Handmade Detroit

You still have a day to register for the Thing-a-day challenge. Participants pledge to make something for every day in February and then post it online.  More details and registration at Thing-a-day.
If you’re a Michigan resident taking part, we’d love to follow you. Just post your web link in the comments!

Thanks to everyone for some really great insight, on both sides, on our post dealing with how consumerism and crafting mix. Keep it going!
Over on Stephanie’s personal blog, she posted a really well-thought-out response to our question. Definitely check it out if you haven’t seen it yet. In her post Steph mentioned that not enough […]

 
Handmade Detroiter Bethany posted this nifty tutorial on constructing functional necklace art recently.  I’m hoping she wasn’t in cahoots with Lish to post this more fully here. But I really like this because it seems like you might also be able to stick earrings or pins into it too.

Photo snapped before peeling.
This is what I get for buying something on clearance.
I keep buying these Martha Stewart craft kits to review hoping that the quality control will improve. So far that hasn’t happened, and the photo frame kit is a perfect example of that. While they look cute in that photo, they’re currently a […]

Steph and I had a great chat yesterday (while making, of course) about what it means to be all-things DIY. She mentioned this supposed-to-be CRAFT column by Jean Railla, now being posted by way of Rob Walker’s Murketing blog. The column looks like it was meant to be a part of the December issue, as […]

Fiber lovers and aspiring ones will dig Knit Michigan, this Saturday (Feb. 2), in Bloomfield Hills. Although signup for the marathon is closed, you can still stop by the Market area for lots of learning and local shopping opportunities, or bring your own chemo caps to the event. Last year’s event raised over $20,000 and […]

I happened to be looking at the DMC web site this evening and saw this news update from the embroidery floss company:
We would like to advise you that Wal-Mart is discontinuing the stitchery department in all their stores. As a result, you will no longer be able to purchase either DMC or other stitchery products […]

Handmade Detroit will be participating in the D Brand Summit next week at the Henry Ford in Dearborn, spreading some D-town love and showing off our goods. Here’s a little description on the event from their Facebook event page, but make sure to check out their web site for all the details:
The D Brand Summit […]

Now THIS is the kind of eValentine I like!
send.a.message allows you to send a special greeting to the spray paint team, they paint it, your recipient gets three photos of the global love from Palestine.
If you’re not in the mood to make your own Valentines this year, at least let someone else do it!
::Thanks to […]

Holy crow! Weren’t we all just working on finishing our own Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus gifts not too long ago?! Well, the holidays are moving on and Etsy is ready. They’ve got a great Valentine’s Day showcase that is refreshed daily. Make sure to check out for the perfect gift or inspiration.
In other Etsy news, the site is […]