Coming in Dec!

art-tro-py [ahrt-truh-pee] - noun - 1. A unique art & craft show experience 2. A measure of the randomness of the production, according to handmade principles, of what is beautiful, appealling, or of more than ordinary significance.

ShowMe Etsy presents Artropy on December 5th, 2009 in the cozy and intimate setting of Off Broadway, near the Lemp Mansion.

Come see Off Broadway transformed into a unique shopping locale! Join local St. Louis artists with diverse talents in areas including: jewelry design, textile arts, photography, mixed-media, glass work, eco-fashion and illustration. Artropy will run from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Can't wait to see you!

Buy Local. Buy Handmade.

Find SME Members Everywhere!

This weekend, SME members will be participating in a shows all around the St. Louis Metro Area. Check out below for show information!

Glass Galore 2009
September 26 ~ 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ~ Kirkwood Community Center
SME members: Gypsy Flame, Villa Design

Green Homes St. Louis Festival
September 26 ~ 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ~ 3600 block of Grandel Square (in mid-town St. Louis)
SME members: Candy Calamity, Sew Good and Trendy

Strange Folk Festival
September 26-27 ~ 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (both days) ~ Community Park, O'Fallon, IL
SME members: Aleece's Attic, Down Zipper, Jools Magools, Monsterbubbles, Sparrow Studios, South City Studio, Strung Out & Wired

Tower Grove Market This weekend!

ShowMe Etsy will be selling at Tower Grove Farmer's Market this weekend! Check them out Sept 19th from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Celebrating Fall

Fall is just around the corner! Here are a few fall-themed items from our SME members!

Tower Grove Farmer's Market

Find ShowMe Etsy throughout the season at Tower Grove Farmers' Market rated the top farmers market by the RFT in 2008. The Tower Grove Farmers' Market is a non-for-profit organization with a wide variety of local produce, meats and other local food products. It runs every Saturday from May 9 through October 24, 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and is loacted in Tower Grove Park, just west of the Pool Pavillion.

ShowMe Etsy will there on the following dates:
May 9 (opening)
May 23
June 20
September 19
October 3rd
October 24 (closing)

Upcycle Exchange at Artropy!

And just what is the Upcycle Exchange? It's a fabulous program... as artists we're always looking for items to use in our art. Here's an easy way to donate unused craft items at ShowMe Etsy's Artropy event!

Here's a blurb from the Upcycle website!
The Upcycle Exchange is an pilot program aimed at initiating a cradle-to-cradle inspired production concept for the indie craft community. The basic premise is that customers can receive incentives, such as discounts on merchandise or other perks, when they collect and donate materials that crafters use to create handmade merchandise. Micro-manufacturers have formed a vast network both on the internet and in their communities over the past 10 years, and have enjoyed an explosion of popularity through local events and online shops. In light of the endlessly varied aesthetic tastes and resourcefulness of these well-connected cottage industries, we think they exhibit a huge potential to absorb over-consumption, and serve as a model for producing more sustainable domestic goods.

Artropy - Saturday, April 25th - 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Join us for the spring ShowMe Etsy show at SqWires - the Annex in historic Lafayette Square on April 25th from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This show features more than thirty exceptional St. Louis artists with diverse talents in many areas including: jewelry design, painting, textile arts, photography, mixed-media, glass work, eco-fashion and illustration. Can't wait to see you!

For more information: www.ShowMeEtsy.org

Crazy Autumn Art & Craft Show

The ShowMe Etsy street team is putting on our first show this week. The Crazy Autumn Art & Craft Show will be Thursday, October 16, from 5-9 pm at SqWires Annex in Historic Lafayette Square.

This show will be a great way to get holiday shopping done early. In addition to lots of vendors who have shops on Etsy, the show will also include special guest artists Big Small Town Designs and MFA students from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University. This show will offer a little bit of everything, from fine art paintings and photography to unique jewelry to fiber arts to handmade cards and much much more.

In addition to all of this handmade art and craft goodness, there will be free cheese and crackers and a cash bar. Also, there will be a free raffle to win one of four gift baskets stuffed with handmade items made by the show participants. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to pick up one-of-a-kind, handmade gifts!