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.

Happy Valentine’s Day from the D!

Lots of love from us to you! I’ve been addicted to this blog for crafty Valentine inspiration all night!

Following Steph’s Crafternoon lead…

More photos! And certainly more to come.

Hangin’ out on the Internets…

Here are some fun links to get you ready to be creative this weekend. (Just don’t tire yourself out. You’ll need energy to come out to the debut Sunday Crafternoon!)…

What we love: Crafty Valentine contests

Steph had a great idea to make this month all about “the things we love,” and I couldn’t agree more. Something that I’m loving right now is Instructables. I love…

Where in the world is Craftie?!

Meet Craftie. Who? Oh, you know him. He’s that adorable lil’ Robot spreading the word about CRAFT magazine. Craftie’s been all over getting to know crafters, makers, and all-around nifty…

Project: Bubble love

Apparently my local thrift store knew I’d recently made a wreath for Valentine’s Day because on my last trip to Value World in Warren, I found a never-been-used heart wreath…

Project: Valentine’s Day wreath adds “pizaaaaaaaz!”

It’s February! I decided I wanted to take up a call-for-wreaths for the Bluish Barn in Ann Arbor this winter season. While I was thinking of what I would make…

Craft Challenge: Yogurt Cups

Alrighty, folks. Last month we wanted inspiration. This month we want challenges. I’ve got a lot of used (but clean) yogurt cups. What’s a girl to craft out of them?…

Pitchfork FINALLY talks about embroidery

Well! Perhaps Pitchfork should read Handmade Detroit more often. If they did, they’d have known about Jenny Hart’s music-minded embroidery kits quite some time ago… WHEN WE POSTED ABOUT IT…

Michigan Maker: Sherry Lin of Rainy Prints

Meet Yu-Hsuan (Sherry) Lin of Rainy Prints. Originally from Taiwan, Sherry recently moved from Lansing to Mount Pleasant. You might remember her artwork from the 2006 Detroit Urban Craft Fair.…