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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!  “Will you please blog about my shop/product/event/contest/project?” This is a question I get asked many times each week. And when I have a new product to market, it’s the first question I ask other bloggers. But you know what? That question is broken! And I believe the time has come for us to evolve a … Read On! There’s More!  Image by HowardLake, via Flickr As it does every year, October raced by in a blur. I realized today that I hadn’t done any Free-supporting for the month. Oops, time to play catch-up! …So I got to wondering: of all the personal blogs I read, how many of them offer me some way to give them … Read On! There’s More!  Image by verbeeldingskr8, via Flickr This post was inspired by Elizabeth, who wrote beautifully this week about how reading fewer blogs can lead crafters to make more things and find more of their own original ideas. I love her post and completely agree. You might want to read it before you dive in here. I’ll … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s another big debate brewing in the community, and this time, it’s about Pinterest. I caught wind of it when Rachel sent me a link to an interesting discussion on Salt City Spice. The premise of that discussion is: “Here’s the thing that’s been bothering me though – after a few months of pinning and … Read On! There’s More!  Image by littlnemo, via Flickr Woo! In September, I finally had a brain in my head for things other than working, so I was able to be more thoughtful about how I supported some Free. And that felt awfully nice. I did three support-y things this month: First, I kicked in for Britta’s Nice Shirt, America … Read On! There’s More!  Image by ell brown, via Flickr Sometimes a big idea takes a long time to germinate, and then it kind of explodes all of a sudden. The seed of this post dates all the way back to the Craft Social we had in March – it was a discussion about small business branding. If you … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, so… you guys know by now that I try to keep this space as marketing-free as I can. And, despite getting requests every single week to promote other people’s stuff, I generally don’t unless I think it’s something you might find really useful. This is why I want to mention Ink Yourself, which … Read On! There’s More!  For those of you following the Free discussion, I encountered an interesting happening today. Jenny (of Craft Test Dummies fame) ran across a post on the Creative Paperclay blog, asking for applications for its design team. The position involves a fair amount of ongoing work, both in designing projects and promoting them online. And … Read On! There’s More!  I’m feeling an odd vibe of resistance to Kickstarter around the community. How do YOU feel about it? Read On! There’s More!  |
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