Definition of "artsy-craftsy" []

• Informal Of, involving, or engaged in handicrafts or the decorative arts: an artsy-craftsy camp offering woodworking, basketry, and other activities. (adjective)
• Informal Self-consciously artistic; arty. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I was an artsy-craftsy bookworm; I never really knew what to do with dolls anyway other than change their outfits."
• "In his 1967 oral history Division Street: America, Studs Terkel described Chicago's Old Town neighborhood as an "artsy-craftsy area ... with coffee houses, artists 'studios, antique shops, restaurants, etc.""
• "Following Jeffrey Yamaguchi's outstanding interview, I'd like to offer a few more 52 Projects-approved links for your artsy-craftsy pleasure."