Happy 4th of July!

Hope you have tons of fun BBQs and summer outings planned for this holiday weekend!

I would like to share my most favorite, super simple and healthy summer dip recipe! I promise you it seems so simple but it's soooo delicious!

It can be served with yummy tortilla chips of any flavor & is a cinch to make when you need to bring something in a pinch! It's a Mexican Corn & Bean dip! This can also be served as a yummy side salad for any BBQ.

Mexican Corn & Bean Dip

1 can black beans (rinsed)
1 can of shoe peg corn (or any sweet corn) (drained)
½ cup cilantro (chopped)
½ cup Rottell (brand) diced tomatoes with green chilies (chopped)
¼ cup red onion (chopped)
1 tbs Cumin
¼ cup green onion (chopped)
3 tbs vegetable oil
1/3 cup lime juice (from bottle or fresh)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together, chill to set

Serve with Corn Chips or as a side salad!

Thanks!

To everyone who came out to Craft Revival this past weekend! If you are interested in any of the items of ours you saw, please send us an email, and we would happy to work on getting it to you!

Come be revived this saturday!

Spring! Flowers! Rainshowers! and, Craft Fair season officially starts!

This Saturday please join both gals from Make-out Goods at the first annual Spring Revival, presented by Handmade Detroit at the Magic Stick in Detroit. Thirty+ vendors will be pleddling their handmade wares from 10A-5P. Free admission.

Magic Stick is part of the Majestic Theatre complex. Come for the fair, stay for some delicious food, or bowl a game or two at the Garden Bowl. Located at 4120-4140 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI

Crafty News

Hello friends! Thought we'd share the latest in crafty news with our crafty friends.

There's a new craft fair coming to Detroit! It's hosted by the lovely ladies of Handmade Detroit and will be a nice start to the 2009 craft season. It's called Craft Revival and will be held at the Magic Stick in Detroit on April 18th, 2009. If you are interested in applying go here!

In other news, Faythe Levine creator of the fair Art Vs. Craft, and co-author of the book of the same name, has kicked off the screening of her full length documentary Handmade Nation with screenings in Milwaukee and New York. She will be screening it all over the country and world, so visit the Handmade Nation blog for details. You can also view the trailer on You Tube, so take a looky!

Christmas goodies

So, with getting to have an extended holiday vacation (thanks to Ramona's school being closed for two weeks over Christmas), I got in the spirit of making handmade candy (for the first time). Ethan needed some gifts to give to his coworkers too, so this worked out well as a yummy handmade present for a bunch of people.


I made toffee, and peppermint bark, and when Ethan's mom was in over the weekend, she and Ramona made a huge batch of gingerbread cookies that I threw in to the mix. It's all delicious and I wish I could give more of it away so we don't eat it all!

I bought the take-out boxes from Michaels, as well as the red and white baker's string (Martha, of course). The gift tags are from Emily at The Black Apple, and I can't get enough of them.

Have a great holiday everyone!

xoxo, Amy

Etsy promoted on the View!

So I'm home this morning, doing my morning things and the View is on. I sat down for the beginning of the show and the discussion was saving money for the holidays. Joy (the very best one on there!) said her daughter-in-law made pottery and sold it on Etsy.com and people should look there for inexpensive, creative, and all handmade gifts! I couldn't believe it! I am so excited!

Love you Joy Bayhar!

xo Val

Holiday Crafternoon this Sunday

Join me (Amy) this Sunday for a special Holiday Crafternoon, hosted by Handmade Detroit at the Woodward Avenue Brewery downstairs lounge in Ferndale.

We will be set up from 12:00PM until 5:30PM this Sunday, December 21 with lots of great last-minute presents and stocking stuffers for you and yours.

Featured artists include:
Lish Dorset
Bethany Nixon
Stephanie Tardy
Amy Cronkite
Carey Gustafson
Eric Lillieberg
Courtney Fischer
Chris Gorski
Michelle Wardowski
Veronica Knight

This will be the last Handmade Detroit event of the year, and my last event for who knows how long (since baby is coming soon!)

Done with your shopping? Come anyway and enjoy some tasty beverages and delicious food.
Hope to see you there!