonderful month. Had an amazing time at Dirt Fest and counting down the next 51 weeks until I get to go back (yay for Oskar Blues!)! Curious? Be nebby here : Dirt Fest

Powder coated bicycle chain? cool

made into necklaces with vintage marbles? awesome

Right now, they're only available at Boutique 208 and West Liberty Cycles and shows I'm hanging out at!

(online soon- I promise!!!)

Because it's June-eve, I have curated erra's tunes to groove to for June 2013!

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love and peace <3

n

Tunes To Groove To

happy movin' and groovin'!

here in the erra studio, we love music!!!

enjoy erra's monthly playlist curated for your creative times on Spotify!

a new one every month! 

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erra's grooves for April 2013

Lunch Time Crafting

 I have come to figure out - sitting at a desk, working on accounting things all day, makes me over anxious for 5 o'clock!!! I used to spend my lunch hours frantically running around getting every errand possible- done! (I can hit 4-5 stores in my hour break!) *gulp*

So, in lieu of the craziness, I have found that Lunch Time Crafting is the bestest!!

Stay tuned for the creations that arise!

Living Room Update

Our sub-flooring is done~ and the bamboo should be in on Thursday! 

(feels like months later- right?!)

We had a great weekend picking out colors and fabrics for the living room. 

So we purchased our new sectional ~

The Performance Velvet from West Elm is dreamy. We can't wait to sit on it!

(...and love it's really low profile!)

And paints!

Who knew that spontaneously deciding and agreeing on a bright light green 

accent color would ever happen!

I bet it's smashing against the bamboo flooring ;)

Happy painting!

Cheers~

nicole @erra

What Do We Do Next???

I wrote yesterday about how we "impromptu" started tearing up our living room floor.

I don't know if it is because we bought a house and there are things to do, or spring is around the corner, but my brain is in overdrive mode to plan and hunt!

Now, I am well aware that One Note exists. 

It's a great program and use it frequently- but I just needed to cut paper and play with tape!

So we made a list of everything we want and need to do/buy.

EEEEK!

Prioritized and separated MUST DO and  FUN!

Viola! No veering off track now!

Happy Making!

Cheers~

n

Our Little Bungalow on the Hill

My man and I bought our first home just before Thanksgiving.
                                                                                       We call it, our little bungalow on the hill


We knew going into buying this house, that it would need a little bit of work........
                 duh duh duh.......
                                   Ya- in no time you could feel, and hear, the floorboard breaking underfoot.
                                    But, the carpet and carpet padding kept us from falling (woo!)
                                             
                                                Right.

Thanks to a SUPER generous donation, we were gifted all the 3/4" plywood we needed...for the WHOLE HOUSE! (thanks GD!)

Loading up that wood was a superb Sunday morning workout!

Wood Kicking with Friends

(yes...workshop below) and no, don't try to rob us through the front door!

Time to start brainstorming flooring options...I vote bamboo

And, good night, from the ambient and romantic glow below!

hugs and licks <3