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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, Halloween is just a couple days away. If you’re stressing out because you haven’t done a lick of decorating, relax. You can totally do this little project. (My Mom made the pumpkin pie. I’m eating more of it as I type this, NOM NOM NOM.) Read On! There’s More!  I assure you, no craft tables were cleaned up in the making of this video. :-/ (Sorry about the minor focus issues here – I had a camera setting slightly out of whack.) UPDATE: Inspired by this video, Linda shared her own crafty mess. Then, Fuzzydragons shared her messy desk. And so did Alice. Wanna share yours? Read On! There’s More!  So, this wasn’t a very video-genic week for me. Luckily, our household team has a deep bench. (Holy crap, am I using football metaphors now?!) I’ll tell you what, though – being polydactyl, he was able to edit this thing in no time. Read On! There’s More!  Yaaaay! The videoblog returns at last, and to celebrate, I leave my office and visit one of my favorite PDX places, Yarnia, with my Mom. Wanna see us get some custom yarn made? (If you’re not local, you can also get the whole Yarnia custom yarn experience online.) Oh – and here’s Mom’s take on the … Read On! There’s More!  In this video blog, I take a deep breath and ask you for some help to keep my email more manageable. I hope you won’t be offended. This is a matter of hours and capacity – nothing personal. …And by all means, if you do Google your question as I suggest here, and you can’t find … Read On! There’s More!  This episode is related to this post. One of the biggest advantages of being self-employed is getting paid partially in time. And this day was a perfect example of that. Sadly, the heat wave here in the NW has played havoc with my lighting scheme and pretty much bedraggled me. So this is kind of … Read On! There’s More!  CraftyPod Video Blog #5: Let’s Cook Fava Beans from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. This time, I’ll show you how to cook one of my favorite scores from the early-season farmer’s market: fava beans! (Insert your own Chianti joke here.) If you don’t like my bacon-and-pasta thing, these recipes are all tried and true: • Fava Beans with Garlic … Read On! There’s More!  CraftyPod Video Blog #4: 7 things I am no longer allowed to buy from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. The title of this one says it all. For the record, it took 90 minutes and four trips to the garage to shoot this video. And I’m still finding stray yarn balls on the floor. The look of increasing … Read On! There’s More!  CraftyPod Video Blog #3 from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. In this episode of the increasingly-accurately-named video blog, I rant a little bit about snark on the internet. Of course it’s painful, but it also damages those who deal it in some important ways. Two ideas that didn’t fit into the video: 1. If you’re going to publicly … Read On! There’s More!  CraftyPod Videoblog #2: Education + Comics from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. Making episode #2… a good sign that this videoblog project might take! In this episode, I geek out about what happens when you use comic books for education, and I share some dandies: Gettysburg: a Graphic Novel by C.M. Butzer Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, by Paul Guinan … Read On! There’s More! |
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