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St. Louisans: A chance to turn your unwanted items into art!

3 December 2009

This weekend is the Big Ass Indie Art and Craft Show a big craft show in St. Louis being held at Mad Art Gallery on 2727 South 12th Street. It starts Friday evening and runs all day Saturday and ends Sunday at 3 pm. Personally, I love craft shows. I so admire the craftiness, artistry, and enterprise of the people who sell things there.

I especially love the crafters who make stuff from recycled objects. Here in St. Louis, we have the Upcycle Exchange which accepts donations from the public of materials that their members make into art.

At he Big Ass Holiday Show, the Upcycle folks will take your goodies and distribute them to the artists. You can find their wish list. Sample items on the wish list include altoid tins, ethernet cables, vintage suitcases, skeleton keys, pet leashes and collars, fabric, wallpaper sample books, playing cards, greeting cards, crayons, colored pencils and markets, and comic books. That’s just a sampling.

If you have time this weekend, you can clear your house of unwanted (but reusable) items and perhaps purchase some innovative holiday gifts all at the same time! If you donate to the Upcycle Exchange, you’ll receive free gift wrapping for your purchases. Everybody wins!

Tagged with: crafts, creative people, decluttering, donations, recycling

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