Sunday, November 8, 2009

Save The Date!

Show Me Etsy Street Team will be having their biannual Artropy Show, this time held at Off Broadway. For more information visit http://www.showmeetsy.org/. There will be different artist and crafty people offering unique handmade items for purchase. Definitely a great time to holiday shop for the one that is hard to buy for because they have everything.
For more info about Off Boadway and where to find it: http://www.offbroadwaystl.com/
Hope to see you there!




Update on the Cava Corkboard...

Decided to put the Upcycled Cava Corkboard in Show Me Handmade shop today...and already had 2 people oogle over it! May keep it there for a few weeks to see if it sells. Asking $65 for it to start. Feel that is a good price for a functional work of art! If it's still around by Artropy, I will display for sale there, then afterwards it will make an appearance on Etsy.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Upcycled Cava Cork Board

I am really pleased with this one of a kind upcycled cork board! I found an old framed pressed cork board, removed the old pressed cork from the backing and replaced it with new thinner pressed cork. I then stripped the frame of the ugly brown and repainted with left over Behr wall paint called Wisdom (white with hint of green). I then took a bunch of Cava champagne corks I had, cutting the ends and gluing the bottom up to show the stamped bottom. To learn more about Cava, visit http://spainforvisitors.com/archive/features/cava.htm . The corks sit slightly above the frame, and are a bit uneven as it was fun shaving off a bit here and there to try to get them even. Think it adds character~ :) that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Will sell this with 7 corky tacks. I took the top of the same corks and glued star tacks to create a fun way to tack up those bills, notes, or appointment cards. Will be on Etsy soon...thinking about asking $70.00 for it.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Tower Grove Farmer's Market

It was a cold start, but the weather ended up being nice. Not the best sales but shared a booth with a few crafty friends that made it fun. Here is our booth, and Emily trying to keep warm.





Friday, October 23, 2009

Tower Grove Farmer's Market October 24th, 2009


Fine me, Stick To Your Knittin' Kitten, and Candy Calamity at the last Tower Grove Farmer's Market of the year. Saturday, October 24th starting at 8:30am and going until 2:30pm. Crafts, grown items, fun vendors...a good time! For more information and directions: http://www.tgmarket.org/