In the coming weeks, in honor of Earth Day and every day green living, KB the Car-free Crafter will be sharing her secrets to living car-free as a crafter with a busy agenda. Flat tire? No wheels to speak of?… Here are some tips to getting to your next craft event if you don’t have [...]

Anyone who has ever applied to Crafty Bastards knows how fierce the competition can be. Last year’s show got 400 applications for 100 spots! That said, don’t be afraid! Ok, be a little afraid, but don’t be so terrified that you don’t try. As a veteran Crafty Bastard, I always get asked for application tips. [...]

Organizing a craft event? You’ve got your venue squared away, and now you’re ready to squeeze in as many vendors as you can..and not just any vendors, RAD vendors that make awesome stuff. I organize a monthly outdoor craft market and have found some interesting ways to ‘tap into’ the craft community and get a [...]

Hi, Sarah Levine here. I’m the newest edition to the Crafty Bastards Blog and work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Silver Spring as the Office Manager/Publicity Coordinator. Pyramid Atlantic is a non-profit contemporary arts center dedicated to the creation and appreciation of hand papermaking, printmaking, digital arts, and the art of the book. We [...]

Don’t like the New Wave label? Here’s your chance to help define and shape the future of the handmade movement. You may recall my excitement last April after attending the first ever Craft Congress in Pittsburgh, PA. Craft Congress is back and will take place in craft-friendly San Francisco! From CraftCon.org: We’d like to invite [...]

If you are currently a seller on Etsy.com or are thinking about setting up shop, you will be interested in their new Cooperative Advertising Program. For me, I have always been afraid to buy my own ads in national magazines because the price just seems too high for such a small space to show off [...]

If you have been looking for a really cool show to sell your handmade goodies at in February, you are in luck! Crafts and Kisses, a Valentine-themed craft fair in Washington, DC, is looking for a few more vendors. The fair will take place on Sunday, February 3rd, from noon to 5pm. The location is [...]

Crafty Bastards was crazy fun! Huge thanks to all the amazing vendors for their hard work and fabulous craftertise! The Washington City Paper would also like to thank Marie Reed Learning Center, the fabulous entertainers, the generous sponsors- Scion, Stitch DC, Adobe, Paper Source, Whole Foods, Avatar Wellness, Pinz-N-Needlez, The Dog Spot, the yummy food [...]

Hey, check it out! Crafty Bastards is on the Etsy Storque! The Crafty Crew is super-duper excited to have Etsy Labs hosting the workshops at Crafty this year. Sounds like they have lots of goodies in store. From the Etsy Storque: Etsy will be set up with an exclusive tutorial display (find us on the [...]

Etsy hosts a full day of hands-on how-tos to get you crafting in no time! 11am Knitting with Stitch DC 12pm Bookbinding with the Paper Source 1pm Food as Art with Whole Foods 2pm Puppet Manipulation with Washington Action Group ALL DAY! Etsy Labs! Make your own pincushions, boxes and envelopes! Plus learn how to [...]