Make sure to stop by booth 97 to visit Washington City Paper and learn a new skill in their Demo Area, buy a limited edition Crafty T-shirt, enter to win some fabulous prizes and chat it up with City Paper Staff. All demo sessions are free and open to the public – seating is available [...]

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! [...]

Coming out to Crafty Bastards next Saturday and wondering how to get there, what to eat and (perhaps most importantly) how to plan your shopping route keep on reading! How to get to Crafty Bastards Crafty Bastards takes place outdoors on the grounds of the Marie Reed Learning Center at 18th and Wyoming in the [...]

Make sure to stop by the 7th annual Crafty Bastards BBoy Battle at this year’s fair sponsored by Washington City Paper and Sonny aka Ghost, SonnyDC.com. This year it is located on the lower Basketball Court, next to the Muve Music Media lounge. The region’s best breakdancers will be competing for cash prizes and ultimate [...]

Love Crafty Bastards and want to donate some time before or after shopping? Early morning and closing volunteer shifts are still available to help with breaking down or setting up, as seen in the photo below. Volunteers receive swag like a t-shirt, gift certificates and entry into a raffle for a free booth space at [...]

Don’t forget, applications for the Crafty Food Market and the Crafty Food Awards are due today. These applications are part of the area dedicated to the food craft scene at this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair. The Crafty Farm located on the field will the the home of these new food craft festivities. [...]

No set plans for the upcoming long Labor Day Weekend? Get to making, indie food crafters! Submissions to both the Crafty Food Market and the Crafty Food Awards have been extended to Tuesday, September 6. Speaking of the extended food craft festivities at this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair, the DIY Presenters* down [...]

Calling all makers of craft food! Applications are now being accepted for the Crafty Food Market right here! As mentioned before, this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts fair will have an area dedicated to the craft food scene. This new addition of the food craft festivities will be located on the field, which will [...]

The 2011 Crafty Bastards Vendor Gallery is now available for your viewing pleasure. Use the options along the right hand side to sort by category. New this year is the ability to sort by state! Checkout your hometown sellers or be amazed at how far some vendors travel from all over the country to attend. [...]

Let’s take another look at some of the debut vendors at the 2011 Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair. Schmancy Making the trip from the Pacific NW, Schmancy will be joining Crafty Bastards from Seattle, WA. Not only does Schmancy make awesome plush like below she says: “I am currently obsessed with making cute little [...]