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Hello there! I'm 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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 Hey, Gang – mark your calendars, won’t you, for Wednesday, May 29th, 1:00 pm PST. I’ll be broadcasting live right here with Jennifer Forest, author of Jane Austen’s Sewing Box, Crafty Girls Talk, and her newest, Work Women Want. (Among others!) Jen and I will be talking about her experiences writing and publishing books – … Read On! There’s More!  I’m excited to report that the quilt I’m making for the release of our new book has reached the quilting stage! I’ve never undertaken a hand-quilting project this large, so I disobeyed the conventional rules and started at the outer edges, in hopes of hiding my worst wonk there while I get comfortable with the … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s another great example of the kind of “deep technique” craft book I’m really digging lately. Jen Swearington is a talented textile artist, and she’s written a super useful and engaging volume on screen printing, Printing on Fabric: Techniques with Screens, Stencils, Inks, and Dyes. Jen gets into detail on many approaches to screen … Read On! There’s More!  I first met Jeff Rudell back in 2009, when we were contributors to a website called CraftStylish. Jeff shared some absolutely stunning paper projects there – his ideas always managed to be radically different and perfectly simple at the same time. …So it’s really cool to see that journey bring him here, to the release … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been waiting for this book to come out! Anyone who’s followed Abby Glassenberg’s blog over the years knows that she knows a thing or two about how soft toys are constructed. And Lark Crafts has done a splendid job of presenting the breadth of her knowledge in this book, Stuffed Animals: From Concept … Read On! There’s More!  You’ve seen me talk about Su Mwamba’s work here before. I’m a big fan of Su – I think of her as a publication artist. She’s an avid zine-maker, and her zines tend to celebrate not only their subject matter, but also the joy of holding a handmade booklet in your hands, and the … Read On! There’s More!  You might remember this podcast I did with Marisa Lynch, back when she was in the midst of a one-year project: to create one new dress each day, using a rather unfortunate thrift store garment and a one-dollar budget. The blog Marisa created to document that project, New Dress a Day, has grown and developed, … Read On! There’s More!  I haven’t been doing written book reviews lately, but I did want to share a couple previews (and an interesting trend in craft books that they represent). First, my friend Jeff Rudell, who you may remember from CraftStylish days and this podcast has his first book coming out on April 2. And Paper Blooms is … Read On! There’s More!  Today, this “I Heart Craft Books” series becomes rather literal! You may be familiar with Laura Zander from her company, Jimmy Beans Wool. She’s also a tireless campaigner for heart health awareness, and she’s released a second craft book with this goal in mind: Sew Red: Sewing & Quilting for Women’s Heart Health. This collection … Read On! There’s More!  Christina’s and my new book together comes out in late summer/early fall, so I thought I’d better get my patootie started on a new project over the weekend – I’m making one of the quilts from the book! Since I know Pushkin will be spending a lot of time laying upon this thing, and he … Read On! There’s More! |
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