The annual Crafty Bastards fair took place over the weekend here in DC, and I had such a fun time walking around seeing all the booths and new exhibitors.  The fair was completely packed, which was great – but it was a bit too crowded to take photos, so I thought I’d share a few cool things from some of my favorite booths at the fair.  First up, the stationers and paper artists, of course – there were so many at Crafty Bastards this year, yay!
Briana and Jason from Brainstorm came down from Philadelphia with a bunch of new prints and posters:
Fun screen printed and letterpress cards from the Brooklyn-based McBittersons:
It was wonderful to meet the husband and wife team of Nate Duval and Jen Skelley and see more of their work in person – if you aren’t already familiar with their respective prints and posters, you’ll definitely want to check them out!
Kyle from Power and Light Press brought her fabulous letterpress cards all the way out from Portland, Oregon!
Pretty notebooks, journals (including some chalkboard cover journals!), and albums from Moonlight Bindery:
Lovely illustrated whale prints from Arcane Arts:
Baltimore-based Alyssa and Michael from Small Talk Studio also came out, with prints, cards, and some beautiful pillows made from custom designed screen printed fabrics:
On the jewelry side, I fell in love with the delicate necklaces and earrings from Sarah Cecelia:
Rhonda and Elijah from Figs and Ginger were at Crafty Bastards for a second time with their beautiful jewelry (as well as some really cool wood jewelry coming out soon!)
Did any of you attend Crafty Bastards this year? Â If you did, I’d love to hear about your favorites from the fair!
{all images from their respective sources}