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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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 Well, seeing as how I forgot my camera when I went to the Farmer’s Market this weekend, I thought I’d show you another wonderful local spot: the Pendleton Woolen Mill Store, which Mom turned me onto recently. Some of you may be familiar with Pendleton Woolen Mills, which is famous for high-quality wool fabrics in … Read On! There’s More!  Patricia Zapata talks with me about how graphic design affects her crafting, and vice versa. We discuss how design principles can be beneficial to a small crafty business, and suggestions for developing your “design eye.” Read On! There’s More!   …Speaking of indie publishing, there’s a brand-new online craft magazine, and it’s amazing. Parasol•Craft is a sister magazine to Parasol, which many of you already know and love. Both projects come from the talented mind of Yasmine Surovec, who also blogs at A Print A Day. Yasmine has curated a really wide-ranging and fresh craft … Read On! There’s More!  This is a quick post, with two purposes: First, I want to say a heartfelt Thank You to everyone who’s taken the time to offer their insights on yesterday’s ebook post. You’ve given me so many new avenues to explore, and much great food for thought. And I’m deeply grateful. ______________________________________________________ Which brings me to the other … Read On! There’s More!  Do you have a minute? I could use your input about something. As you probably know, I recently released an ebook about weaving. I may have mentioned this once or twice. :-) Well, it’s been out for about two months now. Interestingly, I’ve had lots of visitors to the book’s page and my online store, but … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been dancing around needle felting for a while now. I totally want to get into this craft, but I fear that when I do, it’ll take over my life. In what may be an act of fate, Laurie Sharp stopped by my demo at Urban Craft Uprising and introduced herself. She gave me … Read On! There’s More!  (Is it too geeky to admit that I hear the theme from Love Boat in my head every time I think about this?) Okay, THIS is just about the coolest thing ever. I’ll be setting sail on the Crafty Chica Art Cruise next April! Wanna join in the fun? In case you haven’t heard about this … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s what The Crafty Bloggers have been up to this week. . . _________________________________________________________ About Family Crafts Find out how to can make a story sack for the book, and soon to be movie, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Aileen’s Musings Aileen’s created a quirky copper bird pin,,,,stop by and check it. Alexa Westerfield a.k.a … Read On! There’s More!  I’m hard at work finishing up the next ebook in the blogging series right now, so I’ll just pop in here to share a new tutorial I have up on CRAFT. This lampshade project is, in fact, a little off-loom weaving project. You turn the shade itself into a simple loom, and then weave in … Read On! There’s More!  One of the best things about this summer has been seeing so many crafty peeps in person – and not just because many of them brought gifties. But, I do have a lot of wonderful gifties to share with you today! Starting with this gorgeous button brooch, made by Stephanie. This was a thank-you for … Read On! There’s More! |
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