The holiday season is a busy one for us all, and we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our 19th year of DUCF and thank some very special…

December 7th + 8th, Handmade Detroit will bring Michigan’s largest and longest-running indie craft fair back to the Masonic Temple for our 19th year, with over 100 juried makers &…

Vendor applications are now open for the 19th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Michigan’s largest & longest-running indie craft fair is returning to the world’s biggest Masonic Temple December 7th…

Thanks so much to all who applied for the 2023 Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Applications are now closed and our jury members have reviewed each one of the 351 apps…

Vendor applications are now open for the 18th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Michigan’s largest & longest-running indie craft fair is returning to the world’s biggest Masonic Temple December 2nd…

It’s the end of the year and our 17th DUCF has come and gone! We pulled it off, and it was fantastic! “The more things change, the more they stay…

Thanks so much to all who applied for the 2022 Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Applications are now closed and our jury members will be reviewing each one of the 250…

Calling all Crafters, Makers, Artists and Bakers! Vendor applications are open for the 17th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair now through September 19th! Don’t procraft-inate, get your app in soon! Michigan’s…

The holidays are here, kids are wrapping up school for the year and the hustle and bustle of the season is in high gear! Still working on that Christmas list?…

Just hours ago, the clatter of wheelie carts and collapsing tables signaled the close of the 16th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Over a 3 day stretch thousands of people…

Just hours ago, the clatter of wheelie carts and collapsing tables signaled the close of the 16th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Over a 3 day stretch thousands of people…

Families! AR Workshop Ferndale will be hosting the “kids corner’ from 1 pm-5 pm on Saturday and Sunday! While shopping your kids can stop by to make and take a…

Friday, December 3rd is right around the corner, and we wanted to share a little about the plans for the evening if you’re returning or considering joining us for our…

Planning our in-person return was quite an endeavor but now that it’s days away we’re hopeful and excited that the planning of our admission pricing levels will create a flow…

Thanks so much to all who applied for the 2021 Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Applications are now closed and our jury members will be reviewing each one of the 239…

Calling all Crafters, Makers, Artists and Bakers! Vendor applications are now open for the 16th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Michigan’s longest-running indie craft fair is returning IN PERSON to…

Backyard Art Fair debuted in September 2020, and was such a hit that this grassroots show is returning again this Saturday, May 22nd from 11-6pm, to the backyards of 30+…

Check out lots of awesome makers in Handmade Toledo’s Makers Mart online, including a number of Michigan Makers! Open now through May 9th at shopmakersmart.com.

Are you still looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift? If you are still shopping for Valentine’s or Galentine’s, we hope you’ve got plans shop local, and handmade! If you…

Sad to be missing DIY Street Fair this year? We know, us too! Fortunately, there’s a great way you can support local artists in the Ferndale area that same weekend…

Vendor applications for the 15th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair are now open! This year’s fair will be held virtually with the health and safety of our vendors and shoppers…

Shayla Johnson of Scarlet Crane Creations The Nest Maker’s United program is branching out to Detroit to help local artists and makers with educational resources, small grants and other assistance.…

Thanks so much to all of our shoppers and crafters at VMKT, we had a such a blast with you at The Majestic Theatre! We made all the things Bought…

It’s year 8 and VMKT (formerly ‘VLNTNSDYMRKT — yet still pronounced Valentines Day Market) is just around the corner – Sunday, February 2nd, from 12-5 at the Majestic Theater! Handmade…

  Over the summer Ponyride moved from their iconic Corktown location to their new spot in Core City. After settling in their residents and busy in their spaces and pursuits.…

The 14th Annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair has ended, and whoa – what a weekend it was! We’d like to thank each one of you who came to shop, and…

  Is it possible you still have some gifts to get? Here’s a great chance to stuff a few more stockings in downtown Ferndale at The Rust Belt Market 12…

T’was the night before Craft Fair and all through the house, DJ Dave slid room to room picking his records out! Eugene Machine covered Friday Night with aplomb, jamming his…

  If you’re looking for a screen printing company look no further than ESP in Eastern Market. We’ve worked with Scott and crew for years now and so happy they…

  Friday December 6th is DUCF Opening Night, and for the  $10 admission you’ll be able to:  * Shop the entire show without a large crowd * Participate in one-night…

Clare and Wayne return to Sponsor Row this year with their brand Mutual Adoration and promoting their amazing retail and creative crafting space, POST!   They’ve had such a busy 12…

Welcome back City Bird!! Emily and Andy Linn were early vendors with DUCF and have spend the last 14 years (!) creating an amazing retail stretch on their block of…

It’s no secret, Handmade Detroit and Nicole Ray, “Sloe Gin Fizz” go way back. She’s been a longtime DUCF vendor, and we were so happy she accepted the job of…

