Washington City Paper: Crafty Bastards: Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair

Crafty Bastards on Twitter:

quetevasacagar: MAX - MAKE/CRAFT at Crafty Bastards!: Brian runs an LED Throwie workshop I'm building a .. http://tinyurl.com/5yo6lx

make: MAKE/CRAFT at Crafty Bastards!: Brian runs an LED Throwie workshop I'm building a Blinkybug. Kids LOVED.. http://tinyurl.com/5yo6lx

makerfaire: MAKE/CRAFT at Crafty Bastards!: Brian runs an LED Throwie workshop I'm building a Blinkybug. Kids.. http://tinyurl.com/5yo6lx

CraftyBastards: Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap applications are due this Sunday. Apply now! http://www.charmcitycraftmafia.com/wordpress/events/

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jezebel147: @CraftyBastards Crafty Bastards pics are up on DCist: http://tinyurl.com/4lg358

joelogon: I'm a poseur - I'm here with my slogan t-shirt from Crafty Bastards yet I'm wearing tasselled loafers (though the tassels are cut off)

jessicamanack: did anyone else get bitten the hell up by mosquitos at Crafty Bastards? i seem to have planned for everything else but that!

folktale: Haha - there was a big b-boy battle @CraftyBastards right by my booth: http://tinyurl.com/3k3cmt

marcuskdowling: @CraftyBastards Bought awesome Alistair the Grumpy Gnome cards from Tinaseamonster! Sex with strangers! Treemendous!

Geoduck: Scored a cute teeshirt from Charlie and Sarah and a patch and buttons from Woolerina @CraftyBastards

thebrokenplate: @CraftyBastards They were Awesome The kept checking in with us and helped us to the car and delivered lunch very cool. Thanks!

KootRoc: The only thing i really liked at Crafty Bastards...http://tinyurl.com/4yx6c2

airynothing: here's what I scored @CraftyBastards for myself: http://tinyurl.com/66sl83 - I love it and so does my laptop.

CraftyBastards: Tweet your Crafty Bastards scores! http://tinyurl.com/48ke38

LemonCadet: unpacking from Crafty Bastards. e x h a u s t e d

thekateblack: Crafty Bastards was a blast! I really wanted to take home a black-eyed puppy from the ASPCA adoption booth near us.

BrooklynindieM: loving crafty bastards with every fiber! thank you for a great craft show!

CraftyBastards: @tigerflight aw thanks. we love you too! did you go home with any owls or totally sell out? still thinking about that whale...

CraftyBastards: HUGE THANKS to all the volunteers and City Paper staff for their super hard work yesterday! Seriously how awesome were those volunteers?

Even More Crafty Bastards Tweets...

Coming to Crafty? Find something cool? Twitter it to @craftybastards or tag it #craftybastards.

Thanks for Another Super Awesome Crafty Bastards!

What, you missed it?! Want to shop for more handmade awesomeness? Crafty Bastards is a one day event, but you can use the vendor gallery to find all the wonderful Crafty Bastards and their online shops anytime. And, don't forget to cast your vote for the Craftiest Bastard by this Friday, October 3rd.

Thank you to all the talented and friendly craft vendors that participated this year. You are the reason Crafty Bastards is one of DC's most popular festivals and why the event such a treat to produce. Huge thanks goes out to all the hard working staff and volunteers for treating the vendors like rock stars and making Crafty Bastards 2008 another big awesome festival. Most amazing were the all shoppers that turned out despite the gray skies and uncertain economy.

Crafty Bastards would not be possible without support from generous event sponsors. The Washington City Paper is pleased to partner with top notch businesses that support the independent arts community and Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair. Visit them online and stop by their business locations to show your appreciation.

Share Your Crafty Bastards Photos

We will be adding official event photos and video to the site as soon as we can. In the meantime, share you images with the 2008 Crafty Bastards Flickr pool.

Share your Crafty Bastards memories and check out what other Crafty enthusiasts saw and bought, on the Crafty Bastards 2008 Flickr Pool. To join the Crafty Bastards 2008 Flickr Pool, just follow these easy instructions:

1. Go to the Crafty Bastards 2008 Flickr Group and click "Join this group".
2. Upload your Crafty photos to your Flickr account and mark them Public.
3. Go to the page of each photo you want to add to the pool, and click "Send to group".
4. Select "Crafty Bastards 2008".

Crafty Bastards 2008 Photos

Twitter Your Favorite Crafty Finds to the Crafty Feed

Tell us what you bought or what you sold on the Crafty Twitter feed. Just add @CraftyBastards or Crafty Bastards in your tweets to have them pulled into the feed. Crafters: make sure you have link to your shop on your twitter profile page so shoppers can find you!

Want More Crafty Goodness?

Get your daily crafty fix on the Crafty Bastards' Cut The Craft blog, be our friend on MySpace, join our Facebook group and follow our every move on Twitter. Join the email list (the little box under the Crafty header) and get Crafty info delivered to your inbox.

Looking for the videos and pictures from past Crafties? Check out our new gallery page.

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