Holiday gift ideas under $20

Think of SaraCura for your last minute holiday shopping.

We have a wide variety of gift for under $20.

Here’s a sample of some of our fun gift potentials…

Putumayo CDs

Egyptian gifts

Fun Guatemalan Zipper Bags

Decorated Photo Frames

Colorful Wooden Boxes

Smelly Candles

Empoword Mugs

And Holiday Cards for everyone….


- Also -

Art prints

Japanese fabrics

Tons of decorative scarves and winter hats

Lots of beautiful jewelry!

And much more…

Help support the local arts community
through these challenging times.

We can make it if we stick together!

Reminder –


SaraCura is open

Sundays
from noon to 5pm

through the holiday season.


Our hours on December 24th and 31st will be 10am to 4pm.


We will be closed

Christmas

and New Year’s Day.

www.saracura.com

saracura.luno.org

SaraCura
1411 SE 4th St
Minneapolis, Dinkytown
612-253-7272

Couture and costuming

Just now a young lady from the U dropped into the shop to pick up a jingling bracelet for her odalisque costume for a Halloween party.

She tipped me off that our coin jewelry is going to be fast-moving this season due at least in part to a steamy fashion spread in W magazine, featuring Kate Moss in a Turkish bath and dancing costume. (Go Kate! We may not look much alike, but she's nearly my age, anyway.)

This morning a statuesque sorority sister came by for a beaded headdress, to portray Cleopatra, and yet another told me she's going to be Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, and needed a gold scarf.

I do love this season of costumes!

Here are a couple of photos that my best friend snapped of me trying on shiny things from the store. Please pay no attention to my Superman blue hair. What's the point of owning one's own business if one can't also make the dress code otherwise?

In the first picture, a copper colored satin skirt with a trumpet flounce, and a stretch velvet overskirt with metallic palette spangles. The overskirt is made by Nancy Fetzek here in town, and features an adjustible velcroed waistband.

The second shows that same lovely satin underskirt and a top skirt of black stretch velvet and chiffon with silver sequins. There's only one of each of these items, the black skirt is a size small.

The choli top you see in these pictures was made by Candace Davis of Calista Designs, also in town here. We have a selection of styles, colors and sizes of her work.

And this beaded collar and earring set is by Spindler's Web. I love the way it hangs, and the vintage feel of the violet and chocolate color scheme!

It was such a gorgeous afternoon for showing off! You're welcome to come in and try them on too.

-- Alice

Go, Obama, Go!!

Come to SaraCura to get items to show your support of Obama.

We have t-shirts!

We have many kinds of bumper stickers!

We have buttons and magnets!

We also have voter registrations cards if you need them. Thankfully, it's very easy to register to vote in MN. If you have any questions, please go to: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=204

Let's make a difference this election!

Products now on-line!

We have been working hard to get products on-line.

Now you are order
hip scarves,
DVDs,
CDs,
Finger Cymbals,
books
and henna products
from the comfort of your keyboard.

http://saracura.luno.org

More products and photos coming all the time.

Thanks for checking us out!

Sarah

SaraCura

New Podcast–SaraCura Belly Dance Retail Store

New Podcast–SaraCura Belly Dance Retail Store

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Anniversary Party this Saturday July 26th - All Day

The Many Healing Aspects of Henna

I have been amazed lately at the diversity of meaningful hennas that I have been doing lately. I feel so blessed to be asked to participate through mehndi design.

A few weeks ago I had a spontaneous request for a henna workshop. Turns out it was for a group of women who were gathering for a therapy meeting. The organizer was looking for a body positive activity for these young ladies. We all had so much fun learning about henna and drawing on each other. Looks like I will be doing more of those meetings in the future.

Last week, I had a request from a new friend to apply a henna on his forearm down his first two fingers. His idea was to watch his cravings for cigarettes fade as he watched the henna fade. What an awesome idea! I hope it was helpful to him in his journey to quit smoking.

As always, I am so honored to be allowed to decorate big pregnant bellies. A woman came into the store to get her belly henna-ed. She was more than ready to pop. I had a huge canvas to work with. She was hoping to have her baby in the next couple days so the henna would be a part of a film that she was going to participate in about natural childbirth. Unfortunately, she came into the store 3 weeks later to purchase a henna kit for herself so she could touch up her design. Two weeks overdue and looking miserable, she was hoping to have her baby before the deadline that her doctor set. I wish the henna could have helped sped here delivery in that case, but I did love her idea of having my henna in her film about birth. Maybe next time...

