With companies popping up faster than you can say “ironic t-shirt” it’s good to recognize there are still people out there screening their own shirts and making their own designs. If you’re in the market for some new togs, getye to Crafty Bastards on the 3rd of October and check out some of these artists [...]
For those of us who haven’t abandoned ye olde blank book and pen for scribbling our inner-most thoughts, you have a number of gorgeous options this year at Crafty Bastards. Your Secret Admiral creates one of a kind books out of all manner of ephemera. Air mail envelopes, maps, old bank papers. Beautifully and handsomely [...]
Living in a city can turn you into an urban warrior, foraging for clever solutions to problems. These vendors, appearing at Crafty Bastards on Saturday, October 3rd, are some people who can help you out! Fabric Horse design and sew utility belts, bags, and accessories originally designed for the urban cyclist but span much farther [...]
Whew! If you wanted, you could have a really busy fall here in DC! New shows and markets are popping up all over. Check out the Capitol Marketplace Events page. They are sponsoring shows on the grounds of one of my favorite buildings in the city – the old Carnegie Library (The Square Market and [...]
I know it seems ludicrous especially as you’re probably dangling your tootsies into a pool or have outside plans to this weekend, but really, the holidays are just around the corner. Craft stores are already decked out in their Halloween finest which means that it’s time to start thinking of Holiday shows. One of the [...]
Our neighbors to the north in Silver Spring are opening a new market featuring the “eclectic character of a diverse community”. They are looking for vendors of crafts, artists, vendors of vintage and other interesting wares for the two inaugural markets on Saturday, September 12, 2009 and October 3, 2009 (with plans to go weekly [...]
What was once just a celebration of the arts in the Penn Quarter area, Arts on Foot has become a HUGE central event. The past few years, an ever growing market of artists and craft vendors has popped up at Arts on Foot. Last year, the vending expanded to Friday and Saturday. This year, the [...]
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