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Hello there! 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?   
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 I first learned about Craftacular when I posted here about the need for crafters to document this moment in making on Wikipedia. And Shana Kreikemeier was kind enough to point out to me that she had established a wiki just for the craft community, known as Craftacular. Well, last week, Craftacular showed up on … Read On! There’s More!    Here are the fruits of the March Quilt Block Swap, in which I was lucky enough to be partnered with Kristin, who created the whole thing. (She’s also the inventive mind behind Craft Leftovers.) Kristin’s block theme is “Buttons.†Mine is “Tiki Paradise.†I really love that vintagey tropical fabric she used on mine. If … Read On! There’s More!  Moments like this, the world is a very shiny happy place. Look at this set of buttons from Christine of Re-Conceived.com. All different kinds of glue! Holy Moly! And nicer still, she included a personal note, explaining that these buttons were inspired by my podcast about glue. So, very special buttons indeed! I love them so … Read On! There’s More!  There’s no coincidence to this: yesterday the sun made one of its increasingly-rare appearances in Portland, and The Sampler arrived. There’s so much amazing stuff in this one, I’ll likely do two posts about it. So for this first one, I’ll share: This cute-cute-cute zippered bag from Barry’s Farm. There’s machine embroidery on the cupcake! And … Read On! There’s More!  An interview with Faythe Levine, Producer and Director of the film Handmade Nation. Read On! There’s More!   Look what I just bought from the Wonderland Retreat store! It’s called “Love Is in The Air,†and it’s made by Hannah Kopacz, of MadeWithLoveByHannah.com. Isn’t it beautiful? Just makes me happy to look at it. Hannah totally rocks. Her blog is a fun read, too! There are so many amazing things on Wonderland Retreat, … Read On! There’s More!  This is a rather grueling couple of weeks — health stuff, the events in Virginia, a thick, thick patch of deadlines, tax-time . . . . I am in need of something cheery today. Here it is! I scored this 1960 Betty Crocker party book during a farmer’s market trip last summer. A nearby bookstore … Read On! There’s More!  Yay! You can now buy The Crafter’s Companion in the U.S! A very inspiring read. The book combines sewing projects from a number of craft-bloggers, and their musings on what inspires them, why they make things, and where they create. If you haven’t yet, take a listen to my podcast interview with editor Anna Torborg. Read On! There’s More!  Church of Craft! Three of my favorite words. :-) This month, we embossed some foil. I never get tired of seeing all the different interpretations of whatever our projects is — always amazing. People made embossings of all sizes.    Lots of lovely greeting cards.  Some cool small pieces. The one on the right is made on a … Read On! There’s More!  Luckily, K and I got all our out-and-about stuff done today during the brief return of the sun. But by late afternoon, it had gone cold and rainy again, so we made some tea, popped in the first season of Monk on DVD, busted out the long-arm stapler, and had a little zine party. Folding … Read On! There’s More! |
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