Handmade Detroit

Day 12 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

You’re going to need some music for that holiday gathering. Since 2002, local label Suburban Sprawl has put out a free Holiday compilation featuring mostly Michigan musicians. Download all the Holiday comps here.

And when you’ve got them, Curbly […]

Day 11 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Enamored with the wrap art in the latest issue of Craft? Check out some more ideas for festive gifts here.

Day 10 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Grab some green and red fabric and whip up (har, har) these bunting flags from Whip up. You could also use the template and make them out of paper for a very quick (but not at long lasting) […]

+ Craftster member Therisa posts a list of sources for “re-useable crafty stuff in Ann Arbor.”
+ Not sure how I missed this one, but Craft Sanity podcaster Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood writes a crafty newspaper blog, Running with Needles, in the Grand Rapids Press.

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 on.
Handmade and art and design

Shine (Royal Oak)
Naka (Ferndale)
Kitty Deluxe (St. Clair Shores)
Detroit Artists Market
Bureau of Urban Living (Detroit)
Design 99 (Hamtramck)
Flair (Royal Oak)
Catching Fireflies (Berkley)

Media

Book Beat […]

Day 9 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.
File these under oldies but goodies: Some neat projects posted last year at Kiddley, a site aimed at kids big and small.

Love this paper garland.

How cute are these tealight place settings?

Also make sure to check out this last-minute […]

Day 8 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Heidi’s got the recipe for cinnamon & sugar walnuts and how to make the cans, too! Yum!

Day 7 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Giving someone a book this Christmas? Why not personalize it with a quick fabric bookmark via How About Orange? While you’re over there, check out a few more cute project tutorials in the right sidebar.

“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 it near or far, says to you “There’s nothing going on in Detroit” — you’ll have ammunition.
* It probably won’t be up for very long.

Day 6 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.
A few more print and tie gift tags:
 
Amy offers these fun and funny gift tags of what you’re really thinking. I think my favorite is “Don’t get too excited. This box is from something else.”
 
Sew Mama Sew offers these […]