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I'm Sister Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?
…So, Christina and I are hard at work on our book. We’re finalizing our chapter on basic tips and techniques.
And this got us thinking about all the craft books on our respective shelves, and all the “basics” chapters in them, and how often they seem to cover a lot of the same ground. So, we thought we’d ask you: in a quilting book specifically, what tips and techniques would you like to see? What stuff have you already seen too much of? And what’s been missing from the books you already own?
Feel free to comment on Christina’s post (where there are already some awesome suggestions), or here. We really appreciate your input!
Wowee, I loved this video – and I hope it gives you a good send-off into your weekend, too. Given my ongoing dry spell, I’m compelled by this idea that the frustration of not-knowing is an important part of the cycle of creating. (Jonah Leher’s book, which this video illustrates, is already on my …
Hello again, 80′s! Image by natala007, via Flickr Pssst: if you want to get in on this week’s discussion over on Google+, we’re talking about trends. I’m interested in these questions: What are trends for, anyway? Do they serve any purpose other than driving sales? Why do we humans need them? How much do trends figure into …
I was lucky enough to be on Twitter a couple weekends back when Garth tweeted a link to this beautiful piece on CNN’s Living blog, about women in their 60′s and beyond who enjoy being stylish in a very creative, self-defined way. What’s especially cool about these ladies? Some of them maintain fashion blogs! I …
Just a quickie post, to celebrate the beginning of farmer’s market season here in PDX! And so begins my weekly project of immortalizing pretty produce. And then buying it. And then cooking and eating it. The walking around photographing felt especially nice in the light of my current creative slump. It felt really good just …
All images in this post are by Bridget Benton, and used with permission. You’re getting this show free for 30 days thanks to the CraftyPod Shop! That’s right, my online store is bringing you this show! If you enjoy this podcast, I’d be so grateful if you’d stop by and check out my ebooks, online classes, …
What does Dutch cake have to do with this post? Absolutely nothing. But who wouldn’t want some Candycake if they could get it?! Hello! Just popping in with a pair of news items here. (I’m writing this in the voice of Eddie Izzard, but you probably can’t tell. Right.) Image by halilgokdal, via Flickr OK, so first …
Image by samk, via Flickr Money continues to be pretty tight around here, post-tax-paying, but whatever! This project must go on. I’m stepping a little out of the crafty realm with my Free support this month. K and I attended one of our favorite events of the year over the weekend, the Stumptown Comics Fest. Portland …
Image by -Jeffrey-, via Flickr We had a great discussion a while back about how blogging is changing. We talked about the “post keeping-up era,” where all of us are tending to let go of the ideal of staying current with hundreds of blogs. And we talked about what this means for bloggers in terms …
So, this month my thinking about online information diet health centered around Google+. Boy, would I love for it to be a better social media tool for the craft community. Don’t get me wrong – it is a wonderful social media tool. In my opinion, much better-designed and usable than Facebook. (I’ve made no secret …
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