News
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Local Businesses Need Your Support During Covid-19. Here’s How.
The coronavirus pandemic has created an existential crisis for America’s small, locally owned businesses, which are the backbone of the nation’s economy. They create the bulk of the nation’s jobs,...
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FDA Expands List of Recalled Hand Sanitizers Containing Toxic Methanol - 115 brands sold at retailers nationwide but not ours!
Smtih + Trade carries a number of natural hand santizers that meets the CDC alcohol content. (The recalled brands are in a link at the bottom of page) BeeNaturalz made...
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Love And Health - We Feel Prosperous When We Experience Love And When We Love Others.
Feeling love is different from feeling happy. Happy comes and goes. Love can stay as long as you welcome it regardless of circumstances. Be grateful for friends, loved ones, and...
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Gratitude To Our Customers and Artisans
It has been a hard summer but we are greatful of our customers who come in to support our artisans. Our Artisans this time of year would typically be at art...
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Featured News Article - Printmaking in a pandemic with our talented Smith Mary Bruno.
Bruno specializes in reduction block printing and as a subset, linoleum block carving. That means each color in one of her prints is the result of its own block. She...
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Find that unique, unexpected gift for the person who already has everything at Smith + Trade. With over 50 talented Minnesota Artisans, you can find it here!
Discover unique handmade gifts, handcrafted by Artists and Artisans with impeccable craftsmanship. Made from interesting, unusual, reclaimed, or recycled materials. Handcrafted, each and every piece. Take it one step further and...
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Smith + Trade wins 'PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD' 2020 FOR BEST GIFT STORE in St. Croix Valley
We are excited to have won this award in our first year of being in business. Our Smith's thank those that voted for the Mercantile and appreciate the continued, ongoing...
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Need a little R & R but can't go on a vacation quite yet. Aromatherapy is a healthy natural way to help with anxiety to poor sleep and everything in between.
Calm rollerball helps promote relaxation and calm. Who doesn’t want a little calm in their life? Apply to wrists and behind ears as all that is needed. https://smithandtrade.com/products/rollerball?_pos=1&_sid=db7605714&_ss=r Lauren VanScoy...
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In the world of books, is there anything as sumptuous as a handcrafted, leather bound book? Our new maker uses hand-made papers, vintage leathers and repurposed materials for their creations.
Theresa, Creator of Lost and Bound BookArt combines hand binding techniques with computer formatted pages to create books with fine and re-purposed leathers and specialty papers. Theresa finishes her covers...
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Boxed wine is all the craze but the box is less than pretty to look at. Lets spruce it up with a leather handcrafted wine box sleeve.
Here are a few fun facts for wine lovers. Did you know a open boxed wine can last six to eight weeks, and even longer if you keep it in...
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Red, white, blue...and pink and gray too!
"My collections are sweet reminders of this place we call home" says Kate Pearce the Maker "We love color, patterns, and fabric; finding, creating, giving the perfect gift." There's truly...
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“Giving and receiving thoughtfully presented gifts inspired me to create wrapping paper from my own watercolor images."
"My background in graphic design and in the printing industry has given me a way to do what I love - being creative and making others smile.” By Becki Erlandson ...
