Ever have one of those weeks where lots of little wonderful things happen? Well I thought I’d share a few of the ones that happened to me this week along with some of my favorite finds and posts :) See these pillows? I’ve made 5 in the past 72 ish hours! Apparently y’all really love your States! … [Read more...]
Sh*t You Should Know About Blogging: Don’t Feed The Trolls!!!
Has it happened to you? You bare your soul in a blog post, put it all on the line and share something close to your heart... Only to check your comments a little later and discover that the Trolls have come out to play! Here's some Sh*t you should know about blogging: Don't Feed The … [Read more...]
Sh*t You Should Know about Blogging: Conferences
Blogging Conferences: The good, the bad, and the "mean girls". Everyone has a different perspective... because everyone, and their expectations are different. Kind of like life, and if you're not careful, these conferences can cause scary High School flash backs. I've been to a couple of … [Read more...]
Blissdom 2013: The Experience
WOW! Thats pretty much all that I can say about my experience at Blissdom. It was definitely something else, and nothing like the blogging conference I'd been to before. I learned some, networked a bunch and made lasting connections! Oh and I can't forget the memories made! There … [Read more...]
Some Days I just don’t feel like…
Some days I just don't feel like... ... doing anything ... making dinner ...picking up after my husband (I swear he's as bad as a 4 year old) ...checking the mail ... leaving the house ... getting dressed ...going to the gym (ok, I NEVER feel like going to the gym, but I go … [Read more...]
Sh*t You Should Know About Blogging: Giveaways have Rules!
Did you know there are laws about what you can and can not require in a giveaway? Did you know that as bloggers, we don't actually have "giveaways"? Did you know that you can't actually require someone to follow your blog to enter your giveaway? I bet you didn't! Cause I sure as heck didn't before I … [Read more...]
Better Life Bags Giveaway! 2 Winners!
Are you ready for this? Ummm yup! another Kick A$$ giveaway :) But in case you were wondering where Work In Progress Wednesday went, I'll be back this evening with my weekly update :) If you have not heard of Better Life Bags you have probably been living under a rock. If you don't know the … [Read more...]
Sandy Hook Elementary Special Link Party
HI Friends! I've got 2 exciting things for you today! Homespun Happiness is going to be taking a vacation starting Friday night, but before I take a break, I want to help make a difference! There is a special code that will get you BOGO FREE everything in the shop until Friday night at Midnight. … [Read more...]
A Day of Silence
Swaps & Giveaways and Winners! Oh My!!
Ever have one of those days that is just totally messed up and weird and exhausting? And for no other reason than you're awake and breathing? Yup I'm having one of those days... except its been more of a week, than day. I'm kinda over people... So I thought I'd blog about something happy! How … [Read more...]
I love my Maybook! + A giveaway!!
So my life goes through phases... Completely-insane-busy-27-hours-a-day-never-sleeping phases and boring-sleep-for-16-hours-a-day-and-then-take-a-nap phases. No matter what phase I am in, I NEED to write stuff down! Otherwise I forget... I'm 29 and my brain is already starting to fail me *sigh* … [Read more...]
So you want to sponsor someone…
Ok. So we talked about what Sponsors SHOULD do. Now we need to talk about what YOU should look for when you're ready to pay someone cold, hard cash to promote your blog! First things first... Ask Around! The bloggers you know, will know! Ask on twitter or Facebook. Fire off a couple … [Read more...]