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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 have a couple of cool fiber jewelry books to share with you this week – this one is by the talented Sherri Haab, I’m such a fan of jewelry made from non-traditional materials. . . . Well, let’s face it – I’m a fan of anything made from non-traditional materials. Anyway, Felt, Fabric, and … Read On! There’s More!  I’m really liking Custom Cool Jewelry by Melinda Barta – a nice blend of mixed media and jewelry-making, using very easy-to-find materials. There are so many cool ideas in here, like: This adorable stamped fabric pendant! And fabric appears later in the book in the form of awesome grommeted charms. Then we have more complex-looking things, … Read On! There’s More!  Hey, everyone – I have two new posts up on CraftStylish: The first is a how-to for making woven ribbon jewelryy. This involves weaving fabric from 1/4″ and 1/8″ ribbons and then using it to cover buttons. I loves me some woven-ribbon fabric. I also have a little crafty zine roundup over there. If you’re new … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s a lovely new book from Interweave Press. It’s part of the Create Jewelry series from Marlene Blessing and Jamie Hogsett. Chaledony bracelet. All photos here are from Create Jewelry: Stones. I’m excited about Create Jewelry: Stones because, while I love the subtle color and heft of gemstones, it’s hard to find well-designed jewelry made from … Read On! There’s More!  This one probably gets the award for “Most Fun Craft Book” of the year. If you’ve seen Jennifer Perkins’ work, and chances are that you have, then you’ll be prepared for the vibrant, brash, and funny style of The Naughty Secretary Club Book. It’s divided into three sections: A Case of the Mondays, Hump Day, … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s what we made at Church of Craft yesterday: Button Pendants. They use good old plastic canvas as their base, which means they can easily be converted to pins. Speaking of which, Susan has two great button projects in Bead Simple that using those plastic canvas rounds. (That’s Page 147 and 213, for you … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, beads first: I wanted to let you know that Susan has been adding how-tos to her Bead Simple website. You can see two video tutorials there – one for making a Solo Earring, and the other for making the necklace from the cover of the Bead Simple book. While you’re there, you can also … Read On! There’s More!  I stopped by the Bead Expo this afternoon to visit my friend Laura. She’s there with her gorgeous fused glass pendants. Laura has had a jewelry business for years, but last year, she had a creative epiphany. She went to work for a local glass company and discovered the wonders of fusing glass. She got … 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!  Here’s something I’ve been noodling around with lately – crocheting flowers in wire. Once you get started on the whole wire crochet thing, the challenge becomes really compelling. With some practice, you can convert many different crochet flower patterns into wire. It’s stiffer stuff, obviously, so you may want to keep to the simpler patterns. … Read On! There’s More! |
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