Here are blog posts about art and design at Pop Shop America. We’re a festival of DIY and handmade that has a show and tell blog about the arts, DIYs that you can do at home, and how you can be a successful designer too.
Summer is now officially here, and don’t know about where you live, but here in Italy we’re experiencing it at its fullest with a mixture of extreme temperatures and semi-tropical storms. Not sure what’s going on, but it’s making me SO looking forward to a vacation both ways. And if, like me, your vacation is […]
The voting is done! The tallies are in and we have the winners of the 2017 Pop Shop America Art Awards. We’re so excited about this list and think that you will be too. These are the artists, handmade creatives that we’re voted by their peers as the Best Makers across the land. The nominations […]
GET PASSES NOWThings to Do: Beauty Bar by Milk + Honey Spa Lip Sense Lip Bar by Lip Circle by CK Complimentary Massages by Javier Medina DIY Lounge with TXRX Labs + Eric Pearce & The Junior Printmaking Congress Complimentary Create Your Own Gemstone Bracelet with Brenda Grands Designs Make Your Own Nail Polish & Make […]
Night Market Cleveland, an outdoor arts, culture, and food festival in Cleveland Ohio has been surprising and exciting me since I started Pop Shop America! It’s the coolest blend of food tours, handmade goods, small businesses, and culture. It’s a must visit in Cleveland. I talked to Josh Maxwell about this amazing event. BB: What […]
I met Tayyaba before I met her dreamy work and immediately liked her. She is determined, hardworking, fun, and friendly. Then I got to see her work which is gorgeously crafted and perhaps even more magnificiently packaged. She makes handcrafted baby goods like adorable cotton crowns, blankets, and bibs with deliciously soft materials. I’m so […]
RSVP to Pop Shop Houston Wowie Zowie! There are so many new makers participating Pop Shop Houston June 10th & 11th. This just gets us all excited about the awesome times we are about to have! Pop Shop Houston is in it’s 6th year of handmade, fair trade and vintage goodness. In addition, Pop Shop […]
It’s Pop Shop America’s annual Maker Awards back for it’s 4th year of honoring the most talented, unique, and interesting handmade makers of fine products, vintage collectors, and visual artists. You can nominate any maker – they do not have to be from Houston and heck – they do not have to be from Texas. […]
RSVP TO POP SHOP GALVESTON HEREWe can’t believe that the weather is looking clear for the first Pop Shop Galveston in the heart of The Strand District! Join us April 29th 10am – 6pm at 2200 Market St. Galveston TX 77550. Everything you find at Pop Shop America is handmade, fair trade, or true vintage […]
There comes a time in every shop life that a theme starts to emerge. And at Pop Shop America, one of our themes: Cats! I can’t believe all of these adorable cat items that we’ve collected over the last 6 years of our shop. From cat necklaces, to cat coin purses, and cat t-shirts too! […]
With Spring being right behind the corner (-2 days, who else is excited?!), I’m sure I’m not the only one being so done with Winter and sparkling with enthusiasm each time I spot a flowering tree! Spring is my favourite season, with the weather starting to be warmer, the flowers blooming everywhere, the world becoming […]
Hannah shares her journey through art, life and the realest Texas art scene there is: Htown. (I am biased, but it’s also true. I’m kidding…no I’m not.) Please tell us a little about yourself and your artistic background. Where are you from? Where are you now? Currently, the roles I strive for are artist, […]
I first met with Mary Claire White when I was browsing Etsy for new candles. Her candle shop, Falling into Place, was by far the dreamiest. They have perfectly gorgeous packaging and soft and lovely product shots. Their scents like Black Currant Tea and Candied Ginger Saffron. I had to try them. I loved the […]
Shrinky Dink Paper has been receiving a lot of criticism lately. In 2014, the company was bought by Alex Brands, the toy company behind Backyard Safari, Slinky, and Scientific Explorer. With that came a bad batch of printable shrinky dink paper. Perhaps it was a batch or perhaps the new production of printable shrinky dink paper […]
I’ve worked with and shopped from Tanya Bagashka for a couple of years now, but I did not fathom the awe that I would learn from interviewing her. It’s always so interesting when artists use just as much of their technical human skills and interests as they’re abstract ones. Not to mention, her beautiful macramé […]
I’ve never seen anything more darling than the flower girl dresses by Monbebe Lagos! Florence Adeboye handcrafts gorgeous childrens dresses for parties, weddings, and other special occasions. Her Etsy shop is full of sweet, refined handmade dresses perfect for any little princess. I got to talk to Florence about her shop, being a maker, and all about Monbebe Lagos. BB: How […]
Written by Aliana Caithlyn, Blogger Photo: Still from Mouth & Foot Painting Artists When it comes to Hollywood A-Listers, the photos or news that we often see are about award shows, their latest projects, workout regimens and anything to do with their luxurious lifestyle. We tend to forget that they have hobbies and habits, just […]
DRINK MORE WATER. Pop Shop welcomes Miss Nina Marinick to the blog spotlight! Over the years, her work has slowly creeped into the scene and the streets of Houston. Symbols and slogans by her will be way recognizable to you after this interview. She’s everywhere! Please tell us a little about yourself and your artistic […]
Eloi illustrates fun, sexy little characters with attitude and the likeness of today’s fun and presumptuous millennial crowd. Please tell us a little about yourself and your artistic background. Where are you from? Where are you now? Well, I am an island boy living in Brazil, and I grew up at the beach, surfing, listening […]
