Posts Categorized: Inspiration

Rustbelt Market gearing up for opening

There’s a lot of activity happening at the north west corner of Nine Mile and Woodward avenue in Ferndale. New crafy entrepreneurs Chris and Tiffany Best have a vision for this…

Rotary Cutting Tips

We’ve got quilting on the brain around these parts! It started off with helping out the Quilts for Quake Survivors project at our latest Social Circle meeting up i3 Detroit…

Happy National Craft Month: Time to Learn New Skills!

In celebration of National Craft Month, here are some ways to get started with knitting, silkscreen and embroidary

Birmingham Etsy Meetup

Details are still be added to the event, but it looks like the local Etsy group is hosting a craft-for-a-cause meetup on Feb. 3. Details can be found over on…

Learnings from BlogHer: Great Blog Design

Following up my post on intellectual property learnings from BlogHer, I just sent some thoughts over to Craft about a session I attended addressing great blog design. Check it out!

Red Bird Ink for Crane’s

SNAP! Absolutely loving this new line from letterpress studio Red Bird Ink. GLASSES!

It’s time for Maker Faire!

It’s amazing to think that after a year of planning, the very first Detroit Maker Faire is just days away. In addition to the crew at MAKE and CRAFT, there…

Detroit SOUP

Katie Barkel, of Kate McQueen Films, is part of Detroit Soup, a new collective hoping to help fund creativity in the area. The group meets monthly and, well, just check…

How to make the most of your craft fair experience

So you just got accepted to your first craft fair — or maybe you’re looking to get serious about your craft show sales — here are some tips and tricks…

Crafting Inspiration from Lawn Sports

Every year, our college gang, aka “The Cool Kids Club,” gets together the last weekend in June for the most anticipated three day event in Lawn Sports – The Lawn…