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Terrarimums: Mother’s Day 2012 Event!

Autumn — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:31:13 +0000

Join us for TERRARIMUMS – A Special Mother’s Day 2012 Event at The Upcycle Exchange

We’re making terrariums at the shop on Mother’s Day! Stop in anytime, and help yourselves to a buffet of supplies create to and decorate a quart-sized moss terrarium! All materials, full instructions, assistance, and tips will be provided. The cost for each terrarium assemblage will be $10, payable upon check-out (the craft supply shop will be open as well, of course!).
Free snacks and refreshments served all day too!

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Related: Moss Terrarium Kits are available NOW in the shop!

Can’t make it on Mother’s Day? Want to make a terrarium at home, like, now? New moss kits at The Upcycle Exchange. You get a quart sized bag of freshly harvested moss(cleaned of unwanted organic matter and excess dirt) that has been treated with tea tree oil (prevents mold) and a packet of activated carbon that will help cleanse the air and moisture in your terrariums. Autumn will be happy to give you directions and lots of tips. We also have tons of floral gems and jars, so all you need otherwise is potting soil!’

Autumn has been hunting moss and creating terrariums for 3 years now. Fresh spring moss is abundant this year – it’s the best time to harvest. Terrarium kits are in the shop for a limited time!

The UpX Games: Vintage 5-Card Draw

Autumn — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:27:48 +0000

Welcome to The UpX Games! This week, we will be playing Vintage 5-card Draw. The winning hand gets a $40 gift card! Plus, everyone who participates gets to keep the 5 cute vintage playing cards they pick out.
Here’s how it works: You come into the store between today(3/16) and next Thursday(3/22), and tell Autumn you want to deal yourself a hand. She will present you with the assorted decks of cards shown in our Vintage 5-card Draw album, and you get to pick 5 off the top. They can all be from different decks, if you like. You may discard any cards in your hand and deal yourself replacements only once. Now, this is where it gets interesting, because we don’t have full decks for every design, so you may choose to go for a better hand, or stick with your free pretties if you got the last one of a design you like! Once you are ready, we will record your hand and your name/contact info – then you get to take home your 5 cards to craft with! We’ll announce the winner next Friday(3/23).

Since we are playing multiple decks, here are the hand rankings:
5 of a kind flush
4 of a kind flush
royal flush
straight flush
full house flush
5 of a kind
3 of a kind flush
2 pairs flush
pair flush
nothing flush
4 of a kind
straight
full house
3 of a kind
2 pairs
pair

and we’ll use bridge rankings for suits:
The hierarchy of suits(low->high): clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades.

Jokers are WIIIIIILD!!!!

Do we need to say it? No purchase necessary! While supplies last (game will end prior to Thursday if we totally run out of cards, but we have alot!). Winner will be notified by phone and/or Facebook. Are you my friend? Winner must come into The Upcycle Exchange to claim their gift card. In the statistically impossible event of a tie, both winners will get $40 gift cards, because I will be flabbergasted. Math is amazing.

Crafty Pinterest Potluck at Upcycle Exchange!

Autumn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:05:50 +0000

Update: SOLD OUT!

Calling all Pinterest users in St. Louis – The Upcycle Exchange invites you to join us on Saturday, February 25th from 6pm-10pm for a Pinterest Party!

Here’s how it works:

Before the Crafty Pinterest Potluck

YOU get a ticket – we collect everyone’s Pinterest Profile URL (http://pinterest.com/yourusername) during registration!

WE add you to our Crafty Pinterest Potluck board as a contributor

YOU pin one recipe to that board that you are then obligated to make and bring to the potluck. If you change your mind, be sure to erase your pin and repin something else.

WE pin craft projects that we will supply tools/materials/work space for at the potluck., as well as drinks we will provide and decoration/party ideas we might use.

ALL OF US will be creating the party together on Pinterest!

At the Crafty Pinterest Potluck

YOU bring one dish for the potluck that you make from the recipe you pinned. Don’t worry about feeding all 40 possible attendees – we’ll all be sampling little bits of things, and not everyone will try everything ;)

WE provide drinks, plates, cutlery, etc. Expect a variety of punches and mixed drinks (both alcoholic and non – you must be 21 to drink, of course!)

WE have all the materials organized for you to make the craft projects there, or take home in kit form, along with instructions printed for each one.

ALL OF US eat, drink, craft, and be merry ;)

Get tickets through Eventbrite by clicking “Order Now” below!

Event registration for Crafty Pinterest Potluck powered by Eventbrite

Introducing: Craftree Haus, an expansion of Upcycle Exchange!

Autumn — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:38:30 +0000

Craftree Haus is a new division of Upcycle Exchange that encompasses the handmade boutique, maker lab, shared studio, classes, and events at our big new location on Grand Boulevard! The supply store area of Upcycle Exchange is now open for business and we’ve nearly completed the remodel of the entire space. Pretty soon you’ll start seeing sections of our expansion beginning to fill out.

The first area we are concentrated on is the handmade boutique at the front of the building, which we plan to launch in January 2012. After that, we’ll start planning classes, events, and raising money to buy equipment for our maker lab! So, first thing’s first, we are inviting crafters to show us their stuff that they would like to sell here. If you would be interested in consigning, we are not *requiring* that your inventory be upcycled, mostly we are looking for great design, but at least having some elements of upcycling is a plus! You can see more details and fill out our application through the link below:

Application to Consign at Craftree Haus

The deadline for our first round of consignment applications is January 5th, 2012. We’ll open it up again periodically after that. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out The Upcycle Exchange at 3206 S. Grand Boulevard Tuesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-8, and Sundays 12-4!

