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The votes are in!
Washington City Paper readers have chosen plush crafter extraordinaire, Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane, as the Craftiest Bastard of 2009!
Heidi wins bragging rights and a $500 gift certificate to Urban Outfitters. Heidi not only makes giant plush donuts and toilets, but is one of the original Crafty Bastards. She is part of an elite group of folks who have done all 6 annual fairs! Keep up with Heidi on MyPaperCrane.com.
Second place goes to b-kao, who wins Washington City Paper advertising ($500 value). And third place goes to Sardine Clothing Company, who wins a Crafty Bastards prize pack filled with Washington City Paper goodies.
Big thank you to everyone that cast a vote for their favorite Crafty Bastard! You are extra super awesome.
Crafty Bastards 2009 is over, but you can still find all the Crafty Bastards in the online vendor gallery.
Thanks for Coming to Crafty Bastards!
Crafty Bastards 2009 was incredible. Beautiful weather, awesome crafts, cute doggies, yummy food, stilt walkers, break dancing and so much more! Huge thanks to all the talented vendors and entertainers, generous sponsors, dedicated event staff, energetic volunteers and the many, many excited handmade shoppers that make Crafty Bastards such big awesome fun! We encourage everyone to share your Crafty excitement and handmade finds by including #craftybastards in your tweets.
Crafty Bastards 2009 may be over, but you can still find your favorite Crafty Bastards in the online vendor gallery and, for a limited time, you can also shop Etsy's Crafty Bastards Gift Guide to purchase items made by super talented Crafty Bastards.
Event photos and the winner of the Craftiest Bastard contest will be announced soon, so stay tuned! Keep reading the Crafty Bastards blog and follow @craftybastards for crafty related morsels throughout the year.
See more in the Crafty Bastards Gift Guide.
Latest from the Crafty Blog
Christine Ernest - Friday, Nov 20 at 8:55 am
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 and
Read More... Kimberly Dorn - Saturday, Nov 14 at 1:41 am
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, limited edition
Read More... Kimberly Dorn - Wednesday, Oct 14 at 10:00 am
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 to apply to sell
Read More... Kimberly Dorn - Tuesday, Oct 13 at 12:43 pm
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.
Application Deadline: Friday, November 13
Table fee:
Read More... tina seamonster - Wednesday, Oct 7 at 10:28 pm
It is with great pleasure that I announce that the Craftiest Bastard of 2009, after thousands of votes is… My Paper Crane.
Heidi wins bragging rights and a $500 gift certificate to Urban Outfitters. Heidi not only makes giant plush donuts and toilets, but is one of the original Crafty Bastards. She is part of an
Read More... Kelly Rand - Wednesday, Oct 7 at 5:13 pm
At this year’s Crafty Bastards Hello Craft wanted to share the fun of making with those at the fair. So we threw up a tent, asked some of our friends to sponsor some projects, and let the creativity run wild.
And run wild it did. The Make Something Awesome Area was packed from start to
Read More... tina seamonster - Wednesday, Oct 7 at 9:36 am
When we love something around these parts we usually use the word awesome to describe it. It might be overused, but it works for us. But I have to say that I am not really sure how to describe Crafty Bastards 2009. Awesome might not be awesome enough.
This past Saturday, the weather was perfect, the
Read More... Christine Ernest - Friday, Oct 2 at 5:22 pm
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
Read More... tina seamonster - Friday, Oct 2 at 5:15 pm
You will love Carlybird Weaves.
Carlybird Weaves is a one-woman business that brings a modern aesthetic to traditional woven patterns. Her line of handwoven fashion accessories includes cuffs, scarflettes, pocket scarves and other items for the home. All Carlybird Weaves products are handwoven, one line at a time, in Baltimore.
In honor of her mother, Carly will
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