Monthly Archives: February 2008

Business Week and crafters

Handmade Detroiter Amy sent over a great link from Business Week this morning about crafters dealing with the anxiety of becoming “a big deal.” A must-read. Creative Artists Confront Sales…

Threadbangers and Valentine’s Day

Need a last-minute gift? Check out this clip from the Threadbangers! [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=WSceazaNb9s[/youtube]

Cool craft blog: Craft Chi

I read about Craft Chi today over on Thing-a-Day with this great post about making your own embroidery floss cards. Man, do I need to make some of these! The…

Handmade Valentine cupcake toppers

I love cupcakes, and I love cupcake toppers, too. I’ve made Michigan Mitten brownie toppers, so it’s no surprise I made my own cupcake toppers for a batch of cupcakes…

Crafty cupcakes at Country Living

Following Steph’s post for a great last-minute Valentine idea, my MOM actually sent me this link for Country Living as a “crafty something” I should try out- way to go…

Amy’s review of “Let’s Make Love”

Loop lady and HDer Amy sent along this recap: “The “Let’s Make Love” party this past Saturday at the Magic Stick was a blast! The Volebeats were awesome, the Witches…

Enamor’s chocolate treats

I got Lish hooked on Trader Joe’s peanut butter preztels, so I was really geeked to see Enamor’s yummy looking Chocolate Pretzel Buttons tutorial. Looks like the perfect last-minute treat…

Lots of awesome features at new CouncilC.com

Our buds over in Council C have relaunched their web site with some really nifty new interactive features including profiles and personal blogs. I’ve posted a few blogs already —…

Found in the Handmade Detroit Flickr pool

Have you checked out the HD Flickr pool lately? Come post your work! PICTURED: 1. jones4, 2. space saucer ring-for etsy, 3. bird circle applique, 4. trust the owl, 5.…

Let’s Make Love at the Magic Stick

This just in! The Loop gals were hard at work last week for an important reason. Read below to find out why! From our own Glass Action! Care: “I’m happy…