Our good friend and mentor Todd Oldham has just come out with an amazing line of craft kits and art supplies at Target, inspired by his wonderful book, Kid Made Modern. I was fortunate enough to work...
In honor of Small Business Week in San Francisco, neighborhood businesses on Valencia Street will be celebrating all day tomorrow with a sidewalk sale, which means special events, art openings, live ...
We are so excited to announce that the Curiosity Shoppe is partnering with Target as part of their amazing The Shops at Target program!!! We have been hard at work creating a line of over 60 fun, uni...
Its been pretty chilly and damp in SF the past couple days, so Ive been daydreaming about weekend jaunts out of town this summer for some overnight camping trips with Derek & Arrow. I cant wait t...
photographs by Jonathan Snyder A couple weeks ago, we were invited to experiment with a Cricut personal cutting machine, a desktop tool that can cut out intricate shapes onto a variety ...
Please join us this Saturday, April 14th from 6-8pm to celebrate the opening of Illustrated Bites, a new show at the shoppe gallery featuring the work of talented sign painter and artist Heath...
Were thrilled to have the fine folks of In Haus Press in our gallery for the next two weeks. Theyve brought in a wide array of beautifully letterpressed cards, prints, coasters, and more!! Were espec...
This Saturday, March 31st is the Southern Exposure Annual Auction, and we cant wait!! Weve been obsessing over some of the artwork posted at their site and have created a little slideshow of a few of...
Come make placemats with us next Thursday evening from 6-8pm! Details here.
Were so thrilled for our friends Lisa Congdon, Grace Hawthorne, and the boys over at Woodshop (Jeff, Danny, Josh, Luke), who have all created amazing pieces for the new exhibit "Do Not Destory: T...
If youve happened by the Shoppe recently you no doubt noticed the amazing installation weve got in our gallery and windows. The multi-talented artists behind this multi-faceted interactive installati...
Still havent started your holiday shopping yet? Weve got you covered! Beginning on Saturday, December 17th, well be hosting another week-long pop-up shop in our gallery space, and we swear you can ge...
Before Lea Redmond of Leafcutter Designs began getting more commissions and requests for mini-letters than she could imagine, she used to come to the shoppe once a month and set up her Worlds Smalles...
Please join us this Thursday, December 15th from 5-8pm to celebrate Paper Punk—a new artful plaything (or is it playful art-thing?)—that encourages creativity and good ol tactile entertai...
This holiday season we are happy to bring you two week-long pop-up shops from two of our very favorite local artists and friends. First up is Fluffyco- opening this Saturday at noon and going through...
If youre in San Francisco this Friday, make sure to head to the Mission for an evening of holiday fun, as neighborhood shops stay open late for the 4th Annual Mission Holiday Block Party! From 5-9pm,...
We are super excited to be part of "Small Business Saturday" this year, and will be offering 10% off your entire purchase in the shoppe all day long!* We think the day after Thanksgivi...
Weve said it before, and well say it again, but the BEST THING about owning a shop is getting to know all the exciting people you meet along the way. Jordan and Jason from Enormous Champion are a rem...
I know weve said this over and over again, but one of the joys of owning a store (and one of the main reasons we do what we do) is being able to work with and promote all of our favorite artists, des...
What with the kid and all we dont get out as often as we used to. But when Chris and Evan from Yellow Owl Workshop invited us to party down with them last week we jumped at the chance. And its not be...
Our first family portrait, taken when Arrow was 6 weeks old, at our favorite SF shop, Conifer. (Arrow obviously wasnt too thrilled about it!) Photo by Abby Wilcox for the Bold Italic.
TODAY & TOMORROW ONLY!!! Come on down to lovely Fort Mason and visit us at our 21 Pop Shop! As part of this years amazing SF20/21 art and design show, weve gathered up a fantastic c...
A friend recently turned us on to this amazing little ditty. Weve been singing it all week!!
Were very excited and honored to be included in the upcoming Summer Issue of beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Anthology magazine. Lauren and Arrow and I trekked out to China Camp State Park and spent ...
Please excuse our extended absence from Smarts & Crafts! Hard to believe its been over a month. I wish I could say weve been on vacation somewhere lounging in the sun, but the truth is, we...
Were going to be busy bees this Saturday, starting with an all-day booksigning at the shoppe with Avery Monsen and Jory John, authors of the hilarious book I Feel Relatively Neutral About New ...
When Cathy Callahan asked us to make a macramé-inspired project for her book Vintage Craft Workshop, we were totally up for the challenge. We had tried our hands at macramé a couple tim...
This has been an exciting week at the Shoppe! Each day posters from our favorite print studios from all around the country have been arriving for our next show! All the prints will be available for p...
We feel lucky to know so many smart and talented artists who are working on incredible projects, and Christina Seely is no exception. Christina is an amazing photographer who is spending the s...
And lets not forget Mamas art collection too! A new painting by the wondrously talented Jen Garrido.
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