Friday, October 14th 2011:
The 2011 DIY Craft Fair Extravaganza!

20+ Tables of sweet, handmade, DIY arts and crafts; everything from buttflaps and bike tube guitar straps to comics and winter gear! And yes, Black Ship Crafts will be there with Belts, Wallets, Pick Pockets, U-Lock Holsters, Guitar Straps, Punk & Metal Bracelet Cuffs, Earrings, and more...

Check out this link for more info, and vending info:
Craft Fair Mpls FB or email Craft Fair Mpls 2011

INTRODUCING: Black Ship Crafts Bike Tube Earrings!

I had made Earrings for friends and sold a couple pairs at craft shows in Minneapolis to test the waters, and, I after testing, had none left! Which to me sounds like success, so I've since made more and now have them available through the BSC Etsy.com store!
  New Designs:
    -Feathers
    -Spirals, Large and Small
    -Tassels, Large and Small, Long and Short
People have long been wearing earrings made from leather. Now, you have the opportunity to sport it in bike tube style!
-http://www.etsy.com/listing/81417580/feather-shaped-long-dangly-bike-tube

Yuk! My computer with all the week 2 and final pictures isn't working, so I'll post'em once I get it fixed, sorry..

Black Ship Crafts

The first official post on the the newly launched BSC Handmade blog!

So, at this point, I've been making bike tube belts and wallets, among other things, for about 8 years now, and BSC has been around for almost a year, the Etsy.com store has been running since early this year, and I finally learned how to professionally build bike frames from scratch! It's been a busy year and a rewarding experiment putting all this together.

I'll do a few blasts from the past, but most of what you'll see here is what I've been up to this summer and then updates about new bike tube items and craft fairs, and progress on the frame building front. For orders or questions, please email me at blackshipcrafts@gmail.com.