Picture of Tieka of Selective Potential was taken from her Harbor Front Place post. Picture of Elizabeth from Delightfully Tacky was taken from her Nature is a Haunted House post.
I’m all giddy this week due to the INDIE e-conference that was set up by Tieka of Selective Potential and Elizabeth of Delightfully Tacky. This is my first official blogger related event that I’ve been a part of and I’m so grateful that these two gals decided to spread some blogger knowledge with the newbies, like me. This year, the girls were unable to attend the IFB Conference (AKA Independent Fashion Bloggers) in New York (In conjunction with Fashion Week) so they thought it would be a good idea to share what they’ve learned from the previous years of attending as well as years of blogging experience. I’ve also been listening in on all the panel discussions at the IFB Conference via live feed and following the chit chat on Twitter,(#ifbcon). The combination of the two has been like bread and peanut butter.
As someone who has only had a blog for little over a month and a half, I feel like I am learning so much right from the get go. I’m learning the do’s and don’t even before I have the chance to make the mistakes. I know some things I’ll just learn along the way, but it sure is nice to cut through some of the BS right from the beginning.
My favorite take away from today came from Elizabeth of Delightfully Tacky. Thanks Elizabeth for the seemingly obvious, not so obvious advice.
I hope to do a little recap at the end of the week session, but I was so excited I needed to share a little bit with you. If you haven’t signed up, it’s not too late and you can always jump back and forth through the content you may have missed. It’s perfect for people like me who have a non-blogging job during the day. If you are attending, I’d love to chit chat with you about the experience and what you are learning.
I leave you with some links for your weekend.
Are you inspired yet?
1. This cute bunny tutorial that reminds me of Skunkboy Creatures
2. This amazing love story, First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage.
3. This video that I’ve had on replay since last Sunday. Bon Iver For Emma a capella.
4. Sewing machine applique project. I’ve bought all the supplies to do this, now I just need the motivation to start.
5. The perfect birthday party idea. Cereal buffet!
6. Download some great vintage inspired valentines. Brought to you by Veer!
7. For all the hopeful romantics like myself. An engagement story with Melissa from Without Melissa blog.
This weekend is our golden retriever puppy’s first birthday, so I hope to finally announce Porter James to the blog world with some great b-day pics and adventures. Check back…he’s a cutie!