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November 7, 2008

Rock the holiday season and buy handmade with two awesome Craft Mutiny Holiday Shows!

Mark your calendars!

3rd Annual Holiday Booty Market
Saturday, December 6, 2008 -- 12-6pm
Hilda's Giftshop in the National City Christian Church
5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC

Start your holiday shopping off right, by buying handmade from the 20 coolest indie crafters in Washington, DC. We will have snacks and music and free goodie bags to the first 100 shoppers!

Craft Mutiny Holiday Trunk Show
Saturday, December 13, 2008 -- 10am-5pm
Design Within Reach - Georgetown
3307 Cady's Alley N.W.
Washington, DC 20007

Get your last minute indie holiday shopping done with Washington, D.C.'s favorite indie craft collective Craft Mutiny, at Design Within Reach on Saturday, December 13th.

Buy handmade goods and meet local crafters at this one-day event, hosted at the slickest home store in D.C. One-of-a-kind goods for sale include clothing, stationary, prints, jewelry, handspun yarn, plush items and more. The studio is located on Cady's Alley just off 33rd St NW between M St NW and the canal.

About Design Within Reach - Georgetown
Our Georgetown Studio is located in historic Georgetown, in a landmark building sited along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. As a part of the Cady's Alley design development area, the 2,072 square foot space represents the best in modern furnishings from around the world. Displayed gallery style is an assortment of designs for the lounge, workspace, bedroom, patio, restaurant and cafes, in addition to lighting and floor coverings. Proprietor Ann Blackwell, a longtime modern design fan with a background in Marketing to the creative industry, oversees the Studio with her charming and knowledgeable staff.


For more information email craftmutiny@gmail.com.

November 18, 2008

Have you checked out DEKKA?

A totally awesome local endeavor, DEKKA is a fashion, art and music showroom/retail store that features over 30 local and international designers and artists. We are really excited to have them as a sponsor/vendor at the upcoming Craft Mutiny Holiday Booty Market, but you don't have to wait until December 6th to check out their radness! This Thursday November 20th from 6pm to 9 pm, DEKKA is having their November Trunk show, so stop by and take advantage of special discount shopping and yummy food and drink! DEKKA, 1338 U St NW 2nd Floor Washington DC

November 20, 2008

Check Out The Holiday Booty Market Vendors!



3rd Annual Holiday Booty Market
Saturday, December 6, 2008 -- 12-6pm
Hilda's Giftshop in the National City Christian Church
5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC
This event is sponsored by DEKKA, Miss Pixies, and Chipotle.

The Craft Mutiny Collective presents its 3rd annual Holiday Booty Market! This super fun event will be your chance to find that perfectly unique handmade gift before the holidays. Come and check out our indie craft event in the heart of Washington, D.C. Admission is free. Music and snacks provided! All you have to bring is your shopping list!!!

Vendors


Twenty rad vendors from the Washington, D.C. area display their handmade goodies.


Tigerflight
I draw, sew, and try to make something every day. I use my chronic doodling and collection of toys and pictures out of magazines and newspapers as inspiration. I am as equally influenced by graffiti in Paris and Philly as I am by artists like Chris Ware and Charles Burns. Tigerflight's Pirate Yeti is our show mascot!


El Jefe Design

El Jefe Design creates hand crafted art prints and concert posters for a variety of local and national acts including The Decemberists, Foo Fighters, Wilco, and The Raveonettes. Each poster is hand screen printed on recycled paper and done in limited editions.


De*nada Design
De*nada Design is a design boutique specializing in knits, bags and graphic tees that are comtemporary, fun and energetic.


60 Bugs
If you are a rad kid in D.C., it is likely that you are wearing something by 60 bugs. Debbie of 60 bugs loves the 80s, music, pop culture and DIYing, and likes to incorporate these themes into her embroidery and gocco printing.


Tina Seamonster
Tina Seamonster silk screens shirts and cards in small batches at her kitchen table with a Print Gocco. She is inspired by her life as an urban mom of twins in DC. Check out her new Grumpy Gnome line of cards and ornaments!


Dekka

DEKKA is a Fashion, Art, and Music Showroom/Retail Store in the hear of DC's most exciting are, the U Street corridor. We feature over 30 local and international designers and artists, as well as offer the latest underground music at our listening station. We thank DEKKA for being both a vendor and a sponsor of this event!


this chickadee
this chickadee is on a mission to create all sorts of magical things for you and your home. Aprons, totes, and table decorations are one-of-a-kind creations, stitched with love. The aim of this chickadee is to provide an alternative to mass-produced items and to inspire, educate and brighten.


bLuGrn design
My craft ranges from jewelry to paper goods and now baby onsies. My jewelry and paper goods consist of nature silhouettes, braille and the shark teeth i find on the chesapeak bay. My baby onsies (as well as some of my jewelry) was born from my new little mooshy gooshy boston pup, El guapo.


Pile of Craft
Pile of Craft turns colorful, bumpy, fuzzy handspun yarn into scarves,
hats, and handbags. She also creates unique and useful decorative items
out of custom-mixed polymer clay. She creates fuzzy tree cards and
other happy stationery sets, too!


Charming Vices
Charming Vices offers kitschy jewelry and accessories for guys and gals. I am compelled to recycle objects that need new lives into one of a kind creations.


Kristina Bilonick
My designs are derived from childhood memories, pop culture and a general nostalgia for the 70s and 80s. Hand printed on a mix of new and vintage apparel,kb designs add pizzaz to the dullest of wardrobes. Check out the accompanying line of glass accessories to complete the look!


