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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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 Now, here’s a fun one. As a child of the 70′s, I’ve definitely done macrame, but not like this! Micro Macrame uses very fine cord and small beads to create intricate jewelry pieces. No hemp rope or potted plants in sight. Annika DeGroot has created a nice range of projects – simple things to get … Read On! There’s More!  The crafty ebooks keep coming! Interweave Press is now offering them, too. I’ve seen several pop up on their websites – one with quilted bag patterns from Quilting Arts, one on making wire jewelry from Beading Daily, and one on lace knitting patterns from Knitting Daily. The ebooks are free, but you do have to give … Read On! There’s More!  Wow, the mail folks have been bringing wonderful things of late. Mandi and I are doing another swap, and her box arrived over the weekend. Isn’t this piece lovely? She made the lampworked beads. (She also made my beaded Crafty pen, which I’m still using to this day.) And, Mandi makes hand-bound journals. I love … Read On! There’s More!  You might remember Margot Potter from the recent podcast about branding. This is her latest book, which uses mixed media techniques in jewelry projects. And I’m digging it on many levels. First, I don’t dip into mixed media very often. I think the techniques make beautiful things, but I just don’t make many purely “art” … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s how my brain works: faced with a pretty steep to-do list today, I woke up with a brainstorm for spool-knitting with beads. And couldn’t get anything else accomplished until I’d explored it fully. At least I could justify my obsession as blog-fodder. My brainstorm can be seen above: I’ve been puzzling over how … Read On! There’s More!  An interview with Portland Bead Artist Teresa Sullivan, one seriously creative woman. Read On! There’s More!  |
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