Remember when I made these free social media buttons for you?
Well you spoke up and asked for more…
So here’s the new {revisited} “Elegant” social media set…now with Pinterest & Google+! (Dont like blue? Read on…)
Download:
You can download the entire set of png files here.
If you need instructions on how to use them or change the color check out this post.
Enjoy, my bloggy friends…
I love giving away stuff…in the form of giveaways, tutorials and fun little things you can use for your blog.
So today, how about some pretty, girlie social media buttons for your blog or website?
Download:
You can download this set of icons in png file format here.
How to Use:
The beauty of png files is that they can be easily modified by color, size, transparency, etc. So, the same Facebook file above can be modified in a photo editor like Photoshop or on PhotoBucket.com to look like this:
How to modify the color In Photoshop Elements:
1. Open the png file.
2. Go to Enhance>Adjust Color>Adjust Hue/Saturation. Use the sliders to change the hue, saturation and lightness.
3. Click Ok, then save the file.
…In Photoshop:
1. Upload the png file.
2. Go to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation. Use the sliders to change the hue, saturation and lightness.
3. Click Ok, then save the file.
…On PhotoBucket.com:
1. Upload the png file.
2. In the album, hover over the image and select Edit. Then select Adjust and use the sliders to change the hue, saturation and lightness.
3. Click Done.
The default size of the icons is pretty large at 200x200px. That will give you plenty of wiggle room for sizing appropriately for your blog. Typically, an icon will be around 50x50px and you can resize in your photo editor or when you upload to your blogging platform.
Any questions? Speak up! And enjoy… 
I love Fridays. Who doesn’t, right? End of the week…beginning of the weekend…the exciting night life…
Around these parts, the “exciting night life” consists of a few bowls of popcorn and a movie the whole family can watch. My kiddos are a little older now (9, 11 & 14) and we feel comfortable with most PG and PG-13 flicks. Sometimes if we come across one that’s questionable, we’ll preview it first. Its become quite a tradition and something we all look forward to.
We rarely will go to the theater to see a movie. There are special times we will, but there are so many benefits to movie night at home:
One of the ways we get the latest movies out there is with Movies on Demand through our cable company. With a few clicks of the remote and $4.99, we have the movie of our choice for the next 24 hours. And there’s so much more than new release movies too. I love the My Primetime and Freezone sections. Watching television on my schedule…I’m all about that.
With the Academy Awards approaching, Movies On Demand has made it simple to keep up with the nominated movies this year. (And I dont know about you, but this isnt something I typically follow or keep track of.) But on their Facebook page, you can use the How Many Have You Seen poll and keep track of what all the buzz is about. Not only that, you can enter two win a 3D HDTV for your own movie night! Check out the link above for all the deets (as well as more info on how to order movies, etc.)
WIN IT! Want in on some Movies on Demand fun? Enter to win a $25 gift card!
Here’s what you can do to get an entry. Receive one entry for the $25 gift card giveaway for each option below. Whatever options you choose, just leave a separate comment telling me what you did…
Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. MST on Monday, March 7.
That’s some good options, don’t you think? Good luck!
This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media. I was compensated for my participation and time investment involved with this campaign. Thoughts are my own.
A while back, I was searching the internet for some shabby chic style social media icons. I couldn’t find any, so I created some myself and shared them with you. Since then, at the request of several readers, I added a few more icons to the set.
Check ‘em out…
To save, simply right click on the image(s) you want and select “save image as” and save it somewhere on your hard drive. You’ll notice these are extra “big” at 125×125 pixels and you probably wont need them quite so large, but you can easily resize them in a photo editor or when you upload them to your blog platform.
Enjoy!
At BlissDom, there was a lot of talk about the current trend of social media. To be honest, the whole things still overwhelms me a bit, but I can see its value now much more than I could before.
There are a lot of popular social media tools out there; Twitter, Facebook, LinkDin, YouTube and StumbleUpon to name a few. With one simple Google search on “social media”, you could probably come up with more information on the subject than you could read in your lifetime. Rather than highlight the features of each of these, I want to give you some basic ideas on how the use of social media can benefit you. You’d be surprised at all the different ways they can. At least I was.
1. Reconnect – Over the last few weeks, I reconnected with two friends I went to kindergarten and grade school with. Kin-der-garten. Do you realize that was 30ish years ago for me? Because of this, Facebook is one of my favorite pastimes addictions tools. I was leery at first because I thought it was mainly for cool college kids. But quickly realized its the MySpace for 30-somethings.
If you’re into keeping up with your high school and college friends and acquaintances, join Facebook. You’ll be shocked at who you’ll find and how fun it is. Don’t worry…its safe and as private as you want it to be and very well designed.
2. Build community – I think one of the hardest things about being a stay at home mom is the feeling of isolation that can creep in. You’re surrounded by little people all day, doing a thankless (though extremely important) job and don’t always get to have the freedom to spend time connecting with other moms in the same boat. That’s why I love blogging and now, Twitter. There’s a sense of community built when you can pop on and ask a question, tell a funny thing that happened to you, or give your antidote for the day…all in 140 characters or less.
To be honest, I didn’t “get it” for about 6 months. I created an account, tried it, and stopped. But a few months ago, I gave it another shot, but this time I used an application called TweetDeck. And now, I’m hooked.
I’d highly recommend an application like TweetDeck if you’re interested in twittering. It gives you up to date views on your friends and you can create groups for people you follow. So, you could have “mommies” in one group, “family” in another and “people I’m stalking” in yet another (totally kidding).
3. Stay in Touch – When we went to our college reunion last year, I uncovered yet another layer of Facebook. You see, I had been following a bunch of college friends and several of them where at this reunion. It was so great to walk up to them and not have to say, “Where do you live, what do you do, how many kids do you have…” because I already knew! We could skip the small talkie stuff and remember the good ol’ times. Social media is like a Christmas letter all year long.
4. Promote - If you have a blog or website that you want to get noticed, Twitter and Facebook are an ideal space for doing just that. Personally, I don’t quite know the perfectly balance between hiding bashfully in the corner and being completely obnoxious, but I know its there somewhere. Some people feel that sort of thing is a little tacky, while other people love it. There really is no prescription or rules for using social media. Use common sense, be courteous of others, and you’ll be peachy.
5. Opportunities – One thing I learned at Blissdom was that a lot of people find job opportunities on Twitter. They scour the updates looking for marking and networking opportunities that constantly come up. Its like Craigslist meets IM. You can search for terms people are using to find a new opportunity to make a business connection. Certainly traditional communication and media aren’t going anywhere, but social media is definitely something that will only grow in the future.
If you’re like me and feel like you’re on the tail end of the generation that “gets” social media, don’t be afraid to try it. You may just find you love it.
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