Posts Tagged: handmade detroit

Watch us roll, yo.

Handmade Detroit headed out to the Garden Bowl at the Magic Stick for a night of fun bowling to celebrate the first-ever Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Balls were rolled, crowns…

Today!

Are you coming to the WolverZine & DIY Fest in A2 today? We will be there, too! Stop by and say hi, won’t you? Afterward, we may be at the…

Do your pants hang tough?

Now THIS is my kind of belt buckle! Where was this handmade lovely when I went to go see NKOTB in 1989 at Joe Louis?! Oh, man. Did I really…

Don’t listen to the haters

Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club has some good thoughts on what it means to be a crafter/maker vs fashion designer. Take a look at the article — it’s a…

Changing roles

Former Mittenette, and snappy designer, Melissa Stajda is changing roles with her company, April Fool Handmade. According to her web site, Sept. 1 will be the last day her online…

This week in Handmade Detroit

Recently someone asked me “Don’t you ever sleep?” The answer to that question: Sometimes. The reason for that question: We’ve got two events this week. + My other baby Summer…

Calling all crafters!

Remember how Craft magazine will hit stores this fall? Well, it looks they need the help of us makers! From Etsy’s Web site: “Using whatever medium you desire (knitting, sewing,…

This is cool. Very cool!

Stuck on a project? Lack all inspiration? Thank goodness there’s Flickr. Our favorite photo-sharing site is THE place to load and display your photos, but did you know that makers…

Let me tell you about our friends.

We really heart Secret Pizza Party, a Detroit-based design company. They have agreed to do our Handmade Detroit web site (coming soon!) and I couldn’t be happier with their professionalism,…

Your News at 11 p.m.

Hey, kids! The Detroit Urban Craft Fair is rolling right along. Here’s what’s going on… The Majestic has the fair date as part of their upcoming events and that brings…