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15 minutes to a prettier blog: photo collages

By Nicole · Comments (4) · February 17th, 2012

Im all about series. You may notice I tend to start many of them here on my little ol’ blog. Anyhoos, this one has been in the making for quite a while. There are so many quick and easy ways to beautify, simplify, whatever-else-ify your blog and I’m super excited to start sharing some quick [...]

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pinterest: how it works {and why you’ll love it}

By Nicole · Comments (215) · May 19th, 2011

I first learned about Pinterest from Dessert Darling and Autumn Reeser when they asked me to design a little button for their sites. Pinterest? I asked with perked ears. And now, its my new favoritest thing on the web. In a nutshell, it a virtual pin board where you can collect and share things that [...]

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Adding Images to Your Blog…The Easy Way

By Nicole · Comments (3) · February 10th, 2011

You’ve started a blog. You’ve written the best blog post eva, and now you’re trying to insert that perfect image to finish it off. Only problem, its coming out ginormous or, at best, falling out of the posting area. What to do, what to do…? Here’s my opinion on the easiest and best way to [...]

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How To Add A Google Docs Form To Your Blog

By Nicole · Comments (2) · April 23rd, 2010

I think Google can do everything but the dishes…which would be awful nice, wouldn’t it? Adding a contact form to your blog using Google Docs is both useful and simple. The first step would of course be to create a Google account if you haven’t already (gasp). The rest? Just watch… You can use Google [...]

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How To Make Rounded Corners Using Photobucket: Video Tutorial

By Nicole · Comments (1) · October 29th, 2009

Last week I shared a video tutorial with you on how to create rounded corners on your photos using Adobe Photoshop Elements. Today Im posting the video on how to do the same thing using Photobucket, the free photo editing and hosting website. Before you watch the video I have to tell you one important [...]