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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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 So, I’ve also been playing with a Cuttlebug for the past week. It’s a cute little embosser and die-cutter – again, designed for paper crafting, but I fed a bunch of other things into it instead. Above is a wallet I made by laminating fabric to duct tape and then embossing them. You would think … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been crafting up a storm over here in preparation for Maker Faire! (I’ll have more details next week on that, too.) One of my projects was to learn the wonders of the Yudu, that personal screen printing machine you’ve seen on other blogs lately. This was my first foray into screen printing. Hoo-boy, … Read On! There’s More!  Ah, the joys of being in a community of crafty minds! A couple days ago, I asked for some help figuring out how these ric rac flowers were made. Astaryth shared this link, and Alice shared this link. Both are pretty ric rac flowers, but not quite the same as these. As you can see in … Read On! There’s More!  Just a few goodies for y’all while I’m flying around meeting deadlines… Here’s my tutorial on CraftStylish this week: I made this flower brooch by cutting up a soda can, and then stitching two metal cut-outs together with beads and craft wire. I like how it came out. And if you ever need, say, nine … Read On! There’s More!  I finally got some time last night to noodle around with my new Sharpie Paint Markers. I first discovered these bad-boys while doing this embellished button project, and had to go acquire a bunch more colors. (Interesting side note: In one of the Jo-Ann stores I shopped, these markers are out on a public shelf … Read On! There’s More!  April is Crafty By Nature month over at CraftStylish. (Speaking of which, be sure and enter the contest for a free Yudu screen printer!) So, here are a couple recycled project tutorials I’ve got over there now. The first is all about crafting with VHS tapes! I spent a week with a dismantled video cassette, … Read On! There’s More!  So, Button Month on CraftStylish is just winding down. Here’s my latest tutorial: customizing plain white buttons with paint. I tried four different kinds of paint, and put them all through a washer-dryer test. You can see the results over there. In the process, I discovered a freakin’ wonder-product: Sharpie Paint Markers. I’m working on … Read On! There’s More!  Oooh, I’m developing a serious necktie-collecting problem. Can’t walk out of Goodwill without another handful. (And the women at the checkout always give me this cautious sidelong glance: “What’s her deal?” But the fabrics are so gorgeous! And there’s something about having just the little bit that covers the tie – limitation seems to breed … Read On! There’s More!  Eeps, sorry about the radio silence there. K. and I have both been sick, and many things got derailed. Here’s something we’ve been working on in between long sleeps and consuming meds: a puppet theater for K’s nephew’s birthday. It began life, as so many good kid-things do, as a large cardboard box. K. did a … Read On! There’s More!  Busy busy over here this week! Here are some recent events: I scored these beautiful handmade buttons over at Lisa’s shop. She’s amazing with polymer clay. Writes a dang fine blog, too. It’s also Nephew Birthday Season, so K. and I are hard at work on the construction of a puppet theater. More on this later! And … Read On! There’s More! |
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