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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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 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!  So, Crafty by Nature month continues over at CraftStylish. Here are a couple tutorials I’ve done over there recently: First, these restyled shoes, which were born when I was making loads of kanzashi for my publisher. I ended up with a pile of tiny fabric scraps that looked so pretty all jumbled together, but were … 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’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!  It’s great to see so many new stencil books coming out – especially, ones like this that provide tools and inspiration. Stencil Me In does a great job of showing off all kinds of new possibilities for this craft. Bound into the back of the book is an envelope, filled with 28 plastic stencils. You … Read On! There’s More!  Okay, so Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. I don’t do too much to celebrate this particular holiday – especially since I stopped eating refined sugar a few years ago. But I do have a couple little goodies to share: First, up top there is my CraftStylish tutorial for this week – button-embellished covers for spiral notebooks. … Read On! There’s More!  Sew Darn Cute lands at precisely the right moment – in these gray winter days, it’s a lovely dose of soft, Springlike color. I have to say that this book comes closer than any other US craft book I’ve seen to resembling the aesthetic of a Japanese craft book. (I hope the trend continues.) The … Read On! There’s More!  Happy Friday! Wrapping up this week with some links to stuff I’ve had going on elsewhere… First, a little Valentine’s Day project tutorial I have on CraftStylish. What do you think of these little necktie hearts? … And then a how-to project for pets: this is a collapsible travel dish for food and water, made from … Read On! There’s More!  Whew! You just let me know when you’re sick of hearing about CHA, okay? In case you have a truly insatiable appetite, I’m also posting some reviews of other interesting new products I saw at the show. Those are over at CraftStylish. Thus far I’ve reviewed: The Yudu, from Provo Craft – an all-in-one home … Read On! There’s More!  My Week of Rather Minimal Blogging continues! My newest tutorial just went up at CraftStylish – this time, I made a recycled blank journal with a woven cover. It’s based on my Cardboard Loom tutorial. I’m pretty happy with how it came out – go take a look and let me know what you … Read On! There’s More! |
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