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.

This Sunday: Craftdown with DCM!

We’re really excited that our good pals over at the Detroit Craft Mafia are starting a montly open crafter meeting. Lots of Handmade Detroit peeps will be there … please…

Tonight! First holiday home show

Some news from everyone’s favorite Carey: “Hello everyone! I’m doing a few shows into the holiday season, and this is the first! It’s a home show in Oak Park featuring…

Your Halloween woes answered: Zombie Dance Party!

Saturday night’s all right for zombie dancin’. Our Creepy Carey has put on a slam dooesy of a Halloween event for the past two years. This year will feature a…

Scary ideas for making scary stuff.

A photo I stole from Lish: Halloween is just around the corner and the web is jampacked with fun and awesome ideas for craftin’ up. After all, it is the…

Upcoming: and the arts

More details here.

Event: Guerilla Art Show

Our neighbors to the very slight north, Flint to be exact, are throwing an alternative art show next Friday. The event also includes some Handmade Detroit favorites like Reware Vintage.…

Call for artists

We got this call for artists passed to us on MySpace: September 27, 2006 EAST LANSING, Mich. – East Lansing’s alternative art space, (SCENE) Metrospace announces a call to artists…

First of all, I’m sorry …

… I just couldn’t resist this. In about 20 minutes, I’ll be knitting in front of the the bestest show in all the land. I did a quick “Gilmore Girls”…

Coming soon: American Sewing Expo

Sharpen up those scissors, oil your machine and get ready to be inspired at the American Sewing Expo, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Novi. The Freep has a nice article on…

Half-birthday informal survey

Scrolling back through our archives, I realized something: We missed this blog’s sixth month birthday! And that got me thinking about you, dear reader. Over the past few months, our…