Posts Tagged ‘blogging’

I’ve been leaving vague notes on Facebook and Twitter over the last couple of weeks, and even posted once about this upcoming blog event. Now itt’s finally time to announce what’s happening.

Color Outside the Lines: 31 Days of Creative Thinking

Every day in March, I’ll be posting a different “challenge.” These challenges are designed to spark or stretch your creativity in a variety of areas. One day you’ll be writing, one day creating something out of assigned materials. Another day you’ll be taking pictures, and on yet another you’ll be looking at artwork online. There will be one challenge posted every morning in March, followed by my results from that assignment. I’ll have a Flickr group set up for you to upload photos of your own results, or you can link to your blog.

Some days I’ll also be posting additional information. These won’t be actual challenges, but resources and ideas for growing your creativity, discussion topics, or fun tutorials.

And there will be giveaways.

I’ve got several sponsors lined up already for some fun giveaways that tie in with the event. These will be held right here, but some of them may involve clues from our Facebook or Twitter pages, or be shared there first. At the end of the event there will be a Grand Prize Drawing for a whole bundle of goodies! You’ll receive entries for every activity you participate in, so the more you join in on the fun, the more chances you’ll have of winning the Grand Prize. Some activities, like participating in discussions, will only have points available for a limited time. Others will have points available until the giveaway closes. (I’ll post a list of all the activities and the points they’re worth at the end of the event, but you may want to keep track along the way.)

I’ve been planning this event for several months now and I’m really excited about it! I’m looking forward to sharing these challenges with y’all, seeing what you come up with from the assignments, and learning from each other.

Let’s get you started right away on earning points for that Grand Prize!

5 points: Share this event online – on your Facebook page, your blog, etc. Be sure to leave me a link so I can come visit you!

2 points (exp 2/5 at noon): Add a comment below. Will you be participating? Will you have your kids join in? Do you have any questions? Any relevant comment works.

Last year I started Thrift Store Thursday, but it sort of melted away after a couple of weeks. I think I had too many weekly themes to keep up with and just got burnt out.

But, a new year brings a fresh start; I’ve dropped all the other weekly themes and will be picking up Thrift Store Thursday again. To get things started, I thought I’d link up two of my favorite finds that I shared last year – this pair of adorable vintage tap shoes, and these gorgeous lace pillowcases.

Next week I’ll start posting new finds again. In the meantime, I’d love to hear about your recent thrifting adventures! Leave a note, or a link to your own blog post, in the comments.

If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve probably seen some vague updates lately, alluding to a big event happening here in March. I’ll be sharing the details on February 1, but here’s just a little more information to pique your interest.

• The event will last the entire month of March.
• It will include writing . . .
• And photography.
• It might involve sprinkles.
• There will be fun challenges . . .
• And lots of giveaways.
• I’m really excited about it!
• So you should be, too.

Curious yet?

 

My sister recently watched The Help and posted her thoughts on her blog. I thought her post, Lessons from The Help, was so good, I wanted to share it with y’all. So click on over to her blog to read it!

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Celebrate Woman Today is offering the opportunity for 100 bloggers to review and host a giveaway for one of their soy candles. In addition to being soy, each one of these candles hides a ring. Sounds like a neat product.

 

 

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As I’ve been processing my recent journey to The Relevant Conference, I jotted down my most vivid highlights from the trip and thought I’d share them with y’all. So here they are, in no particular order.

• Attending and participating in the writing workshops.
• Spending time with my sister.
• Joining the OneVerse Blogger Team.
• Listening to Tsh Oxenreider’s opening keynote.
• Meeting amazing women like Anna R., Aurie, Crystal Paine, and SarahMae.
• Discovering Freeset.
• Hearing Sarah Shust tell their amazing testimony.
• Laughing with Maggie Hogan over technology glitches.
• Staying up late. Sometimes way too late.
• Being filled.

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