Handmade in Brooklyn

"The Renegade Craft Fair is a unique DIY event held annually in Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles & San Francisco. RCF has gained a reputation over the last six years as being the biggest, best and the most well-known of all the DIY craft fairs out there. Each individual fair draws hundreds of applicants and tens of thousands of shoppers from all over the country and abroad! At RCF you’ll find all sorts of cool handmade stuff - including plush items, jewelry, posters + prints, craft kits, clothing, stationery + more.

The Renegade Craft Fair is organized by Sue Daly, whose a crafter herself, and designs jewelry under the name Timber! Her husband Mat Daly makes all of the posters for the events, always being sure to include the beloved owl mascot! The inspiration for RCF came when Sue wanted to take her jewelry-making hobby to the next level, and try selling her stuff at local art fairs. After looking into it a little, it quickly became apparent that there were no shows representing the DIY craft community, which already had a huge presence online. So, with a childhood friend the Renegade Craft Fair was started and provided an exciting, fresh venue for artists and shoppers alike."

The 5th Annual Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn is THIS WEEKEND!! This year’s event is taking place June 6 + 7 from 11am - 7pm, at McCarren Park. The Artist list is up, so check it out and get a sneak peak at who will be there! Please spread the word, and grab a web banner below for your site, blog, etc.

Over 300 indie crafters are participating in the fair, so there’s sure to be something for everyone! Be sure to stop by our Info booth near the corner of Bedford + N. 12th St. to sign up for Raffles provided by Sublime Stitching, Stencil 1 and Craftside. And grab some delicious grub from Urban Rustic, Lefty’s & The Treats Truck!

The Renegade Craft Fair is FREE to attend, and open to the public. Take public transportation to the Fair by hopping on either the G or L trains to Brooklyn. Hop off at Bedford Ave. and walk north to McCarren park if you’re riding the L Train or, if you’re riding the G Train, get off at Nassau and walk two blocks south!

Weekend Updated with the YoCoPros

The weather has finally broke and it will be a fun filled weekend. The weekend started off last night with a ton of shows going on in the city. As usual we hit up Silk City, not only cause we love it but because I won free tix to Tigerbeat. Tigerbeat is F$%king sick, he was mixing oldies, with 80's and dance music it was an incredible mix, unfortunately I was a little distracted from all of the Fistpumping from all the Jersey's that somehow found their way their.

Today starts off with The Piazza at Schmitts, in NoLibs, The Marketplace with local vendors and artists goes all day long, and is accompanied by Music and bands and the Phillies game on the Jumbo screen at 4pm. PBC: Philadelphia Brewing Company has their weekly tours and tasting starting at 12pm.

Renegade Craft Fair is also going on today and on Sunday in the BK (Brooklyn, Ny) even though its not a Philly event we are sure lots of YoCoPros will hit it up since its like an even bigger version of last weeks Art Star Craft Bazaar.

The Roots are hosting the Roots Picnic 2009, which is gonna be awesome and it looks like it might be better than last year. It's taking place at Festival Pier at Penns Landing all day!

And finally Sunday Philly is hosting Bike races in Manayunk, which bring the annual 300,000 spectators and lots of fun. Check it out and get their early!