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September 2023 by Steve Zimbler
Staff very helpful taking items from hanging displays for better viewing. Gift wrapping. Wonderful selection of all artistic mediums.
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July 2023 by Mike Ghafoori
Such a great venue for local products and crafts!
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March 2023 by Laura Russell
Blue Stem is my favorite Columbia shop. It’s a beautiful place to be inspired and refreshed. I also especially like the friendly ladies who run it. They are so pleasant, and part of the joy of the Blue Stem experience.
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March 2023 by Linda
The best of Missouri artisans are represented at the store. All the art is visually merchandised like a candy store. The eye is treated two mediums of every kind. Bravo, for Bluestem!
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January 2023 by Alan Heath
I wanted to send a special harp brooch to a musician friend in Washington state, having bought one for myself in Asheville, NC, earlier. A chat with the maker led me to this shop in Missouri, who kindly posted the harp almost immediately. We are both Celtic harp players, and the little brooches are wonderful, discreet, authentic looking:
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December 2022 by Hunter McHugh Smith
A stunning store with an incredible selection of handmade, quality items from local artists! Definitely worth a visit!
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October 2022 by Ruth Walker
The staff are knowledgeable about the artists & their art, & very helpful. The store is bright, inviting, & always changing. It is a wonderful place to buy gifts: they will even wrap them, if you like. They are experienced at shipping just about anything in the store, in the safest yet most economical way. I love that their focus is on the region, the artisans & fine craftmanship of Missouri & the 8 adjacent states. It is always a pleasure to shop here!
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October 2022 by LittlePaint
So much more than a craft store. Definitely the works of artists and artisans. Very unique, high quality products that are well displayed and reasonably priced. The staff takes extra special care to ensure your purchase is ready to gift (removing price tag and all adhesive, wrapping in tissue, etc). This place will always be a must stop on every trip I make to Missouri from now on! A word of caution though, if you drive an oversized vehicle. The shop is downtown and parking is at a premium. I was lucky enough to find two parking spaces together about a half mile from the shop, then enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the University of Missouri campus.
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October 2022 by Susie Cobbs
My “go to” shop for unique gifts and special treats for myself. I’ve gifted every sewing friend I have with Ruth Walker’s oversized felted pincushions. They are marvelous!
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September 2022 by joey los
Bluestem is a fabulous gallery which has done a wonderful job of selling my welded painted steel sculptures for over 25 years as well as the work of hundreds of other talented artists. A highly recommended anchor business of the downtown Columbia, Mo. area.
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September 2022 by Emily Menietti
I have shopped at Bluestem for many years from my home in central Florida, always with the greatest satisfaction (and pleasure). The staff feels like family and always goes above and beyond to ensure that I receive "five star plus" treatment. I hope we enjoy many more years "together."
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August 2022 by Tom K
Wow, what a great arts gift store. Two best things about it are the uniqueness and the quality of the items for sale and the very reasonable prices. I bet you could do all your gift shopping here, make your loved ones happy AND save hundreds of dollars.
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August 2022 by Susan Speck
I have been a customer and now I am a consigning artist. Bluestem is a beautiful space, well thought out with artists having their own spaces. There is a wide variety of quality crafts and art. Prices are very affordable. The staff and the ladies that run Bluestem are friendly, helpful and can talk about the art and artists they represent. All in all, this is a great store. I’m glad to be a part of it!
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August 2022 by Paul Krautmann
Bluestem Missouri Crafts in my opinion is the very best handcraft gallery in Missouri. Both as a vendor and as a buyer of very high quality authentic hand made crafts. I have worked with them for many years. Their staff are all, to a person, friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. I plan to patronize them and consign my wood work there for a long time to come.
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August 2022 by Paula McFarling
Bluestem has something for everybody from locally-made soaps to mid-Missouri-made stained glass birds to regionally-made metal sculptures. Love it!!