Upcycle Exchange is Relocating!

Autumn — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:12:45 +0000

Anyone who has shopped at Upcycle knows that we are in a big beautiful space, but it’s not all ours! The Collective at 3309 Meramec St. has served Upcycle Exchange well as a business incubator, and thanks to our wonderful community and customers, we are prime for expansion. We found the perfect new location in the heart of the South Grand Boulevard Business District. It’s got the space we need, along with gorgeous, tall tin ceilings and wood floors that have come to define Upcycle’s identity of being a beautiful place to springboard creativity. It needs a lot of work to bring out it’s full potential, and we’re working night and day on remodeling, but we need to be moved out of our current location by the end of November.

So! …Upcycle Exchange will be open for your craft supply needs through Saturday, November 27th (but closed for Thanksgiving, of course), then will be closed to move everything out and finish up the remodel. We estimate our re-opening day on 3206 South Grand to be within the first week of December. We will be sure to let you know through every channel available to us when we have a confirmed date for re-opening. Our hours from then on will change remain the same, except that we will be open later on Saturday nights (till 8pm).

We are really excited for all the possibilities in this fantastic new location that we are planning: a handmade consignment shop, craft classes, shared studio space and a high-end equipment lab. It will all come together in the next few months, but for now, a bigger, better Upcycle Exchange is just around the corner!

Closing for Strange Folk Weekend, Then NEW EXPANDED Hours!

Autumn — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:18:41 +0000

As many of you know, I own/operate The Upcycle Exchange AND I’m charge of one of the biggest indie craft shows in the Midwest – Strange Folk Festival! You definitely don’t want to miss the 150 crafters, 10 bands, beer, and cupcakes that will be in O’Fallon Community Park next weekend. But, more importantly, I’m not going to be able to have Upcycle Exchange open while getting ready for and running the festival. We will be CLOSED Friday, September 23rd, Saturday the 24th, and Sunday the 25th. So, if you need any crafty goodness this week, try to make it up on Thursday the 22nd!

The exciting thing that makes up for it is that shop hours are expanding after that! Starting on September 27th, we’ll be open TUESDAY – SATURDAY 10am-5pm and SUNDAY 12pm-4pm. That’s two more whole days a week! Yay!

Don’t forget to stop by the Upcycle Exchange drop-off station(behind the big pavilion) at Strange Folk – you can drop off wish-list items, and we’ll have a map to all the vendors that you can use your Coupon Passport with!

Our First Open Source Franchise!

Autumn — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:36:56 +0000

I am really proud to announce Upcycle Exchange’s first open-source franchise in Indianapolis! Indy Upcycle will be open soon! Mandy spent a weekend at The Upcycle Exchange learning the ropes, and now is able to use my business model, and all my insight from running the shop, but put her own spin on it and not pay any franchising fees. I founded Upcycle with this goal in mind – thinking outside the box, and the freedom to derive, tailor, and collaborate to get good stuff in the hands of makers. Our documentation website/wiki, UpcycleOS, is in the works!

Get updates about Indy Upcycle on their Facebook page!

FORM Design Show

Autumn — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:10:10 +0000

The Upcycle Exchange will be exhibiting at the FORM Design Show! Come check out our new line of upcycled products including, sew-a-wallet kits, non-toxic dimensional watercolors, camera straps, and message centers…all made with abundant supplies from the shop. You can purchase tickets and get all the details about the show on their website: http://formdesignshow.com/

When: Friday, August 12th 7pm-11pm and Saturday, August 13th 11am-4pm
Where: The Temtor at 8125 Michigan Avenue, Saint Louis MO

See you there, or at the shop this weekend!

New Summer Hours at Upcycle Exchange!!

Autumn — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:29:46 +0000

We totally don’t want to inconvenience anyone, and everything at the shop is going super-de-duper, but sometimes a family-run small business must adjust their hours. My kiddos will only be kiddos for so long, and I’m choosing to spend a few more days a week with them this summer. So, we’re going to be closed Mondays, Tuesday, and Wednesdays till mid-August. It’s only shaving off 8 hours of open time altogether, and adding a couple hours on Sundays, so we hope you’ll find a place in you schedule to come and see us this Summer!

One more time! Summer 2011 Hours at Upcycle:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday……Closed
Thursday…………………………….10a.m. – 5p.m.
Friday………………………………..10a.m. – 5p.m.
Saturday…………………………….10a.m. – 5p.m.
Sunday………………………………10a.m. – 5p.m.

Closing Early This Thursday (3pm)!

Autumn — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:19:11 +0000

So, This Thursday afternoon I’m leaving to catch a flight headed for Columbus, Ohio to attend the Midwest Craft Caucus! I’ll be leading an environmental strategy session, and sitting in on many panel discussions relating to Upcycle Exchange and Strange Folk Festival. Conferences like this are always a fantastic way to network with others around the country who are working to organize the craft community, and I’m known to participate in at least one each year!

So, yes, Thursday, I’ll be scooting out a little early (3pm), but not to worry – my trusty husband, Doug, will be manning the helm at The {Materials Market} all wekend! Go easy on him, ok crafties? He might not know what rick-rack is, but he’ll do his best to hold the fort down :)

We’ll be open for our regular hours all weekend, and I’ll see you next Tuesday!