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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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 If you’ve been in the online creative community for any length of time, you’ve likely read or participated in a conversation about copyright – and more than likely, that discussion became either vitriol-filled or convoluted, or both. In truth, there’s a lot of misinformation and assumption around this subject out there, and our online … Read On! There’s More!  So, I’ve had a number of people tell me they really wanted to sign up for one of my online classes, or a one-on-one consulting session, but they just couldn’t afford it. This gave me a little brainstorm, which you see here: CraftyPod Gift Certificates! (Cue trumpet fanfare) I just listed a bunch of new classes … Read On! There’s More!  Don’t ask me how it happened, but yeah – Fall has arrived. Time to freshen up and get back to business. (Setting aside for a moment the question of whether I was ever not in business this Summer, but…) I took a little time to freshen up my one-on-one consulting offerings, and thought you might … Read On! There’s More!  Bettie Newell, and attorney and a crafter, helps us understand legal business structures, including Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, Corporations, and Partnerships. We talk about why these structures are important, and which ones might be best for what kinds of craft businesses. Read On! There’s More!   My collaborators and I have had a great time over the past few months with Make & Meaning. Unfortunately (or fortunately, as the case may be), great projects are richly abundant these days. And it turns out that we’re all just too busy with other work to give Make & Meaning the time … Read On! There’s More!  I talk with craft-business blogger Megan Auman about a number of interesting ideas – most notably, that Etsy.com is a “pro-am community,” where professional crafters sell alongside hobbyists. We talk about how this “pro-am” landscape affects businesses that are trying to earn a profit, and how it affects side businesses (that maybe aren’t). We … Read On! There’s More!  Scott Belsky and I talk about his new book, Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality. It’s a guide to productivity written especially for creative people. Read On! There’s More!  This morning, I registered this here blog with Flattr. Maybe you should register your blog there, too. Flattr is a new micropayment system. You can use it to earn a little money from your blogging efforts, and more importantly, to give a little something back to the people who make your daily internet experience so … Read On! There’s More!  I discuss Creative Commons licensing with attorney Martin Ertl and crafter/Creative Commons enthusiast Kim Werker. We talk about why Creative Commons is relevant not only to crafters, but to anyone who shares original work on the web. Read On! There’s More!  In all seriousness, yesterday was the Best. Day. Ever. First, I had a new tutorial on CRAFT – and one I was really happy with. As part or their sewing theme this month, I took a bunch of paper grocery sacks, cut them up, and sewed the pieces together in a patchwork. Then I fused … Read On! There’s More! |
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