Blog Stalking Thursday #78

Welcome to Blog Stalking Thursday!

 

Yay!  It's Thursday and that means that it is party day!!
 
Let's see who had the most viewed links from last week's party.
 

Valentine Gift Post-It Note Holder

I  just love Valentines day! Don't you?

Now I know it may feel like you still have a ton of time to get your Valentine gifts and projects done.  But it is only a few short weeks away!

I love making small handmade gifts and Valentines Day is the perfect excuse to make them for my friends and my kid's teachers.

Cute Owl Punch Art Tutorial

Aren't these owls cute?!  I love owls and they are super trendy right now.

I made these cute little owls for a fun project that I am going to show you later.  But today I am going to show you how to make these cute Punch Art Owls.

Pinterest Picks

I love Pinterest and get so many of ideas from there.  It also a great place to keep the great ideas I find blog stalking all in one place. 

Don't forget to give the right person credit when pinning from Pinterest!  We are all proud of our own creations! 
Here are just some of my newest pins and hopefully they will give you some inspiration too! 

 Doily Wreath Tutorial

Lucky Charm Snack Mix

Yarn Ball Garland

Fun With Ovals

Valentine Candy Box & Video

I love browsing Pinterest!  What inspires you?

Blog Stalking Thursday #77

Welcome to Blog Stalking Thursday!

 

Yay!  It's Thursday and that means that it is party day!!
 
Let's see who had the most viewed links from last week's party.

Blog Speak: Writing To Your Audience

I am so excited to share my new adventure with you!

I have decided to start a series about blogging and what we can do to improve our blogging skills.  I am going to call this series Blog Speak and will include a button on my side bar that will take you directly to all of the posts in this series.

I have been blogging for over 4 years and have learned a lot along the way.  The more I learn about blogging, social media and online, the more that I LOVE it.  The last 6 months I have had the opportunity to teach some classes about blogging and have really enjoyed it.  Then it dawned on me, why aren't I sharing with you what I have learned as well?! Thus, Blog Speak was born.

Today I want to talk about writing to your audience.  Every blog has a different target audience and it is really up to you to decide who you want your target audience to be.  Once you have a target audience then you will have a better idea of where to go and find them.   

25 Paper Heart Project Tutorials

I love Valentine's Day because of all the fun heart decorations that start popping up everywhere.  Have you started decorating for Valentine's Day?  If not, you still have plenty of time and maybe one of the projects I have added here will help inspire you to create the perfect Valentines decorations for your home.

Pinterest Picks

I love Pinterest and get so many of ideas from there.  It also a great place to keep the great ideas I find blog stalking all in one place. 

Don't forget to give the right person credit when pinning from Pinterest!  We are all proud of our own creations! 

Here are just some of my newest pins and hopefully they will give you some inspiration too!

Chicken Ranch Pasta

Cold Care Package

Faux Sofa Table

Lego Sewing Machine Pattern

Hot Glue Gun Stand

 

I love browsing Pinterest!  What inspires you?

Blog Stalking Thursday #76

I am pretty sure that Thursdays are my favorite day of the week becuase that means I get to hang out with you! 

Welcome to Blog Stalking Thursday!

 

Let's take a look at the most viewed links from our last party.

DIY Jewelry: Handmade Ring Tutorial

 I know you have heard me say it so many times before, but I LOVE MAKING JEWELRY!  A fun piece of jewelry can make a cute outfit into the perfect outfit.

Now I know not everyone is a jewelry fanatic, but for me it is just so fun. So today I am going to teach you how to make your own ring with this tutorial.  It really is fun and you will be amazed at how easy it can be. 

Presenting at Stampin' Up! Leadership 2013

Last week I posted a quick little bit about having the opportunity to go to Orlando, Florida.  I had so much fun and since I don't have another post ready I thought I would tell you a bit about my weekend. 

I work at the Home Office of Stampin' Up! and I was asked to teach a class on Blogging at our Leadership Conference and to also help with the event in general.

I had never been to Florida before and was loving the weather!  Especially while my husband was texting me pictures of all of the snow he were getting at home.

