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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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 I’m still trying to get caught up from my Houston trip, so today, let’s kick back and look at some choice images from Rachel’s collection of vintage craft magazines. I had a splendid time hanging out in her spiffy studio, reading with Emilie. Rach has lots and lots of McCall’s, Family Circle, and the like … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve coveted this book for years, and finally found a reasonably-priced copy on Amazon. First, do you know who Rosey Grier is? Well, aside from being completely freaking awesome, he was a defensive lineman for the New York Giants and the Los Angeles Rams in the late 50′s/early 60′s. He was one of Robert … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been saving up some more awesome 1970′s macrame pictures from the stash of books Sandra sent me, plus a new book Barbara was kind enough to send. I love giving this kind of stuff a good home. As I mentioned earlier, I just love macrame books from this era because this was the absolute … Read On! There’s More!  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!  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!  Genevieve saw this stack of booklets at a thrift store and, knowing what I like, sent them to me. And I’ve got to share them with you, because they’re crazy amazing. These are all Annie’s Attic publications, circa 1993. (Which is eighteen freaking years ago, if you can believe it.) There’s a whole series of … Read On! There’s More!  We’ve got more goodness from the Creative Hands books today – this time, we’re showing off new acquisitions for my erstwhile Exasperated, Crochet-Covered Baby Museum. (For those of you who aren’t familiar, this august institution was founded in February 2008, and added to here, here, and here.) We’ve added a new wing to the Museum to … Read On! There’s More!  So here’s the thing. I’m not going to get you a podcast this week. Work stuff has intruded again, among other things. So instead, I’m sharing some amazing 1970′s handmade fashion goodness, thanks to Crista, who spied this set of Creative Hands books at a garage sale and offered to send them to me. There is … Read On! There’s More!  Susan was lovely enough to grab this book for me on a recent thrifting trip. She knows what I like! Needlepoint: The Third Dimension (Copyright 1979) is a freaking masterpiece of 1970′s needlepointy goodness – one which (dare I say it) goes way beyond plastic canvas. Case in point: let me zoom in on the cover … Read On! There’s More!  This gem is from 1978 – which was during the Age of Macrame in crafting. For a time, macrame was as big as scrapbooking is now. Remember in this podcast, when Mike Hartnett said that the Craft & Hobby Association show was mostly made up of macrame companies? Interestingly, macrame hasn’t made much of a … Read On! There’s More! |
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