We are so excited to be back at the Mo Pop Festival this year, curating the Craft Bazaar village with a group of 24 makers and artists from Metro Detroit!…

Sunday, Feburary 10th let’s continue the LOVE and fellowship with VLNTNSDYMRKT.  Join us for a fun day of shopping, sharing, laughing and making! Floral Photo Booth Portraits with Jodi Lynn Doodles! …

                     Excited to share the vendor list for Handmade Detroit’s VLNTNSDYMRKT!  The majority of participants were invited back from a group of…

In the weeks leading up to Detroit Urban Craft Fair in late November we were developing a very exciting change to our new year. Creator, show-runner and founder of VLNTNSDYMRKT…

Detroit Urban Craft Fair weekend has come and gone! Three days of craft/friend/fellowship. New faces, trusty helpers, inspiration all around! HIGH FIVE!   DUCF turned 13 this year and no matter…

A young feature to Detroit Urban Craft Fair, Friday night’s opening event is a really fun way to kick off your weekend and see everything DUCF has to offer first! …

 A Huge thank you to both Yellow Door Art Market in Berkley & POST Detroit for selling our $10 pre-show pin packs! Visit either location during their regular business hours all…

Makers, are you looking for another craft fair (or two, three, four?) to add to your calendar of shows? Here’s a few we recommend, but make sure to get your…

Apps are officially closed for the 13th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Our voting committee will be busy in the coming weeks to select the 100 makers from the 330…

DIYpsi is back with their summer festival this weekend, August 18-19th! Shop with 75 makers and a few vintage curators from around the corner and the country, enjoy hand crafted…

Feeling a bit creatively drained lately? DUCF friend and sponsor Motor City Float is hosting their annual Float Challenge, and we can’t think of a more relaxing way to rejuvenate…

We are thrilled to be back at the Mo Pop Festival this year, curating the Craft Bazaar village! We’re showcasing a group of 20 makers and artists from Metro Detroit…

The Ann Arbor District Library is accepting vendor applications for the first ever Ann Arbor Wayzgoose & Printing Festival! This festival will be August 25, 2018 at the library and…

    MO POP FESTIVAL reveals their 2018 concert line up today!   And guess what?  Handmade Detroit is excited to be back at Mo Pop for a fourth year hosting a mini-version of…

Midwest Craft Con – if you are a crafty biz person and haven’t been, you really gotta go. You know how when you are selling at a show and you…

VLNTNSDYMRKT, hosted by our friends at POT + BOX is now accepting applications for vendors! This year’s market is now moved to the historic Fisher Building, and we can’t wait…

We were very happy to have City Bird as a sponsor this year at Detroit Urban Craft Fair, because Emily + Andy – the siblings behind City Bird – have…

I don’t know about you, but I still need to finish off my holiday shopping list! I shopped at Detroit Urban Craft Fair and a few other local craft fairs…

It’s our tenth and final installment of our vendor previews! See you at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair this weekend to see more of the talented artists we will be…

The fair’s just three days away! Here’s the ninth batch of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st) to…

The big day is fast approaching! Get prepared, with chapter eight of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st)…

Excitement springs from the eyes of Wayne and Clare of Mutual Adoration when you spend time with them, either at a workshop or co-hosting a pop-up dinner, ringing up a…

Here’s lucky number seven (out of ten) of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st) to see more of…

Not to give away too much of the mystique of DUCF opening night, it’s the full show but definitely feels different, and with some intention.  We introduced a ‘third day’ or…

Check out ten more vendors who are furiously crafting to get ready for the show; Here’s the sixth installment of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and…

We can’t say enough good stuff about Rocket Printing in Royal Oak. They’ve been our printers and DUCF sponsors for the last handful of years and not only come through with…

Chris Gorski from Detroit GT has been with us nearly from the start, and has been a DUCF sponsor for many years! We watch with amazement as this busy illustrator…

Here’s the fifth batch of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st) to see more of the talented artists…

DUCF is just about a week away! Get psyched, with the fourth installment of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning…

We are so thankful this year to have The Crofoot back as a sponsor for Detroit Urban Craft Fair, and to work with The Crofoot at the Mo Pop Festival…

Here’s the third round of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st) to see more of the talented artists…

Getting excited for DUCF yet? Here’s round two of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st) to see more…

It’s the first of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 1st) to see more of the talented artists we…

Swing by Ferndale Public Library during the month of November and catch a glimpse of just over 25% of our 2017 vendors sample goods! You’ll not only  be catching a…

We are proud to have Yelp back as a sponsor this year at Detroit Urban Craft Fair, and can’t wait to attend their own holiday event coming up this Thursday,…

Thank you to Detroit Artist Angie Coe for designing this gorgeous poster for us to promote the 12th Annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair! In the next several weeks you’ll start seeing them…

