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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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 “I enjoy a good link.” Wait, it’s Friday already? What the heck did I do all this week? OK, well, it can’t be helped now. Let’s do some Link Love! Today’s links are all of the playful variety. Hama Bead Weaving, from Mini-eco I’m still all intrigued about perler/hama beads, and loving this bead-fabric Kate made. The … Read On! There’s More!  I did some deep-cleaning over the weekend and ran across this little beaded vase. BOY, does this bring back memories! There was a time when these were all I made. I had newly returned to Portland after the end of – ahem! – a very bad chapter in my life. It was October 2001, and … Read On! There’s More!  A couple bits o’news to take us into the weekend: Woo-Hoo! I have a new tutorial up on CraftStylish! This time, it’s making and using cold porcelain, which is an awesome air-drying clay you can make in your kitchen and then use in all kinds of jewelry and embellishment projects. Kalmbach Publishing is having an online … Read On! There’s More!  Interweave’s Bead Expo is happening in Portland through Sunday, and it’s a great time for those of us who love the sparkly stuff. There are so many booths that resemble this one – literally piles and piles of beads, and hanks and hanks hanging on walls, and tubes and tubes in racks. The explosion … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, we have winners! Ruth, Kerri, Marlies, and Lain will get the mags. I’ve already contacted you for mailing addresses. (Except Lain, who, conveniently enough, will be in P-Town this weekend!) Woo! This giving stuff away thing is really fun. :-) And I had a great time reading about everyone’s favorite beading projects in the comments. … Read On! There’s More! So, the Bead & Button Show (that annual megathon in Milwaukee) is in June. But online registration is now open for the over 500 classes that take place during the show. To give you some idea of the frenzy, about 80 of them have already sold out. If you tremble for the sparklies, there’s … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s how my brain works: faced with a pretty steep to-do list today, I woke up with a brainstorm for spool-knitting with beads. And couldn’t get anything else accomplished until I’d explored it fully. At least I could justify my obsession as blog-fodder. My brainstorm can be seen above: I’ve been puzzling over how … Read On! There’s More!  Look at what Katherine at Own Two Hands has done — a spool-knit cord with tiny beads knitted in. How lovely! Makes me yearn for my spools all over again. You can see the finished cord, made into a really pretty necklace, over at her Etsy store. Katherine, you are clearly a genius. Read On! There’s More!  I’ve run across so many great bead resources lately, I thought I’d collect them all in a post and share the bounty. First, Mandi’s excellent Bead Circle site, which has beading forums and a great blog. Mandi interviews beadwork designers about their work, and shares her projects, and organizes the occasional swap. (You may also … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve had so many requests for the instructions for our last Church of Craft project, I decided to post a little tutorial here. I am by no means an expert, though! You can also find great info here. But let’s get started . . . . First, you need supplies: – One spool of 28 … Read On! There’s More! |
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