Get Shopping this Weekend!

Village Marketplace Old Town, Fairfax, VA

This regular event offers a chance to view the works of a variety of crafters, artists and other vendors. Open 11-7.

CREST's own Tatyana, the force behind WoolThumb Creations and ArtStudioShanti will be there this weekend.

Check out some of her work below:



Custom orders are welcomed!

. . . But wait - There's More!


Gar-Field Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA

The 17th Annual Spring Craft Fair at Gar-Field Senior High School runs 9am - 3pm and is an indoor event - come out Rain or Shine!

Presenting artists this year will include the mother and daughter team behind Bette's Bags:



The event address is 14000 Smoketown Road, Woodbridge, VA, across the road from Potomac Mills Mall.

DragnRags - CRESTCares Project

One of the beautiful things about meeting artists is the opportunity to be inspired by the ways they improve our world. Big or small, we all leave our footprints in our work and the lives it touches.

Jen from DragnRags has recently finished this mixed media project:

As you may remember, if you have had access to televised news in the last three months, arson-spawned brushfires have ravaged a large portion of the populated area of Victoria, Australia; leaving thousands homeless. In the last five weeks over five hundred items have been donated and purchased to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal on Etsy, leading to cash donations to the Australian Red Cross of over $15,000 AUD.

She is also working on a block for the SAVE HANDMADE quilt - a project to raise public awareness about the potential harm created by enforcement of the CPSIA.

To collect, support and acknowledge this artist, please visit her shop below:

St. Patrick's Day Sale

Some members of CREST are holding a special sale for St. Patrick's Day. This is not a live in-person event, but hey, a sale's worth mentioning, right? Sales end on March 17, 2009. Please see each shop announcement for more details.

jenafusion.etsy.com
All items already 32% off for my HUGE birthday sale. Free shipping for items sold during the St. Patrick's Day Sale. Enter "STPATTY" into message field.

katieskritters.etsy.com
15% off of all St. Patty'Day items, and free shipping!


farmsteadladydesigns.etsy.com
17% off off all St. Patrick's Day items and Free Shipping

penelopedesign.etsy.com
25% off select items

artstudioshanti.etsy.com
Free shipping with any purchase of $50 or more, plus Buy One Item Get 20% Off second (equal or lesser value, and doesn't apply to Buy 2 Get 1 Free or Buy 3 Get 1 Free offers)

French Roast Designs - Jewelry Fueled by Coffee

. . . . very strong coffee.

All items found in the French Roast Etsy shop are ready to ship within 24 hours. Alterations and custom orders are welcomed.

Click the images below to find a full description of each piece, and follow French Roast Designs on twitter here.

Undefined Village - Well-defined Beauty

Find the accompanying blog here.

FarmSteadLadyDesigns - St. Patrick's Day Sale

FarmSteadLady Designs offers the kind of jewellery you will be proud to show off, and the occasional vintage treat as well. Between now and St. Patrick's Day (get crackin' it's almost here!) she's offering free shipping on all items.*



*Free shipping by revised invoice or rebate.

Katie's Kritter's - St. Patrick's Day Sale

Combining a fanaticism for beading with a fanatical attention to detail, Katie brings us adorable beaded kritters and cell phone charms.

Through St. Patrick's Day (which is not terribly far away) she's offering 15% off all Leprechauns and Clovers.