This Friday, December 4, kicks off the 20 days of the outdoor bazaar in downtown D.C. known as the Downtown Holiday Market. The market features more than 150 local crafters and artisans, plus a varying schedule of live music. Now in it’s 4th year, the bazaar has decided to focus especially on eco-friendly goods. Each [...]

Hip Holiday Crafting Party Sunday, December 6th Noon – 4pm Georgetown Proper Topper (courtyard) 3213 P Street NW (202.333.6200) Roll up your sleeves and get crafty at this all ages, holiday crafting event in Georgetown. Hosted by local crafting group craft*monger, this upcycling event will provide you with tools and materials to repurpose papers, maps, [...]

NPR recently posted an illustrated video feature about Men in Craft. It features audio interviews from this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair with Ben Claassen III, whose DIRTFARM comics regularly appear in Washington City Paper, and Elijah Wyman of Figs and Ginger. It’s interesting how they point out a lot of men you [...]

The Official 2009 Crafty Bastards video is now online! Even if you missed the fair, you can check out the awesome crowds, our crafters in action, the 5th annual BBoy Battle, and more of the crafting frenzy that you can only find at Crafty Bastards. This video was shot and produced by Jason Cox, and [...]

The holidays are right around the corner which means there are a slew of craft shows in the D.C. area. With that in mind, check out DC Craft Mafia’s Holiday Heist in Vienna, VA on Saturday. You can find handmade gifts ranging from environmentally-friendly jewelry by Elisa Shere, to vegan body products by Lollibomb Beauty [...]

The  Holiday Shop-n-Stroll is looking for  volunteers to help us with vendor load-in on December 5th, from 7am-10am. Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, this one-day, handmade, holiday shopping extravaganza is looking for crafters, craft enthusiasts, and shoppers to help our vendors out in the morning. Breakfast will be provided, and you’ll also receive a free, [...]

Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10am-3pm Ellsworth Drive (Between Fenton Ave. and Georgia Ave.) Downtown Silver Spring The Silver Spring indie craft show, Handmade Mart, is teaming up with Downtown Silver Spring and the FRESHFARM Market for the first annual Holiday Shop-n-Stroll. Founders, Kim Dorn (Crafty Bastards Director) and Debbie Lee (Rock-n-Romp Founder), invite all crafters [...]

DCRG Holiday Bash & Craft Sale Saturday, December 12th, 8-11pm McFadden’s Bar (2401 Pennsylvania Ave NW) The DC Roller Girls are looking for crafters to set up shop at this holiday show that includes music, dancing, a bake sale, pictures with Santa, and general rollergirl fun! Apply Now Email dr.SKabs at stephk75@gmail.com for an application. [...]

At tomorrow’s Crafty Bastards you’ll see amazing artisans from the District area. These include myself  as well as my favorites The Garbologist’s Wife, this chickadee, and Biggs and Featherbelle. But there’s also quite a few crafters  coming in from all across the country. You can check out the vendor gallery for Etsy and personal Web [...]

Again this year, we will be tweeting secret codes and special sales during the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair on October 3rd. Follow us on Twitter, get our tweets sent directly to your phone, and we will send you special codes and secret sales throughout the day of the fair. Not only will you [...]