Amy Cronkite

Amy Cronkite is known for her love of place and attention to detail. A transplant from the west side of the state, Amy works in her love of the water and outdoors into all of her crafts. From the Detroit Urban Craft Fair to Craft-A-Way Camp to Small Craft, Amy has spent the past eleven years working to keep Detroit's gatherings as strange and beautiful as its crafts.
*Amy is currently on a leave of absence for 2016.

Loop at Pinwheel Bakery this Sunday!

Loop’s monthly craft-out, Social Circle, will be meeting at the Pinwheel Bakery in Ferndale this Sunday, from 12P-4P! Please plan on joining us for some crafty socializing (please bring your…

Next Loop at Pinwheel Bakery May 17

Loop’s monthly craft-out, Social Circle, will be meeting at the Pinwheel Bakery in Ferndale on Sunday, May 17, from 12P-4P! Please plan on joining us for some crafty socializing (please…

Craft Revival Vendor Lineup!

Handmade Detroit’s First Annual Craft Revival is coming up in a few weeks, and we are really excited to announce the vendor lineup! Please join us at The Magic Stick…

Help say “no” to the CPSIA today

Photo by Hasenpfeffer Incorporated Here’s an important call to action. From Handmade Detroiter Amy, via the Handmade Toy Alliance: The issue: In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production…

Beautiful Children’s Blanket by Sweet Juniper

I had planned on making a quilt for Ramona after we were done with her baby clothes (and after finding out whether we needed them for another girl baby), and…

Owl Cookies for Kids

Make-Out Goods Amy just got out of the kitchen with her mother in law and daughter Ramona (official “kid” of the DUCF), and has this very cool fall recipe for…

DUCF 3 vendors now online

Wondering where your money is going to go on Nov. 15th? Vendors for the third Detroit Urban Craft Fair are now up on the site. And a friendly reminder for the vendors, don’t…

Cooking with Amy: Lentils and Vegetables

This is a fairly quick, simple dinner I whipped up tonight. Olive oil 1 cup dry lentils Water (per lentil directions) or vegetable broth (for a little more flavor) 1…

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…