Blogging Tips: Alternatives to Picnik and Google Friend Connect

picnik closing

Sad Day. We will soon have to say bye to both Picnik AND Google Friend Connect.

I was about to write a post on how to create your blog header or your own printable entirely on picnik when I received the email that picnic would be closing. I even just created this header ONLY using picnik!!

If you have used Picnik for awhile now (as I have), here are a few tips to get the most out of it until April 19th!!

1. Save your uploaded and edited Photos

So what does this [...]

WordPress Resources

This is a post I’ve had in draft form for awhile now. Even though it’s not perfect, I would like to share it because it’s filled with many resources I found that help you set up a WordPress site for the first time.

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I had been using Blogger for a long time before I made the switch to WordPress. After hearing over and over how WordPress was so great, I decided to take the leap and try it.

At first I was a little overwhelmed by the new structure and didn’t know where to start. After reading that the [...]

How to Use Google Reader (A Blog Fan’s Guide to Sanity)

Note from Betsy: Below is an excerpt from my sister Amy’s blog, The Happy Tulip. She is an inspiration to me in all things decor, design and blog related. I encourage you to take time to visit her blog. Since it was Amy who introduced me to Google Reader in the first place, I asked to publish this post on my blog. It definitely is “A Blog Fan’s Guide to Sanity.” What is a Reader? In Google’s own words: