I posted a while back about Crafty Bastards, an annual crafts fair sponsored by Washington City Paper, happening this year on October 1 from 10-5. They’ve now updated the site with a list of this year’s vendors - what a group! These are people who are inspired by everything from vintage clothing to cocktail umbrellas to tattoos, and who create everything from tshirts to lamps to dog bowls.

Here are some of the vendors from DC (let me know who I missed!):

Angela Costanza
“I screen fun, original t-shirts from my absurd illustrations. If you find them enjoyable, then you’re absurd enough to wear them. Thus, absurdi/tees/ was born.”

Kristina Bilonick Jewelry, Accesories, Clothing
“Printing on a variety of used and new apparel, Kristina Bilonick revamps blah clothing with her organic, retro imagery. Also check out her kiln fired glass jewelry!”

Rania Hassan
“I’m obsessed with print gocco, knitting, and painting, and dream of methods to combine the three.”

Ben Claasen
“Come ride the back of an enchanted winged flying toad with me as we journey through a magical land of boot wearing marmalade eating meercats. Or some crap like that.”

8th Street Soap
“Local to DC, 8th Street Soap Kitchen has been creating homemade, handcrafted artesanal soaps from natural ingredients since 1999. Carefully scented with essential oils and delightfully packaged. Good. Clean. Fun.”

Kathleen Shafer
“popular and stylish dc flag t’s and the one and only i heart dc t, because the flag is awesome and so is dc.”

DC Craft Mafia
DC Craft Mafia is a group of local crafters and artists with products ranging from different styles of jewelry to miniature robot quilts to accessories.

These guys are a great testament to the creativity happening all over this city.

UPDATE 9.8.06
Thanks to Rania Hassan for calling out these additional DC artists who will be featured at Crafty Bastards:

Paula Simon
“Woolarina.com is two fiber addicts who dream of supplying the world with brightly colored, one-of-a-kind woolen goodness and whimsical related crafts.”

Debbie Lee
“I handstitch images inspired by music, the 80s, pop culture and goofiness. A baby wearing an “N is for Nerd” shirt always makes me laugh.”

Joy Cooney
“I make fun jewelry, revamped purses and kitschy accessories. Clutter inspires me to recycle what other people consider disposable and turn it into art.”

Tina Henry-Barrus
“Tina the seamonster makes things to make your life happier. From funny hand screened t-shirts, to wearable bits of art, everyone always finds something to smile about.”

Avner Ofer
“World photography documenting changing cultures their people, landscape and places. I tell stories of other places with an intimate examination of life.”

Caitlin Phillips
“Rebound Designs is devoted to the rescue and transformation of discarded books everywhere. Unique BookPurses combine fashion with an appreciation for literature and Naughty Bits pins add a dash of spice with text from trashy novels.”

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