If you’re not familiar with CraftweekDC, it is probably because it was just declared by Mayor Adrian Fenty just last year. Occuring April 19 to 25, this proclaims it “was organized to coincide with two major American studio craft events that occur every April in Washington, DC — the Smithsonian Craft Show and the James [...]

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 [...]

Fenton Street Market Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. Runs: April 17 through October 31 Located on the corner of Fenton Street and Silver Spring Avenue Open to all crafters and makers and vintage collectors! Silver Spring, Maryland’s Fenton Street Market is back and will be having markets every weekend this season. The market [...]

For all you fellow Crafty Bastards out there (check out the nifty video in the link by yours truly!), there’s a new gig in town: the Tooth and Nail Craft Fair. For the last year or so, Lindsay Hart, maestro behind “basement retail collective” Bored of Trade, has hosted and/or organized a series of mini [...]

As a teenager growing up in DC (ok, ok, Silver Spring), I loved seeing all the hand-screened rock posters at clubs, stapled to telephone poles and tacked onto bulletin boards at the local diners. Rock posters back then served a huge promotional purpose,  leading its readers to the next coolest show, and provided a tangible [...]

This weekend Kim and I drove out to Crystal City, VA to check out Art Whino’s new event — G40: The Summit. The free event boasts more than 500 worldwide artists spread over five floors. It’s a juried event which I like because you can expect a certain level of quality of the artists. Don’t [...]

This Sunday come support your favorite local fiber artists at the third annual Homespun Yarn Party at the Historic Savage Mill in Savage, MD. From noon to 5 p.m. the free event will have awesome vendors set up, lessons on knitting, crochet and spinning and a sit and spin/crochet/knit area outside. Plus lots of beautiful [...]

Handmade Mart Sunday, May 23, 10am-5pm Ellsworth Drive, Downtown Silver Spring Calling all crafters and makers! Silver Spring, Maryland’s Handmade Mart is back and with a brand new website! The Handmade Mart is gearing up for a full day of awesome crafts, live indie rock, and tons of outdoor crafty fun…. so if you knit, [...]

Don’t miss Hello Craft’s holiday party tonight in Adams Morgan.  Bring your holiday cheer, a small appetite and a handmade gift to play in the holiday gift exchange. Head to the Black Squirrel’s upstairs lounge tonight, Dec. 15th from 7 to 10 pm.  Hello Craft will provide supplies to make holiday cards, gift tags and [...]

This Saturday in Downtown Silver Spring is the Holiday-Shop-n-Stroll. Handmade Mart and FRESHFARM Markets are teaming up, meaning there will be approximately 50 artisans and crafters selling their handmade products plus local  produce from the farmers market vendors. For those inspired to get crafty at the event, Art Spring (the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center retail [...]