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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, I reviewed this book a while back, but the nice people at New Sheer Creations sent me a copy to give away, and some supplies to make flowers with. (Thank you, Fe!) Last night, I entirely redeemed a not-so-great day by diving into nylon flowers. Wanna see? The materials are simple – I’ve made pantyhose … Read On! There’s More!  With Summer approaching (at least, in places other than the Northwest), this is a good book to have in your toolkit. Backcountry Betty: Crafting with Style is Jennifer Worick’s follow-up to her similarly-named outdoors guide for chicks. Backcountry Betty: Crafting with Style offers up 64 projects made with materials you can gather in the great … Read On! There’s More!  I’m a huge fan of 1970′s crafts (you may have noticed), so I was pretty dang excited when the publisher of this book contacted me. The Art of Handmade Flowers revives that time-honored art we used to call “pantyhose flowers” here in the US. This book was originally published in China a couple years back. … Read On! There’s More!  I got a sneak peak at Chic & Simple Sewing at CHA, and I’m so excited it’s finally out. What a tremendously useful sewing book for beginners! Christine Haynes has done an amazing job of decoding the process of making garments, but more on that in a moment. Because I think the real genius of … Read On! There’s More!  Oh, I love a good open-ended craft book like this! Fabricate, as you can see from the cover, is about manipulating fabric in interesting ways – and then making things from it. There are lots of beautiful projects here, but my brain has been spinning on other ways to use all this glorious sculpted … 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!  Just a note: this review is part of a larger blog tour that Betz White is doing in support of her new book. To link to the other entries in this tour, visit the STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books blog. Sewing Green is the latest in what will surely become a large genre of craft books, … Read On! There’s More!  Craft Challenge: Dozens of Ways to Repurpose a Pillowcase is the first book in a new re-crafting series from Lark Books. (Go, Lark!) The intro chapter talks about how this idea was influenced by the online craft community, and the way we create these creative challenges for ourselves. (So, given that I’ve been talking … Read On! There’s More!  I had so much fun at Susan’s Button It Up signing last night! It’s so cool that Powell’s hosts these crafty events. (And it’s so cool that Sarah took all these rad photos. Thanks, Sarah!) The crowd got to see all the buttony projects from the book up close, and we shared favorite button sources … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been showing my copy of Material Obsession around like crazy – it’s quickly become one of my favorite quilting books. Before I start geeking out, you may already know that the authors, Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke, have a shop in Sydney, Australia and a great blog – both of which share the … Read On! There’s More! |
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