so adam and i failed in our mission to buy all of our christmas gifts last year (wow, makes it feel sooooooo far away now) on etsy.

every time i think about birthday/baby/whatever gifts, i struggle to find/remember a local, indie shop with super cool stuff.  there are places here and there that i drive by, think to myself, "self, i should remember this place for the next birthday-baby-whatever-gift," and i quickly forget.

though st. louis handmade is not a brick-and-mortar storefront, it does,at least, have a collection of artists in one place.  so, i am dedicating this blog post to myself so that i may remember this fabulous resource next time i am in the market for something handmade and local.