May

Happy Weekend!

Happy Weekend | Hey Love Designs

Hi Friends!

I’ve been having such a blast at Alt for Everyone. I’ve been learning so much, taking a ridiculous amount of notes, and making some pretty great connections and new friends! I can’t wait to share a recap with you. Today, it’s 3 more classes and a show dress rehearsal. Tomorrow is one last class and then it’s my dance students’ graduation night! And lastly, Sunday is The Color Run! I think it’s safe to say there’s so much excitement going on right now. I may need a day off to recover from everything!

What do you have in store this weekend?

Here are some great links I’ve stumbled upon this week:

DIY Polka Dot Umbrellas | Design Love Fest
How to Make Ruffles, Gathers, and Pleats | TLC Inspirations
Homemade Watermelon Slush | Say Yes to Hoboken
New Job Jar DIY | Oh Happy Day
What Subscription Dog Goody Box is For You? | You Did What With Your Weiner
25 Free Colorful Fonts | A Subtle Revelry
Giveaway: Handpainted Mr. & Mrs. Chair Back Signs | Capitol Romance
Free Printable Place Cards | Budget Savvy Bride
Thinking of Original Ideas | Design Love Fest

And on Hey Love Designs:

Have a great weekend!

michelle

May

Alt for Everyone is Here!

Hi Friends!

Alt for Everyone is here!! This morning I’ve already had the pleasure of listening in on the keynote presented by Joy of Oh, Joy! Just that alone was very inspiring and has me excited for the next 3 days. She spoke of how she got to where she is today and how she really had to just get out there and take life by the horns to get what she wants.

Here are 5 anecdotes she shared on The Art of Goal-Getting:

You cannot wait around for it. The only person who will make your goals come true is you.
You have to want it. (And then she threw in a Spice Girls reference. More reason to love her.)
Do your research.
Put together a presentation that shines.
“No” is not the end of the world. You might not always get what you want, but it’ll pave the way for something better.

Do you have any advice on obtaining your goals?

If you’d like to follow along with Alt Summit, I’ll be live-tweeting at @heylovedesigns. Except not really because live tweeting is a lot of work! I’ll try to post some of the highlights and then I’ll do a recap on the blog. You can also follow along with everyone’s tweets with the #altsummit or #altforeveryone hashtag on twitter.

And thank you Bing for providing these classes for us!

michelle

May

50 Blogging Tips

Hi Friends!

I’m a selfish hoarder. I’ve been pinning and bookmarking all these amazing resources for blogging and haven’t been sharing them on this blog. Shame on me? Actually, I’ve been stockpiling so I could create you an amazing list of blogging resources!!

Whether you’re a blogging pro, a non-chalant blogger, or new to the game, I think these resources will help everyone in some way or another. Maybe most of this list won’t apply to you or you’ve been dying to figure out self-hosting, Photoshop, or how to add a “Pin It!” button. There’s something for everyone.

Layout and Design Tips

10 Blog Layout Tips | A Beautiful Mess
Primp My Blog: Design Tips and Resources | Her New Leaf
12 Great Google Web Fonts | Katelyn Brooke Blog
Blog Branding 101 | The Flourishing Abode
Blog Photo Layout Guide | Shrimp Salad Circus
Course: Blog Design Love | A Beautiful Mess
The Anatomy of an Effective Homepage | Alltop
7 Tips to Instantly Make Your Blog More Reader Friendly | Food Bloggers of Canada
Tips on Blog Pages | The Flourishing Adobe
Blog Design 101 | Blog Brunch
How to Make Product Collages for Your Blog | A Beautiful Mess
Tips for Building a Bright and Successful Blogging Brand | Erin Vale Design
Add an Icon to Blog Post Titles with CSS | Code it Pretty
Online Tips for Success | Nicole’s Classes
How to Clean Up Your Blog and Make it More User Friendly | Yellow Bliss Road

