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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Strange Folk 2011

Well, we don't condone you resort to hitchhiking, but we want you to know all your options for getting to Strange Folk and what's what when you are there! Did you know the Metrolink goes to O'Fallon? Just take the Red Line all the way to the Shiloh-ScottAFB station. You can totally bike it from there (it's about 5 miles and we have plenty of bike racks at the park! You'll find on in front of ...

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Facebook Raffle!

Starting today, every day leading up to the festival, we will post new raffle prizes(awesome handmade merchandise!) on our Facebook Page that vendors has pledged. The vendor will get a Facebook mention - a description of the prize and a link to their vendor listing on our website (with the pic thumbnail). The status will begin with the Date and "RAFFLE PRIZE" in all caps, because we know you love reading things in all-caps. From ...

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2011 Folky Flyers

Here are the printables - you know what to do! Click the square button on the top right corner to open them up. We also have pre-printed 12"x18" posters and 4"x6" postcards available as well at the following locations: The Upcycle Exchange in South St. Louis O'Fallon Parks and Recreation Office in O'Fallon, IL Circa Boutique in Belleville, IL more locations TBA. Take-home-a-stack (then take them to public places and hang them up)! Oh, and while your at it, why not ...

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Knitters Please…Yarn Bomb Strange Folk!

You are cordially invited to yarn bomb the trees(or anything else) at Strange Folk Festival 2011! We are crowd-sourcing our decorations this year! The following are some front and center specimens, and their measurements. Knit/crochet sumin' pretteh! It should be a rectangle or some other shape that we can wrap around the tree and secure with zip ties(we provide those). You could also go to the park and scope something else you'd like to bomb - you ...

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2011 Vendor Applications are Live! The Deadline is July 1st.

Right. So, it's that time again. Will your crafts be too mainstream for Hipster Mermaid? Fill out our online application to be a vendor, and find out! It doesn't cost you anything, and you want to sell your handmade ish at Strange Folk, so just apply already. Got questions someone has already asked us? If you plan on sharing a tent with another vendor. 1. You both need to apply separately. 2. You both need to be ...

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The Spring 2011 Oraculum of Craftiness

Welcome to the calendrical compendium of St. Louis Indie Underland! It's become tradition for us to provide seasonal guides to crafty goodness happening around the city; both to give crafters a heads up on application dates, and to keep Strange Folk fans shopping handmade all year round. So without further adieu, bring on the Craftious Days! P.S. Strange Folk will start accepting applications from vendors on June 1st. P.S.S. We WILL have a Disco Tent in 2011. ...

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Handmade Holidays – The Ultimate 2010 St. Louis Gift Shopping Index

We know that, realistically, most of you did not get all your gift-shopping done at the festival, but that's no excuse not to BUY HANDMADE this holiday season! There are so many awesome events and retail stores in and around St. Louis. We've done our best to list them all. You can also search our vendor index to find online shops of nearly all our participating 2010 artists. Happy Holidays from all us strange folk!