Posts Categorized: News

CRAFT UPRISING @ Biddle Gallery this Friday

From the Biddle site: “CRAFT UPRISING: Creating a Design Revolution 3rd Friday, January 18, 6-9PM CRAFT UPRISING super fine crafters set up tables to sell their wares during Wyandotte’s 3rd…

Detroit Design Guide on Design*Sponge

Design*Sponge has posted a Detroit Design guide which mentions Handmade Detroit! How exciting!  I was extremely excited to see Hamtramck Disneyland included on this list. It’s definitely one of those…

Happy 2008, crafters!

Well, the holidays are over and we’re back to business here at Handmade Detroit, getting ready for another good crafting year. Stay tuned for all sorts of FASCINATING posts and…

Issues finding “CRAFT?”

Ok, readers, I need help. I usually pick up my issue of CRAFT at the JoAnn in Canton. However, both the store in Canton and Westland haven’t had recent issues.…

Last-minute shopping rush: Local places to buy handmade and indie

Still searching for some last-minute gifts? Why not forgo Best Buy for some local, independent establishments? Here’s a quick list of some metro Detroit places to get your indie shop…

Free Press covers the Detroit art scene

“Artists also contribute to the city’s revival, though their improvements are usually small scale and rarely the subjects of news conferences.” Hurry and print out this article.* When someone, be…

Last minute gift shopping tonight at Holiday Baar Bazaar

Here’s just a sampling of some of the vendors you’ll find tonight at the Magic Stick! Birds Gather Mutant Love Quench Essentials Bath and Body Yummy Town Detroit GT Film…

Be our Facebook fan

We’re looking for a few good Facebook members! We’ve started a Handmade Detroit Facebook fan page over on the ol’ social networking site for y’all to show your love for…

Heidi Grace Fiskars scissors

If you’re looking for a cute stocking stuffer for the crafter on your list, try these sickly-cute Fiskars scissors brought to you by Heidi Grace. Yeah, we’ve all got a…

Handmade in New York Times

Check out this interesting article, Handmade 2.0, in the New York Times by Rob Walker. We met him back at Craft Congress this spring, and it talks about some of…