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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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 An interview with Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever, co-owners of Future Craft Collective. They offer craft projects for families and kids that also teach creative reuse and self-reliance. Read On! There’s More!   CraftyPod #91: Crafting With Your Kids, with Future Craft Collective Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Happy Friday! A couple cool things happened around the webby-neighborhood today: This week’s tutorial went up at CraftStylish. Since it’s Weddings & Celebrations month over there, I made these cute party favor baskets from stiffened fabric. They’re super easy to make (just need lots of drying time) and are fun table decorations. And then, I was … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s what The Crafty Bloggers have been up to this week. . . _________________________________________________________ About Family Crafts Help needed: Looking for creative graduation decorations… Ideas anyone? Aileen’s Musings Aileen offers another great Mothers or Fathers day gift idea using more bottle caps! Blisstree Arts Cyndi has rounded up all of her favorite posts on making background papers and fabrics for your … Read On! There’s More!  I’m a huge fan of 1970′s crafts (you may have noticed), so I was pretty dang excited when the publisher of this book contacted me. The Art of Handmade Flowers revives that time-honored art we used to call “pantyhose flowers” here in the US. This book was originally published in China a couple years back. … Read On! There’s More!  I wanted to share a new tutorial I have up on the CRAFT Blog this week. It’s a simple bound book made of envelopes – a lovely way to present a group of photos as a gift. The envelopes create an opportunity to group the photos in some meaningful way. For my book, for example, … Read On! There’s More!  The Baby Doll Top, another cute design from Chic & Simple Sewing Good news, friends – Potter Craft has kindly donated a copy of Chic & Simple Sewing for a giveaway on this here blog. (If you haven’t, check out my review below.) To enter, leave a comment on this post and tell me why you … Read On! There’s More!  I got a sneak peak at Chic & Simple Sewing at CHA, and I’m so excited it’s finally out. What a tremendously useful sewing book for beginners! Christine Haynes has done an amazing job of decoding the process of making garments, but more on that in a moment. Because I think the real genius of … Read On! There’s More!  Wait – it’s Friday. And it’s May. How did that happen? Here’s my latest tutorial over at CraftStylish. This month is all about Wedding and Celebration crafts, so I made a cool fabric postcard party invitation. I’ve often been intrigued by the fabric postcards I’ve seen in mixed media magazines, but they’re always so heavily-layered with … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, the winners are drawn! And they are The Eyeball Kid, Robin, and Fern. Congratulations, everyone! I’m emailing you now about your winnin’s. I was surprised by how many of you commented that your number one blogging challenge is what to write about. So I’ll offer two things there: First, the ebook definitely addresses that question. And … Read On! There’s More! |
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