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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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 Today’s project in our ebook-gifting series a simple-but-pretty felt envelope. You can easily buy your favorite crafter an ebook, save it onto a CD, and then package it in one of these cuties. Today, I’m making these for two of my favorite food ebooks: Hitchhiking to Heaven Prizewinning Recipes, by Shae Irving, and (Not So) … Read On! There’s More!  Today, we’ll continue our series of tutorials for turning crafty ebooks into awesome, wrap-able gifts. Here’s a slightly more traditional binding method. It’s great for ebooks with a heftier page count, and ebooks that benefit from a full-size format. Like my Weaving Un-Loomed ebook. Here’s what you’ll need: An ebook, printed out (more on that below) 3-4 … Read On! There’s More!  Last year, I didn’t talk much about crafty ebooks during the holidays, because let’s face it – as cool as they are, it can be hard to give them as gifts, since there’s not really anything tangible to give. …Which got me thinking: what could you do to make them tangible – and crafty? So … Read On! There’s More!  This ebook, by the ever-talented Joan Gorman, is actually a cute hybrid of book and tutorial. It covers, in detail, the making of Joan’s Forager bag design, but it also offers templates for four different motifs you could embroider on your new bag, plus pattern dimensions, online resources for supplies, and Joan’s recommendations for … Read On! There’s More!  With Thanksgiving done (here in the U.S.), now we can all start going officially bonkers over Christmas. Let’s kick that off with an awesome giveaway, shall we? The December issue of one of my favorite zines, Craft Leftovers Monthly, will be out next week, and to celebrate, Kristin has donated two copies for me to … Read On! There’s More!  One thing that makes me endlessly happy is seeing more and more crafters making their own zines. (Remember this old podcast?) I recently received a package of unbelievable zine-y goodness from Linda Tieu, and had to share. Linda is an artist and illustrator, and she lives in Italy. (Hence the name of her zine, Pensieri, … Read On! There’s More!  I love, love, love seeing holiday crafting ebooks coming out! This one, Handwork for the Holidays, is from Katie and Laura of Duo Fiberworks. They love knitting, sewing, and paper craft, and they’ve created a collection of gift-worthy projects based on these techniques. The book is divided into three sections: Decorations, Gifts for Children, and … Read On! There’s More!  So the October issue of one of my favorite zines, Craft Leftovers Monthly, is out today. And to celebrate, Kristin hooked me up with a giveaway: I have two copies of the September issue up for grabs! The September issue is so adorable – it’s all about crafting small. You can learn to make a … Read On! There’s More!  Just popping in today to share links to a couple kid-craft articles I’ve done recently for CRAFT. The first of which is a tutorial for this life-size board game. We had a blast putting this together and playing with it. I got an awesome deal on carpet squares at SCRAP, and everything else (big dice, … Read On! There’s More!  Through a series of crazy random happenstances, I’ve stumbled on a couple new-to-me zines recently. You know how I loves me some new zines. So, through a tweet from Claudine, I found Good to Know, an ongoing project from Amy at Pikaland, based in Malaysia. Each issue of Good to Know asks a thought-provoking question, … Read On! There’s More! |
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