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Indie Biz Chicks

Our own Bethany “Reware Vintage” Nixon was in Flint yesterday attending the Indie Biz Chicks conference. We asked her to report back on what she took away from the event, […]

Posted May 29th, 2008 by Bethany in Business Time, News // 1 Comment »

Big news: DUCF moves to November, new location!

Drum roll, please! We’re excited to announce that the 3rd Detroit Urban Craft Fair will happen Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 @ The Fillmore in the Detroit Theater District.
Interested in applying to be […]

Posted May 27th, 2008 by Stephanie in DUCF, News // 3 Comments »

DIY bikes, Part five: Re-cycle projects

Part five, the final part, of our ongoing series on DIY bikes!

If you’re particularly hard on bikes, or you know, have a lot of bike parts laying around, instead of […]

Posted May 27th, 2008 by Stephanie in Projects // 1 Comment »

Cyberoptix TieLab is Etsy’s featured seller

Speaking of Etsy, Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix TieLab is the featured seller right now. Read about her Detroit-based tie company here.
You can meet Bethany in person from 6-9 p.m. this Thursday […]

Posted May 27th, 2008 by Stephanie in News // No Comments »

Promote your Etsy shop

If you’re like me, you haven’t gone anywhere for Memorial Day Weekend and instead are getting caught up on all sorts of things, from cleaning your gross bathtub to updating […]

Posted May 25th, 2008 by Lish in Business Time, News // 1 Comment »

DETROIT: Allied Media Conference 2008

June 20-22 @ the Wayne State campus
From the AMC site:
The Allied Media Conference cultivates media strategies for a more just and creative world. It is the primary point of intersection […]

Posted May 23rd, 2008 by Stephanie in News // No Comments »

DIY bikes, Part four: Customize your ride with these bike mods

Part four of our ongoing series on DIY bikes!
If you aren’t satisfied with your basic Huffy, there are lots of projects all over the web for making it extra special.
These […]

Posted May 23rd, 2008 by Stephanie in Projects // No Comments »

Angela’s Eye loves our makers!

Looky, looky! Angela’s Eye has a great feature on some of our favorite gals-about-town… check it out!

Posted May 22nd, 2008 by Lish in News, Videos & Media // No Comments »

DIY bikes, Part three: Crafts for the ride

Part 3 of 5 of our series on DIY bikes!
You’re going to need some gear for riding your bike. Why not make it yourself?
Let’s start with some crafty wearables. […]

Posted May 19th, 2008 by Stephanie in Projects // No Comments »

Utrecht Member Appreciation Sale this weekend

Need some art supplies? Today through Sunday the Royal Oak and Detroit Utrecht stores are offering 20 percent off everything in the store for members of MOCAD, DIA, BBAC or […]

Posted May 16th, 2008 by Stephanie in Michigan, Etc., News // No Comments »