Thanks to all the vendors and visitors for making the 8th annual Crafty Bastards another amazing show! Despite the rain and chilly weather, we had vendors tell us this was their best Crafty Bastards yet. Please take a moment to fill out our Shopper Survey so we can make sure next year’s Crafty Bastards is [...]

See you tomorrow at Crafty Bastards for some shopping and fun! If you’re not already following Crafty Bastards on Twitter make sure you follow it now, as tomorrow special deals from vendors will be tweeted out all during the fair. Wondering how to get to the fair? Then check out this handy guide for directions [...]

The following article is from the official Crafty Bastards Events Guide which you can pick up in this week’s Washington City Paper on stands now. By Heather Morgan Shott When Ashley English moved to D.C. in 1996, her aspirations didn’t include canning and preserving her own fruits and vegetables, making her own dairy products, or [...]

The following article is from the official Crafty Bastards Events Guide which you can pick up in this week’s Washington City Paper on stands now. By Kieca Mahoney Just about all of us dream of making ourselves a home, of creating a domestic space that suits exactly who we are. Christina Brown’s dream, however, is [...]

The following article is from the official Crafty Bastards Events Guide which you can pick up in this week’s Washington City Paper on stands now. By Mimi Kirk Eleven years ago, when Hillery Sproatt was 15, she and her mother, Debby Weiss, then 44, went to the Los Angeles County courthouse to apply for a [...]

The following article is from the official Crafty Bastards Events Guide which you can pick up in this week’s Washington City Paper on stands now. By Garth Johnson Ian Henderson makes jewelry inspired by nature. But that doesn’t mean he has a thing for sweet little flowers, leaves, or birds. Instead, the 31-year-old Bostonian says, [...]

The following article is from the official Crafty Bastards Events Guide which you can pick up in this week’s Washington City Paper on stands now. By Bridget Elmer of Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts Best Evidence that Bright Ideas Should Never Be Left on the Shelf: Household-Appliance Lamp by Minda’s Art Here’s [...]

All attendees of this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair are invited to take part in the Neighborhood Stampede. In this week’s issue of the Washington City Paper is the game piece for this year’s Neighborhood Stampede. The rules are simple. Take your game piece to 4 of the 12 businesses listed and receive [...]

Let’s take a look at some more of the debut vendors at this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair. To see more debut vendors, please go here. Yellowcake You may recognize Valerie Mayen aka Yellowcake as a contestant on Season 8 of Lifetime’s Project Runway. Her line is stylish, fun and would be a [...]

Now in its 8th year, the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair is bigger and more craftier than before!  On October 1st you can experience the all new Muve Music Media Lounge, Stroller Valet, Young & Craft section plus the all new food-craftacular events on the Crafty Farm! Keep reading to get the lowdown on [...]