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.

Etsy on Martha Stewart

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=8RK-76sQoxg[/youtube] How surprised was I to see Etsy on Martha Stewart on Friday? Not that much, actually. Martha has been featuring Etsy artists, like Betz White, for some time now.…

Fusing plastic for… anything!

Thanks to the fine folks at Etsy, I’ve spent my Saturday afternoon experimenting with fusing plastic. Make sure to read their tutorial for the lowdown, and check out this awesome…

Don’t miss Baar Bazaar

Ten select vendors will be selling at a special Baar Bazaar in the Majestic Theatre Wednesday, March 5, during the Metro Times Blowout Launch Party! Join us and shop through…

Beauty and the Beat looking for models

Our friends up in Flint are looking for some cute peeps: Want to be a model for Beauty and the Beat? Beauty and the Beat is an annual fashion show…

The Martha Blog

Martha Stewart has a blog. Damn. I wonder what Handmade Detroit has to do to get on a blogroll like that… Hmm… ::Lish begins devious plan to overtake Martha’s blog::…

Tiffany Blue Boxes

I posted this for Thing-a-Day, but heck, why not post it here? Ok, ok. So one of my many vices in life is Tiffany’s. I love the movie, I love…

Crafting your iGoogle

We always talk about crafting your work space, crafting your office space, crafting your… anything! Well, craptastic- what about crafting your computer’s homepage? iGoogle offers a few nifty craft-related applications…

Updates from “Handmade Nation”

Help out a good cause! The latest from Faythe… In other news, Handmade Nation the book is in the design edit phase which is really super exciting- getting to see…

Sublime Stitching offers new patterns

More from the artist series, tattoo letters and more. Check it out over at Sublime Stitching.

Project: Target-inspired shamrock wreath

Today’s wreath is brought to you by the Target dollar section, the President’s Day Sale at Joann and the letter “G” for green. Step 1: Get the supplies. I picked…