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Review: Simple Modern Sewing

Review: Simple Modern Sewing

So, I’m still working out what I want to do with craft book reviews going forward, but I’ve had this in my stack for some time. I love it dearly for a number of reasons, and wanted to share. In the world of sewing-project books, Simple Modern Sewing is a great example of function trumping …

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People Who Are Freaking Geniuses: the Handmade Ryan Gosling Team

People Who Are Freaking Geniuses: the Handmade Ryan Gosling Team

All images from Handmade Ryan Gosling, used with permission. The new podcast will be a bit delayed, due to some drama behind the scenes, about which I’ll elaborate soon. Instead, let’s have a purely awesome look at some People who are Freaking Geniuses – the women behind a Tumblog called Handmade Ryan Gosling. This will sound …

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How Healthy is Your Online Information Diet?

How Healthy is Your Online Information Diet?

Image by pb, via Flickr This post continues a discussion we started several months ago about online overload. Because it’s January and I’m thinking a lot about healthier living (don’t we always), I’ve also been thinking about my online activities in terms of their healthiness. And I’m realizing that there’s a lot of similarity between …

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Look out… I am making things with plastic canvas now.

Look out… I am making things with plastic canvas now.

I’m pleased as punch to report that I’ve been diving into plastic canvas in earnest since New Year’s weekend. And here’s what I’ve made so far! This little robot couple stands about 6″ tall. The boy robot is built from 38 small pieces of PC, and his ladyfriend required 22 pieces. They also used up …

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Introducing… Whimseybox!

Introducing… Whimseybox!

Just wanted to share a piece of awesome mail I got recently. Whimseybox is a new thing – a monthly subscription program that gets you a lovely box of craft supply samples! It’s the brainchild of Alicia DeRago, who blogs at Dismount Creative. She had a vision of helping people break out of their creative habits …

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The next ebook class is soon! (And, I now have self-guided classes, too)

The next ebook class is soon! (And, I now have self-guided classes, too)

Pssst: if you’ve been thinking about getting into crafty ebook publishing this new year, my next online class on the subject begins soon – on Monday, January 9th! We cover everything from refining your book idea to formatting it to setting it up for electronic deliver to marketing it. We’ll also touch on what’s …

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What I Learned From Supporting Free in 2011 (and how I did it in December)

What I Learned From Supporting Free in 2011 (and how I did it in December)

I supported a fellow blogger with a purchase or donation every month in 2011. And I learned some important things from that effort.

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: A Pioneering Craft Business, with Jan DiCintio

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: A Pioneering Craft Business, with Jan DiCintio

Images by Jan DiCintio, used with permission I apologize, but this show is temporarily offline. Unfortunately, iAmplify turned out to be a bad business partner. I’m working on a new hosting and delivery solution for the podcast, so this show will be available again soon. In the meantime, you might want to enjoy something from …

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A Holiday Break, and My Sincere Thanks

A Holiday Break, and My Sincere Thanks

Happy Holidays, my friends! I had plans for a larger post, in which I shared more images from my vintage Christmas books and waxed rhapsodic about 2011. But then… … My activities counselor decided it was time I stopped doing things and threw himself down on my photo background. Thank you indeed for reading and commenting …

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Should Designers be Paid? With Jenny Barnett Rohrs and Nicole Rixon

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Should Designers be Paid? With Jenny Barnett Rohrs and Nicole Rixon

Image by Nicole Rixon, used with permission I apologize, but this show is temporarily offline. Unfortunately, iAmplify turned out to be a bad business partner. I’m working on a new hosting and delivery solution for the podcast, so this show will be available again soon. In the meantime, you might want to enjoy something from …

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