Saturday, April 16, 2011

Spring Bada-Bing Tomorrow!

Photo by Joel Pattison

Spring Bada-Bing is tomorrow, 
Sunday April 17th at Plant Zero 
in Richmond's Manchester District 
from 11 am to 5 pm.

Visit www.springbadabing.com for more info!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Fill your Easter basket at Spring Bada-Bing!

I don't know about you guys, but my mom always made the best Easter basket for me every year: chock full of little treasures (and yes, lots of candy).

Check out the springy goodness from some of our vendors, and maybe you'll find a treasure for your Easter basket!

Bunny owls from The Cupcakery

Easter cookie earrings by Inedible Jewelry


Marco Lops by Mr. Sog's Creatures


Fairy wristlets by HammerbabyCrocheted nesting baskets by Lazymuse



Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Celebrate Earth Day a few days early!

One of my favorite things about being in the Richmond Craft Mafia, is being able to connect with other artists who share my love of being eco-friendly. From upcycled and recycled materials to organic ingredients, the following Spring Bada-Bing vendors have more than enough earth-friendly goodies to help you celebrate Earth Day a few days early.

ADKnits: natural fibers

April Scott: vintage and recycled fabrics

Clever Cat Bags: recycled from coffee bags

Fisticuffs Leather: 100% recycled leather

Found Studio: vintage papers and fabrics

Hammerbaby: vegetable-tanned leather and eco-friendly dyes

Richmond Craft Mafia member Jackson Sage: natural oils and organic ingredients

Papercuts: variety of repurposed and vintage materials

Richmond Craft Mafia alum Pop Culture Rehab: variety of repurposed and upcycled goods

See Katie Sew: reused, re-purposed, thrifted and vintage whenever possible

Volta Organics: organic and all-natural, eco-friendly ingredients

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Stay Connected with Spring Bada-Bing

Visit springbadabing.com for all the details 
and to the check out this year's crafters & designers!


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Friday, April 08, 2011

New things we're excited about

One thing that's super awesome about putting on this show is that there are always new vendors popping up with amazing wares for sale. Here are some of my fave newbies that will be featured at this year's Spring Bada-bing!

Harvest Crafts Quilts:


How gorgeous is that quilt!?! Even my husband ooh'ed and ah'ed when we were looking at the photos. I'm still drooling on my keyboard.

Camera Shy Photography:


Hillary uses her own photos, and then adds them to her own jewelry designs. Awesome to the tenth power.

Volta Organics:


Phil and I met Lisa at some craft shows last year in the norther parts of the Atlantic Coast, and we were STOKED to see that she'll be joining us for this year's SBB. I grabbed a bunch of her wares for my mother-in-law for Christmas, and she loved them. Hint, hint: Mother's Day is May 8th!

Adam Paulek:


Did you catch what's happening on that pitcher? It's fish. In a kayak. Rowing the kayak. Hilarious, AND well-executed. Genius.

Clever Cat Bags:


I love coffee. Like, LOOOOVE coffee. I have publicly confessed that if my house was on fire, after my husband and my dog, I would save my coffee maker on the way out the door. So, recycled totes made from used coffee bags? YES PLEASE! Make mine a doppio.

So those are 5 new vendors I can't wait to see a week from Sunday. Are they our only new vendors? Heck, no! We gotta keep some surprises for you! (Okay, we're not actually keeping it a surprise. You can see everyone who's attending here.) But I did just wanna give a little newbie shout-out to some of the awesome people that will be at our show on the 17th. You should be there too.

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Spring Bada-Bing Artists & Crafters Announced!

The lovely artists and crafters of this year's Spring Bada-Bing are up on the Spring Bada-Bing website!  Head on over and take a peek, so you can start planning which displays you want to visit next Sunday.

Don't forget that the Plant Zero Cafe will be opened on the 17th, especially for Spring Bada-Bing.  Check out the menu here.  I highly recommend the Manchester Sandwich.