On Saturday, Mama Rose, my sister, and I ventured through the super-awesome freezing rain to the Detroit Urban Craft Fair at the Filmore (formerly the State) Theater in Detroit.
Let me tell you–it was marvelously hip and so daggone good to see all those fun, hip folks of all walks of life enjoying the homemade Michigan arts, crafts, and wares on display.
This wasn’t your (or my) mama’s boring old craft show–something of which I made sure Mama Rose was aware before we arrived–this was a fun-filled fair with homemade soaps, scarves, paintings, magnets, buttons, skateboards, dollies, and cards brimming with Michigan love.
Here’s a pic of the Filmore fill with arts and crafts galore. I took this from the stage–and let me tell you, it was a little surreal to be on the stage at the Fillmore where so many amazing musicians have played. That just added to the fun of the event.
Some of my favorites:
Michigan mitten note cards from dang argyle — I’m going to have to get me some of these for le holidays.
Funky, fresh, and fantastic letterpress printed goodness from Rar Rar Press. Amy and I wanted Mama Rose to get this postcard –because it’s true.
Painted cotton shirts, scarves, onesies and more from ellembee. I really gushed over these and got myself a faboo little scarfy poo to add to my collection.
D-town Love from City Bird! I love maps of all kinds, and City Bird is cartographic coolness.
Birch bark jewelry from bettula. Just look at this website. Birches are one of my favorite trees (they are tied for first place with Weeping Willows…yeah, I have favorite types of trees…), and to see someone use the fallen bark of these beauties to make stunning jewelry just makes my little heart soar.
After the DUCF, we hopped on over to Bucharest for some yummy Bucharestian (?) food. Me? I had the bean soup and some scrumptiallyadumptious hummus. Mama Rose had cheese turnovers that she said she wanted to eat for the rest of here life.
And because no day is complete without dessert, we fund our way to Avalon Bakery to enjoy some sweet treats and a few photo opps.
Detroit love feels so good.