8th Street Soap Kitchen
8th Street Soap Kitchen soaps are handcrafted with quality natural ingredients. Painstakingly made from scratch in small batches, these soaps lather richly, are naturally colored and carefully scented, and clean delightfully.


block party press
As with many artists, I have been drawing and making things for as long as I can remember. Sometimes my brain overflows with more ideas than my hands and my wallet can keep up with. I love texture, patterns, contrast, color (especially red, white & black and any pastel color paired with chocolate brown).

Kitten Rocks Well

Kitten Rocks Well features handmade nicnaks and stationary sets. Many of the sets are made using upcycled book and old magazine pages.


latebloom
one-of-a-kind bags handmade with vintage/weird fabrics, screenprinted designs, reworked fashion finds, and various other inspirations.


Booklish Lady
Bookish Lady makes blank journals by hand, folding and stitching or gluing each page of every journal herself. She also tracks down antique letterpress blocks (or designs her own) and uses them to print the kind of cards she likes to send to her pals.


Fisticuffs Leather
100% recycled leather and found object cuffs and watchbands...soon to have dog collars too!


Daisy Lacy
Info coming soon.


Folktale Fibers
I am a full-time spinster who carefully sources local, animal-friendly, and sustainable fibers and spins them into whimsical but practical skeins. I sell handspun yarn, handdyed and handcarded fiber, felted baubles/beads, and handknit accessories.

November 30, 2008

Q&A with El Jefe Design!

El Jefe designs amazing screenprinted posters for all your favorite indie rock bands, as well as t-shirts and stickers and other rad stuff. He is also a really cool guy. Check out his awesomeness at the Holiday Booty Market on December 6!

In 25 words or less describe who you are and what you make.

El Jefe Design designs and prints screen printed rock posters for venues across America. We also make fun art posters and t-shirts.

What's your favorite thing you make?

Right now I am super thrilled about my El Jefe Alphabet poster which is a take on classic alphabet posters (A is for Apple, etc...) and substitutes in Mexican Wrestlers (A is for Atlantis, B is for Blue Demon).

Tell us about a crafting disaster/accident.

The most common is wrist pain from stamping posters or cutting off finger tips which happens often.

What's your favorite thing about the holidays?

Smelling the snow in the air and epic snowball fights.

Who at the Booty Market are you excited to see/shop?

De-Nada, 60 Bugs. Both always have killer stuff.

November 25, 2008

Q&A with DEKKA!

DEKKA is a fashion, art, and music showroom/retail store in the heart of DC's most exciting area, the U Street corridor, that features over 30 local and international designers and artists. Check out some of their goods at the Holiday Booty Market on December 6!

In 25 words or less describe who you are and what you make.

DEKKA is a collective, so we will be bringing the clothing, jewelry, accessories, art, and music that our members create!

What's your favorite thing you make?

Love

Tell us about a crafting disaster/accident.

I wanted to do something different when I was creating my JMC logo, so I did a woodcut (with the thought that I would make a print of the logo and use that). Well, I hadn't done a woodcut since college, and really forgot how to make the print come out well. It came out horrible; however, as I do not believe in accidents, I moved forward and wound up scanning the woodcut. With a few basic computer effects and colors, it turned out really fresh!

What's your favorite thing about the holidays?

Spending time with family, everyone seems happier.

Who at the Booty Market are you excited to see/shop?

bendependent

Q&A with De*Nada Design!

De*Nada Design is a DC superstar! You can see her awesome bags on the arms of hip girls all over town, and you'll be able to pick up one of your own at the Holiday Booty Market on December 6!

In 25 words or less describe who you are and what you make.

Our brand is called, De*Nada and it is made up of myself, Virginia, and my
best friend/fiancé, Kelly. We design knit accessories, handbags and tees,
and our studio is located in Washington, DC.

What's your favorite thing you make?

At this moment, we are obsessed with scarves. I personally love finding
new ways how to transform a traditional style scarf into something
innovative and cool.

Tell us about a crafting disaster/accident.

I can recall numerous times in the past where I have cut myself with a
cutting tool or pricked myself with my sewing machine. Definitely, not
cool.

What's your favorite thing about the holidays?

My favorite thing about the Holidays is Christmas. It's a time when I
separate a week or so to go home and spend some quality time with my
family.

Who at the Booty Market are you excited to see/shop?

Everyone and their creations! It's always great and inspiring to see what
other artists are creating!

Check out De*Nada at the 3rd Annual Holiday Booty Market
Saturday, December 6, 2008 -- 12-6pm
Hilda's Giftshop in the National City Christian Church
5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC


November 27, 2008

Q&A with this chickadee!

Check out Becky's super cute modern aprons and place settings at the Craft Mutiny Holiday Booty Market on December 6th! See the rest of the vendors and get directions to the show!

In 25 words or less describe who you are and what you make.

Hello, I'm Becky of this chickadee and I stitch things together out of cotton and thread. Expect anything from aprons to totes and table decorations!


What's your favorite thing you make?

Probably the vintage linen table sets. I enjoy hunting for the fabric, making a matching group and imagining them gracing someone's dinner table.

Tell us about a crafting disaster/accident.

Right before Crafty Bastards (Silver Spring) I sliced the side of my finger off with a rotary cutter. NOT a recommended use for those otherwise handy gadgets.

What's your favorite thing about the holidays?

The pretty lights. The warm fire at my parents' house.

Who at the Booty Market are you excited to see/shop?

I'm excited to see the people who turn out to support the event and the crafters. It is always great to hear their kind words about the work that we do.


Team Members
  • Joy - Charming Vices
  • Debbie - 60 Bugs
  • Tina - I Like Seamonsters
  • Jessee - Art School Dropout
  • Paula - Woolarina
  • Heidi - My Paper Crane
  • Sarah - Pile of Craft
  • Bendependent
  • Kim Foo
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