This year, Strange Folk is hosting The Upcycle Exchange! This exciting new concept challenges shoppers to clean out from their closets, and withhold from their trash, all kind of things that our crafters use to make merchandise. You'll be delighted to know that a large portion of wares that Strange Folk vendors create are made with re-purposed materials, and The Upcycle Exchange aims to collect exactly the post-consumer waste they need to do so. ...

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We will have one vendor booth to sell guild made projects, one demo booth for spinning/etc. and one demo booth for alpacas. Go to our web site to see all the different artisan groups. www.artisansil.org

I'm a crafter, fangeek, and the lucky momma of two little blonde daddy-clones--we spend our days doing elaborate art projects, trashing the house, eating cheese cubes and oranges, and waiting for my partner to get home from his day job so we can pester him. I create items for creative kids and fangeek adults out of primarily recycled materials; scratched vinyl records, vintage superhero T-shirts, and badly-written comic books are NOT safe around me. And ...

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Miss Lemon is all upcycled all the time. I make upcycled jewelry, revamped vinyl collage art, eco-friendly quilted wallets & clutches. Everything is made from vintage/salvaged material. From crap to craft! www.miss-lemon.com

CrankyYellow is an organization that builds its financial basis on the selling of art, music, and literature. However, as most companies and organizations stop at the bottom-line CrankyYellow uses this black-ink to fulfill community and political endeavors that it supports. We are not, we will never be money-grubbing penny-pinchers looking to fill our wallets. We want food, clothing, shelter, and a few video-games and dvds here and there; otherwise what we want the most is ...

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HeLLo, My NaMe is HIEDI })i({... I am the DeSiGNeR/CReaToR & *SeWiNg~MaCHiNe* for *THD* })i({ !! I strive to be an *ECO~FRIENDLY* BouTiQue that uses renewable & sustainable resources in almost everything that I CReaTe. I PRouDLy support *HEMP* & other NaTuRaL & ORGaNiC FiBeRs !! CLOTHING is MY Specialty ~~ I *LoVe* to CReaTe FuNkY *URBaN~BOHO~PRiNCeSS* inspired CLoTHiNg & aCCeSSoRieS with a *FaSHioNaBLe ~ FLaiR* !! My DeSiGnS are ONe~oF~a~KiND with a FoCuS on being ~ FLaTTeRiNg & STyLiSH with ...

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Old fabric, new fabric, re-purposed fabric, you name it we will sew with it. Along the Grain is two sisters making tote bags, pencil cases, fabric pennants, coin purses, picture frames and generally having fun with fabric. http://alongthegrain.etsy.com

We make all one-of-a-kind handmade jewelry such as fused glass rings and pendants, wire-wrapped pendants, recycled shrink plastic keychains, poker chip pendants, and recycled 45 adapter keychains, zippulls, and other accessories. We love to learn new and old art mediums, as well as share the art of craft with all the people who we have met throughout the art and craft community. http://lzandej.etsy.com http://lzandej.blogspot.com

I recycle, upcycle and repurpose materials that would be thrown away and use them to make art work on or with. Mini illustrations are hand drawn into recycled bottle caps, they are then used for jewelry, magnets, and accessories. I also create original art work on old VHS tapes and Records. Using acrylic paint, mix media and collage techniques. http://CrankyPickle.etsy.com

Scarlett Garnet hand-saws copper, sterling, and random scrap metal, turning raw materials into polished jewelry. License plates, make 'n bake plastic, and beverage labels are just a few of the alternative materials found in their jewelry. Hundreds of miles separate SG's designers, Garnet and Katie, yet they thrive in the collaboration, swapping ideas, supplies and epic text messages from opposite sides of Missouri. www.scarlettgarnet.com