Monthly Archives: May 2008

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,…

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…

DIY bikes, Part five: Re-cycle projects

Part five, the final part, of our ongoing series on DIY bikes! [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=OmFABoYaOo8[/youtube] If you’re particularly hard on bikes, or you know, have a lot of bike parts laying around,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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!

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…

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…