S A L E S !

We have SO much on sale right now! Stock up on holiday items for next year, and also for occassions before then! We have ice cream spoons, ice cream cups, forks, spoons, scoops... and it's not going to last long! These items will slowly be moved to other places, so rush over and check it out...

SALE SECTION!

Handmade Thanksgivukkah

Home, Sweet Home!

I love this place! I am not from St. Louis, but moved here 5 years ago and call it home. I've posted before about my favorite party supply stores in St. Louis, and now I'm moving on to other things.

We've got a great community here of artists, makers and small business owners... thanks for stopping by to read about some of my favorites!

Billy Goat Chips
Before moving to St. Louis with my husband's job, we were brought here on a "meet me in St. Louis" tour of the city, complete with recruiting expensive dinners, tours, talks, etc. Little did they know, all they really had to do was give me a bag of Billy Goat Chips and I would have been sold. What do they put on those things?? I am not really a potato person, I don't love fries and I don't love chips. But I beyond-love Billy Goat Chips. Try them. That's all.

Kakao chocolate
From their website:

Fresh cream, real butter, vanilla bean seeds - no extract. The finest spices, nuts and liquers, crafted into velvety confections and hand-dipped into a special Kakao blend of chocolate.

Sounds amazing, right? It IS! They have locations in two of our favorite shopping districts in town, in Maplewood and also off Cherokee. Want to know what else they do? Chocolate tastings! I have one scheduled for 20 of my nearest and dearest in the holiday season, and I can't wait!

Indie Mats

An business based on an idea so simple and wonderful if makes you pause and wonder why you never thought of it. Indie Mats are, well, mats. Except they're so much more exciting because instead of a boring solid mat, these are beautifully designed with colors and patterns you will want in your home. You can use them inside your picture frames, or better yet, mount your photos or artwork in an Indie Mat, throw away those old frames, and stick your Indie Mat right to the wall!
These mats are made in a variety of sizes and designs, including designs by founders Emma Hand and Anne Sommers, and also a newly released set designed by 1canoe2 and Amy Butler.


Cheree Berry Paper
Collaborations include: Jonathan Adler, Kate Spade, J. Crew, Lilly Pulitzer, Darcy Miller, Dylan's Candy Bar... I mean, come on! This is an amazing list! Cheree Berry paper is just classy and beautiful.

My favorite thing on their website? The header on their party invitation says "I'm sorry, what's an evite?"

HA!

Princess Nimble Thimble Dolls
I met the creator of these dolls a few years ago through a friend and was instantly taken with her and her creations! These dolls are in the #5 spot for top sales in the "dolls" category on Etsy, and believe me, they are in high demand! She lists them, and BOOM, they're gone. Not kidding, it's crazy.

They're bendy dolls with wire cores, happy faces, and hand cut and sewn - originally designed, I might ad - clothes. My daughter has a small collection. I play with them often.

Fitz's

I just like to go in and pick up a 6 pack of rediculously good soda, including flavors like coffee, hip hop pop (like a Dr. Pepper), key lime soda and classics like grape, orange cream and strawberry. We love to eat in their restaurant when they're busy bottling on the line and we can watch all the action.
Favorite float? The Mocha Magic. Coffee cola with chocolate ice cream, hershey chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Happy hour at Starbucks has nothing on Fitz's.

What's yours??
If you are a local artist, crafter or small business owner, we'd love to hear about it! Please comment and let us know!

West Elm St. Louis

We got word a few months ago that a West Elm store was opening in St. Louis, and could hardly contain our excitement! So, imagine how we felt when we got an email from West Elm asking for our products for their store? Pretty great!

Cookies from Pint Sized Bakery

West Elm has partnered with Etsy to sell regional items in those stores. Visiting West Elm stores is a great way to shop for well designed susainable furniture, and is now also a great way to see items from local artists. What a great place! West Elm blogged about this venture here, with a great big feature showing Sucre Shop spoons! Hope you'll head over and support West Elm and local St. Louis makers.

Lindsay, Julie, Nicki, Brittany, Brooke, Lilly & Beth

WEST ELM ST.LOUIS FEATURED ARTISTS
• Gallery Zoo Art by Catherine Jeltes
• Sucre Shop by Brooke Pratt
• The Artistic Agrarian
• Grindstone Studio by Brooke Hamilton
• ReAuthored by Maha Libdeh
• Belles and Ghosts Apothecary by MissySue Hanson
• SproutedDesigns by Amanda Gray-Swain
• Two Wheel Design

Meet Nicki!

What do you do for Sucre Shop?
I manage both Etsy and our own website by taking customers orders, filling those orders and helping customers with custom listings and other inquiries. I am also responsible for some shipping duties as well as training new employees and assigning them with specific things to do. 

What is your training? 

I graduated from Webster University in 2012 with a BFA in Graphic Design. I love design but also enjoy silkscreening, printmaking, painting, ceramics, photography and crafting.

If you were a cartoon character who would you be? 
If I were a cartoon character I would be Ralph Wiggum. There is no one cooler than Ralph! 

What your most exciting place to visit? 

I'm not sure about the most exciting place I visit, but my favorite place to escape to is Lake Eufalla, Oklahoma. 

What's your favorite thing about working at Sucre Shop?

My favorite thing about working here is that I get to work with awesome people while doing something creative and fun! 

Meet Lilly!

We thought it would be fun to introduce some of the artists behind Sucre Shop!

Tell the world what you do at Sucre Shop.
I do everything. I manage the schedules, help with inventory, make thousands of utensils everyday. I keep people happy and make them smile!

If you were a utensil, what would you be?
I would be a fork because it's versatile and really handy overall. It's kinda sassy.

What's your favorite thing for dinner?
Homemade wontons with a pork, shrimp and spinach filling.

What about dessert?
Ice cream!

Tell us about your Etsy store!
I handpaint notebooks and illustrate animals on the notebooks. Soon I'm going to put my comics on there as well It's just another extension of me. I hopened up my Etsy business to show my creative side. I like having another creative outlet for myself, and having an Etsy store give me a push to believe in my work and expose my abilities to the world.

Follow Lilly on Instagram at Snorkeling Coconut
Visit her Etsy Store on TUMBLR and her blog.