This past weekend two of my friends from school came to
visit me. They have visited a few
times before. So I knew taking them
to the monuments again was out of the question. Thus I was faced with a typical problem for a lot of
D.C.ers: what to do with repeat visitors.
So Opal and Pearl’s[1]
bus arrived Friday right on time (well done Boltbus). I searched the Internet for events in D.C., and found a few
events like D.C. Veg Fest, Art All Night, and Crafty Bastards. I presented the options and Opal and
Pearl opted for Crafty Bastards in Union Market.
I was excited about the choice because I had never been to
Union Market (I know I know, but see the reason for the blog). It was 5 bucks to get in, and overall a
fun event. There were a lot of
great artists, a general obsession with octopi (new big thing in hipster
fashion, I guess?), and holiday gift ideas. I think the best options for my taste came from the artists
selling jewelry and bags.
One of my favorite art booths was Alternative Histories they had some
really fun takes on what monsters and zombies would do to famous
landmarks. Their Washington D.C. print
was great. I really loved the
jewelry at Fern Works. No clue how they made it look like the plants
were floating, but it is beautiful.
I also loved the jewelry of Loyalty
and Blood because I love geometric jewelry and their products were vey well
made. I liked two booths that were
selling bags, Shara Porter Designs and Red Staggerwing. I especially loved Shara Porter
Designs’ cross
body bag (and its Vegan!).
Also, Union Market
is a great area. It has a lot of
neat shops, restaurants, coffee bars, juice bars, and a great outside seating
area. If you have not visited, use your next free afternoon to go down and roam
the market (furlough activity!).
Crafty Bastards is put on yearly by the Washington City
Paper. If you missed it this
year, you should put a reminder in your calendar for next September.
P.S. – Not only am I learning about Washington D.C., but I’m also learning how to blog. Lesson learned from post 1: I need to take pictures. So my apologies for the picture free
post! Next time, I promise! Until
then, please enjoy the picture of the great reusable bag I received from the
fair (thanks Crafty Bastards):
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