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)

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 ShowMeEtsy'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.

For more information about Artropy, click the link in the navigation bar!  

A lot of ShowMe Etsy members were on the front page today, thanks to Jessi of Mandala Design who created it!

What's next for ShowMe Etsy? Join us for the Home for the Holidays Show on November 29th! Enjoy shopping, delicious cookies and even gift wrapping. For more information and directions, click the Home for the Holidays tab in the navigation bar. We hope to see you there! 

Thanks to all who attended the ShowMe Etsy's first art & craft show! It was a resounding success! People came after work, around the neighborhood and beyond to check out everyone's wares. Below are just a few pics from the evening, taken just a few minutes before the show closed.   

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!

~ by  Amy / Stick to Your Knittin' Kitten