Lish Dorset

Lish is a founding member of Handmade Detroit and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. She left Handmade Detroit in 2014.

Lish Dorset loves anything related to crafting. In addition to helping produce the Detroit Urban Craft Fair with Handmade Detroit, she's a freelance craft writer and daytime museum worker.

For the Michigan State fan in your life

If only Michigan State could have gotten some of these for a Final Four victory! Proof that Fiskars has “scissors for that.”

People’s Art Festival call for artists

From the Russell Industrial Center. Check out their web site for more info. The 2010 People’s Arts Festival (PAF) is celebrating its fourth anniversary for two days – from 11:00…

Go, Craft Revival! Go, green crafts!

The Loving Touch in downtown Ferndale. Lots of great shopping, lots of nice vendors… you get the idea. Oh! Did I mention that Mother’s Day is right around the corner?…

Kickstarting our Green Street Fair Plans

Happy “almost” Easter, everyone! I hope you’re busy getting bunny plans in order 😉 If you remember, Handmade Detroit’s “green” arm is Rethunk and we’ve been a part of the…

Blue House Ann Arbor debuts craft fair

Don’t miss it! The new all-things-crafty studio space, Blue House Ann Arbor, is holding its very first craft fair this weekend: Handmade @ Blue House. From 11 a.m. to 5…

How did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Happy belated Valentine’s Day! I hope everyone had a fun weekend. Last week I stopped by The Loving Touch in Ferndale to check in with HD gal Care to do…

Handmade @ Blue House Ann Arbor

Here’s a new event set for this spring in Ann Arbor. Check out the event release below. To apply, contact Siobhan bluehouseannarbor [at] gmail [dot] com. Spaces are first come,…

Knit Michigan 2010

Looking for a good way to spend your Saturday? Well, don’t miss Knit Michigan, an annual fundraiser supporting cancer patients and their families. Last year Beth and I checked it…

Threadless makes your iPhone hotter

Just when I thought I couldn’t love DIY tee-lovers Threadless anymore than I do, I spotted these Threadless-created iPhone cases for Griffin Technology while I was in California. Hubba, hubba.…

Crafty Friday link roundup

A few interesting reads as you start your weekend: NEWS Etsy’s Old New Young CEO Save Gwen Frostic Prints FUN SCHTUFF I Love to Create Blog: Products from the Past