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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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 This is an exciting book! Jennifer Playford has taken the Japanese art of Furoshiki, or fabric-wrapping, and compiled a lovely, simple guide. I’m totally incorporating some of this into my upcoming holiday wrapping. (And, making use of some fabric stash in the process.) Wrapagami offers up 25 ways to use square or rectangular pieces of … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s some more Cricut-crafting. What exactly have I cut out here? Well, nothing – I used the Cricut to draw. You can get these little marker packs for the Cricut. Pop one in in place of the cutting blade, and you can draw any image that the machine can cut. What’s even cooler: the markers … Read On! There’s More!  I bought this book during the Big Crafty Weekend. My practical mind wasn’t too sure about it, because essentially, if only teaches one project: this little crochet cat. The rest of the book involves some insanely-cute photo styling, placing these cats in all kinds of poses. It kills me! There’s apparently some story accompanying each set … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s a new, precious Japanese craft book I scored during the Big Crafty Weekend. It’s about small-scale patchwork, which seems to be becoming a big theme in Japanese craft books. I’m getting super enamored with this idea myself, since I’d love to quilt, but may never actually have the time to make a full-size … Read On! There’s More!  Here’s a bunch of interesting stuff I’ve had saved up for you for a while: The folks at Foldplay have a dandy online project: make your own Kalaidocycle. This is essentially a flexagon, but you can upload a few of your own images so it shows off your photos in a clever rotating paper toy. … Read On! There’s More! |
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