Category: Blogging

Wow I can’t believe it’s the 10th again already. Where has the month gone?

This month I thought I’d share with you 10 Art Journal pages I love. I’m really getting back into Art Journaling again and have found some awesome inspiration on Pinterest.

Gotta ask too, does anyone have a Smash book? I’m not sure if I should get one. Should I??

Anyways on to my 10 favourite Art Journal pages (at the moment)

Source: flickr.com via Sabrina on Pinterest

Source: flickr.com via Debbie on Pinterest

Source: None via Catherine on Pinterest

Source: polly-wollydoodle.blogspot.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Source: obviouslyobvious.tumblr.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Source: flickr.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Source: scrapbookgraphics.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Source: scrapbookgraphics.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Source: deviantscrap.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Source: deviantscrap.com via NightwolfDesign on Pinterest

Don’t forget to pop on over to Shimelle’s to check out other 10 on the10th posts

Please take my quick little survey. Just trying to get a feel for who my gorgeous readers are

 

Thanks so much.

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(A new monthly series I’m taking part in. You can check out other “10 Things” posts at Shimelle.com)

This month I wanted to share 10 things I love right now. In no particular order

1. Twitter (new friends and lots of mummy chatter at the moment)

2. Miss K

3. Frothy hot chocolate (image from Google)

4. our wood fire (hmm toasty)

5. hubby (no pic)

6. Art Journal Caravan (so motivated to art journal at the moment)

7. My parents (they are awesome)

8. the Sunny Mummy Sisterhood (just joined and it’s an awesome place

9. the Hawks (my AFL team), the Dragons (my NRL team)

10. My slow cooker (it’s currently cooking a corned beef for tea – I’ll let you know how it goes)

What are the 10 things you love right now?

Check out the new review blog I’m a contributor at – 4 Mums Reviews and feel free to “like” us on Facebook

I have finally set up a fan page for Nightwolf’s Den. Feel free to come on over and ‘Like’ me (& point me out to your friends if you think they would like me to – hey I’m not against shameless self promotion LOL)

The reason? Well I’ve been taking part in a couple of Facebook chats on blogging. Last week we discussed PR & blogging.  Mummy Bloggers Blog posted a transcript of the chat. Tonight the chat was on blogging & social media (I’ll update when a transcript goes up)

And as a bonus I thought I’d share Diminishing Lucy’s post – 15 top Twitter tips for Bloggers

As part of Shimelle’s Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers class we were asked to take a look at our current blog design. Then look at what surrounded each post. So I have spent a few days redesigning my little piece of the blogosphere and this is the result. I think it looks a bit more clean and streamlined and hopefully it’s easier for you to find what you are looking for.

I thought I’d give you a quick run down on what you’ll find in the new design.

To get back to the main page at anytime, just click on my header.

Over to the left you will find:

Takes you to my About Me page. Find out a little about me & my blog.

 

How you can contact me, subscribe to my blog or find me on Facebook & Twitter.

My scrapbooking resume. You know, in case anyone wants me to do some scrapbooking for them. Or is interested in offering me a Design Team spot.

A link to my gallery. Here you will find a selection of my scrapbook pages, art journals, digital pages, cards and off the page creations. Oh yeah, I love comments so feel free to leave me some love 😉

Pretty self explanatory. Just links to stuff I love. Most are affiliate links – just so you know.

On the right you’ll find:

Search – looking for something I posted  and can’t find it. Search my blog.

My blogging categories. Making things easier for you to find.

 

Just random blinkies and stuff that interests me. Ranges from sites I frequent to lists I’m on, to causes I support and copyright info.

So that’s it. Hope you like the new look and it’s a bit easier for you to find things

I’m working on a little overhaul – a new look

I’m hoping to be finished soon.

(Well any blog really)

I’m a fan of threelilprincesses.com (after all she is a fellow Tasmanian blogger but seriously, she is awesome) and her post about building a blog is great, even if you aren’t a ‘mummy blogger’. I even picked up a few tips.

What would I add?

Research your hosting. I do agree with a lot of what she says, especially the self hosting bit. Ask other people for their recommendations. I’ve heard lots of horror stories about web hosts, including a host who went down and lost all their clients information & had no backup.

We currently go through WebCity for both our domains and hosting after trying a few other hosts. We’ve been with WebCity for about 6 years now and we find they have very little down time and very reasonable domain hosting prices/packages.

Learn how to back up your blog/site that isn’t on your hosts server (see above horror story). Back up at least once a month. Know what to do if all your information is lost by your host.

Find a theme that suits your site. There are some great free themes out there. If you can’t find one you like or want something custom, ask around, someone may build a theme for you. (I am currently learning how to build WordPress themes and will be offering to do these & Blogger themes for a small fee within the next few months)

I also recommend checking out ProBlogger.net – awesome site for bloggers. You can also get a copy of Darren’s book 31 Days To Build A Better Blog. (I also follow Darren on Twitter – always find something useful)

If you a scrapbooker I can highly recommend purchasing Shimelle’s two blogging classes: Blogging for Scrapbookers and Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers. I’m learning lots and it’s great for networking with other scrap bloggers.

Ok I’m off to actually do some housework or something a bit more constructive

but I can’t share it yet

on the upside I’ll have a something to share tomorrow.

Loving Shimelle’s latest class Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers. Thanks to those who commented and took part in my poll the other day

Anyways, I’m heading off for the night, getting in some sleep before the little one wakes up. We’ve all got a nasty cold atm and sleep is a rare thing.

Before I head, what awesome stuff are you currently working on? Always looking for a little inspiration

Today is the first day of Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers over at Shimelle.com and we’ve been encouraged to get to know our readers.

Over the next three weeks I’m going to be taking this class with the hope of improving my blog and I’d love you to say g’day. Feel free to leave me a comment letting me know how you found me and I’d also love it if you let me know what type of posts you are interested in reading.