Bethany Nixon

Bethany Nixon is a mom, wife, vintage collector, and crafter that leans a little to the weird side. The former organizer of Baar Bazaar in Detroit and thrifting addict makes notebooks, jewelry, embroidered art, clothes and accessories from all things vintage and then blogs about & sells them at RewareVintage.com, along with untouched vintage clothing. She is also on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for more inspiration, behind the scenes pictures, and possible oversharing. bethany@handmadedetroit.com

DIY: Table Runner and Tray Set, 3 Ways

Did you know that March is National Craft Month? We love celebrating and crafting through the month while we (hopefully) watch the temperatures rise and the snow melt. When we…

Downriver Council for the Arts Call for Entries

The Downriver Council for the Arts is planning an awesome celebration for Earth Day, and is looking for entries in their Artcycled Exhibit, Recycled Runway Project, and Global Art Project…

The Life You Make Kickstarter

Past Detroit Urban Craft Fair vendor, Dylan Strzynski (of Intl Robot T-shirts) has been working on a film most of us crafters can very well understand – “The Life You…

Indie Valentine’s Shopping Events

If you are looking to do some Valentine’s Day (or just regular shopping) done soon, there’s lots of opportunities to shop indie coming up! Tomorrow, Saturday Feb 1st, is the…

DUCF on Metrotimes Detroit Bucket List

We are excited to see Detroit Urban Craft Fair in Metrotimes’ 100 Things All Detroiters Should Do Before They Die list!

Revamped Vintage Bar Cart

This rusted and dirty vintage bar cart turned into a craft project in my home and then became a new cart for my craft room! To read how I did…

DUCF Vendors in Real Detroit

We were happy to see some local crafters featured on Real Detroit this week! To see who made their “top 5 indie vendors”, check out “Tinker, Tailor, Crafter…Five”!

Thank You for DUCF 2013!

The 8th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair is over, but we are still so excited about what many shoppers and crafters said was their favorite DUCF yet! This year we…

Indie Shopping this Weekend

Need to do some more holiday shopping this weekend? There are four great shows to check out! The Detroit Holiday Food Bazaar begins tonight (Friday 13th), from 5:00-10:00, or shop…

Toledo’s Maker’s Mart

Toledo’s Maker’s Mart is tomorrow,Saturday, November 16th, & has an awesome vendor list full of crafters and makers from both Ohio and Michigan. Get your early holiday shopping (or just,…