Handmade Detroit

Wanna sell your goods in the lovely city of Berkley? The fabulous folks over at Catching Fireflies let me know that applications have been available for the Berkley Art Bash, set to take place on Saturday, June 9. The day promises to be a mix of art, crafts, music and food, some of my favorite […]

Planning is moving along for DUCF v. 2 and there are a couple of things we can tell you about this year so far.
+ Applications to be a 2007 vendor will be on the Detroit Urban Craft Fair web site in the first half of April. We’re still working on a rehaul of the site, […]

Attention Michigan Crafters: It’s summer fair application season! If you’re like me, you’re starting to plot out your summer, so here are some local fairs we like … and a bit more …
MICE craft show in Royal Oak
Applications are now up for the Michigan Indie Crafter’s of Etsy’s Craft Extravaganza! Planned by Danielle Maveal […]

Of course people are crafting with their Ikea furniture, and Ikea Hacker is the blog that records it all. Check out this site for some DIY inspiration after your next trip to the big blue store. I’d like to see some more tutorials on the blog, but it does have a forum to ask questions/get […]

Don’t forget that you have until this Saturday to enter the Mitten Pin Photo Contest. Lots of great prizes to be won, plus your photo could be featured on an upcoming DUCF poster.

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Get ready to buy indie in Ypsi again. One of our favorite summer events, Shadow Art Fair, is back this July over at the always-busy Corner Brewery. Make sure July 14, from noon to midnight, is reserved for the fair. Take a look below to get all the details you need:
Shadow Art Fair press release
Shadow […]

You must have a lot of wine corks! Lish wrote a Wine Cork Project Crawl last June that is always in our top searches, so I’d thought we’d revisit the topic. The little buggers must be sparking something inside crafters right now because people all over the nets are coming up with bigger and better […]

Yo, it’s Sunday Crafternoon time again. And the weather is coming around to be just peachy, don’t you think? Join us from noon to 4 p.m. this Sunday (April 1) at the WAB in Ferndale for a bite of lunch and some great indie artists. As always, the event is free and open to all.
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I’m still in New York for Business BlogHer. When I first sat down yesterday, I met Lori Magno, from Boston. She’s here for work, too, but took one look at me and gave me her business card with a little gift pouch. Turns out this stylish bloggers is crafter, too. To promote her jewelry biz, […]

Look at technology in action! I’m actually in New York right now, but thanks to the tubes in the sky, I’m still able to bring you all the necessary information on the cutest shop in town, Naka. Since its opening, Naka has been meeting the needs of crafty shoppers in the greater Detroit area. Today, […]