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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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 A while back, Sandra, a librarian, emailed me to say that she had some 70′s-era books her local branch couldn’t use, and would I like them? Um, yes, please. A few weeks later, a whole box of vintage goodness arrived. There are so many things to show you, my friends. But let’s begin with this … Read On! There’s More!  So, before I get into my review, I’ll just mention that you can download a PDF project excerpt from Make Stuff Together over on CRAFT. Ahem. I covered some broad brush strokes in my review over there, but here I want to get more into what I think is the pretty stellar educational quality of … Read On! There’s More!  Dang, I always said I’d never be one of those bloggers who start every post with “Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while, but….” Clearly, it’s going to take me some time to be able to juggle CRAFT and CraftyPod. I really appreciate your patience. So… I won the SCRAP Rebel Craft Rumble last week, … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Amber Karnes, via Flickr If you’re looking to add a new income stream to your craft business, teaching classes in your local community might be a good option. Skillshare is an online community marketplace for offline classes. You can scope out a teaching location in your community, and then submit your class idea through … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s another one for the locals – and don’t hate me because Portland has all the good crafty events. It only seems that way. Save some time this Friday, because there’s epic crafting going on all day and evening at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. If you swing by during the day, you can help … Read On! There’s More!  This one’s for the locals – although believe me, I wish you could ALL come see this. Wednesday, June 15th is a big day – the Rebel Craft Rumble. It’s SCRAP’s annual fundraiser, and it’s a knock-down, drag-out crafty free-for-all where only one crafter can emerge victorious. Hopefully, that crafter will be me. (No! I mean, … Read On! There’s More!  Today, let’s drink in a little vintage plastic canvas awesome, shall we? Kendra, who knows what I like, sent me this amazing score. It’s an insanely good piece of PC-engineering. …As in, working drawers! Embedded mirrors! And notice how there’s a wallpaper pattern stitched into the inside walls. The designer clearly put a lot of … Read On! There’s More! |
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