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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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 Taking a little break from my huge Office Renovation Project to do a little post about the oddest thing I saw in San Luis Obispo. Depending on who you talk to, it’s called either Gumball Alley or Bubblegum Alley. K. tells me that this piece of public art began sometime in the 1960′s, with Cal … Read On! There’s More!  Christina passed this along to me, and so I’m passing it along to you: This spring, Chronicle Books will be publishing a book called Change the World for Ten Bucks. It’s full of quick and easy tips and suggestions on what people can do to make the world a nicer place for all of us. The … Read On! There’s More!  Hi, Gang – I’m just back from a week’s vacation in California, and pretty much buried in email and deadlines and some office-renovation frenzy. I have some cool things to share with you from the trip, but I need a little time. So, meantime, take a look at these three posts I have up … Read On! There’s More!  Further proof that Portland has one of the coolest library systems on the planet: the annual Zinesters Talking festival kicks off tomorrow night. Each year, several Multnomah County library branches host evenings with local zine-makers. They read from their work and have a little Q&A with the audience. It’s a great thing – and they … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, this is kind of a weird project, not to mention one that was never finished. But it is probably my most ambitious plastic canvas effort to date. So, a while back, K. and I undertook to build a “crafty house” in Second Life. And we decided that, since you can defy the laws of … Read On! There’s More!  Sooner or later, it seems that all good things migrate to Portland. And we’re now proud to be the new home of Kate Bingaman-Burt, who writes a fascinating blog called Obsessive Consumption. (Full disclosure: I haven’t met Kate, but I’m a big fan.) The blog is simple in concept: Kate draws the things she buys, … Read On! There’s More!  This one probably gets the award for “Most Fun Craft Book” of the year. If you’ve seen Jennifer Perkins’ work, and chances are that you have, then you’ll be prepared for the vibrant, brash, and funny style of The Naughty Secretary Club Book. It’s divided into three sections: A Case of the Mondays, Hump Day, … Read On! There’s More!  Now, here’s a great find: The Pocket Paper Engineer, a pair of books on making pop-ups by Carol Barton. This is Vol. 2, which deals with platforms, props, and spirals. There’s also a Vol. 1, which covers basic pop-up forms. So, in these volumes are the tools to make really spectacular pop-up greeting cards and … Read On! There’s More!  Hey, guys – a few bits of news: Handmade NW, a local artisan collective, is putting on one of its awesome weekday craft shows this week. Head to the Montgomery Park Atrium Tuesday and Wednesday for some awesome shopping and chatting. All the details are over here, including an impressive list of vendors. My piece on … Read On! There’s More!  An interview with Stephen Fraser, co-founder of Spoonflower, which prints your designs onto fabrics. Read On! There’s More!  |
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