Ok who the Heck are you?

Sydney Woehler, Legal Assistant by day, crafter by night.

What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?

I tried to make a hat for myself from reclaimed wool, and it came out so small that it fit my cat.

Where do you get your materials from?

Paste Crafts, Jan’s Jewelery Supply and Etsy.

If you could talent swap with another local St. Louis crafter for a day who would it be?

Bella Luna Crafts. Shannon makes the most awesome lotions and soaps.

Ok enough about you!  Tell us what you like about Paste!

I love that it’s not a chain and that I can talk directly to the owner, who will order me anything I can’t find in her store.  I also love the local artist love.

Ok shamelessly plug yourself! (Where to find your goods, websites, etsy shops etc,)

My goods are available at Paste, Pets in the City, Urban Art, and Etsy.

You can find me online at: http://clayshion.etsy.com
http://modcreations.etsy.com

Haven of Grace is also in need of knitting/crocheting supplies for women at the shelter.  If you have unused of yarn or some extra hookes or needles sitting around and feel like helping feel free to drop if off at the store anytime.

Tiny Pimp

Ok who the Heck are you?

I’m, typically referred to as Raw Toast. Raw Toast Design is the name of my traveling studio where all commercial and non commercial types of illustration and design work are commissioned and concocted.

What is the worst craft fail you’ve had?

I recently came across a very old box of potholders that I had created on one of those little potholder looms for kids. I used to make a ton of these ugly little guys when I was like 6 or 7 and then my mom would sell them for me at her craft shows (for a quarter each I think). My color combinations were pretty bizarre and they were usually pretty warped and un-uniform (I think people paid for them out of pity). I charged 0.25 each for them (a quarter went a lot further back in ‘85), and I used to get so excited when one of them actually sold. Even though this was not some of my more award winning and collectible work (I still have inventory left over for any interested pots ‘n’ pans), I was hooked on the idea of creating and selling my art from that moment on.

Where do you get your materials from?

For the most part my current materials are pretty standard, using ink and paper for my illustrations. After I’ve inked my illustrations I scan them in and finish my color digitally. I collect textures too, these get photographed or scanned in and are used during my digital processes.

If you could talent swap with another local St. Louis artist/crafter for a day who would it be?

I love letterpress and silkscreen (unfortunately all the equipment for it doesn’t really fit my mobile lifestyle). I did a lot of printmaking during college so it would be pretty sweet to get to trade places with The Firecracker Press for a day. I’ve always really admired their work. – http://www.firecrackerpress.com/

Ok enough about you! Tell us what you like about Paste!

Ummm, Katie is awesome I love the location and am always stoked when anything arts related opens in the city.

Ok shamelessly plug yourself!  (Where to find your goods, websites, etsy shops etc,)

Online:
http://www.rawtoastdesign.com
http://www.rawtoastdesign.etsy.com

Shows and news typically get posted to my blog and twitter
http://rawtoastdesign.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/rawtoastdesign

and now Paste Crafts!

The event started at 8am Saturday morning and continued until somewhere around 3am on Sunday.  The store was packed with food donated by local restaurants.  I foolishly bought food the night before thinking we would not have enough, and I couldn’t have been more wrong.  A Super thanks to Nadine’s Gin Joint, Ferraro’s Pizza, Soulard Coffee Garden and Carondelet Bakery for keeping the girls fed!

And now for the super big thanks… Thank you to all of the forty some people who came out to knit/crochet for St. Louis Children’s Hospital. And a special thanks to Holly from South City Studio for helping me plan the event.   We created over seventy pieces to be donated.  With all the ohhs and ahhs one would have thought we were holding a baby shower here at Paste.  From blankets and bibs to booties and burial gowns and even some pumpkin hats.  We had everyone ranging from beginner to expert.  The stuff is so cute I have to admit it’s going to be a little tough handing the boxes over.

What was most spectacular were the women who gave up their time on a Saturday to be here doing something for a good cause.  There was such a feeling of community all day long here at the store and I would be lying if I said it doesn’t make me a little teary thinking about it.

Since Needles for Newborns was such a success we’ve decided to launch a sorta-monthly series of gatherings at Paste for charity called Crafting With Purpose and have Needles be the big annual event. The next event will be on December 13 from 10-8 and will benefit The Haven of Grace, a shelter and rehabilitation center for homeless pregnant women and their children. In addition to needle artists, we’ve decided to invite the scrappy/card making folks as well. When you’re starting a new life, words of inspiration are important! I hope you will join us and bring your big hearts!

One million thanks for not only supporting this event but for supporting Paste.

Katie

We are teaming up with the owner of City Art Supply to bring you many of the items they offered in their store.  Packing one store inside another is a bit of a challenge so I thank all of you who have been dealing with my mess the past few days.  We have added a variety of products including acrylic paints, water colors, colored pencils, pastels, sketch books, inks, screen printing materials, pens, Sharpies, more glue than you could ever need, X-ACTO knives, oil paint supplies and tons more.  Please pass this information on to your artsy friends!  I look forward to seeing you all when you come check it out.  We look like a whole new Paste.

2010 Soulard Mardi Gras Poster Contest

Official Guidelines

This year’s prize package includes:

• $1,500 cash prize
• 2 VIP Passes to the Mayor’s Tent for Grand Parade Day
• 25 official posters
• 1 dozen official T-shirts
• $50.00 gift certificate to Paste

Contest will be held on Friday November 13th through Friday November 20th at Paste (1009 Russell, next to johnny’s in Soulard) in conjunction with the Soulard Saloon Safari Pub Crawl which will be held Saturday November 21st.  Winner of the Poster Contest will be announced at Paste at 2:00 on Saturday November 21st.

Final Size: 24″x30″ (please scale your submissions appropriately.)

Any reproduceable medium will be accepted. (painting, drawing, photography, digital media, collage, etc.)

Submitting artists can be of any age.

Adherence to the parade theme is not mandatory.

Any artist can submit as many entries as they like.

All submissions must include the words, “Soulard Mardi Gras”, the Soulard Star image and the festival dates: “January 6th – February 16th, 2010″

All artwork must be submitted no later than November 12th, 2009 and dropped off to Paste, 1009 Russell in Soulard.

Please feel free to direct any additional inquiries to soulardpostercontest@gmail.com.

If you’d like to see winners from previous years, please visit soulardframery.com.

Class Cost is $30 and includes supplies.  All you need to bring is your body!

Strange Folk Festival according to Holly

Holy gnomes and polka-dotted mushrooms Batman, Strange Folk is THIS weekend (September 26 & 27 from 10-6). This is going to be a totally awesome show. There will be more than 100 vendors representing a huge variety of crafty goodness. The festival will be located in O’Fallon, IL only 15 minutes from downtown St. Louis. In addition to the fabulous wares there will be live bands, a wine tasting, eco-conscious craft activities, a sandbox, petting zoo and lots of yummy food to eat. One of my favorite features of the event is The Upcycle Exchange. To participate, check out the online wish list and take advantage of a great excuse to clean out those closets! All donated items will go straight back in to the artist community to be upcycled into new stuff. How cool is that? I hope to see you there this weekend!

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Look for the Paste booth!  Girl Scouts selling cookies and free eco friendly crafts to wake up your creativity