Thanks to everyone who applied for the 2017 Detroit Urban Craft Fair! We’ve received a record number of applications – *380* this year. Our jury is excited to get to…

We are very excited to participate this weekend at the block party on The Heidelberg Project grounds, an event hosted by Detroit LIVE! Catch up with us Handmade Detroit makers…

DIYspi’s Summer Festival – one of our favorite weekends each year – is coming up this weekend! Back at the ABC Microbrewery again, this fair has over 75 crafters &…

The Berkley Art Bash is back this Saturday! The 16th annual BAB is bringing together over 130 artists this year, plus food trucks, kids activities, live bands and more! The…

  I love Handmade Detroit. I love the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. I’m proud to have been part of HD for the past 11 years, and to have been a…

The weekend of July 29th & 30th Handmade Detroit will be BACK curating Mo Pop Festival’s CRAFT BAZAAR!  HD will once again be showcasing 20 indie crafters from the metro Detroit…

We were so excited when Motor City Float became a sponsor of Detroit Urban Craft Fair in 2016, and I was just as excited to try floating out for the…

The Midwest Craft Con, a business retreat for mid-career makers happening in Columbus, Ohio, is quickly approaching! Last year their first event drew 180 crafters from near and far to…

                  Happy New Year, everyone! We’re half way through January but here at HQ we’re just resurfacing from the hussle/bustle of the…

Still have some holiday shopping to do? The Metro Times & Detroit Mercantile Company Merry Market is one of my favorite ways to finish off my list, and support local…

WE DID IT! We’re packed up and put away (and possibly a tiny bit tired, still) but the smiles and warm feelings are are on a definite loop! What an awesome…

Hello there! Have you been to Detroit Urban Craft Fair before? Has it been a while? We wanted to share a few quick tips on how best to get your…

It’s our tenth and final installment of our vendor previews! See you at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair tomorrow to see more of the talented artists we will be showcasing.…

For years we’ve partnered with ESP Detroit to screen print all our official merchandise at Detroit Urban Craft Fair, and we can’t recommend them enough! Located in Eastern Market, Scott…

The fair’s just two days away! Here’s the ninth batch of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd) to…

The big day is fast approaching! Get prepared, with chapter eight of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd)…

Here’s lucky number seven (out of ten) of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd) to see more of…

Check out ten more vendors who are furiously crafting to get ready for the show; Here’s the sixth installment of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and…

We are so excited to have Motor City Float (owned by 2016 DUCF vendor, Cerealfly Soap) as a sponsor this year. Motor City Float will be opening in December, and…

Here’s the fifth batch of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd) to see more of the talented artists…

DUCF is just a week away! Get psyched, with the fourth installment of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December…

Our big anniversary last year lead us on a planning journey to an addition that has happily stuck around for this year as well: FRIDAY NIGHT OPENING NIGHT!  Friday night is…

Last year I was lucky enough to see Doug Coombe stand up and toast a barn full of rock and roll players, songwriters, good friends and the like on his wedding day, and…

Here’s the third round of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd) to see more of the talented artists…

Getting excited for DUCF yet? Here’s round two of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd) to see more…

It’s the first of our vendor previews! Check back every day between now and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (beginning December 2nd) to see more of the talented artists we…

  We’re excited to tell you about Rocket One Stop in Royal Oak, a new sponsor for us! Tony Maisano and his team came through for us in a BIG way last…

Our vendor preview will begin rolling out next week, but here’s the full line up in advance! We’ll also share the show map ahead of time for you planners! You…

Yelp has a super crafty and really fun night planned this Thursday at Leon & Lulu, and it also supports The Judson Center and all the good work they do…

I like odd numbers and we’re definitely having a good time working on this eleventh production season of Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Year ten was such a fantastic experience and challenge,…

Crafters near and far! Applications for Detroit Urban Craft Fair close this Sunday, Sept 25th at midnight! We then begin the jurying process and send notifications out early October.  Be…

This weekend is one of our favorites of the summer – it’s DIYpsi this weekend! Head over to Arbor Brewing Company in Ypsilanti on Saturday and Sunday (8/27-28) and check…

Last year was such a huge milestone for Handmade Detroit, reaching 10 years of producing Detroit Urban Craft Fair, but this year we’re turning it up to 11.  Applications are now open for…

Our friends over at DIYpsi now have applications open for their annual summer DIYpsi show! It will be taking place again at the ABC Microbrewery (Corner Brewery) in Ypsilanti, on…

We’ve got a year under our belts now and super excited to be back presenting some incredible makers for the Craft Bizarre at Mo Pop July 23 & 24th at the…

  Be sure to follow Handmade Detroit on Facebook for  details! Anyone interested that has not applied (or especially attended) DUCF  before is encouraged to read through vendor profiles from…

