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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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 These, my friends, are brand-spanking-new Kanzashi Makers from Clover! They aren’t even in craft stores yet – they’re in the process of launching right now! And lucky me, I get to accompany the Clover team to Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City this weekend. I’ll be demonstrating these bad boys throughout the show. If you’ve … Read On! There’s More!  Well, this certainly took me long enough, but I’ve finally listed a special-edition of Kanzashi In Bloom in my shop. For the list price of $21.95, I’ll sign your copy with whatever you’d like me to write, and I’ll throw in this handy Kanzashi Kit. The kit contains 24 squares of assorted fabric, 3 coordinating buttons, … Read On! There’s More!  Wow, Gang – I went ahead and wrote another ebook. (Yes, I begin to question my own sanity, too.) Anyway, this one is called Social Media for your Crafty Business. I’m really happy with how it turned out. Here are some details: Social Media for your Crafty Business Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter have … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been meaning to share some cool stuff from the Kanzashi In Bloom Flickr group. Creative people from all over have been posting insanely cool projects. Makes me want to go back and write the thing all over again so I can include them! For example, this cute upgrade of a thrift-store handbag by Suzy … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been so thrilled with the reception for my new ebook, Creating a Blog Audience! And the reviews have been awesome. I thought it might be fun to celebrate with a little giveaway. So – up for grabs is a copy of this here ebook, and its accompanying worksheet pack! To enter to win, leave a … Read On! There’s More!  Hey, Portland – just a reminder to come hang out with Susan Beal, Alicia Paulson, and me this Sunday at 2:00 at Hollywood Library. We’re presenting a Crafty Writers Talking session, and we’d love to answer your questions about writing and publishing craft books. Details are here. Please join us! Read On! There’s More!  A little fun news on the Kanzashi front this week – Woman’s Day has a project excerpt from my book in the current issue. (Page 28, to be exact.) They also asked me to make a Kanzashi demo video for their website, so I thought I’d share it here. It shows the basic flower-making process … Read On! There’s More!  Popping in here to share an awesome thing I just discovered: my weaving ebook is up for vote for the October Book Club on Craftevolution! (If you’ve never heard of this awesome crafty book club, all the details are here.) Anyway, I’m up against some Very. Stiff. Competition, so I’m not sure I have much chance … Read On! There’s More!  That whoooooshing sound you hear is me breathing a huge sigh of relief. My new ebook is finally out! I didn’t exactly make my self-imposed August 15th deadline on this one, but sometimes it takes longer than you think it will to say everything you want to say (coherently). I hope you all like Creating a … Read On! There’s More!  So… I had my book signing at Powell’s last night. This was, co-incidentally, my last book event, wrapping up two weeks of intense promotions. And it was pretty dang cool. One of the best things (from a geeky standpoint) about author events at Powell’s is this freaking amazing podium. I’ve wanted to stand behind that … Read On! There’s More! |
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