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DIY and Locally-Made Trends: Makers Sparking Economic Change

Making things has become popular again. Technology has brought new tools to enable this. New DIY websites and apps pop up every day. Etsy has over one million artisan sellers who generated nearly a billion dollars in revenue last year. … Continue

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Creation vs Consumption

The holidays are coming up. They are often celebrated by shopping, an annual ritual of the consumer belief system in which who we are is defined by what we consume. What is the consumer belief system? Unlike traditional belief systems … Continue

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Eva Doll Photos

For those making dolls at home: Here are photos of some dolls for your reference. To download patterns: click here.

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Eva Doll Pattern Book

*Happy Holidays* My gift to you this holiday season is the Eva Doll Pattern Book. I really enjoy helping people get in touch with their creativity. As many of you know, I used to teach sewing classes. For those who … Continue

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Halloween Book Festival Awards

Both My Books Won Awards at the Halloween Book Festival The Halloween Book Festival is a competition honoring the best and scariest work of the holiday season. The festival will be held October 29-30, 2012 as part of the 2012 … Continue

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La Femme Fatale Wins An Award

Genre-busting San Francisco author/artist/designer Marilyn Yu has won awards for her art and clothing design. Now she’s gotten a literary award for her latest book La Femme Fatale. Last week the winners of the Reader Views Literary Awards for 2011 … Continue

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Card Spread Suggestions

Many people have asked about suggestions for card spreads. There are many different ways your can lay out your cards. I am going to show you a few simple ones. If you’d like more complex ones, an internet search will … Continue

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Interview with the Book Rat

An interview with the Book Rat for her Annual Helluva Halloween blogs: What was the initial inspiration for the 2 books, and how much have they changed since the initial idea? I was looking for a way to combine my … Continue

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Making of Relations That Suck and La Femme Fatale

This post was originally written for : For What It’s Worth Literary Blog I am a creative person with many interests and what I like most is to explore the intersections of things. My most recent book projects are a … Continue

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Creating a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) religion

This post was written originally for: Books in the Spotlight, 5 August 2011 First I’ll start with my very, brief definition of religion. I see religions as shared belief systems that provide guidance for living and tools to keep one’s … Continue

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