May

Alt for Everyone Swag

Hi Friends!

I have so many exciting things to share with you from my 3 days of Alt for Everyone. How do you decide where to start? Well I’ll make it easy – the swaaaaaag!

Alt for Everyone Goody Bag | Hey Love Designs

Even though the whole conference is being held online, Alt didn’t want to give any of us the shaft. We all got a box of goodies in mail. And boy, it did not disappoint!

Alt for Everyone Goody Bag | Hey Love Designs

When I first picked up my package from the front door, I found it was quite heavy. What could possibly be inside?

I love how they packaged it so that once you open up the ugly cardboard box, there’s a fun black box and lots of fun crinkled paper.

Alt for Everyone Goody Bag | Hey Love Designs

From the top, left to right:
Candy and mason jar from Bing | Note cards from Pixel Impress | Crayons from Childhood List | Lip balm from Ivory + Ash
Camera pouch from BlueQ | Necklace from Zelma Rose | Party Flags from Lingering Daydreams

What an awesome selection, right? Let’s look deeper.

Necklace from Zelma Rose | Alt for Everyone Goody Bag | Hey Love Designs

This necklace from Zelma Rose is so nice! I think it will go with nearly everything and I loved the packaging. Any friend of baker’s twine is a friend of mine.

Crayons from Childhoodlist | Alt for Everyone Goody Bags | Hey Love Designs

I love that these crayons look like building blocks. I don’t have a use for crayons so I think I will give this to my friend’s son. I hope they’re not too small for him!

BlueQ Zipper Pouch Contents | Alt for Everyone Goody Bag | Hey Love Designs

The biggest surprise was how much stuff was in the camera printed pouch! Not to mention it’s all fun cheesy stuff. The wipes made me giggle and have already come in handy after The Color Run.

BlueQ | Alt for Everyone Goody Bag | Hey Love Designs

Here’s a closer look of the small items. The “raisin cookies” box of gum made me laugh and “The Monster That Ate Stars” is actually a teeny tiny story book!

Thank you to the wonderful sponsors and Alt Summit for sending us these goody bags. Not only do I love swag, but I love swag that is useful and makes me laugh! It sort of makes me wonder what kind of swag I’d get if I attended the live in-person event!

Coming up this week I’ll talk about the awesome courses I took as well as some of the “homework” that was assigned. I even applied some of my new skills to this post thanks to the Graphic Design for Bloggers 101 and Photoshop for Bloggers courses. Yay for new tricks!

Did you attend Alt? What did you think of the goody bag selections?

michelle

May

Let’s Chat: My Greatest Idea Recently Was …

Let's Chat: What was your greatest idea recently? | Hey Love Designs

Hi Friends!

As I recover from a crazy weekend of Alt Summit, planning a dance graduation show, and The Color Run, I thought I’d take things easy on the blog today and have a discussion.

I recently put together an Etsy order and reflected on some good decisions I’ve made recently. Sometimes we focus on our bad decisions so why not shine the light on our good ones? I recently purchased a postage scale and switched to using USPS Regional Rate boxes and couldn’t stop thinking about what a great decision that was. I’m saving a ton of money on shipping and I skip having to stop by the post office to weigh packages that aren’t sent Flat Rate.

I know, boring, but I thought it really streamlined my process and cut costs for my business.

So tell me, what’s a great idea(s) you’ve made recently, whether it was for yourself, work, health, etc?

And if I can sneak in another good idea, I definitely have to say I’m SO glad I impulse-registered for Alt Summit! I learned so much and can’t wait to share a recap with you all!

michelle

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.