Sewing, Crafts, and Home DIY
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of dio for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I just discovered the most awesome website...dio.com. It's way more versatile for users of every interest, but for me, it is kind of like what I wish my blog really was. I have a feeling that I'll be spending a lot more time on Dio.com! Here's what it is: Basically you create a 'place.' Your place can be anything really, it can be an … [Read more...]
Last Saturday I went to the Build Your Blog Conference put on by the amazing ladies of Six Sister's Stuff. I came away really inspired by this conference. The keynote speaker was given by Brooke Walker, the host of Studio 5, and it was amazing. Really, very inspiring. And it got me thinking about what I really want for this blog, the BIGGER purpose. I used to think the bigger purpose was to inspire creativity. But I realize I want it … [Read more...]
Click to read My Blog Story Part 1 The rest of this story is going to be word heavy and picture absent so I apologize for all of you skimmers. :) It was about October 2010 when I entered Crafting with the Stars with my Baby Gym Makeover. I was chosen as a contestant among SO many other very talented bloggers, many of whom I'm friends with today. My "Star" advisor was Amy Huntley of The Idea Room. The first challenge was to do a … [Read more...]
I've been blogging now for nearly three years. At the end of this month will be my 3-year Bloggiversary. Three years doesn't really sound that long but it is SO weird to think back to those first few months of blogging. My blog has grown a lot in those three years. It's by no means a HUGE blog but (thanks mostly to Pinterest) my traffic has gotten much better with each year. I want to share my Blog Story with you. I know that it … [Read more...]
One of the biggest questions asked by bloggers is this: "Blogging is great, but how can I make money doing it?" This is NOT a post about how to make money blogging (but if you are wondering, check this post out.) This is a post about one particular new company (that freaking rocks) who can hook you up with craft supplies AND get paid to create something cool! Remember my Painted Tablecloth with Martha Stewart and Plaid? Remember the … [Read more...]
I sat in on the Legal Matters class at SNAP! taught by Danielle Liss, a lawyer who specializes in social media and contract law. I learned so much great info that I really want to recap that class. This post might be so incredibly boring for most of you. But to those of you who are bloggers, I think it's really important information that you should be incorporating into your job. I'll try to make it super straight forward and as … [Read more...]
I went to SNAP! Conference this last week. It was awesome!! The classes were so great and I was so inspired and invigorated. I left each class with a new resolve to try harder, work smarter, and to be proactive. I hope you see some big things from me this year! I was lucky enough to spend most of the conference with y lovely and hilarious friends including: Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, Jen from Always in Wonder, Bev from Flamingo Toes, … [Read more...]
How to Create a Watermark in Photoshop If you are a blogger, you really need to watermark your photos! Especially with Pinterest these days, you need to claim ownership of your photos where all can see. And you need to watermark ALL photos that are yours on your blog because you never know which picture will be pinned. It's crappy when you put lots of work and effort into a project/post and someone rips off your photo. But how can you … [Read more...]
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