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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 always excited to see crafty ebooks taking steps forward, and here’s a nice example. Knitting Video Stitch-Alongs, which is available on Apple’s iBookstore, is a video-enhanced ebook of specialty knitting stitches – a nice teaching tool for experienced beginner or intermediate knitters. Above, you can see the Table of Contents, which tells you what … Read On! There’s More!  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!  My favorite zine-maker, Su Mwamba, came out with this delightful zine about doll-making earlier this year. And what fun! (You can grab yourself a copy over here. First, I’d like to point out that attached to the cover are supplies to make your very own doll: one piece of cute babushka fabric and one piece … Read On! There’s More!  There are few things I like better than blogging about new indie publishing projects springing up in the crafty community! And Genny Stevens (who’s known in podcasting circles as Granny G), has just released a preview issue of her newest venture – a digital fiber arts magazine called Entangled. Entangled is fiber arts celebration that … Read On! There’s More!  Here comes another fun indie publishing project: Crafty Cans and Perplexing Plastic, by Mahe Zehra Husain, who lives in Lahore, Pakistan. In this ebook, Mahe explores lots of ways to recycle empty aluminum cans and plastic packaging into all kinds of crafts, using the Cuttlebug embosser, Sizzix die cutter, Crop-A-Dile cutters, and alcohol inks. I … Read On! There’s More!  It’s always a good day when I get to review another splendid indie publishing project! You may already be familiar with Whipup, a blog about all things crafting based in Australia. Kathreen Ricketson, the publisher of that blog (and a past podcast guest) has just come out with Action Pack – a mini digital … Read On! There’s More!  Image by chasing chickens, via Flickr I hope you’re enjoying this quiet week, my friends – resting up from Christmas festivities and dreaming big dreams for the new year. That’s pretty much what I’m doing, along with healthy amounts of reading and crocheting. I had a full week of posts planned for this week, but have … Read On! There’s More!  Whew! I am late this year, but the 2010 Christmas Zine is at last up and running in my online shop! Normally, I share more of the process of making, but due to all the other stuff K and I have been busy with, our zine-making took place in little pockets of late-night and early-morning … Read On! There’s More!  Today, we wrap up our series on ebook gifting with a cool little box presentation. You can buy someone an ebook, put it on a thumb drive, and then tuck it into this little book-looking box as a stocking stuffer. This is a nice presentation for ebooks with a hefty page count, and ebooks … Read On! There’s More!  Our series on giving ebooks as gifts continues today, with a really beautiful binding method known as “perfect binding.” It’s a great way to bind ebooks that print out to 1/4″ thick or thicker, and it takes surprisingly few materials. Today, I’m binding a copy of Handwork for the Holidays, by Katie Startzman and … Read On! There’s More! |
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