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 [...]

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 [...]

There are few places on the earth where you can find as much plush as you will find at Crafty Bastards this Sunday. From the expressive eyes of Tigerflight’s upcycled owls, to the spotty heads of My Paper Crane’s mushrooms, to the furry weirdness of Jenny Harada’s monsters to the simple wonder that are Spooky [...]