Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Stash and Help for Bloggers!
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
It's been a busy week in the blogosphere....lots of stuff to share!
First, there is some fantastic eye candy from Val over at dyeing 2 sew - absolutely LOVELY bag. I'm pretty sorry at silk ribbon embroidery. Probably because it looked dead easy and frankly the application of it is quite a bit more difficult...especially if you use the lovely fragile looking ribbons.
The second really cool thing (and I hope you'll all participate) is my new friend Samantha is starting a "stash Sunday". I don't know about you gals, but sometimes on Sunday I'm in the middle of a project without much to post, so how about pictures of your favorite stash! I've got some cool ideas for this Sunday! Everyone join in, could be VERY cool - I'd love to see what everyone is hiding!
The last announcement I hope will be the most helpful, I get a lot of fledgling blogger questions. Sharon had a wonderful thoughtful post about the proliferation of Young knitter/bloggers and the fact that the other needlework areas are growing, but slower.
One major issue here is the lack of computer savvy in some "would be bloggers". I have been really loose with "bloggers who embellish" webring (which I manage by the way! ;-)) and allow people who have a hard time posting the ring code etc. I'd thought about putting together a complicated tutorial, but not sure how easy it is to read and it's not interactive (plus, I really need to stop sleeping so I have more time!
SO! I have created a Yahoo group for Q&A's about blogs. I'm working on a little expert panel (I really only know blogger) who can answer questions I don't know. When I get the "experts" on board, I'll post here and send out a few invitations to anyone who has questions...beginning or advanced on blogging! Let me know what you think of this idea! I just thought of it over a cup of coffee, I have the group up, but not much more...love to hear all of your thoughts.
I do think I'll restrict conversation so we don't get too chatty. I'd love for it to be a really useful Q&A board so people can even search and find quick answers!
First, there is some fantastic eye candy from Val over at dyeing 2 sew - absolutely LOVELY bag. I'm pretty sorry at silk ribbon embroidery. Probably because it looked dead easy and frankly the application of it is quite a bit more difficult...especially if you use the lovely fragile looking ribbons.
The second really cool thing (and I hope you'll all participate) is my new friend Samantha is starting a "stash Sunday". I don't know about you gals, but sometimes on Sunday I'm in the middle of a project without much to post, so how about pictures of your favorite stash! I've got some cool ideas for this Sunday! Everyone join in, could be VERY cool - I'd love to see what everyone is hiding!
The last announcement I hope will be the most helpful, I get a lot of fledgling blogger questions. Sharon had a wonderful thoughtful post about the proliferation of Young knitter/bloggers and the fact that the other needlework areas are growing, but slower.
One major issue here is the lack of computer savvy in some "would be bloggers". I have been really loose with "bloggers who embellish" webring (which I manage by the way! ;-)) and allow people who have a hard time posting the ring code etc. I'd thought about putting together a complicated tutorial, but not sure how easy it is to read and it's not interactive (plus, I really need to stop sleeping so I have more time!
SO! I have created a Yahoo group for Q&A's about blogs. I'm working on a little expert panel (I really only know blogger) who can answer questions I don't know. When I get the "experts" on board, I'll post here and send out a few invitations to anyone who has questions...beginning or advanced on blogging! Let me know what you think of this idea! I just thought of it over a cup of coffee, I have the group up, but not much more...love to hear all of your thoughts.
I do think I'll restrict conversation so we don't get too chatty. I'd love for it to be a really useful Q&A board so people can even search and find quick answers!
3 Comments:
Very good idea--i know a lot of newbies on the AQ list are constantly puzzled on how to start and how to tailor!
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arlee, October 05, 2005 8:25 AM
arlee, October 05, 2005 8:25 AM
Oooh, yes, everyone join in to "stash sunday".
On the other topic- being totally un-computer savvy, I have lots of trouble with stuff on my blog, and would love support/answers!
On the other topic- being totally un-computer savvy, I have lots of trouble with stuff on my blog, and would love support/answers!
yep I think the blog support group is a great idea - I'm in too!