Tools

50 Online Tools to Better Your Blog | Independent Fashion Bloggers
Put Instagram on Your Blog | SnapWidget
wordpress.org vs wordpress.com | wpbeginner
Blog Design Resources for 2013 | cre8d design
How to Create a Project Gallery for Your Blog | Design, Dining + Diapers
5 Great Blogging Plugins | A Subtle Revelry
How to See if Your Photos are Being Used on Another Site | Kevin & Amanda
How to Feature Your Most Pinterest-Worthy Posts in Your Sidebar | The Blog Maven
22 Cool WordPress Tools | Tip Junkie

Promoting Your Blog

Secret Ingredients: How I Use Social Media for the Blog | designlovefest
How to Make a Media Kit that ROCKS | Blog Sponsorship | The Blog Maven
Why Every Blogger Should Have a Media Kit | vmac+cheese
12 Things to Do After You Write a Blog Post | Ruhani Rabin
Facebook Apps Guide | Breanna Rose
Growing Your Blog as a Business: A Daily Checklist | The SITS Girls
The Business of Blogging | A Subtle Revelry
58 Ways to Get Noticed as a New Blogger | Blog World
Social Media Tips and No-No’s | Burnett’s Boards
5 Knows of Advertising on Blogs | Rags to Stitches
How to Go Viral on Pinterest | Unskinny Boppy
How to Label Pictures for Pinterest | I Am Baker
Link Parties 101 | Build Your Blog

Miscellaneous

Blogiquette: Etiquette Guidelines for Bloggers | Her New Leaf
Blogging Tips and Advice to Help Grow Your Blog | Inspire Me Heather
What Do Bloggers Need to Claim for Taxes | Blogging Basics 101
25 Blog Post Ideas for the Uninspired | The Barn Blog
How to Get Out of Your Blogging Rut | Brand Camp
10 Super Rad Blog Post Ideas | Joy the Baker
5 Tips for Blogging on a Busy Schedule | Sincerely, Kinsey
12 Best Time Management Tips for Bloggers | The Blog Maven
18 Blogging Tips | A Subtle Revelry
The Perks of Being a Blog Contributor | Independent Fashion Bloggers
15 (More) Blog Post Ideas for the Uninspired | The Barn Blog
Scraper Sites & How to Truncate Blog Feeds 101 | Home Stories A to Z
What Every Blogger Wants You to Know (But Doesn’t Tell You) | Infarrantly Creative

Want more? I have a board on Pinterest just for blogging. Woo!

May

Quoted: Coco Chanel

I think this is a good life rule to live by. “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” – Coco Chanel

You may use this image on your website, Pinterest, Instagram, etc. with proper permission to heylovedesigns.com.

May

Expedit Inspiration

Hi Friends!

For some reason or another, I’m completely obsessed with the Expedit shelving unit from IKEA. There’s something about a large, totally grid-like book shelf that just tickles my fancy. Is it the fact that you can use it to organize and decorate with this? That it’s super affordable? That it’s so clean and fresh? Who knows, but what I can tell you is that every time I see the Expedit shelf pop up in my Pinterest feed, I have to pin it. It’s almost worth of its own board.

IKEA Expedit Inspiration | Hey Love Designs

Source (clockwise from top left): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

And to make matters worse, there’s no space in my home for it. So it kind of feeds into that whole “you want what you can’t have” theory. I want it even more!

There’s just so much you can do with this shelving unit. Use it to divide a large room or separate the bedroom from the living room in a studio. It can organize your books. Display cute trinkets. Organize an office. Make cubbies for a classroom. Seriously, the Expedit can do so much!

It also comes in all shapes and colors. You can get a large 5×5 cube or keep it small at 2×2. You can also get it 4 boxes long and 2 high. You can lay it horizontally or vertically. You can add doors, paint the shelf, or add some scrapbook paper or wallpaper to the back. It comes in white, black, birch, and more.

Here are some more inspiration photos.

Canning Organization | Hey Love Designs