Upcycle Exchange Wish List for Indie Craft Revolution.

The Upcycle Exchange wish list for Indie Craft Revolution is live and ready for download. Doing a little spring cleaning? Many of our members & vendors at the show use upcycled materials in our creations. Check out this list to find out what you can donate to receive sweet deals from our crafties at the show!

Use your Upcycle Exchange coupons in-person with member artists who are participating in the show! Check out the Artists page to see their individual donation incentives.

Shop at Stick to Your Knittin’ Kitten & Donate to Master the Met.

STL Craft Mafia member Amy Rickles of Stick to Your Knittin Kitten is donating 10% of the sales from her shop between now and March 5 to the American Lung Association via Master the Met. We caught up with her to find out more about the local event and how others can get involved. Read on, my crafties.

What is Master the Met?
Master the Met is the 2010 Fight for Air Climb to raise money for the American Lung Association. It takes place on March 6, 2010. Participants (myself included) will be climbing 42 flights of stairs (that’s over 1000 stairs!) to the top of the Metropolitan Building in downtown St. Louis. Each participant pays a $25 registration fee and must raise at least $100 to participate in the event.

How did you get involved?
A friend of mine learned about the event and decided to get a team together to participate. Our team is called Drinkers with a Climbing Problem. I decided to participate in this event because I have personally been touched by lung-related issues: my grandpa died of emphysema and related problems in 2007; several of my family members have severe asthma, and I have mild asthma; and the mother of a friend of mine was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. I also thought that training for the event would a good way for me to improve my health.

How can our fans participate/get involved?
The event is currently full, so it is too late to sign up to participate in the climb itself. However, there are still several ways to get involved. I am donating 10% of my sales through March 5 to the American Lung Association, so any purchase from me will help this cause. They can also donate directly to the American Lung Association through my personal page, through my team page , or through the main Master the Met site.

Vote for The Fancy Lamb in the 2010 Rikrak Studio Handmade Olympics.

Vote for our very own The Fancy Lamb in the Rikrak Studio 2010 Handmade Oympics: where the handmade world comes together to celebrate making things! Robin (The Fancy Lamb) is nominated in the “Thrifty-forward, Sustainability-Minded” category for her amazing handmade pieces created using one-of-a-kind vintage items. Check out the work in her shop and then go vote!

Miss Lemon Featured in Alive Magazine’s 5th Annual Buzz List.

Check out our very own April Tate (Miss Lemon) and our fellow STL crafties in ALIVE Magazine’s signature feature story profiling St. Louis’ 25 most influential people, places and ideas of the year on newsstands now! Meet ALIVE’s 2010 Buzz Listers face to face at the Buzz List Launch Party this Friday, Feb 5 at Lucas Park Grille. Congrats April!!

Big Ass Indie 3 This Weekend!.

Tonight kicks off the third dose of the Big Ass Indie Art & Craft Show at Mad Art Gallery in Soulard. The festivities (and shopping!) begins at 7PM, sharp. Bring your pals and check out the goods while you enjoy a cool beverage from the bar and shop to the tunes of Venice Gas House Trolley.

Big Ass Indie is a department store-style show with more than 80 local artisans. Prepare to shop handmade clothing, jewelry, paper goods, plush, toys, accessories, photography, fine art, housewares, children’s items, and much more. FREE admission Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Be sure to bring your dry and canned goods to the show this weekend! Food & supply donations go directly to the Violence Prevention Center of Southwest Illinois & local food pantries.

Keep reading for a peek at some of the STL Craft Mafia’s wares for sale this weekend. For a bigger look, check out the BAICS Fan Page. Den ganzen Beitrag lesen »

The Foundrie Brings Indie Crafts to the Big Bad Mall.

Want to shop for handmade goodness this holiday season after the craft shows? How convenient would it be to have said crafty goodness right smack dab in the mall where you are shopping anyway? Our genius member, Shelah (Destroyed by Design) fulfilled your (and our) wishes by bringing us The Foundrie! We would like to extend an enormous virtual high-five to Shelah!

Read on to find out more and be sure to stop by this season for your handmade holiday~

A new concept in retail shopping, The Foundrie is a seasonal pop-up shop that will highlight the best in handmade goods, including clothing, jewelry, house wares, and other merchandise. Featuring some of the best local St. Louis artisans as well as designers from across the country, the boutique will serve as a destination for unique and high-quality holiday shopping.

In addition, The Foundrie will play host to exclusive trunk shows and artist demonstrations during its limited-time engagement. A full schedule of events will be available at www.thefoundrie.com.

The Foundrie is the brainchild of Shelah McClymont, a visual merchandiser by trade and well-known local jewelry designer.

Call For Art : Indie Craft Revolution!.

Indie Craft Revolution is an indoor, booth style, juried art and independent craft market. Indie Craft Revolution is a St. Louis Craft Mafia art and craft show. Located conveniently at the St. Louis Artist’s Guild in Oak Knoll Park at the corner of Clayton and Big Bend.

The application window will begin on December 1st, 2009 and conclude on January 15th, 2010. The Indie Craft Revolution team will jury the applications and all artists will be notified via email of their status in the show on/or before January 22nd, 2010. There is no fee to apply for this show.

APPLY NOW!

STL Craft Mafia Invades LUSH This Saturday.

Come see us Saturday afternoon at Lush in the St. Louis Galleria. Several of our members will be participating in craft demonstrations and giving away freebies. Lush will also have door prizes and giveaways! Eco-friendly & responsible handmade body products? How can you say no?!