Posts Tagged: michigan

Craft Faire Vendor Roll Call!

Craft Faire (part of Maker Faire Detroit) is less than 3 weeks away!  Here’s a rundown of our vendors for the weekend: All Things Grow Aromaholic brewersCRAP Chuppy Love Deets…

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.…

Shadow Art Fair changes gears for 2010 winter event

Checking out the latest from the Shadow Art Fair web site, it looks like the winter fair is moving to a dance party format. Here’s a quick snippet on the…

Touring Herman Miller

Check out my post for Craft on my behind-the-scenes tour of Michigan’s own Herman Miller. It was amazing!

A new craft show: Art Meets Craft

We all agree crafting can be a calming hobby, an inexpensive way to test market a business product or idea, and a grand way to spend time with other makers.…

The DIA “Let’s Save Michigan” Poster Contest

The Detroit Institute of Arts is hosting a poster contest through February 15th with the theme of “Let’s Save Michigan”. Artists can submit their original uplifting posters, to the LetsSaveMichigan…

Volunteers needed for Detroit Urban Craft Fair

Year four of DUCF is coming up quick! It’s two days of events this year including the Friday night Tweetup and the official show the following morning. These events take the better…

D.I.Y. Street Fair preps for year two!

Not to wish the summer away or anything, but Ferndale’s D.I.Y. Street Fair is on it’s way! Last year’s brand new event jumped out from behind a tree it seemed,…

HD goes ELECTRO

Spring is finally here. LET’S DANCE. We here at Handmade Detroit are totally thrilled to share the news that we’re participating for the first time at Movement 09 in Hart…

Why do you love Detroit?

Not a crafty link, but CNN Money has a great story on why 13 Detroiters love their hometown. Check it out.