**December CRAFTY DRINKS!!**

Hey all!

Come meet us at Open City tomorrow at 5:30 pm for Crafty Drinks! Just down the block from Woodly Park Metro (red line), Open City has half price wine and pizza on Tuesdays. Bring your crafty pals, crafty ideas and crafty creations. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

~emily

http://craftydrinks.eventbrite.com/

Crafty Drinks November: Arlington Edition!

Yo crafty peeps! Timer for another happy hour already? Thank goodness.

This month, we're taking Crafty Drinks DC to NOVA to chill out at Galaxy Hut in Clarendon; beer, bar grub, and Pac-Man & Galaga (had to click on that link to know the reference? Damn whipper-snappers with your XBox and your air conditioning).

Come on out and meet your friendly neighborhood crafters, learn something new, make friends!

Tuesday 10 November 2009
5:30-8pm
Galaxy Hut
2711 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201

Besitos,
Vanessa

Crafty Drinks: October

Hey there ladies and gents,

Tuesday 13 October we'll be making our way downtown to Rocket Bar for skiball, drinks and talking craft-shop.


Rocket Bar is a really fun space; pool tables and darts are plentiful, as are the selection of beers and cocktails. Plus, you can't beat the location: we'll be right across from the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro stop (Red/Green/Yellow lines), and if you're looking for a nosh after mingling, there are tons of great (and cheap!) eats in the area. I recommend Full Kee.






Their Hong Kong-style Shrimp Dumplings & Noodles Soup is to die for at $5.25. But I digress.

Stop by and meet fellow crafters, indie business owners and future friends. Get some BlogLove from the DC Craft Mafia and great crafty resources! It's all here, baby. Don't fight it.

Rocket Bar

714 Seventh Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

Besitos,

Vanessa

Crafty Drinks: September

Crafty Drinks will be post-poned for one week, to Tuesday 15 September. It is not out of disloyalty to our crafty patrons, or worse yet, a sudden distaste of an after-work cocktail. I'm writing to you as I ride the Metro in Montreal!



The food is great, the people are nice and the city is beautiful. In the Crafty Drinks spirit, I've made sure to tote yarn with me wherever I go, and to have a drink or two along the way :)



Make sure to meet us to herald in Autumn and find out about all the great local craft events happening!



L'Enfant Cafe is our gracious host again for this month; October we hit downtown for ski ball and darts at Rocket Bar!


Tuesday 15 September 2009, 5:30-8

L'Enfant Cafe
2000 18th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20007
202.319.1800



Besitos,
Vanessa

Top Ten Reasons Why You May Have (But Shouldn't) Miss Crafty Drinks

10. The summer is passing you by and all you've done is work, work, work.

9. You've been so stressed about the recession that you haven't gone out since...God knows when.

8. You have been crafting as a hobby for some time, but haven't met other crafters to hang with.

7. You gave up drinking for lent, and then just ran with it...

6. Between work, craft shows and Etsy, you have NO time for a social life.

5. You'd love to meet fellow crafters and artists, but you're too shy/intimidated to get yourself and your work out there.

4. Convenient, monthly social networking events just don't work for me.

3. I'll go next month... Did I say that last month? Definately next month, I swear...

2. I'm a douchebag that doesn't want to share his/her resources/experiences.

1. Wait, Crafty Drinks? I have to be down with this, starting next month!

Besitos,
Vanessa

Crafty Drinks August Chimay & Crepes Edition

August's Crafty Drinks will be held at L'Enfant Cafe in Adams Morgan. Haven't been yet? You're missing out. Their crepes, both sweet and savory, are delish; I recommend the Nutella & Banana crepe.

And you can't miss their happy hour specials on their (awesome) selection of Belgian Beers: all Belgian beers are half-off 4:30-7:30pm on Tuesdays (paying attention? That's us!).

Be there or be square.

Tuesday 11 August 2009, 5:30-8
L'Enfant Cafe
2000 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.319.1800

Besitos,
Vanessa

Crafty Drinks July: Success!

The weather was gorgeous and everyone was in great spirits yesterday at Tryst for our second Crafty Drinks networking happy hour!

All types of creative and talented people stopped by, from managers of craft markets to crafters who just opened their first Etsy shop, to people who may not craft but were curious to check ot the scene!

Lots of business cards were exchanged, ideas were thrown back and forth and resources were shared. It was all love! We look forward to seeing everyone in August; check out the Crafty Drinks DC blog for all the photos, crafty resources and future dates and locations.

Besitos,
Vanessa

Crafty Cocktails!!!!!!

Don't forget about Crafty Cocktails Tuesday the 9th! It will be at Tryst in Adams Morgan. Bring a project in the works, show us a finished project, or just come & have a drink. Come get your craft on!

It's Crafty Cocktails Time!

Save the date for Crafty Cocktails with the DC Craft Mafia! Tuesday, June 9 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Tryst Coffeehouse + Bar (2459 18th St., NW, Washington, DC).

Join us for a drink and mingle with fellow artists and craftistas. Mix with like-minded people, share information and make friends! Bring your business cards, your portfolio or a skein of yarn and chill out for a while.

Crafty Cocktails with the DC Craft Mafia

We're finally recovered from last week's Crafty Cocktails outing with the DC Craft Mafia at Open City. Knitting, sewing, cocktails and lots of fun!