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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 recently joined the Crafty Bloggers, a group of highly-talented women who share links to fun stuff on each other’s blogs each week. What an honor to be invited! So here is my first roundup – check out all the crafty goodness: _________________________________________________________ About Family Crafts Discover how you can create an entire fairy village using … Read On! There’s More!  Craft Challenge: Dozens of Ways to Repurpose a Pillowcase is the first book in a new re-crafting series from Lark Books. (Go, Lark!) The intro chapter talks about how this idea was influenced by the online craft community, and the way we create these creative challenges for ourselves. (So, given that I’ve been talking … Read On! There’s More!  An interview with Victor Domine, Public Relations Manager for the Craft & Hobby Association. He offers his take on that inaccurate Indie Craft Report that circulated at the January 2009 CHA show, and offers some thoughts about how CHA is working to bridge the gap between indie crafters and the craft industry. Read On! There’s More!   This little project was born on a recent trip to the Goodwill Outlet, locally known as The Bins. I stumbled onto a huge pile of paperback books with nice, lurid covers, and thought they’d make great picture frames. Here’s a view of the inside: So, here’s how to whip one up: Start by measuring the book. Then, … Read On! There’s More!  …Coming to you from a low-grade fever today. Bleh. But I did want to share that I have a little mending tutorial up on the CRAFT blog this week. That pink polo you see there has been in my closet for a while now. Perfect color, perfect thing to throw on all summer long. Only … Read On! There’s More!  So, Button Month on CraftStylish is just winding down. Here’s my latest tutorial: customizing plain white buttons with paint. I tried four different kinds of paint, and put them all through a washer-dryer test. You can see the results over there. In the process, I discovered a freakin’ wonder-product: Sharpie Paint Markers. I’m working on … Read On! There’s More!  Hey, Locals – If you need some crafty fun this weekend, please join me at Twisted, where I’ll be teaching two classes: On Saturday, I’m teaching Wire Crochet Flower Pendants. This class is designed for folks who’ve had at least a little crochet experience. The flowers are simple to make once you’ve mastered the technique, and … Read On! There’s More!  I had such a grand day off with Susan and Pearl yesterday. Among many other fun things, we stopped in at Vintage Pink, and saw this oh-so-amzing necktie quilt. Oh, for the vast stores of time and neckties needed to make one of these! There are novelty ties scattered in among the stripes and solids, … Read On! There’s More!  I had so much fun at Susan’s Button It Up signing last night! It’s so cool that Powell’s hosts these crafty events. (And it’s so cool that Sarah took all these rad photos. Thanks, Sarah!) The crowd got to see all the buttony projects from the book up close, and we shared favorite button sources … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been showing my copy of Material Obsession around like crazy – it’s quickly become one of my favorite quilting books. Before I start geeking out, you may already know that the authors, Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke, have a shop in Sydney, Australia and a great blog – both of which share the … Read On! There’s More! |
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