Handmade Detroit

Hey kiddles! Make sure to check out the CRAFT blog for all the details on a contest they’re running with sewing guru Amy Butler. Here’s the quick lowdown:

“We’re excited to bring you a new contest for 2008! Chronicle Books and CRAFT Magazine are bringing you a contest for all you Amy Butler fans and […]

Hey kids! It’s Feb. 2- who’s signed up for Thing-A-Day?! Amy and I have already been posting our projects, but we’d love to know who else from Detroit, and the Mitten!, have been working hard at this creative challenge. If you’re out there, leave a comment here. I’d love to do weekly roundups of some […]

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!

Enter your handmade gift in Sublime Stitchmas and you could win a bunch of crafty prizes from Sublime Stitching, Chronicle Books and Naughty Secretary Club. Best of all, your designs will be featured on the Sublime Stitching and Chronicle Books web sites. Deadline to enter is Dec. 10th. More info on the Stitchmas contest page.

Here’s the perfect “bored at work” project. You can download and print this adorable paper deer from enamor. And the best part? If you send Amy a photo of you “Boxie Fawn” at play, you’ll be entered to win 15 percent off coupon to her store and a small surprise. As someone who pre-bought a […]

From Venus Zine: “The third annual Venus Zine Craft-Off Contest, a competition pitting the craftiest in the land against one another to come up with the best, most creative, most fantabulous DIY creations imaginable … for less than $50. Winners will be chosen from the submissions received, and the best projects will be featured in […]

Drum roll, please… A little bit of Tiger luv, embroidery-like.

Here’s my entry for the CRAFT/SNP needlearts contest… Have you submitted yours, yet? “Roar like it’s 1984″ was a slogan I found on some old promo materials from the World Series season. And the “D” I modified from an actual pumpkin-carving logo!
Let’s get as many crafty […]

You might remember when I wrote about CRAFT and Stitch ‘n’ Pitch’s special needlearts contest this spring. Well, it’s not too late to get your idea submitted. Check out CRAFT for all the details. I know I’m doing a last-minute Detroit-themed project! If you submit something, let us know. We’d love to see what you […]

If you’re in the mood to win a sewing machine, you best be heading over to Etsy’s web site for all the details on this cool contest, partnered with Instructables.

Sometimes it feels like it’s super easy to come up with a handmade gift for my mom for Mother’s Day, but a little trickier for dad when it comes to Father’s Day. I’ve been having a hard time coming up with a unique gift- I’ve been watching this nifty new Rolling Stones DVD, so if […]