craft + activism = craftivism.

I met Lee Meredith, or Leethal, this past spring in Portland and was oh-so-happy to be lucky enough to receive one of her craftgasm patches! This alone was reason enough for a complete craft crush, and then I discovered Bad Movie Bingo, the amazing game she made with her hubby-to-be, Pete Bejarano, which makes really bad movies even better, helping them to fully embrace their badness full on!

And last week, Lee self-published her own e-book, Game Knitting, chock full of projects you can knit in between turns of Clue or Battleship. Color me amazed. Again. At 65 pages for only $9, it’s a steal, and with it you get the added bonus of being the craftiest game player in the room.

For those crafty folk in the DC area, chances are you were at Crafty Bastards yesterday! After spending a few hours helping people make buttons* at the good ship Hello Craft, I bought three things from vendors I’ve swooned over for years: toast plush from My Paper Crane, a fascinator from Giant Dwarf and a dandelion seeds t-shirt from Supermaggie.

In case you missed it, check out the photos over here on Flickr. Be sure to check out the b-boy battle photos, too! Apparently if you want to get me to not move for an hour and a half, you must bring a breakdancing competition that reminds me of my childhood. Seriously. It was awesome.

*I made a button for myself that said, “Ask me about my job search,” which kept me giggling despite the somewhat depressing and confidence crushing job hunt that so many of us are on these days. Have yet to wear it out in the non-crafty public. Keep your eyes peeled, DC area people.

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