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Hello there! I'm 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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 For the remaining Fridays in April, I’ll be participating in a project of Tammy’s. She’s on a mission to bring a community spirit back to blogging, and that’s a mission I support wholeheartedly. I do think that, in the noisy world of social media, we all move very fast, and we forget to stop … Read On! There’s More!  You’ve seen me talk about Su Mwamba’s work here before. I’m a big fan of Su – I think of her as a publication artist. She’s an avid zine-maker, and her zines tend to celebrate not only their subject matter, but also the joy of holding a handmade booklet in your hands, and the … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Flavia_FF, via Flickr When Abby Glassenberg mentioned on Twitter that she’d been scheduling phone conversations with her blog readers, I was intrigued. What a wonderful way to better understand who you’re writing for, and therefore change the conversation with them! I’m so glad she agreed to share her experiences in this guest post. … Read On! There’s More!  You might remember this podcast I did with Marisa Lynch, back when she was in the midst of a one-year project: to create one new dress each day, using a rather unfortunate thrift store garment and a one-dollar budget. The blog Marisa created to document that project, New Dress a Day, has grown and developed, … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Alx, via Flickr In the last post, we talked about re-training your eyes and skill set to create a more professional online presence. In this post, I want to expand on this idea a bit: let’s talk about the professionalism inside your noggin. …Because you might have the most beautiful blog in the world, … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Mister Wind-Up Bird, via Flickr I want to kick off this month’s theme by sharing a question people ask me all the time: How do I get people to pay for this blogging I do? That question has about one bazillion answers, so let’s focus on the most important one right now. If you … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Steven Depolo, via Flickr Welcome to April! This month, we’ll be looking at ways you can change the conversation you’re having with your blog readers – changing it from purely Free to sometimes Paid. That doesn’t mean turning your blog into a forest of ads and squeeze pages, or becoming another peddler of digital … Read On! There’s More!  This time around, we’re enjoying images from Tayla Naden. You can get some more insight into why she chose each of these images by mousing over them. Enjoy! What are you thinking about most in your creative life these days? What colors show up again and again in your work? Show us one tiny detail from your … Read On! There’s More!  Do you love the PC, or feel like you might if only given the chance? Well, I’m planning a plastic-canvas-themed blog hop for early May, and we’re looking for one more participant. All you’d need to do is post a tutorial for a plastic canvas project of any size and type on your blog during … Read On! There’s More!  I haven’t been doing written book reviews lately, but I did want to share a couple previews (and an interesting trend in craft books that they represent). First, my friend Jeff Rudell, who you may remember from CraftStylish days and this podcast has his first book coming out on April 2. And Paper Blooms is … Read On! There’s More! |
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