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over at .waitinglinetheory. we are sponsoring the Detroit Urban Craft Fair and lending a hand wherever we can …
here’s the recent press release from .wlt.

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for those of you that may still be completely out of the loop, not that we condone the existence of said ‘loop’, it is officialy time to admit that the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (myspace nerds click here) is about to descend on this city whether you are ready for it or not.

hosted by Handmade Detroit (myspace nerds), the DUCF, as stated on their website, is defined thusly:

The Detroit Urban Craft Fair is a one-day alternative craft fair hosted by Handmade Detroit. Over 50 vendors from Detroit and the Midwest will set up shop from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at the Majestic Theater in Detroit. The event is free and open to the public.

well, WLT has taken a sponsorship/promotion/all-around-moral-support position to help out however we can with the DUCF, because, well, we think this shit is the shit.

to begin, we have added a little link over there to the left to help support the DUCF, the link will allow you to purchase one of their totally totally sweet mitten pins, because as they say:

Why not show your support of Detroit’s DIY community by purchasing a Handmade Detroit mitten pin? All proceeds from our pin sales go directly to helping produce and promote the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Each handmade pin is approximately 3 inches tall with a secure pin clasp and a tiny heart over Detroit. They would look super snazzy on your jacket, knitting tote or dashboard.

you may notice that the link takes you to a paypal page that sends the money to us, but please be assured ALL of it goes directly to the DUCF, its just easier for us kids to set it up that way, ok?

and yes, here’s what we think is the most important part:

I’d like to be involved, is there anything I can do to help?

Double Yes! We always need more people to pass out flyers, hang posters, post MySpace bulletins and do some good ole’ word of mouth advertising. If you’d like to help get the word out about DUCF, shoot an e-mail with the subject line PROMOTION HELP to promo@detroiturbancraftfair.com.

We’re also looking for volunteers to work the day of the fair as event staff. Event staffers will be used as runners and loaders for our vendors and with decoration and general set up. Because these people are such a big help on the day of the fair, they will receive special thank yous much like our vendors. If you’re interested, please send an e-mail with the subject line EVENT STAFF to info@detroiturbancraftfair.com.

seriously, we havent been so excited abt something in this city in a very long time.

so click the link, get yrself a few pins, and then head over to the DUCF site and send them a message that you want to help volunteer. there will be plenty of promotion and day-of types of chances to help out, so please please please lend a hand, you’ll want to tell your grandkids what you were doing the day detroit exploded onto the world with all the crafty creative force of a nation wide block party