Strange Folk Festival » primitive http://www.strangefolkfestival.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:33:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Leathercraft by Ellen http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2010/07/leathercraft-by-ellen/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2010/07/leathercraft-by-ellen/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:40:26 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=1433 Custom crafted, unique leather items that are hand stamped or carved. Each item is an original! I make custom made cases, belts, wallets, coin purses, even musical instrument cases. Each purse has an original design. I make things just for the fun of creating. The items I make take hours of work but it is part of my zen experience :) I pop in an audiobook to listen to and start working. Sometimes I am very pleased with the result (those are the ones you will find here!) and sometimes I have to tell myself it’s all part of the learning experience (those are the ones I give away to friends and family!) Just know that as I work, I am being supervised by several cats (Hiro, Mimi, and Buddy-thankfully, not all at the same time) , who somehow manage to sleep on my work table as I pound and carve.
http://www.etsy.com/people/lellensand
http://www.facebook.com/Ellensand

]]> http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2010/07/leathercraft-by-ellen/feed/ 0 Artisan Guild of Southern IL http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/08/southern-il-artisn-guild/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/08/southern-il-artisn-guild/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:28:59 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=787 knittingWe 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

]]> http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/08/southern-il-artisn-guild/feed/ 0 Jest Studio http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/jest-studio/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/jest-studio/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:16:18 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=314 jest_studioSterling and copper jewelry accented with stones or pearls…all have been hammered, burned or blended to make wearable art with a very raw organic feel…

http://jeststudio.etsy.com

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http://www.monsterbubbles.com

]]> http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/monsterbubbles/feed/ 0 The Speckled Owl Collective http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/the-speckled-owl-collective/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/the-speckled-owl-collective/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:52:04 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=244 the_speckled_owl_collectiveThe Speckled Owl is an art/craft collective that strives to create handmade goods entirely from reclaimed materials that are quirky, nostalgic and beautiful in efforts to further the handmade revolution.
www.myspace.com/thespeckledowl

]]> http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/the-speckled-owl-collective/feed/ 0 The Binding Bee http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/the-binding-bee/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/the-binding-bee/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:33:14 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=231 the_binding_beeI make funky, fresh, one-of-a-kind handmade journals & albums. Each one is eco friendly and carefully crafted using up-cycled books, reclaimed leather and other vintage odds & ends.
www.bindingbee.etsy.com

]]> http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/the-binding-bee/feed/ 0 Red Anvil http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/red-anvil/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/red-anvil/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:23:15 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=224 red_anvil Kate Valleroy is RED ANVIL
RED ANVIL creates one of a kind pieces of jewelry and wearable art from recycled and vintage materials, buttons, felt, beads, semiprecious stones, plastic toys and handmade sterling silver findings. Each unique piece is made by Kate in her Richmond Heights studio. Kate is a member of the St. Louis Craft Mafia.

]]> http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/red-anvil/feed/ 1 Senora Muertos http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/senora-muertos/ http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/07/senora-muertos/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:49:10 +0000 admin http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/?p=190 senora_muertosOne of a kind Dia de los Muertos, Loteria, Primitive Halloween and Traditional Tattoo inspired folk art, bottle cap jewelry, accessories and decorative wooden crosses.

www.senoramuertos.blogspot.com

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