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Sunday Crafternoon set for debut

Tomorrow’s the big day: Sunday Crafternoon debuts! Come out for some lunch and some really great crafty vendors, featuring Valentine’s Day gifts for you and your sweetie. Details reminder: Noon…

Hangin’ out on the Internets…

Here are some fun links to get you ready to be creative this weekend. (Just don’t tire yourself out. You’ll need energy to come out to the debut Sunday Crafternoon!)…

What we love: Crafty Valentine contests

Steph had a great idea to make this month all about “the things we love,” and I couldn’t agree more. Something that I’m loving right now is Instructables. I love…

Where in the world is Craftie?!

Meet Craftie. Who? Oh, you know him. He’s that adorable lil’ Robot spreading the word about CRAFT magazine. Craftie’s been all over getting to know crafters, makers, and all-around nifty…

idUnited offers conscience capitalism

As an avid Treehugger fan, I’m always excited to see new projects that aim to do more than fill up your closet. So I was really excited to learn about…

HD Mitten Pins online!

You can now purchase our HD Mitten Pins (and magnets and ornaments) on the Handmade Detroit Etsy shop. All the proceeds from our HD merch help keep our group in…

Next weekend: Sunday Crafternoon

“Two good reasons” you should come out: 1. Grab a bite to eat and a beer or three while supporting local artists. 2. You love to live so pleasantly. The…

Pitchfork FINALLY talks about embroidery

Well! Perhaps Pitchfork should read Handmade Detroit more often. If they did, they’d have known about Jenny Hart’s music-minded embroidery kits quite some time ago… WHEN WE POSTED ABOUT IT…

Video: Learn how to make records!

Man, I haven’t had this much fun with a “how-to” video field trip since learning how orange crayons were made with Mr. Rogers. Enjoy and take notes! PART ONE PART…

West Michigan press and resources

The Grand Rapids Press recently had an article about the craft revolution on the other side of the mitten. It’s a little knitting heavy, but definitely worth a gander. The…