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Haven Conference...Wow, what a blast! I've never been to a blog conference but with one only 15 minutes from my home, I couldn't pass up Haven. I really didn't know what to expect. From talking with others I learned some conferences are really HUGE. This one seemed to be just the right size with around 250 attending. One of the things I really liked about Haven was how much open/free time was … [Read more...]
Have you ever been to a blog conference? I have not, but I'll be attending my first ever this week. I'm excited and a little nervous...but mostly excited. I couldn't pass up attending Haven since it's right here in my backyard. According to Google Maps, the location is 8 miles from my home. I've been reading a little about what you should take along with you when attending a blog conference … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 178th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was super productive. I had let a lot of things slide around here with all the preparations for the wedding and then the blog move, so today involved lots of basement cleaning, laundry, filing, organizing, plant watering, garage-light-bulb changing...you name it. It really felt good to get a few things done. The weekend wasn't … [Read more...]
Dingbats and Wingdings: Part 3 of Fun Things You Never Knew You Could Do With Your Computer Today I'm sharing 3 different posts, each highlighting some "Fun Thing You Can Do With Your Computer." Instead of putting them all together in one post, I've posted each one separately so if you wish to refer back to any of these later, you won't have to scroll through lots of info to get to what you need. … [Read more...]
Today I'll be sharing 3 different posts, each highlighting a "Fun Thing You Can Do With Your Computer." Instead of putting them all together in one post, I'll be posting each one separately so if you wish to refer back to any of these, you won't have to scroll through lots of info to get to what you need. This is Part 2. (Part 1 posted this morning and you'll find it, HERE. Part 3 can be found … [Read more...]
Back in December of last year, I stopped by Nesting Place and found a fascinating post Nester had written about Pinterest. If you aren't familiar with Pinterest, you'll definitely want to check it out. Pinterest is a virtual "pin board," a place to pin anything you see online that inspires you or that you love and think you'll want to remember for a future project or just for fun. You can read more … [Read more...]
Recently, after learning Picnik was going away or moving to Google+ in mid-April, I went in search of some alternative photo editing sites. I posted the results of my search in a previous post, and as I have continued to find additional programs, I've been adding them to that original list. The list has grown now from 8 to 14 photo editing sites, so today I'm posting the original 8 with my most … [Read more...]
One of these days I'm going to write a post and title it: The 10 Things I Wish I Had Known When I First Began Blogging." If I ever write that post, "master the manual setting on my camera" will be at the very top of the list. In fact, it will probably be #1 on that list. As proof, let me give you exhibit A, this picture of my guest room below. Not only did I share this photo of my guest room, … [Read more...]
Would you like to create a blog button with a grab box underneath, so your blog friends can grab your button to display on their blog? A blog button with the button code displayed underneath is a quick way for those who read your blog to capture your blog button to display on their sidebar, giving them a quick link back to your blog. Creating a blog button can be a bit tricky. When I first … [Read more...]
Over the past year I've gotten a lot of emails/comments asking if I would share some information about taking photographs for blogs. I've been a bit reluctant to write this post because I'm totally an amateur in every sense of the word when it comes to the subject of photography. But I'm happy to share what I have learned. Just please keep in mind, I'm still learning, too. I'm writing this post as … [Read more...]
