by Linda | Jul 7, 2011 | my creative journal
No doubt, you have probably heard of Pinterest. It’s the new thing to do online, a place to literally “pin” things you like from the Web. A great way to store inspiration and to follow other people’s pinboards as well. I have not jumped in on that game, simply because I haven’t the time and I already have a system of bookmarking and tracking my inspirations. However, I was wondering if people were pinning my content by chance!
And it turns out that it’s super easy to see what others have pinned from your website. Simply type in your URL instead of mine like so: https://www.pinterest.com/SOURCE/tortagialla.com/
You’ll get a screen of all the pins that link back to your site. Pretty cool, huh? Just a quick tip I wanted to share. It’s a great way to see what others – at least Pinterest users – find inspiring from your website. What do they want to bookmark or keep on their boards…safe to say some of your popular content. This gives you an indication of the type of content you produce that could go viral…
by Linda | Jul 4, 2011 | my creative journal
Amazing how the weeks are flying by, I’m into chapter 9 of The Artist’s Way that talks around the topic of fear. Fear of many things and I think we will be forever searching for ways to combat our fears in some way. I don’t think they will ever go away. The important point is to figure out what helps you to break through the fears and get to action. I really like how Cameron has stated that procrastination is not laziness… because that is what most people think. It’s more about fear blocking you from moving forward. I that that is an important point.
Interesting this week we are asked to read our morning pages as well. Yikes!
My handwriting is so bad, I can’t even understand half of what I wrote. But I understand the point of the exercise… to find out what we are rambling on about day after day. It’s very enlightening indeed.
For myself, I’ve realized, it’s amazing how much negativity can come out of me. Here I am judging myself, first thing in the morning. Lots of doubts and fears, driving me to be critical, so brutal.
I was thinking at some point, I might want to type my morning pages, since it’s a lot faster and easier for me. Easier to read after the fact as well. But then again, maybe that’s not the point, to read them back or go over them.
And perhaps writing by hand means something more? I’m not sure on this part yet.
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by Linda | Jul 1, 2011 | my creative journal
After playing around with bookbinding and creating journals for fun, I decided to go ahead with my idea of creating something more involving. Rather than a totally blank journal, I’ve decided to include some prompts to get you to start journaling and beat the blank page fear. A simple longstitch bound notebook, approximately 8.5 x 6 inches. Every journal is unique, a different piece of leather, a different cardstock lining inside. Pretty cool, eh?
I thought for the Independence holiday, I would give away one of these journals – in the spirit of freedom and letting go – in Art! I know there are many people out there who do not journal for fear of the blank page, for fear of judgement or what they think they should write or create inside. It’s time to let go of all preconceptions and just go for it!
Just comment below on what you look for in a journal or sketchbook for a chance to win. Open to anyone in the world, I’ll randomly pick a winner from the comments on July 5th. You can also buy one directly in my Etsy shop. Happy holiday weekend to those in the USA. Ciao ciao!
UPDATE: Giveaway has ended! Random.org came up with 9 – so the winner is Andrea – congrats!
by Linda | Jul 1, 2011 | my creative journal
It’s come to my attention that I often don’t post my scrapbooking layouts on my blog. Why? I have no idea. How lame is that.
Perhaps because I post in my 2ps gallery and somehow I feel like it would be double posting. Now that I think about it, nothing makes sense. So let me share some of the layouts I’ve created lately…
I’m still not sure if I have a recognizable style. I tend to do whatever I feel like at the moment…because it’s just more fun that way! I have a weakness for paper though…patterned or just plain cardstock. As well as using my computer for titling or journaling. I also start with a lot of plain cardstock. Otherwise, it’s a big mish-mosh. I guess that is a reflection of me…sort of all over the place!
