Win Green Gifts at the Green with Indie Craft Show

Do you like lovely handmade things?  Who doesn’t?  Now, how would you like to win a basket filled with handmade goods from our awesome Green with Indie (GWI) vendors? All you need to do to be entered to win such a basket is get your hands on a GWI event postcard and bring it to read more »

Screaming Mimi Opens in Maplewood

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Screaming Mimi! Just in Time for Valentine’s Day, Screaming Mimi arrives on the scene. Place your custom floral order this week for valentines day. Screaming Mimi is a project by Kate Valleroy (STL Craft Mafia Member) and Allyson Bailey Wilmowski that combines fresh florist, wedding accessory shop read more »

Craftogether – Community Event & Fundraiser

CALLING ALL St. Louis CRAFTERS & MAKERS – you are invited to the first ever community Craftogether; it’s an evening of crafting with our fellow local makers while raising some money for a worthy cause, Tenth Life Stray Cat Rescue. You can also get those knitting needles and crochet hooks going and help make knitted read more »

Handmade Holiday

The St. Louis Craft Mafia Members are busy participating in many local handmade events this holiday shopping season!  As you prepare your own personal list of “Naughty and Nice”, we would love to invite you to support your local economy by buying local, handmade items for the holidays!  Not only does this help you local read more »

Welcome to our Newest STLCM Members!!!

The dust has settled, the votes have been cast, and we finally know the results of the 2011 St. Louis Craft Mafia Membership Drive.  We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who applied to join our membership this year. We had the largest number of applicants in the history of the read more »

Interview with Katatomic Labs

Katatomic Labs Kat Kissick Where did your brand name come from? I love puns and word play, and of course it’s always fun to substitute “Kat” in any word with “cat” in it – Katastrophe, Kataclysm, etc. “Katatomic” is the opposite of “catatonic” – there’s no way my stuff will put anyone in a stupor. read more »

How To: Holiday Greeting Stencil

Hand made holiday decor can welcome guests with a warm greeting. Cutting your own stencil allows you to quickly make more than one, choose your own font, or look like a pro even though your lettering skills are questionable. Carrie Hawkins of Souvenirs From Wonderland shares her inside secrets here: Items needed: – permanent marker read more »

Interview with Amy Rickles of Stick to Your Knittin’ Kitten

Stick to Your Knittin’ Kitten Maker: Amy Rickles