Cruise on over to Etsy.com & check out the Crafty Bastards picks on the homepage.  Start the handmade shopping early and buy online now!  The Crafty Bastards picks will be featured on the homepage for about an hour, but you can still find them in the Crafty Bastards gift guide for a few more days. [...]

You will love Home Sweet! Home Sweet’s designs bring a fresh, modern approach to a grand old technique. Jenny Nelson’s blockprinted fabrics and home goods are luscious, ecofriendly and handmade from start to finish. She mixes the water-based ink, carves her own blocks and prints onto hemp & organic cotton ground fabrics, all in her [...]

There are few things greater than finding someone to match your sense of humour. Scratch that…there is nothing better than finding someone with a compatible sense of humour. That’s why I love these vendors oh so much! Tina Seamonster, ace marketer, blogger, and mother to two girls who make me re-think my stance on kids, [...]

Crafty Bastards is approaching, and with only a few shorts days of prep time left before the big event, hundreds of crafters are working around-the-clock to sew clothing, create prints, assemble jewelry, and complete the innumerable tasks of their trade in the hours that remain. Crafty Bastards is one of the biggest, if not the biggest [...]

I make no bones about how much I envy creative couples. I think it’s awesome when people inspire, create and produce art in tandem. Local artists, Rania Hassan and Sean Hennessey ( of Gosh Darn Knit and Scenic Artisan respectively, have been married for over 5 years and each create their own art that blends [...]

Holy smokes! So many awesome clothing vendors at Crafty Bastards this year! As soon as I get a chance, I’m making a bee-line to The Garbologist’s Wife (Booth #106) for her splendid upcycled creations! Plus, this lady understands that cuteness doesn’t have to stop at size tiny! Also on the upcycled tip is The Devil [...]

Diane Koss says that Cutesy but not Cutesy stems from a long standing need to carry a stuffed animal everywhere she went as a child. And the funny thing about this is that her signature monster has his own love-y in the form of a small bird usually perched on his head or horns. I [...]

For years I would see these amazing vintage blenders in this great antique shop in Takoma Park (before it was flooded and they moved to a new location) only they weren’t blenders. I mean, they *were* but someone had repurposed them into fetching lights! It has to be Minda Merinsky right? Her work has grown [...]

I have to move soon and the most redeeming thing about it is that I will have a new space to decorate. I’m planning to score some accessories for my new home at this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts fair. Bright Lights Little City makes fantastic lighting with reused materials like cocktail umbrellas. Perfect [...]

Have I mentioned that we have over 30! new vendors at the fair this year? Yes, I think I have mentioned that. Well, it is still true. While I can’t promise that you will love super love all of them, I can promise without a doubt that you will love Berkley Illustration. The magical pairing [...]