Crafty Bastards is this Saturday!

It's coming! I can hardly believe it! I should know by the aches in my hands and the lack of chitter chatter from my crafty friends, but it really just hit me that tomorrow is October, and that means Crafty Bastards is this Saturday!

I'm so excited to shop the wares of some of the finest crafty wares by some of the coolest crafty people in the country. Plus, your local favorites will be there as well! Including tigerlilly shop, sweet pepita, jennyjen 42, beth pohlman, the broken plate, dandelion blu, block party press, biggs and featherbelle, carlybird weaves, cotton monster, jaime zollars, red prairie press, pistol stitched, spaghetti kiss, the garbologist's wife, tlane, and me, the littlest bean!

Get the most up to date information on the Crafty Bastards blog.

Now in its 6th year, Crafty Bastards is an exhibition and sale of handmade alternative arts and crafts from independent artists presented by the Washington City Paper. The fair is all-day, outdoors, free to attend, and will offer goods for sale, food, entertainment, prizes, and more! Crafty Bastards will take place Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Click here for a map.

See you there!

Friday Finds- BEST Crafty Bastards

Who is the Craftiest Bastard? You decide! Vote here for one of your favorite BEST members for the prestigious title Craftiest Bastard! For a complete list of crafty Bastard vendors click here.


Beth Pohlman Jewelry


Block Party Press


Dandelion Blu Jewelry


JennyJen42


Sweet Pepita



The Broken Plate Pendant Co.



The Garbologist's Wife



The Littlest Bean



Tigerlillyshop


Tlane

Washington City Paper and Urban Outfitters want you to vote for your favorite Crafty Bastard! All 2009 vendors are in the running for Craftiest Bastard of 2009. The three vendors with the most votes cast in their favor will be awarded one of the following prizes:

Grand Prize: $500 gift certificate to Urban Outfitters + Winner Promotion in one City Paper 1/4 page print ad + 1 Crafty Bastards eblast

2nd Place: Washington City Paper advertising ($500 value)

3rd Place: Crafty Bastards prize pack filled with City Paper goodies

Votes may be cast online until Sunday, October 4. Online voting is limited to one vote per email address. Anyone may use the various widgets provided to encourage others to vote. Votes may also be cast in person at the Crafty Bastards festival on Saturday, October 3rd. There will be ballot boxes located at the City Paper booths and other locations on site.

Crafty Bastard Vendor List!

The vendor gallery for Crafty Bastards 2009 is up and ready for your browsing pleasure. Use the options at the top to sort by category and vendor name.

Via Cut the Craft.

Need Application Help?

So I've just finished my last summer show, and already I'm busily applying for fall shows and filling up my calendar. This time of year, on the brief break from shows we crafters get in August, it's the perfect time to take a long look at the photos and statements we use for applications, and make sure we're representing ourselves the very best we can.

Kimberly Dorn, one of the Directors of the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in Washington, D.C., and the Handmade Mart in Silver Spring, MD, was kind enough to break it all down for Etsy, and for you. Read on!

Crafty Bastards, this Sunday

Crafty Bastards, a twice-yearly event, will be held this Sunday, September 28, 2008, 10am-5pm at the Marie Reed Learning Center at 18th & Wyoming (Google Maps) in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC.

There will be lots of local and nationally-known artists, so it's a good chance to see some familiar faces as well as work by artists who don't normally show in the area.

Stop by and see BEST members Sweet Pepita, The Broken Plate, Jenny Jen 42, Dandelion Blu, Bowerbox, Block Party Press.

Complete vendor list here. See you there!

Crafty Bastards Needs Volunteers!

Crafty Bastards in DC is looking for folks to volunteer at their upcoming show! Aside from the reward of helping out the crafting community and, working with a great group of people, you'll also be eligible to receive a gift bag ($100 value), including a limited edition Crafty T-shirt.

AND... all crafters who volunteer for a 5 hour shift will be in a drawing to win a free, non-juried booth space at Crafty Bastards 2009! If you work more than 5 hours, you'll get a bonus entry into the drawing to double your chances of winning. We'll pick two winners from our pool of volunteers.

If you'd like to volunteer, the two shifts you can pick to work are: 5am-10am, 2pm-7pm. The morning shift helps with booth set up and getting vendors' wares from their cars to their booth spaces. The last shift works at the CP booths, and also helps with clean up. Any shift that you can work is greatly appreciated. Breakfast and lunch will be provided by Whole Foods.

If you can work a shift, email Heather McAndrews at craftybastardsvolunteers(at) gmail(dot)com with the shift you want. You must sign up before Friday, September 12th at 5pm in order to take advantage of the free booth drawing.

Also, the vendor gallery is up and running! Check it out here - there's lots of BEST and Charm City Craft Mafia members representing! More info on Craft Bastards coming soon!

Crafty Bastards Tomorrow!

Visit BEST members Sweet Pepita,

Dandelion Blu,

The Broken Plate,

Beth Pohlman,

and Block Party Press, as well as fellow Baltimoreans Red Prairie Press, Spaghetti Kiss, and Imogene and Annie.

Saturday, June 28 from 10am-5pm
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
8230 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD

More info here!

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday!

Crafty Bastards is this weekend! If you happen to know a crafty bastard personally, you probably haven't seen her for a while because she's barrocaded herself in the studio, or possibly handcuffed herself to the sewing machine on the dining room table (there will be no eating here).

But have no fear! Some of the craftiest bastards from near and far will come out of hiding this Saturday at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, MD.

I am really looking forward to seeing these Owly Shadow Puppets


and perhaps purchasing a Mean Card or two from Julianna Holowka...


There will also be BEST and Charm City Craft Mafia members in attendance along with many other Baltimore artists and crafters, so be sure to stop by and say hi!

This Saturday, June 28 from 10am-5pm
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
8230 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD