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Craft Revival Apps Go Live Friday, February 24!

Apps are open!
Handmade Detroit has experienced a baby BOOM and we decided a fun way to celebrate this is would be moving our Spring craft show Craft Revival to May!
The […]

Posted February 17th, 2012 by Carey in Crafty Family, DUCF, Feature, Inspiration, Michigan, Etc. // 1 Comment »

Happy Birthday, Michigan!

Our great state of Michigan turns 175 years old today!
Obviously, the shape of our Lower Peninsula and the DIY culture of Michiganders is a huge inspiration to Handmade Detroit.
What and […]

Posted January 26th, 2012 by Bethany in Feature, Inspiration, Michigan, Etc. // No Comments »

Craft in America Returns with “Messages”

The PBS series Craft in America will be airing a new installment on Tuesday, May 24 at 8 p.m. The installment is titled “Messages” and will explore how artists use […]

Posted May 20th, 2011 by Stephanie in Inspiration, News // 2 Comments »

Rustbelt Market gearing up for opening

There’s a lot of activity happening at the north west corner of Nine Mile and Woodward avenue in Ferndale. New crafy entrepreneurs Chris and Tiffany Best have a vision for this […]

Posted April 26th, 2011 by Carey in Crafty Family, Inspiration, Michigan, Etc., News // 1 Comment »

Rotary Cutting Tips

We’ve got quilting on the brain around these parts! It started off with helping out the Quilts for Quake Survivors project at our latest Social Circle meeting up i3 Detroit […]

Posted March 27th, 2011 by Lish in Feature, Inspiration // 1 Comment »

Happy National Craft Month: Time to Learn New Skills!

In celebration of National Craft Month, here are some ways to get started with knitting, silkscreen and embroidary

Posted March 1st, 2011 by Stephanie in Feature, Inspiration, News, Projects // 1 Comment »

Birmingham Etsy Meetup

Details are still be added to the event, but it looks like the local Etsy group is hosting a craft-for-a-cause meetup on Feb. 3. Details can be found over on […]

Posted January 20th, 2011 by Lish in Inspiration, Michigan, Etc. // No Comments »

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!

Posted August 20th, 2010 by Lish in Business Time, Inspiration // No Comments »

Red Bird Ink for Crane’s

SNAP! Absolutely loving this new line from letterpress studio Red Bird Ink. GLASSES!

Posted August 11th, 2010 by Lish in Feature, Inspiration // No Comments »

It’s time for Maker Faire!

It’s amazing to think that after a year of planning, the very first Detroit Maker Faire is just days away. In addition to the crew at MAKE and CRAFT, there […]

Posted July 28th, 2010 by Lish in Feature, Inspiration, Michigan, Etc. // 1 Comment »