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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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 So, I was sitting here (at the computer) yesterday, pondering another long To-Do list. And suddenly I remembered that I had these beauties sitting in my unopened mail. They’re from Su, my very favorite zine-maker of all time! (You can see some of her past projects here, here, and here.) There are so many lovely things … Read On! There’s More!  This video is the first in a little series I’m cooking up. Google Analytics is a great tool for tracking your blog’s stats, but it also has some nifty not-so-obvious features you can use to really learn more about who’s reading what on your blog. In this first installment, we’ll analyze a big traffic spike. … Read On! There’s More!  The Recycled Arts Festival has been happening across the river in Vancouver, WA for several years, but thanks to Terra, this year I finally attended. And I’m so glad I did! It was fun to see an array of really talented artists, all of whom make beautiful things from old stuff. And many of them … Read On! There’s More!  The light was bright and diffused this morning, and the photogenic produce, abundant. (I know those leaves are rather bug-feasted, but doesn’t that give them an appealing laciness?) We giddily ate the season’s first (to us, anyway) raspberries. Best thing ever, the raspberry. Oh, and pea pods! I scored my first bag. Eating them right now, in … Read On! There’s More!  So . . . Summit of Awesome. First, Kelly, Sara, Christine and Kim of Hello Craft did an absolutely wonderful job organizing it. Portland owes them a big debt of gratitude for choosing our city this year. (More in the whole gratitude thing in a moment.) Actually, quite a few people have done posts detailing the … Read On! There’s More!  CraftyPod Video Blog #5: Let’s Cook Fava Beans from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. This time, I’ll show you how to cook one of my favorite scores from the early-season farmer’s market: fava beans! (Insert your own Chianti joke here.) If you don’t like my bacon-and-pasta thing, these recipes are all tried and true: • Fava Beans with Garlic … Read On! There’s More!  It’s always fun to see a new crafty ebook be born. Carina Envoldsen-Harris has just released her second one, Stitching Borders and Beyond. (Remember her first ebook, Small Stitches?) Carina’s done another beautiful job here, offering up detailed instructions for 12 stitches that make beautiful embroidered borders, plus 10 patterns you can use to make projects … Read On! There’s More!  So usually, when there’s only a few days left to sign up for one of my online classes, I’ll post a little announcement here. Well, the next Craft Blog Tune-Up session is just a couple weeks away. But instead of the plain ol’ announcement, today I want to tell you the story of how I … Read On! There’s More!  Whew, my friends. I wasn’t around here much last week because I was participating in the Summit of Awesome. I’ll have a post on that later this week, as soon as I can wrap my head properly around all the awesome I experienced there. (For now, you can take in the Flickr pool everyone’s contributing … Read On! There’s More!  I talk with craft-business blogger Megan Auman about a number of interesting ideas – most notably, that Etsy.com is a “pro-am community,” where professional crafters sell alongside hobbyists. We talk about how this “pro-am” landscape affects businesses that are trying to earn a profit, and how it affects side businesses (that maybe aren’t). We … Read On! There’s More!   CraftyPod #117: Professional Crafters, Hobbyists, Etsy, and Viable Businesses, with Megan Auman Play Now | Play in Popup | Download |
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