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Crafts, cards and kitsch create a wild rumpus at WildCard

For the Pittsburgh shopper with a keen eye for unique, handmade goods, sporadic craft fairs like I Made It Market and Handmade Arcade have long been the solution. Now, those craft-hounds have aFor the Pittsburgh shopper with a keen eye for unique, handmade goods, sporadic craft fairs like I Made It Market and Handmade Arcade have long been the solution. Now, those craft-hounds have a permanent destination in Lawrenceville's latest boutique, WildCard, which opened in late October. WildCard, masterminded by Shaler native and Lawrenceville resident Rebecca Morris, specializes in cards, paper and stationary, as well as bags, buttons, jewelry, T-shirts, books, craft supplies and more. Plus, there's original and vintage art on display and for-sale. Morris, who has a background in city government, left Pittsburgh for a few years ago to learn the retail ropes at Paper Boy in Chicago. She says she and her husband both wanted to "get a new perspective, and bring it back to Pittsburgh." permanent destination in Lawrenceville's latest boutique, WildCard, which opened in late October. WildCard, masterminded by Shaler native and Lawrenceville resident Rebecca Morris, specializes in cards, paper and stationary, as well as bags, buttons, jewelry, T-shirts, books, craft supplies and more. Plus, there's original and vintage art on display and for-sale. Morris, who has a background in city government, left Pittsburgh for a few years ago to learn the retail ropes at Paper Boy in Chicago. She says she and her husband both wanted to "get a new perspective, and bring it back to Pittsburgh."......

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