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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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 It’s not like I had the time, really, for another ornament tutorial. But somehow I got all fixated on the idea of chenille stems, and this happened. Actually, it’s a really quick and easy little ornament (not counting glue-dry time). You could use these on your tree, or as garland, or gift tie-ons. You … Read On! There’s More!  I got the inspiration for these ornaments a couple years back, when I saw this post on Zakka Life. I was also inspired by Oshie, an old Japanese craft in which you use small pieces of silk and paper to make padded shapes, which fit together into a particular images. You can see some … Read On! There’s More!  Yup, I’m pretty excited about this tutorial. Because I want you all to experience the wonder that is plastic canvas, I figured out a very simple way to make this tiny gingerbread house. It’s about 2″ square, and just as cute as it can be. If you’re new to plastic canvas (heh heh), you might … Read On! There’s More!  My friends, I am soooo ready to think about Christmas. …Which is why I’m so freaking excited about this magnetic advent calendar project! (It’s a collaboration between my Mom and Fanie.) The whole thing is based on a four-sheet pack of printable magnet sheets. First, you pop over to Mom’s blog post, and download her two-page … Read On! There’s More!  So, Halloween is just a couple days away. If you’re stressing out because you haven’t done a lick of decorating, relax. You can totally do this little project. (My Mom made the pumpkin pie. I’m eating more of it as I type this, NOM NOM NOM.) Read On! There’s More!  Man, I had the best time making these little guys! Over on CRAFT, you can get my tutorial for these skeletal Halloween place card holders. Wondering what the heads are? They’re tiny hardshell gourds (also called “jewelry gourds”). Oh – and there’s a witch-y variation. Plus, pipe cleaners! Any craft involving pipe cleaners is A-OK with … Read On! There’s More!  Halloween approaches – really, really fast! And I had an absolute ball making this tutorial for carving Turnip-O-Lanterns over at CRAFT. Turnips, as it turns out, are a bit more historically correct as jack-o-lanterns than pumpkins. And also, they just have this endearingly warty, hairy, scarred, and monstrous look about them. Click over to the how-to … Read On! There’s More!  Ooooh, what a fun time we had this weekend! Peggy of Chocolate Craft Studio opened her doors to a group of PDX crafty types, and we spent a blissful couple hours making stuff from chocolate. Peggy offers an incredible array of chocolate shapes to play with – flat ones and dimensional ones, some decorated with … Read On! There’s More!  ACK! Well, I had planned to have a nice, new Easter basket tutorial for you today, but then I lost a couple days to some mystery illness, and now I’m playing catch-up. So instead, I’ll share tutorials for three Easter baskets I did last year… This paper basket is based on the traditional woven paper heart. … Read On! There’s More!  Mom and I had a real treat today. We got to visit the new Chocolate Craft Studio in Portland and build some edible V-Day gift boxes. Isn’t Mom’s cute? The studio is in this adorably-painted house. Peggy, the proprietress, has been a culinary artist for years, and has hit upon this extremely cool business idea. At … Read On! There’s More! |
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