A look at the world of men who craft, featuring Josh Moon, Adam Louie, Michael Handley, and Digibudi. What does crafting mean to these guys, and what’s it like to be a male crafter in a predominantly-female crafting culture?
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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 am getting a bit buried in a giant (crafty) project that I can’t tell you about just yet, although I’m very excited to share. So, the blogging is a little slow, although I will have a nice tutorial for you this weekend. In the meantime, here are a few recent favorite things from around … Read On! There’s More!  Well . . . okay, perhaps April 15th isn’t everyone’s favorite. K. and I came back this morning from photocopying and mailing, feeling just a little deflated. So we blew off some steam by making up lots of new lyrics to that classic Rosy Grier song, It’s All Right to Cry – none of … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, THIS is cool. Anna tipped me off to the Pillsbury Bake-Off blog, which is covering the annual million-dollar baking contest live today. The posts already on the site are fascinating – did you know they set up 102 mini-kitchens, complete with ovens, in a hotel ballroom for this event? Imagine the electrical! And imagine … Read On! There’s More!  So, the fabulously-talented Lee is writing for the Threadbanger blog now. And her first post is about this amazing cardigan she made. She cut a sweater in front, and then added a crocheted edging with buttonholes, and all those wonderful buttons. She was wearing it at Susan’s book event last week, and it’s stunning … Read On! There’s More!  It was the most beautiful, sunny day here in Portland. The kind of day where only good things happen, because the whole city is completely giddy with the weather. One nice thing that happened today was a surprise in my mailbox. A dear friend from my hotel days sent me a copy of Rosie O’Donnell’s … Read On! There’s More!  Last week, I taught a series of craft classes for our local library system’s Staff Day. This is a day when they close all the branches and all 500+ library staffers convene for a day of fun and educational workshops. This is one of the classes we did. I call them “Workspace Guardians,” which strikes … Read On! There’s More!  This is Number Seven in a series of posts, which will present some simple tools for protecting yourself from common mis-uses of your work. You can find the rest of the series over here. ————————————————————— Exposure. It gets bandied about so much. “Contribute a project to our book. It’s great exposure for you.” “Write for our … Read On! There’s More!  A new crafty portal website has just arrived – be sure to check it out. It’s called CraftStylish, and it’s hosted by Taunton. The beta release contains a ton of articles, tips, and tutorials by a group of talented editors and bloggers. The site covers lots of different crafts including sewing, embroidery, beading, jewelry-making, knitting, … Read On! There’s More!  First, my apologies – I’m a bad blogger at the moment. I’m working really hard on a number of things that are either non-crafty, or are very crafty, but that I can’t show you. I hope to return to regular crafty programming very soon. I wanted to share these books with you, as a further … Read On! There’s More! |
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