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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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 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!  My favorite zine-maker, Su Mwamba, came out with this delightful zine about doll-making earlier this year. And what fun! (You can grab yourself a copy over here. First, I’d like to point out that attached to the cover are supplies to make your very own doll: one piece of cute babushka fabric and one piece … Read On! There’s More!  Whew! I am late this year, but the 2010 Christmas Zine is at last up and running in my online shop! Normally, I share more of the process of making, but due to all the other stuff K and I have been busy with, our zine-making took place in little pockets of late-night and early-morning … Read On! There’s More!  With Thanksgiving done (here in the U.S.), now we can all start going officially bonkers over Christmas. Let’s kick that off with an awesome giveaway, shall we? The December issue of one of my favorite zines, Craft Leftovers Monthly, will be out next week, and to celebrate, Kristin has donated two copies for me to … Read On! There’s More!  One thing that makes me endlessly happy is seeing more and more crafters making their own zines. (Remember this old podcast?) I recently received a package of unbelievable zine-y goodness from Linda Tieu, and had to share. Linda is an artist and illustrator, and she lives in Italy. (Hence the name of her zine, Pensieri, … Read On! There’s More!  So the October issue of one of my favorite zines, Craft Leftovers Monthly, is out today. And to celebrate, Kristin hooked me up with a giveaway: I have two copies of the September issue up for grabs! The September issue is so adorable – it’s all about crafting small. You can learn to make a … 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!  Through a series of crazy random happenstances, I’ve stumbled on a couple new-to-me zines recently. You know how I loves me some new zines. So, through a tweet from Claudine, I found Good to Know, an ongoing project from Amy at Pikaland, based in Malaysia. Each issue of Good to Know asks a thought-provoking question, … Read On! There’s More!  So, I was sitting here (at the computer) yesterday, pondering another long To-Do list. And suddenly I remembered that I had these beauties sitting in my unopened mail. They’re from Su, my very favorite zine-maker of all time! (You can see some of her past projects here, here, and here.) There are so many lovely things … Read On! There’s More!  Dear Blog, I really miss you. It’s about all I can do to keep up with deadlines right now, but I did want to pop in and share this awesome piece of self-publishing I treated myself to last week. Hanna recently started publishing Mettazine, which is about subjects she’s passionate about. This first issue covers art … Read On! There’s More! |
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