Handmade Detroit

[ Jul 12, 2008; 6:00 pm; ]

The Kill Taupe Show

Opens Saturday, July 12th from 6-10pm

323 East
323 E. 4th Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067

Admission is free.

More info: www.killtaupe.com & www.323east.com

When you’re checking out CityFest this weekend, make sure to swing by the Flair tent in the Market area for representatives from Handmade Detroit. We will be setting up shop each day with different crafty folks.
For more info on the free festival check out the CityFest web site.

Last Thursday, Beth and I had a chance to sneak a peek at the soon-to-open Russell Bazaar located in the Russell Industrial Center.

The space is huge — 60,000 square feet. The owners hope to attract a wide variety of vendors to the marketplace — including, of course, artists and crafters. At the sneak peek, we […]

How nice! CRAFT posted a little Mitten love today on their blog. Woo!
Don’t forget, we can’t wait to see you tomorrow at the WAB! Check out our Facebook invite for all the details. Hope to see you all there.

Compai t-shirts
Say it ain’t so! We’re some lucky kids!
Ok. So we’ve got awesome books to give out. And we’ll be making a great craft. And we have CRAFT magazine subscriptions for so cheap it hurts. And we have snacks. NOW WE HAVE MORE GOODIES TO GIVE AWAY!
This just in! Add to the list of goodies:

CRAFT […]

Ever wonder what Martha might say about Detroit? Well, you’re in luck … she recently visited and has blogged about her time in the Motor City here and here. Hopefully next time she is in town, she’ll come visit the Handmade Detroit ladies!

Are you coming to our party on June 29th at the WAB in Ferndale to celebrate the latest issue of CRAFT? You better be! To get the whole scoop, make sure to check out our Facebook event invite. Here’s a wee peek at we’ve got up our sleeves. Make sure to check back every day […]

Hey, I got one of those tiny vintage sewing machines, too. But mine is a kiddie machine. It also only has an on/off switch. But you can reverse with the little wheel. Or at least, I think you can — mine is more for “sitting around looking cute” instead of “tiny tailoring.”

Read Lish’s original and […]

A long, long time ago (I can still remember), we promised to construct a crafter survey and let you help decide the future of Handmade Detroit. After much procrastination, and a few total distractions, the survey is now live.
We would absolutely adore you for filling it out — and filling it out as honest as […]

Welcome to a new feature here on Handmade Detroit: VINTAGE CRAFTY! Woohoo!
It makes sense. Think of how often you’re at the thrift store and come across a lot of great Butterick patterns; you use your mom’s 1966 Singer (or was that just me?); your favorite pinking shears have been passed down to you from your […]