A little RERUN

If you are new to InkSpot Workshop's blog The Spotter or if you're an old friend, grab a cup of coffee, tea, whatever your pleasure and enjoy this little rerun (no I don't mean that guy from the show What's Happening) I thought it would be fun to spotlight a few of my favorite posts from the past six months. Enjoy...

Spring In The South

Many Sides of Etsy Sellers
What's In A Name?
A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words
iCANDY 39th Edition

Calling All Shutter Bugs!

There's a reason Creature Comforts is my favorite blog of all time. It's where I go regularly for design inspiration, freebies, get introduced to extremely talented artists like Kellie Medivitz and so much more.

While getting my daily read on, I got a triple whammy! I got introduced to the new Fuji Instax Mini Instant Camera, (Polaroid's little brother) a jam packed online wannabe photographer's store called Photojojo, which has some of the most unique camera and photo accessories I've ever seen, like this bowling bag style camera bag. All of this coolness, plus a giveaway too!

Creature Comforts and Photojojo are giving away your choice of 2 prizes. Click here for the full details and to enter. Personally, I want nothing more than to get my hands on that little camera. How precious are those little credit card sized instant pictures? I think it would be fun to let my 4 year old try it out, just to see life from his perspective, plus have the little pictures as keepsake momentos. Oh the many uses I would find for that new camera.

Good Luck!

New Fuji Instax Mini Instant Camera

Babyology

Thanks Babyology!

Such a nice InkSpot Workshop shout out!
to read feature, click here

Better Blogging

It's been 1 year since I started this blog and every day I am thankful for the number of readers who stop by to take a read. As I strive to bring you content and material you {hopefully} find useful and interesting, I've come across a good blogging book I'd like to share with you, since a good portion of my readers have blogs of their own.

I just finished reading No One Cares What You Had for Lunch, 100 Ideas for Your Blog, written by Margaret Mason, also author of the shopping blog Mighty Goods and her personal blog Mighty Girl. It's a quick and easy read, perfect for your commute or to keep in your bag to read while you wait in line at the post office. It offers up topic suggestions whether you have 15 minutes or 1 hour available to write a post. This book is especially great if you are thinking about starting a blog but feel insecure and think..."what do I have to say that other people will find interesting?"

My top 3 favorite "ideas for your blog" are as follows:

RISK EVERYTHING
Talk about the biggest risk you would take in your life right now if you had all the money and/or nerve in the world. What if you had all the time in the world?

GIVE A TOUR
What is the inside scoop to your small or large town or another place you know well? Tell your readers about the best place to get a hamburger, shop, see the sunset, etc.. Be the expert

FILL THE GAPS
"Use memory triggers to help you generate interesting stories." Find an old photo, scan it and tell about the memories it evokes. Have something given to you from an old friend or relative? Take a picture and tell the story. How about a familiar smell, texture or sound that takes you back?

Next on my list of ways to improve my blog is getting into one of Holly Becker's e-workshops for blogging. Holly is one of blogging's pioneers with her ultra popular design blog Decor8. To read a recent feature she did on InkSpot Workshop, click here.

What types of content would you like to see in my blog? What are some great things you've enjoyed reading about in other blogs? I'd love to hear.

Thanks for stopping by!