Blushing Brides-to-be looking for something extra special, a local connection, a handcrafted twist, dare not miss ROCK SUGAR this Sunday, May 8th at The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale. There you’ll…

Are you crafty AND into pinup modeling? A new pinup contest, Miss Fabulous Flora, is looking for women of all varieties to celebrate their creativity and curves on Saturday, May…

  Since we at HD saw Lisa Waud of Pot&Box last, hosting a very special make station at DUCF in December at our Friday night preview, she’s been leaving a trail of…

Carey and I were excited to sell last weekend at the WCSX Rock Swap at Oakland Mall last weekend, but a little nervous too. We both sell crafts that obviously…

Yesterday, I told you about the Merry Market happening at The Detroit Mercantile this weekend on both Saturday & Sunday, but wait…there’s more! There are also four MORE shows we love…

If you’ve still got a lot of gifts to get, the Merry Market in Detroit this weekend may be the perfect place to check off that list! Presented by Metrotimes…

Lisa Waud, the creative mastermind who’s FlowerHouse Detroit burst open wide with over 100,00 blooms in a glorious Hamtramck-home installation mid-October, will be join us Friday night for our 10th anniversary kick-off…

Big thanks to our long-time DUCF sponsor Yelp for helping spread the word about our big weekend (can you believe it is only 5 days away?!?). Make sure to stop…

Craft is a new shop opening on Black Friday in Adrian, Michigan and we can’t wait to shop! Located at 128 N Main St in downtown Adrian, the store is…

All of us at Handmade Detroit are SO excited for the Midwest Craft Con! If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, the early bird discount tickets are only available until…

If you crafters and artists are still looking for another show or two to round out your busy holiday season, may we suggest these? First, the Merry Market is back…

There is so much crafty awesomeness going on right now! We’re hard at work planning the 10th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair, but wanted to make sure to share all…

Applications for our tenth annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair close THIS FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT! Don’t delay, apply now! Michigan’s largest and longest-running indie craft fair is returning to the world’s largest…

Hooray, it is DIY Street Fair weekend in just a few days! One of our favorite shows of the year, DIY has got a knockout music lineup and more artists…

If you are more creative than biz oriented and want to learn more about being an entrepreneur,  The Detroit Art and Business Institute and Access Growth Center “Mind Your Art…

This 10th annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair is going to have a number of “firsts”, and this is the one to start them! We asked our friend and designer Josh…

  Vendor applications are now available for the tenth annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair! Michigan’s largest and longest-running indie craft fair is returning to the world’s largest Masonic Temple, December 4…

Thanks, Metrotimes, for including Detroit Urban Craft Fair on your “100 Things All Detroiters Should Do Before They Die” list! Look for us at #81.

If you’ve been to any of the many festivals in Metro Detroit, you have no doubt seen the Detroit Manufacturing tent there, selling a huge assortment of Detroit –themed shirts…

Wow, it’s hard to know where to begin. Do we start by telling you that this weekend at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair we had over 8,000 shoppers?  Do we…

The Detroit Card Co. the library lab   thePXsmith tree trunk arts Triple L. Crochet & Knit Trish’s Garage Type Shy Warpaint Studio WoollyMammothDesign Y Studio Detroit

DUCF has been in the news a lot this week, have you see us around? Carey on Fox 2 news Amy in the Metrotimes Bethany in the Detroit Free Press…

In 2010 Ferndale resident Christopher Gorski had a really good idea. It took some really distinctive design work and illustrations, a sharp advertising approach and a Super cool snack truck…

Ruth & Hazel Salt Labs, LCC Shanta Ambady Ceramics Shawn Knight Slow Gin Fizz Smith Shop Some Days Ago Spazz Happy Line Design TAIT Design Co. The Alligator Factory The…

Doug Coombe has been shooting near and far for two decades, under and on rock, jazz and R&B stages, capturing the beauty and torture and passion in artists lives in…

Oh Sew Betty! Outer Spaceways Apparel Owl Gypsy Owl’s Nest Paintings by Jason Gibner Peg Dry Goods Pillbug Designs Put A Scrap On It Rain and Aster Ramona’s Colors Re-Zip…

We are very excited to have Cari Cucksey of HGTV’s Cash & Cari as a sponsor of Detroit Urban Craft Fair this year! You can find Cari in our sponsor…

Mark Sarmel   mended  Microcosm Ceramics  Mimi & Ferne Miss Alison Mitten Made Moonbeam Industries Mr. Sogs Creatures Mutual Adoration Nicole Pangas Ceramics Object Apparel Octopus Pie

Harvesting Hart Hunt & Noyer Woodworks Jennifer Joy Creative Jessica Tenbusch JKM Soy Candles Jodi Lynn’s Emporium of Doodles June & December Kill Taupe Kristine Bolhuis La Vie en Orange…