Stephanie Duimstra

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.

Announcing: Sunday Crafternoon

We’ve kept this one under our hat for long enough. Starting Feb. 11 we will be hosting a monthly afternoon of local artists and crafters at the WAB in Ferndale.…

Creative kick start: Be a collector

Cleaning out and rearranging my craft space this weekend had me thinking about how I turned into a “collector.” I guess the negative word for this would be “hoarder,” but…

Links done … maybe?

After much struggle (let me tell ya, there’s a reason I’m not a web designer), I’ve finally got the links page updated. Please check it out. Let me know if…

Updates

Just a quick note: We’ve added both tags and categories to our posts so that you can access posts that excite you more easily. You’ll find them over on the…

Podcast convert

Honestly, listening to podcasts is a rare thing for me. They just don’t excite my creative nerve as much as listening to a plain old record does. Or, if I’m…

A positive approach

OK, so I just wrote this huge rant about this person copying and selling my idea, but in favor my better judgement, I am not going to post it. What…

DCM Making Party

Pals Detroit Craft Mafia host a monthly meet and make at Xhedos. 2 p.m. More info at their site: www.detroitcraftmafia.com

Monday Motivation

An oldie but a goodie for your Monday blues from 52 projects. A Not-To-Do list

Inspiration Month: Trolling around Flickr

I swear I’m not getting paid by the Flickr folks to talk so much about them. I’m just on a little kick and it’s such a great source of inspiration.…

Knitting group?

Kim sent us a message on MySpace: “I live in Shelby Twp are and I want to know if there is knitting group that meets somewhere in that area or…