My class was on Friday afternoon so I got all spiffed up that morning because I still helped with the event for whole day.

In the hall we had small boards we could put some information up about our classes.  For whatever reason, I was thinking the board was going to be much bigger so my print outs were all really big.  I ended up not having enough room for all of my stuff so I had to be selective as to what I put up, but it was fun to see it all put together.

Many people were even taking pictures of it!

Here is the sign that was in the hallway showing where my class was. Eek!  It was so fun to see my own name!  I know I am a little crazy but I brought it home and am thinking of getting it framed and hanging it my Craft Room!

The classes went really well, and I was very surprised when I wasn't nervous at all.  I felt really comfortable teaching, but of course this is something that I love and am very passionate about so I am sure that helped

I really had so much fun and I really hope that I get the chance to do it again!

While at the event I got the chance to meet many of my demonstrators in person.  I work with them on a biweekly basis but it is always over the phone so that was a lot of fun. 

Here is my team after the Friday Night PJ Party.

We flew back to Salt Lake City very, very early on Sunday Morning and I am exhausted.  But it was totally worth it.  Thanks Stampin' Up for letting me participate and help in this fun event!

Just one more quick little tid bit:

I love taking pictures out the window of the airplane and these are 2 of my favorite from the trip home. 

It's good to be home, even though I have to go back to all the heavy layers and scraping ice off my car windows in the morning.

Blog Stalking Thursday #75

Welcome to Blog Stalking Thursday!

 

I am so excited to see you on Blog Stalking Thursday!  

You are the one that makes this party a success.

But before we get to the party let's take a look at the most viewed links from our last party.

DIY Embroidered Bow Scarf

I know I am not the only one that has fallen in love with Ruffles & Stuff's Wrapped in Bows Scarf Tutorial.  It really is just so cute!  

Teaching Blogging in Florida SO EXCITED!

I am so excited!  I have some news that I just had to share with all of you!

On Wednesday morning I am flying to Orlando, FL!  I have never been before so it is going to be a fun adventure.

I am going for work. I work at the Stampin' Up! home office and we are having a big event that we call Leadership.  It is like a big convention for all of the leaders and top sellers in our company, over 1400 will be in attendance!

Well they have asked little' ol me to teach on blogging and how to engage with your readers!  I am so excited! 

I teach the class 3 times and it has a power point and everything!  I really am excited (if you can't tell) and am so grateful for this opportunity to share some of my knowledge.

All of my posts are scheduled so you shouldn't miss me while I'm gone, but since I feel like your my family I wanted to let you in on my exciting news.  I hope when all is said and done I will still think that it was fun.

DIY Ponytail Holder Necklace

I love jewelry, and when I saw the Ponytail Holder Necklace on Madigan Made I knew that I wanted to make my own.  It is so simple, cute and I love how unique it is. 

Pinterest Picks

I love Pinterest and get so many of ideas from there.  It also a great place to keep the great ideas I find blog stalking all in one place. 

Don't forget to give the right person credit when pinning from Pinterest!  We are all proud of our own creations!

Now that Christmas is over I am trying to find some new craft ideas! 

Here are just some of my newest pins and hopefully they will give you some inspiration too!

 Yarn Ball Bookmark

 Chicken Orzo Soup Recipe

7 Blocks that make 14 words!

Hospital Survival Kit for New Mom

Winter Warmers

 

I love browsing Pinterest!  What inspires you?

Blog Stalking Thursday #74

Welcome to Blog Stalking Thursday!

 

I know the holidays are officially over and it is time to get back to reality, but I just don't wanna (and I may have just stomped my foot and crossed my arms when I said that).

Although, Valentines is coming up so that means I can make lots of cutesy stuff and use lots of glitter.  So I guess its not all bad.  But I'm still not happy about it!

So to move forward let's take a look at the most viewed links from last week!

Tutorial: Make Your Own Custom Craft Table

I love my craft room.  It is my space where I spend a lot of my time creating my projects and going over my tutorials.

Awhile ago I posted about My Craft Room because I was doing some major cleaning and organizing. 

It was better, but it still seemed cluttered and didn't have a lot of space.