There’s still time to apply for DUCF ‘10 for just $5. Do it! Apply here.
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Applications are now open for Detroit Urban Craft Fair 2010, December 4th and 5th at the Fillmore Detroit!
Have you applied to DIY Street Fair Yet?!
Fear not! If you haven’t applied to be a merchant at this year’s sure-to-be-awesome DIY Street Fair in Ferndale, you’ve still go time! Applications are due Aug. 30. You can get all the application info here. If you have applied, woot!
Taking to the streets Sept. 17-19, DIY Street Fair is an event not to be missed. From fantastic local bands, delicious beer in the cutest to-go cup we’ve ever seen, and amazing vendors, this is a great way to spend some time in the community supporting your favorite businesses, big and small. We’ll have more updates here as we get ready for the fair, so until then, GET YOUR APPLICATION IN!
People’s Art Festival happens this weekend at the Russell
It’s back! This weekend is the 4th annual People’s Art Festival at the Russell Industrial Center on Clay in Detroit. If you’ve never been to the festival, it’s a huge free event featuring bands, fashion, crafters, artists and food. Check out our recaps from the 2009 PAF and 2008 PAF.
Are you showing work or vending this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
Touring Herman Miller
Check out my post for Craft on my behind-the-scenes tour of Michigan’s own Herman Miller. It was amazing!
Learnings from BlogHer: Great Blog Design
Following up my post on intellectual property learnings from BlogHer, I just sent some thoughts over to Craft about a session I attended addressing great blog design. Check it out!
Come Hear Belle Isle
This Saturday, August 28th is the Come Hear Belle Isle benefit, from 1:00-7:00. Inside the Remick Music Shell on Belle Isle, this show boasts some of our favorite local bands, a number of Michigan crafters, and non-profits from all over Detroit to help you get more involved in the local community.
The music line-up is impressive - The Sights, Champions of Breakfast, The High Strung, Chris Bathgate, Loune, The Maunder Minimum, Doop & The Inside Outlaws, Copper Thieves and more.
Free to the public (but donations are encouraged), and a great way to re-experience the city’s island park, with all proceeds benefiting the Friends of Belle Isle! Suggestion: Stop by before or after visiting the People’s Art Fest to make it a double whammy Detroit artist day!
For more info on Come Hear Belle Isle, visit the Facebook page!
Project: Be a Green Crusader!
We had a great time at the annual Green Cruise in downtown Ferndale this weekend. With the focus on making our world a greener place, we had some very eager crafters wanting to show off their green pride!
You can be a green crusader at home, too. Simply measure a rectangle of fabric, with the bottom being wider than the top, that best fits your little crusader. Then cut out a “U” to make two skinny strips on either side. Decorate to your heart’s connect, let dry (if necessary), and then tie in a bow or knot around the crusader’s neck. Voila! Check out some of our favorites.
Detroit Urban Craft Fair 5.0 apps are…GO!
Vendor applications for the fifth anniversary of the Detroit Urban Craft Fair are now live on the Detroit Urban Craft Fair site. This year’s fair takes it up a notch with two days of craftiness at the historic Fillmore Detroit (formerly State Theatre) on Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5.
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Support the Canfield Market, West Willis Village Sidewalk Sale
The first Canfield Market was such a success that it’s happening again! Support your local merchants by heading down to Canfield this Friday, Aug. 20, from 5-9 p.m. Also happening during this time is the West Willis Village Sidewalk Sale. Check out City Bird for more info.
Bizarre Bazaar
I was really excited on Saturday to check out the first Bizarre Bazaar at Theatre Bizarre! As a big fan already of Theatre Bizarre, I couldn’t wait to see the organizers put their bizarre spin on a craft show!
It was exactly what I was hoping for. The crafters, artists, printers and makers were fantastic, and a mix that really suited the grounds and attendees. Paintings of horror movie scenes and characters, unique vintage and reconstructed clothing, odd decor, and rock-a-billy style jewelry were everywhere. The workmanship and creativity of the Bizarre grounds was awesome to see in the daytime light, and the whole fair had a great DIY vibe. I was especially happy to see a few HD show regulars, and to meet a few new artists I’d been hearing about.
I spoke with Robyn and Brad, two of the organizers, and was excited to hear that this will be an annual show, and can’t wait to apply for next year’s show!
To see more pictures from the Bizarre Bazaar, check out the Flickr set!
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