Thoughts on this big ol' blog world ~

Can you even believe how BIG blogging has become?

When I started in 2007 it was just the beginning (to me, anyway)...

and it was so wonderful!

Visiting beautiful blogs online and seeing such amazing inspiration,

FOR FREE! It was such a gift!!! And, of course, it still is....

Women love seeing beautiful things,

ideas they can use in their own homes,

recipes they can make for those they love,

plus photos that make them swoon and renew their spirit

to make something wonderful.

The best thing about blogs and sharing is that

you can find the best ideas to use for yourself,

to create gifts for someone you love...

or just to ignite that creative fire in you that you'd forgotten about.

I wanted to tell you a little something.

If you blog...

and think, "oh well, my blog is so tiny,

who really cares what I post?"

WHAT YOU POST MATTERS.

You will enjoy sharing with others,

and meet so many precious friends and

you are documenting your life!

Don't worry about being a BIG BLOG,

I'm not big by no means,

I'm just trying to make a tiny living to help out my family

and still continue to do what I love...making neat stuff!

What I'm trying to say here is

keep blogging, keep sharing, and

keep believing
that what you say and share

is WONDERFUL!!!!

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Wishing you a beautiful Thursday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

A few posting ideas for you ~

So you've started your blog and today you weren't especially productive. What do you post about? You may have folded a couple of loads of laundry or stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things but you realize you don't need to take photos of your folded clothes or canned goods just to have something to blog about!

When I have those days, and believe me I do......here are a few things that come to mind that I've done in the past....because you KNOW I love posting and sharing things with you!

1 ~ Walk around your home and take photos of things that you just love. A special display or item that means alot to you.....we learn so much about one another by doing that.

2 ~ This is along those same lines, take a few photos of items that you collect. Group everything together in a pretty display to show your readers.

3 ~ Share beautiful images that you may have on hand that you could scan in (if you have a scanner) or that you've found that are OK to share with others. We all love having new goodies to use in our artwork.

4 ~ Share a few beautiful websites that you've found while surfing the internet. A fun way to find sites is to go to Google.com and click on images.....then search for a couple of key words that you may like. The other day I just keyed in "antique cream" and found so many beautiful websites!! Be sure to provide a link back to the site too.

5 ~ Post a pretty poem or quote that you love with a photograph that you've taken or even an old image.

6 ~ Recipes are always a great thing to post about. Do you have a tried and true recipe that everyone requests when you come to a covered dish gathering? Share that with your readers and they will love to try it!

7 ~ Take a few photos showing us how you make something that you enjoy creating, share this little tutorial with your readers.

8 ~ If you create artwork, share a product that you love using....or if you have another item that you are a die-hard fan for that you use to clean, cook or something else, share it with us.

I hope this helps give you a few ideas on posting.....I've been cleaning my art room and took Emily to her OB appointment today. I didn't get much accomplished creatively but still love talking to you! Think of it this way, if you were to pick up the phone to talk to a sweet friend, what would you enjoy sharing?

Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday sweet friends ~

xxoo, Dawn

I think I'm going to offer this little bird below as my next tutorial in Lessons from The Nest!! :)