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Diane Gilleland (a.k.a. Sister Diane) publishes ebooks and teaches online classes that help crafters use the web to grow their businesses. You can see more of Diane over at Craftypod.com
Craftypod: Teaching Your Craft with Tara Swiger
by Diane Gilleland on 1/26/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Image by Tara Swiger
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In this show:
• An interview with Tara Swiger, an accomplished knitting teacher who has a lot of interesting things to say about teaching a craft.
• We talk about what it’s like to teach one-on-one vs. in a group setting.
• Some discussion of how different people’s learning …
Craftypod: design*sponge, with Grace Bonney
by Diane Gilleland on 1/21/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
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In this show:
– An interview with Grace Bonney, author of design*sponge.
- Musings on what good design is, and why it inspires us to create.
- Thoughts on why we fall in love with well-designed objects.
Check out design*sponge here!
~Diane Gilleland
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Craftypod: All About Glue
by Diane Gilleland on 1/20/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
In this show:
- All About Glue: its history, its uses, and how it sticks stuff together.
- Craft project: Refrigerator Magnets involving three (count em!) kinds of glue.
- Sister Diane’s Glue Hall of Fame.
- Really bad puns.
Great, Gluey Links:
This to That – the best gluing website ever.
Martha does marble …
Can your blog work harder for your business? Yes! Take this class!
by Diane Gilleland on 1/20/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Blogs can be wonderful marketing tools. They help tell the deeper story of you as an artisan. They help people fall in love with what you make. But it takes a little finesse to balance these important threads with regular, meaningful mentions of your business. After all, nobody wants to …
Craftypod: Illuminated Crafting
by Diane Gilleland on 1/19/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Flower Fantasy Lights by Crafty Chica
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In this show:
– Crafts to light up your holiday season.
- How to make mini-light collars, “stained glass” candleholders, and Celebration Candles.
- Plus, all kinds of wonderful variations.
- A crafty resource: The Candlelit Home: Decorating With Candles Year-Round, by John Terrell Fry.
Some illuminating …
Craftypod: Things to Make For When You’re Under the Weather
by Diane Gilleland on 1/18/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Calendula Sage Organic Soap | JenSan Candles
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In this show:
- Soothing crafts to make for when you (or someone you love) are under the weather.
- A little sewing, a little herb-gathering, a little aromatherapy, and a little cooking.
- Some ideas on healing gifts for people with colds or flu.
Some …
Craftypod: Crafting with Neckties
by Diane Gilleland on 1/17/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
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In this show:
- Crafting with neckties: it’s addictive! Here’s why…
- Where to find ties, and what to do with them.
- Lots of fun necktie project ideas.
- Even a little necktie history, just for fun.
Necktie Linkies:
- Check out Artful Ties, a blog about necktie projects.
- Here’s a little treatise on …
Craftypod: Publish a Craft Book, with Christina Loff and Kate McKean
by Diane Gilleland on 1/14/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
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In this show:
- Interviews with Christina Loff, a publicist at Chronicle Books, and Kate McKean, a literary agent.
- Find out what really goes into writing and publishing a craft book.
- Discussion of agents: do you need one?
- And how has the blogosphere affected craft book publishing?
Bookish Links:
- Visit Chronicle Books online.
- Christina …
