Creatively Crafty Link Party #8
Last Updated on March 31, 2016 by lydiaf1963
Hello you creative people! Welcome to the Creatively Crafty Link Party hosted by the Creative Crafters Blogging Group! You’ve worked hard on your project, and it looks great! Share it with us and get the kudos you deserve! Crafts, Home Decor, Original Writing and Recipes are all welcome.
One of the reasons I started Life Beyond the Kitchen was to work more on blog design and in particular the Genesis Framework. I’m using the Genesis Sample Theme which is pretty bare bones as far as styling goes. I’ve made a few changes this week by adding some drop shadows and creating a new logo for the blog. What do you think? Does it look alright on your screen? (If you’re on mobile you probably won’t notice a difference unless you load the full site.) Constructive criticism is welcome. I’d like to change my fonts up a bit and add a little more flair to the menu as well as jazz up my sidebar.
While packing for our visit, I made a conscious decision to leave my laptop in Spain, thinking I could do most of my blogging via my phone. That turned out to be easier said than done because while my son was generous to share his computer with me, it’s only available when he isn’t home. I’ve decided the best thing would be to dial my blogging activities way back. Despite the lack of posts, I’m actually getting a lot of behind the scenes stuff done. Beside the design work on the blog, I’ve been dabbling in making videos and putting together a mini cookbook to share with my readers at Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen. Most importantly, I’ve spent enough time with my grandson that he no longer cries when left alone with me and he’ll even let me hold him which makes my heart melt.
First things first…the Featured Post!
I am totally envious of people who find second hand furniture and give it a make over. Take these chairs from Robin of Redo It Yourself Inspirations. There’s nothing fancy about the dining room chairs in the before photo…they didn’t even have seats when she picked them up from a yard sale. With a little effort, and some paint, foam and fabric she gave the Plain Jane chairs a little French flair. Ooh la la! I guess now we should call them Belle Jeanne 🙂 I love the transformation!
Feel free to download our Featured Button and display it on your post! I will be pinning your project to our group board as well as a few other Pinterest boards and sharing on other social media as well. I’m sure others will love it, too!
Now, let’s move on to the round up. Do you have anything creative you’d like to share? We’d love to see it. Browsing through the projects is a pleasant part of my week!
Thank You for sharing your creativity with us. Each week we will sponsor a new link party, and pin our favorites. With so many bloggers participating that means more exposure for YOU! Head over to the other co-hosts blogs to see all their fun stuff.
Check them out here:
Leaves & Stitches | Life Beyond the Kitchen
5 Little Monsters | Try it – Like it
2 Dishing Divas | Our Daily Craft
The weekly features will also be promoted on social media with all features pinned to the Creative Craft Bloggers group board on Pinterest!
There are just a few simple rules:
-Link to a specific post, not your home page.
-Link up something YOU made/wrote/created.
-Giveaways, other link parties, Etsy shops or business links are not accepted.
-Don’t link and run. Try to visit at least one link and show them some love. You may make a new friend.
Please do not pin from these thumbnails. If there’s a post you want to pin please click on the link title to visit the source and pin from their blog.
Not a blogger? No problem! Anyone with an Instagram account can link to a photo of your completed masterpiece or work in progress.
Could you do us a favor and share the party on Twitter before linking up?
[bctt tweet=”You’ve worked hard, now share your #creative project with our #linky! #ccbg”]
Don’t forget to take the time to visit a link or two and congratulate your fellow crafters on a job well done!
