Bloomingdale Holiday Market Sunday, December 5th, 4-9pm Big Bear Cafe (1st and R streets NW) I know you’re thinking of really making this year a handmade holiday right? You’ve probably already gathered your ingredients for all the cookie platters you plan to make for parties, clipped all the necessary recipes from various resources and maaaaybe [...]

The squeal heard round the jury-room for Jennifer Strunge’s Cotton Monsters explains why they sell out so quickly in her etsy shop whenever she does an update. The Baltimore seamstress works without patterns to create each and every colorful little beast, and uses almost exclusively recycled materials (except the stuffing, which she buys new). Strunge [...]

There’s an awesome plush class this Sunday with Beth Baldwin (voted in WCP’s Best of DC Poll as Best Local Crafter 2009 & 2010) as part of the Albus Cavus Classroom. The class is available for a suggested donation of $25 and the focus will be creating plush dolls by hand. Expect to learn tips [...]

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade. In this week’s episode, Beth Baldwin finds herself stitching the words ‘thug life’. Click here to download the episode (right-click and choose “save as” on PC, or control-click and choose “save as” on Mac) You can check out Beth’s shop online at [...]

I am always amazed by something that Heidi Kenney is making, but when I checked in at her blog yesterday, I found something that kinda blew me away. Take a look. It is Luke in the dead Tauntaun from Star Wars. She writes that this piece is for a show later this summer called Stitch [...]

Crafty Bastards 2009 planning is underway and vendor applications will be availble soon!  Please forgive the outdated info on the site.  We are working to get everything updated.  A couple notes about Crafty Bastards 2009. There will not be a Crafty Bastards show in Silver Spring, MD in June. However, the folks at Pyramid Atlantic [...]

From now until the fair, we’ll be spotlighting awesome items that you will find at this year’s Crafty Bastards. Check out the complete vendor gallery to plan your shopping! One of the cutest new items that I saw at Crafty Bastards Silver Spring was the tiny Tofu for Obama plush by Chris Creatures. Not only [...]

Plush You posted a nice interview with Teresa Levy of Sewing Stars. You can find Sewing Stars at Crafty Bastards this Saturday. Stuff this cute sells fast, so get there early to witness her booth in all it’s plushy glory.

Crafty Bastards Silver Spring is only 5 weeks away! The vendor gallery is up and all vendors should be preparing for the show. Or at the very least thinking about getting ready for the show! Doing a show like this is always the perfect excuse to think up new products and try new things. The [...]

It is totally too bad the Crafty Bastards application doesn’t require video submissions. Check out Cousin Loomis’ plea for Spooky Daddy to get into Crafty Bastards: I would totally watch Sesame Street again if Cousin Loomis replaced Elmo. Ok, maybe not Elmo, maybe just Telly or Grover. Are you making creative videos with your handmade [...]