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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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 While I re-assemble my shattered calendar, here’s a post from the now-retired Make & Meaning blog. Light some votive candles for the possibility of a new podcast this week, willya? Image by jcolman, via Flickr If you want to cross over from hobbyist maker to professional maker, I’m growing to believe that one simple question will … Read On! There’s More!  Print publishers have made many attempts to embrace the crafty blogosphere – some more successful than others. I think the mix works best when a printed book seeks to create a tangible record of the wonderful-but-intangible community we enjoy. Julie Turjoman is about to release Brave New Knits: 26 Projects and Personalities from the … Read On! There’s More!  So, back in the significantly-more-carefree month of June, I thought, “I need a crochet project.” I had this cone of stranded yarn that I’d picked up from Yarnia on clearance, and I thought I’d fulfill a longtime dream of mine – to make a scarf from small granny squares. …But then I got curious to … Read On! There’s More!  This is a post from the now-retired Make & Meaning blog – though I changed the title, as the original title was rather lame on second reflection. Image by Tipiro, via Flickr Creative Commons It’s true that you can declare yourself an artist (crafter, writer, etc.) anytime you want. But if you want to become a professional … Read On! There’s More!  Let’s start with the good news! The time is approaching for my new online class, Write, Publish, & Sell Your Crafty Ebook. We’re already amassing a super awesome group fo people for this one, and I hope you can join us! My goals for this class are: To help each student formulate an ebook plan that … Read On! There’s More!  Back in May, I had a chance to teach a two-hour workshop on social media marketing for creative biz owners. It was part of an ongoing workshop series organized by I Heart Art. You should know something about this organization, because it’s awesome. Here’s the deal: I Heart Art is a cooperative effort between Etsy, … Read On! There’s More!  Hoo, Boy – it’s been a long week. Over last weekend, I was knocked in the head by some kind of icky virus, and have been down for the count until today. So, I have no podcast for you this week, and no Google Analytics tutorial. But I do have a cool craft book … Read On! There’s More!  A lot of the garment-sewing coverage in our crafty blogosphere seeks to simplify the process. Which is sometimes too bad, because there’s so much beauty to be had in older, more ornate sewing techniques like pin-tucking, lace mitering, and sewing with entredeux. What’s entredeux? It’s a very fine eyelet trim that’s used to join two … Read On! There’s More!  In this video blog, I take a deep breath and ask you for some help to keep my email more manageable. I hope you won’t be offended. This is a matter of hours and capacity – nothing personal. …And by all means, if you do Google your question as I suggest here, and you can’t find … Read On! There’s More!  Just popping in today to share links to a couple kid-craft articles I’ve done recently for CRAFT. The first of which is a tutorial for this life-size board game. We had a blast putting this together and playing with it. I got an awesome deal on carpet squares at SCRAP, and everything else (big dice, … Read On! There’s More! |
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