Handmade DFW Team Members
Apply to be a member today!
We’d love for you to be part of our creative community! Handmade DFW accepts membership applications year-round, so makers can join the Handmade DFW community at any time. Annual dues are paid at the beginning of each year.
Handmade DFW is a cooperative, all-volunteer group of makers, artists, designers, and creative entrepreneurs living and working throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area. We are a nonprofit trade association founded in 2007 with a shared belief in the value of handmade work, creative entrepreneurship, and community connection.
Handmade DFW is a trade organization, which means our members receive meaningful benefits designed to support both creative and business growth.
Membership benefits include:
Discounted training sessions and workshops - Topics range from hands-on crafting classes to business, marketing, and entrepreneurship seminars.
Member meetups and networking events - Connect with like-minded makers, share ideas, learn from each other, and talk honestly about the challenges of running a handmade business.
Mentorship and peer support - Learn from experienced makers and contribute your own skills to the community.
Opportunities to get involved - Members help shape events, education, and the future of Handmade DFW through volunteer leadership and collaboration.
Stronger visibility for handmade work - Be part of a respected organization dedicated to elevating handmade businesses in DFW.
A Cooperative Community
Handmade DFW is powered entirely by volunteers. Our members don’t just join—they participate, contribute, and help guide the organization forward. Whether you’re an emerging maker or a seasoned creative entrepreneur, your experience and voice matter here.
If you believe in supporting handmade, growing together, and building a stronger creative community in DFW, we invite you to apply.
New members will be added soon, check out some of our past members:
Artist Sierra Barnes - Original art, art prints, greeting cards, and stickers
Both Hands Studio - Lace embossed ceramics
Designs by Andrea - Pressed Flower art, print goods
Fun Cool Wall Clocks - Custom Wall Clocks
Heidy Henke Jewelry - Delicate handmade gemstone jewelry
I Latina - Paper goods, stationery, and gifts
Kat French Design - Spot-on paper goods
Lili & Lee - Stackable bracelets
Maya & Kiwi - Watercolor portraits
Nest in Progress - Unique fabric designs,
Nik-Naks & Knots - Handcrafted crochet hooks, fiber art and accessories
Ox & Pine - Personalized leather notebooks and journals
PennyBPottery - Handmade, unique, one of a kind pottery pieces
Siren Song Leather Works - Handmade leather goods
Tokodots - Colorful, geometric stationery and prints
Uptown Pet Wear - Handmade pet accessories
Wedgewood Design Co - Epoxy resin + live edge domestic & exotic hardwoods
Ahava Home - Original home decor, linens, and lighting
Bathe In Couture - Fun, unique, colorful bath and body products
Creteation - Concrete, metals, fabrics and glass designs
Earrings by Eryn - Authentic gemstone jewelry
Favors and Stuff Designs - Fun party games and gifts
HiRuna - Handmade bath and body products
JGrumbling Handmade Jewelry - Handmade jewelry
Kathleen Care Jewelry - Handmade jewelry
Lil Bits of Mona - String art home decor signs and gifts handmade
Liz Wiley - Equestrian art
Mia Maria - Unique aprons and sewn treasures
Novare Studio - Lasercut designs
Papertate Design - Handmade paper goods & gifts
Sassy Jewels by Shawn - Handcrafted jewelry using Swarovski Crystals
The Flip Artist - Original acrylic paintings
Truly Unruhly - Jewelry inspired by modern art, architecture, and history
Valerie Morgan Designs - Handmade artisan jewelry
Team Leaders
The Pig and the Peacock - Handmade bath and body products
Hearts & Sharts - Paper goods and gifts
Ahaus Pottery - Handmade pottery mugs, bowls, colanders, and more
Second Chance Pots - Hand painted reused and recycled pots rescued from the landfill and given a new chance at life
