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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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 Paul Overton returns to the show to discuss the idea of Free: how the internet’s abundance of free information both enhances and challenges our creative lives. We talk about lots of aspects of Free: how it builds community, how it challenges corporate interests, and how it launches crafty careers. And we talk about some … Read On! There’s More!   So, my friends, I’m getting ready to produce the third ebook in my blogging series. And because I’m producing it for you, I wanted your input. I see this title as a kind of “Craft Blogging 102.” It’ll go beyond the subjects we covered in Making a Great Blog and Creating a Blog Audience. Here … Read On! There’s More!  Woo-Hoo! The ever-talented Lee has offered up one of her Connect-the-Dots Stitch Sets to give away on this here blog. I think these are absolutely brilliant. Part embroidery, part game. You begin with a piece of numbered cloth. Pop it in your hoop, stitch from one number to the next, and watch the image appear. What’s … Read On! There’s More!  I should say: I’m not much for Valentine’s Day itself, but the crafts are always pretty. I was playing around with felt recently and came up with this simple, non-frilly sachet. Easy to whip up if you need little gifties. You might have everything you need to make these in your stash: two 6″ squares … Read On! There’s More!  Yay, I was super excited to see that my new project is up on CRAFT this morning! I designed these Project Keepers as a way to neatly store all my projects-in-progress. They’re a super simple construction – a little like an envelope pillow, so small items can’t fall out. And they come with a hangtag … Read On! There’s More!  I’m interested in reviewing more self-published books and ebooks this year. Yvette Doss sent me a review copy of Crunchy Granola Charm, the first title from her new indie publishing company, Blooming Editions. The title refers not to breakfast cereal, but to a moniker some people give to the 1960s cultural scene. The ebook contains … Read On! There’s More!  Google Reader Tricks for Craft Bloggers from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. So, lately I’ve been talking to a lot of bloggers, and discovering that many of them don’t know about all the cool things Google Reader can do to help you organize all your crafty blog reading. I freaking love this tool, so I made this … Read On! There’s More!  There are many reasons to love CRAFT, but one of my biggest is that they let me do stuff like this. Check out my tutorial over there for this crafty storage box. …Why yes, it is made of plastic canvas! But I added some fabric inserts to change up the look. Also, days and days of … Read On! There’s More!  The coolness of the Craft Social continues! Two crafters have decided to organize swaps inspired by the Twitter event last week. If you were there, would you like to join in? First, on Swap-bot, we have an Artist Trading Card swap, organized by Valerie (of Holland Cox fame.) Even if you’ve never made ATC’s before, this … Read On! There’s More!  Happy Tuesday, everyone! Just thought I’d mention – you only have about 36 hours left to take advantage of that $3.00 coupon for my ebooks. Just type in GETINGEAR at checkout, and use it on as many ebooks as you want. Read On! There’s More! |
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