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 Update on Make & Meaning

An Update on Make & Meaning

My collaborators and I have had a great time over the past few months with Make & Meaning. Unfortunately (or fortunately, as the case may be), great projects are richly abundant these days. And it turns out that we’re all just too busy with other work to give Make & Meaning the time …

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Review (Giveaway!): The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design

Review (Giveaway!): The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design

Yaaay for indie craft publishing! Knitgrrl Shannon Okey has just released a new book in print and digital formats: The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design. I’m honored to be the second stop on the blog tour. This is a very comprehensive guide to taking your knitting (or crochet) to an income-earning level. There’s a …

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A New (To Me) Market

A New (To Me) Market

For a little change of pace, we hopped the train to the downtown Portland Farmer’s Market this morning. It was my first time visiting this market, and – wow! Why did I wait so long?! We’re at the peaky peak-peak of berry season right now, and they’re piled up everywhere. I scored some raspberries (for …

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CraftyPod #118: Why Your Story is Everything, with Tara Gentile

CraftyPod #118: Why Your Story is Everything, with Tara Gentile

Tara Gentile and I talk about the power of personal stories – and why they’re such an important way to set your crafty business apart from the crowd. Where can you find the elements of story in your business? And how do you go about telling it? And why can’t you just tell people …

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It’s Mystery Art!

It’s Mystery Art!

I had more awesome mail this week! This is actually a mysterious piece of art from Kirsty Hall. Let me back up a little… Kirsty is a very smart, very talented artist in the UK. (You may remember her from this podcast, where we discussed her project of making a drawing on an envelope every …

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