As an 8 year (!) veteran of Crafty Bastards, I have seen many vendors come and go from the fair. Every year, I eagerly check the vendor gallery for new faces, but I find that I am just as excited to see what old timers (like me!) are coming up with. Crafty Bastards is such [...]

One of the most exciting additions to the fair this year is the Young & Crafty section. With Young & Crafty, we invited young makers aged 9 and 18 to apply for their own spots at the fair! This year’s crop of Young and Crafty offer a wide range of products. Let’s check them out! [...]

Thanks to all the vendors and visitors for making the 7th annual Crafty Bastards another amazing show! We had record crowds and amazing weather again this year! Even though the show is over, there are still lots of ways to celebrate Crafty Bastards! Add your photos to our Crafty Bastards Flickr pool! We wanna see [...]

Check out this week’s Washington CityPaper for the Official Guide to Crafty Bastards! There are super fun DIY projects (like the one below) and interviews with some of your favorite Crafty Bastards. The center is an awesome map that you can use to start planning your trip. Crafty Bastards is Saturday, October 2, 2010 from [...]

Kimberly Dorn, Jeffrey Everett and Tina Seamonster (me!) had a great time discussing Crafty Bastards on The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5FM yesterday. You can listen to the show online right now if you missed it! Crafty Bastards is Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 10am – 5pm in Adams Morgan, DC.

Listen in to Kimberly Dorn, Jeffrey Everett and Tina Seamonster (me!) discuss Crafty Bastards on The Kojo Nnamdi Show today at 1 p.m. Eastern on WAMU 88.5FM. Check out the web site for more information. The show will be live and will be taking calls! We would love to talk to you. Crafty Bastards is [...]

Washington City Paper and Etsy want you to vote for your favorite Crafty Bastard! All 2010 vendors are in the running for Craftiest Bastard of 2010. The three vendors with the most votes cast in their favor will be awarded one of the following prizes: Grand Prize: Etsy prize package that includes a $500 Etsy [...]

Needle Noodles combines crochet, creepy and cute with amazing results. Have a look! Searching for a Crocheted Space Worm? How about an Amigurumi Grim Reaper? And I found this ring box to be genius. Needle Noodles will not only have all kinds of awesome stuff already made and ready to sell, but they also sell [...]

One of the best things about being a long time Crafty Bastards vendor is that it keeps us moving forward. So, while it is super exciting to spotlight and search out the brand new vendors for this year’s show, I also love to see that the old timers are still bringing with the new. Rania [...]

I remember the first time my twins saw real taxidermy in a family friend’s house. We walked into the room and immediately looked up at not 1, but 3 mounted deer heads over the mantle. “Why are they stuck in the wall?” one of my kids asked. “They are the family pets,” I said. “And [...]