My nerdy heart is so excited about Rebound Designs‘ new paperback wallets. Your favorite classics and their vintage cover artwork on your wallet? Nuh-UH! Ingenious. You’ll find yourself wanting to spend more money just so you can pull out the wallet and bask in the glory of oohs and aahs. 1. Is there a specific [...]

Biggs & Featherbelle is a godsend for those dry winters that can turn your skin into a frightening piece of parchment paper. At the Crafty Bastards Fair, B&F are going to feature their new body scrubs that will pamper your skin without smothering it in oily residue. Be on the lookout for these luxurious scrubs! [...]

Washington City Paper and Urban Outfitters want you to vote for your favorite 2008 Crafty Bastards vendor! 10 vendors from 10 different craftegories have been selected by City Paper Staff based on construction, creativity, originality of product and use of materials. From those 10, you can vote for the one who you think should be [...]

JennyJen42‘s Narrative Bird Party Pillows spin delightful stories of the birds who mingle and party in her back yard in Baltimore City. Just looking at these cotton pillows can ward off any signs of gloom. Keep your ears open for the sound of birds twittering at the Crafty Bastards Festival! 1. Is there a specific [...]

1. Is there a specific product that you will be selling at the fair that you would like to talk about? I will be selling mostly concert posters I was asked to do from around DC and some from NYC, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Some of the latest work has been posters for My Morning [...]

Sherry Insley of Dandelion Blu‘s got a knack for divining the special qualities in everyday things and then turning them into precious adornments for your neck. Look out for her “Lace Collar” series at the Crafty Bastards festival this month! She’s added new colors since the last showing. 1. Is there a specific product that [...]

I met a crafter the other night who asked me a really interesting question. How do you go from a “dabbler,” someone who makes all kinds of stuff to a crafter with a brand and a product line? How do you go from the early phases of making stuff to give to your friends as [...]

Take a trip to TLane’s Etsy store and you’ll find a candy shop for all ‘green’ shoppers. At the Crafty Bastards Festival, be on the look-out for her adorable canvas lunch bags! 1. Is there a specific product that you will be selling at the fair that you would like to talk about? I’d like [...]