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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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 So, I love the modern softies movement dearly. I love the crazy diversity of shapes and personalities, which roam so far afield of the old-school teddy bear. And I was super-excited to see Therese Laskey’s Softies: Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals. First, I want to shout-out to Chronicle Books, for their usual design savvy, … Read On! There’s More!  Whew! I had the best time on yesterday’s Crafty Portland Tour with Christina and Susan. And after taking pictures all day, I realized that — Doh! — I didn’t take any of the three of us together. Just as I forgot when Kayte was here touring. I just get so caught up in … Read On! There’s More!  Yesterday was something of an end-of-an-era. We had our last Church of Craft meeting at the beloved Rimsky-Korsakoffee House. As of next month, we’ll be at our new home, Central Library downtown. I’ll miss the charm of Rimsky’s so much — we’ve been there for three years! But, Church of Craft has just grown … Read On! There’s More!  K and I went to Iron Artist yesterday. It’s a hoot — and the principal fundraiser for P-town’s beloved SCRAP. SCRAP is a kind of mecca where businesses, schools, and individuals donate all kinds of random things, which creative types can go buy for ridiculously little money, and re-make into useful and artistic stuff. … Read On! There’s More!  There’s something about wandering around the farmer’s market in late August — you start to realize that the season will soon be over, and Fall is hurrying up behind it. So I got all inspired to take a few photos to represent major themes of my summer: Soda and Bitters: Ah, the best beverage ever. My … Read On! There’s More!  An interview with Nora Abousteit and Benedikta von Karaisl, of the most-excellent BurdaStyle.com. Learn all about Open Source Sewing, and what it means to your wardrobe and your crafty business. Read On! There’s More!   CraftyPod#58: BurdaStyle, with Benedikta von Karaisl and Nora Abousteit Play Now | Play in Popup | Download It was (most of) a day off for me today. I played a little Galaga (made it to Stage 16; haven’t been there since I was eleven), and saw Stardust (meh). And then, inspired by this post on Craftlog, I busted out the Spirograph. This beauty came from the craft supply swap. My friend Bridget … Read On! There’s More!  This is Number Three in a series of posts, which will present some simple tools for protecting yourself from the possibility of your ideas and work being exploited by a less-than-ethical corporation. Please be sure to check out posts Number One and Number Two as well. ————————————————————— Chapter Three: How to Respond if Something Goes Wrong Sadly, … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s how my brain works: faced with a pretty steep to-do list today, I woke up with a brainstorm for spool-knitting with beads. And couldn’t get anything else accomplished until I’d explored it fully. At least I could justify my obsession as blog-fodder. My brainstorm can be seen above: I’ve been puzzling over how … Read On! There’s More!  There’s a lot of buzz going ‘round about Craft, Inc: Turn Your Creative Hobby Into a Business. So, let me add my two cents as well. I was very excited to see this book arrive from Chronicle Books, because I’ve been watching the advent of the Crafty Business Era for some time, and saying to … Read On! There’s More! |
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