VIX Emporium
Open Tues-Fri 12-7 Saturday 11-7. **CLOSED FOR VACATION JULY 11-21, 2009.**

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Location:
Philadelphia, PA, 19143
Phone:
215-471-7700

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I have been very, VERY remiss on keeping up my periodic VIX Picks feature. I blame the baby. Who can stare at the computer with a face like this smiling at you? But I hereby make this commitment: to do one VIX Picks post every month. Unless I have a really good excuse...
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Back in February, when our daughter Nora was brand new, we received a comment on this blog. “It’s really nice to see the millinery store building being used as a store and not torn down to make room for something else...
Jennifer
Jennifer
This is an amazing story. Our neighborhood is so lucky to have a great history as well as business tha help continue the local tradition. THANKS VIX!
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Saturday, Jan. 17 will be our last day for a while. Our baby is due any day now and we need to focus on being new parents for a while. It doesn't make economic sense for us to hire a qualified store manager for only a few weeks during a slow time of year, so we have no choice but to close the store...
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so many lovely ornaments! Happy Holidays to everyone! Hope you’ve waited to completely finish your shopping list, because VIX has been busy stocking up on new and wonderful handmade gifts, such as ornaments, jewelry, all-natural soaps and fragrances, hats, cards, artwork and more...
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west philly holiday craft shows Please join us Sunday, December 7 from 1-7 for the “Made In Philly” holiday craft show, presented by us and Studio 34 Yoga...
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VIX is now 1 year old! We had a great party on Saturday too, thanks so much to everyone who came out! It was great to see everyone, friends and neighbors who came out to wish us well. Dozens of folks showed up — we lost count after a while...
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On the Saturday before Thanksgiving 2007, VIX Emporium opened its doors for the first time with almost 70 different artists and crafters represented. Now we’re up to around 200 different vendors and going strong. This calls for a celebration...
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As many of you may have heard, the City of Philadelphia is proposing to close 11 branches of the Philadelphia Free Library due to major budget shortfalls/deficits (projected to be $1 billion over the next 5 years) with the ailing local/regional/national economy...
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The Home & Design section of Friday’s Philadelphia Inquirer featured our handmade notecards, along with several other local creations. Thanks so much for the mention!     
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West Philly will have a new resident soon… we are expecting a baby girl in late January! She’s so smart already, she knows that that’s a slow time in the retail gift business. A much better time to take maternity leave than the December holiday season...
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The leaves are starting to turn, our thoughts are turning to Halloween costume ideas, and a chill is in the air… Time to put on something warm! VIX has some new handmade cool-weather wear, like ponchos and wraps by Lisa Bowe, and these fingerless gloves by Johanna Marshall...
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a show of paintings by Julie Abrams Julie Abrams, also a musician and music therapist, has been painting for only a few years, but you’d never know it by her work. Her images have a distinctive dreamlike, ethereal quality and have been a big hit here at VIX...
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According to this week’s Philadelphia City Paper, VIX is the “most compelling reason to return to West Philly“. Now how could I ever leave? you can ignore that nasty stuff above our feature if you want...
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We had a great time last weekend! Lots of folks stopped by to check out Mike’s stained glass work. Unfortunately, I neglected to get a photo of the artist himself! But here’s some of his best work: baby Ellie, a collaborative project with wife Wilder...
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Please join us for our next in-store event, featuring new work by a longtime West Philly resident, Mike Scott-Straight. His jewelry, bits of stained glass and broken pottery set in metal, has been a perennial favorite here at VIX...
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a reception for new work by Mike Scott-Straight
West Philly's favorite stained glass artisan, Mike Scott-Straight, is well known for his earrings and pendants, crafted from stained glass and bits of broken pottery. Lately h...
Host:VIX Emporium
Time:6:00PM Saturday, September 13th
Location:VIX Emporium
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Oh yes, it was good. The N2N festival was an awesome way to spend Labor Day. The weather was gorgeous. What huge crowds there were on our little corner! There were tons of vendors, food and of course, great music. The headliner was, of course, the one and only Chaka Khan...
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let her rock you This Monday, Sept. 1st, Labor Day, is the annual Neighborhood to Neighborhood festival at 50th and Baltimore. Right outside our door, in other words. It’s a huge spectacle, with a parade, carnival rides and live music. The headliner this year is none other than Ms. Khan herself...
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miss plum Local photographer, VIX consignor and our good friend, Addie Fuller, just got a great mention in the Philadelphia City Paper. Her photographs, taken mostly in Philly, highlight the beauty and geometry of everyday objects and gritty cityscapes...
RECENT ACTIVITY
VIX Emporium changed their Hours.
VIX Emporium changed their Hours.
VIX Emporium changed their Website.
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Introducing a new place to see our handmade goodies: our new shop on Bigcartel. We have some of our own creations there, like the gocco cards and the ever-popular “West Philly” apparel, as well as a selection of fine goods from our local consignors...
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Thanks to everyone who came out to our event on Saturday. We had a great time...
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Last Saturday, the partners behind VIX made their partnership truly official. Emily and Sean were married on July 12, 2008 in an intimate and joyous ceremony, followed by lunch with a few close friends and family, then an overnight getaway at the Jersey shore...
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an evening of metalwork and song smithing
Please join us for our next in-store event, when two very talented artists will be featured. Keith King’s bold jewelry designs have made quite an impact at VIX — we’ve really...
Host:VIX Emporium
Time:6:00PM Saturday, July 19th
Location:VIX Emporium
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Please join us for our next in-store event, when two very talented artists will be featured. Keith King’s bold jewelry designs have made quite an impact at VIX — we’ve really never seen anything like them...
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One of the great things about this neighborhood is the amazing architecture. It’s so nice to take leisurely walks in the evening and check out all the grand, gracious houses, ornamented in high Victorian style. That’s what inspired our new “West Philly” design...
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Tonight was the first of the Friday Night Jazz series in Cedar Park, a summer tradition here at 50th & Baltimore. Denise King is the host and this week’s star performer...
RECENT ACTIVITY
VIX Emporium changed their Website.