The Crafty Food Awards is part of a new addition at this year’s Crafty Bastards focusing on the D.C. area’s best food makers. Part of the new area dedicated to the craft food scene, the awards ceremony will crown the best preservers, picklers and brewers. Submissions are now being accepted during the month of August. [...]

New at this October’s Crafty Bastards will be a whole area dedicated to the craft food scene. A “Foodie Bastards” if you may. Powered by Roadside Food Projects, the area will feature a Crafty Food Market with local and artisanal food to purchase and a D.I.Y. salon to showcase the D.C. area’s best culinary talent. [...]

Calling all crafty kids! As the Washington Post just highlighted, one of the new additions to this year’s Crafty Bastards 2011 is Young & Crafty. This special section will be added to the festival for super awesome makers between 9 and 18 years of age. Applications are now being accepted and potential Young & Crafty [...]

We’re super excited to announce the launch of the 2011 Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair vendor application! You can now apply online for a chance to sell your handmade wares at Washington, DC’s largest indie crafting event. Do you knit cozy scarves, screenprint bags, design your own hats, create plush monsters, sew dresses or [...]

It’s here everyone! Crafty Bastards is tomorrow and just for you, we are doing some awesome DIY demonstrations. Here is a sweet schedule that Ben Claassen III of Dirt Farm did for the Crafty Bastards guide in this week’s paper. I just got a new bike, and need to know more about them.  The Bike [...]

Of all the truly inspirational things I could mention about a crafter, I think the best thing to find out about someone is that they love what they do. Spend 5 minutes with Paul Roden & Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop and you’ll not only want to adopt them as your new crafty BFF’s, but [...]

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 [...]

This year Washington City Paper is hosting the Neighborhood Stampede, an awesome scavenger hunt with more than $800 in prizes. Playing is easy. This Thursday pick up a copy of the paper which will contain the entry form. Then visit each of the 12 participating businesses and ask for a validation stamp at each. When [...]

In the land of craft, there is no jewelry shortage. So to be a standout jeweler you have to be particularly impressive, and vendors like Fernworks go above and beyond that. Fernworks is the one-woman company of Faryn Davis (currently of Ashville, NC and formerly of the Pacific Northwest). Inspired by all things nature, fernworks [...]

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 [...]