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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 Tara Swiger, an accomplished knitting teacher who has a lot of interesting things to say about teaching a craft. We talk about what it’s like to teach one-on-one vs. in a group setting, and we discuss how different people’s learning styles affect their approach to crafting, and how a good teacher … Read On! There’s More!   If you read this blog from its homepage, then you might notice something new there in the sidebar. I’m starting up a CraftyPod email newsletter! I’ve had a lot of requests to offer email updates of my blog posts. This newsletter will include blog highlights, but I actually wanted to make it a bit more … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s another cool, niche ebook from an indie publisher. Mandi Ainsworth has been making and selling awesome beaded pens for years, and she’s just pulled all her knowledge of the subject together in Beaded Pens: Adorn Your Pen with Peyote. “Peyote,” for the unfamiliar, refers to an easy-to-learn seed beading stitch. In this ebook, Mandi … Read On! There’s More!  I’m so excited that Kari Chapin’s new book, The Handmade Marketplace is finally out! Kari and I are planning to do a podcast together soon, and thought you might like to contribute. Got any craft-business questions for Kari? Just leave them in the comments, and we’ll include as many as we can in the podcast. The … Read On! There’s More!  Evaluating an Opportunity (when you aren’t getting paid) from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. If you’re a craft blogger (or really, any kind of blogger), chances are good that sooner or later, someone will contact you and ask you to contribute something to their website. Sometimes, it’s a corporate website looking for free content, and sometimes, … Read On! There’s More!  Kristin and I have a giveaway going for the next couple weeks, with help from the nice people at Elmer’s. If you order a copy of Card. Paper. Ribbon. anytime before Monday, March 8th, you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing for these Elmer’s products: Elmer’s Glue All, Craft Bond Tacky Glue, and Carpenter’s Wood … Read On! There’s More!  Just on the outside chance that you’ve managed to miss my incessant reminders on Twitter… I hope you can join us for the second Craft Social! It’s this Saturday, February 20, from 3-5pm Eastern time (or noon-2pm Pacific). We’ll be sharing pictures and stories of our Craft Fails in the first hour, and pictures of … Read On! There’s More!  I love Joan Gorman’s blog, NiniMakes, so I was super excited when she sent me a copy of her new ebook, Stitch Village. And it’s utterly charming, just as I thought it would be. Joan came up with the idea while looking through her collection of vintage needlecraft booklets, and you can see the vintage … Read On! There’s More!  Mom and I had a real treat today. We got to visit the new Chocolate Craft Studio in Portland and build some edible V-Day gift boxes. Isn’t Mom’s cute? The studio is in this adorably-painted house. Peggy, the proprietress, has been a culinary artist for years, and has hit upon this extremely cool business idea. At … Read On! There’s More!  An interview with Kristin Roach, who turned a fun blog idea, Craft Leftovers, into a full-time business… one step at a time. Read On! There’s More! |
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