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.

DUCF seeks volunteers

We’re looking for some volunteers to help out during the Detroit Urban Craft Fair August 5 @ the Majestic. Specifically, we need people to help hoist lights, act as runners…

Shadow Art Fair: This Saturday

We feel like we don’t even really need to promote this event it is so fantastic. The Shadow Art Fair happens this Saturday in Ypsilanti and the list of DIY…

Mitten Maker reflection

Ah, yes. If you missed Saturday night at the Buddha, you missed a super time. Chris from Waiting Line Theory sums it up better than we can, and so we…

Mitten maker: Tonight!

Before you head over the Hard Lessons tonight, come to the Buddha Lounge and have a drink with us. Insider info: Handmade Detroit mavens will have embroidered vintage gloves, re-made…

The countdown begins.

The Detroit Urban Craft Fair is only a month away! I created a ticker. So maybe it’s technically a wedding ticker … but that just makes it hilarious. Detroit Urban…

Links updated

Just a quick note, I’ve updated some of our links over there and added a stat counter so that we can see just how unpopular we are. I particularly want…

Stephanie’s AMC roundup

I think we’re all still recovering from the Allied Media Conference this weekend. It’s amazing how behind you can get from missing one weekend of “regular” life. (And as a…

Help spread the word!

You can now download posters and flyers from the Detroit Urban Craft Fair web site. Post them around, add them to your MySpace account or simply look at them and…

We’re off to see the wizard(s of independent media)

Three of us are off to the Allied Media Conference in Bowling Green this weekend. We’re going to brush up on organizing, recharge our media savvy and I’m most looking…

Advance Warning: Mitten Maker, July 8th

We’ve teamed up with the folks from Waiting Line Theory to present Mitten Maker on July 8 at the Buddha Lounge. Art on the walls, crafts on the tables, music…