About a month ago, I got a special request from a woman to decorate her torso as a surprise for her husband for their 30th wedding anniversary. I went to her house to meet her. It took a lot of nerve for her to unrobe for me so that I could decorate her breast and belly with beautiful blossoming flowers for their special day. The design turned out so well. I didn't get a photo due to the explicit nature, but I will surely remember that one in my mind's eye. I hope her husband was plesantly surprised!

I am excited to see what will be the next request I get for a special henna design. Got a henna question or challenge for me? Want to make an event a little more special? Let's see what beautiful creation we can design together.

Thank you to everyone who allows me to decorate them with henna!

I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I do.

Magnets, jewelry and t-shirts - oh my!

So much new consignment at SaraCura!

We are so blessed to have new artists come in every week with their new products.

Here's some our latest gems...

Dave the Magnet Guy

We now carry a selection of Dave's ecclectic collage magnets.

Frida, Che, Elvis, Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, and more.

XO Handworks

http://www.xohandworks.etsy.com/

From the woman who brought you the Scrabble jewelry,
we now have a full line of Egyptian themed necklaces.
Apparently, once she started making them, she just couldn't stop.

I understand that feeling.

Sleeping with your Cell

www.sleepingwithyourcell.com

This items are made with students in mind.
Pillowcases with pockets and cell phone holders help keep your phones close night and day.

Choli tops by Calissa Desgins

http://www.calissadesigns.com/

We now have a great selection of choli tops in all sizes and different fabrics.

Small to xxl - cotton to velveteen

Jabean Bags

These high quality wallets are made from recycled silk ties.

They come in a wide variety of colors.

Looks like we will be getting more Jabean products in the near future too.

Ron Paul Benson

Our newest glass jewelry artist!

These pieces are so beautiful. The photo does not do them justice at all!

So many colors to choose from...

Goodenough Designs
Andrea brought in new earrings and charms, since her art was selling so fast.
More beautiful glass jewelry in a variety of styles.

Samatha Karsten Jewelry

Wire and gemstone jewelry at very reasonable prices.

Jewelry by SaraCura

Sarah has been madly making new jewelry after her ventures in Tucson.
So many beads and so little time...

Look for her at the St. Paul Art Crawl- April 25th to 27th
http://www.stpaulartcrawl.org/

Empoword
http://www.thinkempoword.com/
We are very excited to announce we now carry Empoword items at SaraCura.
Window clings, water bottles and t-shirts have simple yet profound messages and images.

Hula Hoops are back in style!

http://www.blishoops.com/

Koren teaches hooping classes through Mpls. Community Education,
and we carry her hand-made hula hoops.
They come in three sizes, different weights, collapsable or not, and with sound or silent.
Can you really have that much fun while getting a great workout? YES!

Candles, Candles, Candles
We now have 20 different scents of high quality votives available.
Irrestistable!

In Store Catalog
We now have available an in-store catalog with a variety of hip scarves, finger cymbals, veils,
skirts, jewelry, head dresses and more.
Order sets for your dance troupe or sets in matching colors.
Lots of goodies!

Thanks for looking!

SaraCura
1411 SE 4th St
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-253-7272
www.saracura.com

Hoops, specials, and special orders

Dear Readers,

Today it snowed. Which is kind of irritating, when it's nearly the middle of April already. But I know it's spring. Here's how:

1) I have only left gloves anymore.
2) I have to dodge the geese on the road on my drive home.
3) I have already spotted the first tall-bike of the year riding down 4th St.
4) Our customers are already buying hula hoops and anklets!



B.L.I.S. Hoops has three sizes of wonderful, colorful handmade hoops on display in our shop. Come on over and give them a spin! Wonderful exercise and wonderful fun. Their maker, Koren Walsh, also has classes available in hooping. It made my day to see one young man buy his girl that sort of ring.
Sarah and I have been thinking of having a hooping contest. Who's game?

We also have put together an in-store catalog for special orders of bellydance regalia, so if your best friend got the last scarf in the right color, or you suddenly need six matching dancing scimitars and coin headdresses, we can make it happen.

We also have a store full of fabulous bargains for the month of April on sterling and gemstone charms, scented oils, loose stones, statues, toe rings, and political bumperstickers, keychains and magnets. Why? Because it's time for a change!

Ciao,
Alice

PS: watch for an article about us in the Star Tribune!