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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 thought I’d share a little project I just finished teaching in the local libraries to parents and young children. These Alphabet Books are a nice afternoon craft that doubles as a learning tool. The construction couldn’t be simpler. First, we took a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 copier paper and made it into … Read On! There’s More!  So, Crafty by Nature month continues over at CraftStylish. Here are a couple tutorials I’ve done over there recently: First, these restyled shoes, which were born when I was making loads of kanzashi for my publisher. I ended up with a pile of tiny fabric scraps that looked so pretty all jumbled together, but were … Read On! There’s More!  Don’t ask me how, but this weekend is already Easter. Wasn’t it just New Year’s? Anyway, I’m stoked about this little project, which just went up on the CRAFT blog. I took the traditional Danish woven paper heart, and tweaked it to make a cute Easter basket. It involves a little folding and a little … Read On! There’s More!  This little project was born on a recent trip to the Goodwill Outlet, locally known as The Bins. I stumbled onto a huge pile of paperback books with nice, lurid covers, and thought they’d make great picture frames. Here’s a view of the inside: So, here’s how to whip one up: Start by measuring the book. Then, … Read On! There’s More!  Taking a break from the repetitive process of preparing my taxes to share a couple of repetitive crafty things I’ve been working on lately. I’m making a large number of Kanzashi flower magnets for my publisher to use in marketing my upcoming book. Many more of these in my future…. And then, here’s a magazine reed … Read On! There’s More!  It’s great to see so many new stencil books coming out – especially, ones like this that provide tools and inspiration. Stencil Me In does a great job of showing off all kinds of new possibilities for this craft. Bound into the back of the book is an envelope, filled with 28 plastic stencils. You … Read On! There’s More!  Hey, Locals – if you’re looking for something crafty to do on Saturday, sign up for my Embossed Foil Card class at The 100th Monkey Studio. It’s only $15.00, and you’ll leave with as many cards as you can make in two hours. These are some valentines I made using this technique. You can see … Read On! There’s More!  Just had to share this: After I posted about the tea chest Mandi made me, I had a comment from Joan, who made these amazing cafe curtains from tea bag envelopes. Joan is clearly a genius. Who has an enviable collection of teas. :-) Read On! There’s More!  Here’s one more reason it’s great to have a mom who reads your blog. Remember this post, in which I got all excited about Esther K. Smith’s new book? Well, a few days after posting that, my parents were handing me a wrapped package! So now I get to share this new book with … Read On! There’s More!  My Week of Rather Minimal Blogging continues! My newest tutorial just went up at CraftStylish – this time, I made a recycled blank journal with a woven cover. It’s based on my Cardboard Loom tutorial. I’m pretty happy with how it came out – go take a look and let me know what you … Read On! There’s More! |
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