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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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 …Speaking of indie publishing, there’s a brand-new online craft magazine, and it’s amazing. Parasol•Craft is a sister magazine to Parasol, which many of you already know and love. Both projects come from the talented mind of Yasmine Surovec, who also blogs at A Print A Day. Yasmine has curated a really wide-ranging and fresh craft … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve been dancing around needle felting for a while now. I totally want to get into this craft, but I fear that when I do, it’ll take over my life. In what may be an act of fate, Laurie Sharp stopped by my demo at Urban Craft Uprising and introduced herself. She gave me … Read On! There’s More!  So, it’s August, which means that, yes, we should really be turning our attention to what we’re going to make for holiday gifts this year. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. Still, this is great timing for Crocheted Gifts to come out from Interweave Press. It’s a lovely collection of projects to make and give, designed by crochet luminaries including … Read On! There’s More!  I have dreams of someday crocheting a garment for myself, but it’s really unlikely that will ever happen. I just don’t have the time to develop all the skills needed for that particular kind of craft. But I’m super excited about Linda Permann’s new book, Crochet Adorned. Linda’s taken the genius approach of crocheting pretty … Read On! There’s More!  I circle back to wire crafting pretty regularly. Wire is such an intriguing medium for jewelry, and doesn’t require any special soldering or cutting skills. And, thanks to The Complete Guide to Wire & Beaded Jewelry, I can see just how many cool possibilities it has. Clearly, Linda Jones knows her wirework backwards and forwards, … Read On! There’s More!  Something a little different today – a review of a fiction novel! The Enthusiast isn’t exactly a crafty novel, although crochet does figure prominently in the plot. Actually, the back-cover summary had me at hello: “Henry Bay has his own America going. If there’s an offbeat interest or extreme sport that’s poised to sweep the nation, … Read On! There’s More!  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!  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! |
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