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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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 I’m hard at work finishing up the next ebook in the blogging series right now, so I’ll just pop in here to share a new tutorial I have up on CRAFT. This lampshade project is, in fact, a little off-loom weaving project. You turn the shade itself into a simple loom, and then weave in … Read On! There’s More!  Yesterday, K. and I headed downtown in search of air conditioning, and stopped at Summer Arts on Main to say hi to a couple friends. It’s been horribly hot in PDX. So we were stoked to score these koozies for all the cold drinks we’re chugging. They’re from Merritt at PDX Softgoods. I’m still kicking myself … Read On! There’s More!  Allison at Hambly Screen Prints offered to send me some of their awesome rub-on sheets after CHA. I’m extremely embarrassed at how long it’s taken me to play with them, but 2009 has been, shall we say, a bit of a ride. Anyway, I had a blast customizing this little notebook, which (I’m also embarrassed … Read On! There’s More!  I thought I’d share a little project I just finished teaching in the local libraries to parents and young children. These Alphabet Books are a nice afternoon craft that doubles as a learning tool. The construction couldn’t be simpler. First, we took a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 copier paper and made it into … Read On! There’s More!  I was so excited when I saw this DVD release, I ordered up a copy right away. Jeanee Ledoux wrote a really cool book on DIY home decor, called Abode a la Mode. Garth Johnson, of Extreme Craft fame, makes a highly entertaining co-host. This DVD offers up 11 new home decor projects using reclaimed … 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!  …Coming to you from a low-grade fever today. Bleh. But I did want to share that I have a little mending tutorial up on the CRAFT blog this week. That pink polo you see there has been in my closet for a while now. Perfect color, perfect thing to throw on all summer long. Only … Read On! There’s More!  It’s a bonus posty kind of day around here! I wanted to let you know that I have a tutorial up on the CRAFT Blog, as part of their March Mending Month. In it, I show how to repair an unsightly rip in your sofa, like this one here. Which was, until recently, in my … Read On! There’s More!  I first saw Eco Craft at CHA. The simple, restful cover was such a nice contrast to my visual overwhelm, I was drawn to it immediately. The book has just come out, and I’m excited to share it with you. I rather think we’ll be seeing a wave of “green” craft books in 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! |
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