Stephanie Tardy Duimstra is a founding member of Handmade Detroit and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Stephanie left Handmade Detroit in 2012 after moving to Lansing, Mich. She continues to make paper goods under the name Type Shy and also runs Hip Hip Handmade Shows, a site for indie craft fair vendors.
Top row, from left: Recycled t-shirt cat toy by Talking Squid; Shadow puppet set by Owly Shadow Puppets; Strawberry Skirt by Jennifer Joy Creative Middle row, from left: Knitted cowl…
One of the most exciting things to hit DUCF this year is A Bag: A Dress. 23 dresses made from a paper bag full of items will be displayed and…
I just sent an e-mail out to everyone who has expressed interest in volunteering for DUCF. If you’d still like to help, we could totally use you! E-mail stephanie {AT!} yahoo…
Faithful readers of this blog will remember that I posted about Crafty Planet after visiting this past spring. The store is filled with fabrics and notions that are hard to…
Soft Scrap A show of scrap-inspired art Friday, November 7 7:00pm – 10:00pm 1401 Bagley St. Detroit “The artists are seamsters, fiber artists, sculptors, painters, printmakers, performers, and musicians.…
Biddle Gallery Holiday Gifts Show Opening Friday, November 21 6-9 PM Biddle Gallery, 2840 Biddle Ave. Wyandotte “Linoleum block demonstration by John Benson. Handmade cards suitable for any occasion. Jewelry…
Holiday Baar Bazaar 30+ vendors selling handmade crafts, records, vintage, clothing, books and so much more! Friday, Dec. 12 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Majestic Theatre, 4120 Woodward Ave in…
Noel Night When: Saturday, December 6, 2008 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Where: Midtown Detroit’s University Cultural Center District Cost: FREE “Over 30 institutions, including the Detroit Institute of…
Paint Creek Center for the Arts Holiday Gift Gallery Nov. 22-Jan. 3 407 Pine St. Rochester, MI (248) 651-4110 “Holiday Objects Up and Down will open with two special events:…
Celebrate Michigan Design Event Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:30pm – 10:00pm College for Creative Studies Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium Walter B. Ford II Building 201 East Kirby Detroit, Michigan…