by Jess | Apr 19, 2012 | Crafty Biz, Musings
Once upon a time, if you wanted to be inspired, look at beautiful things, and view curated collections of awesome, you went to read a blog. Now? Perhaps not so much. With the rise of Pinterest, and, to a lesser extent, Instagram and Tumblr, the places we go to bask in...
by Jess | Mar 21, 2012 | Guest Posts, Photography
Today, please say hello to the lovely Cintia of My Poppet who is guest-posting while I swan around Asia… I must admit, I wasn’t very sure about the point of Instagram in it’s early days. I mean, why would I want to share my photos when I already had a...
by Jess | Feb 22, 2012 | Crafty Biz
{The Composition by Matt Leyen} Yesterday, all my websites were hacked. They’re all safe and sound now… but it taught me a very important lesson. Sometimes, it’s best to not Do-It-Yourself. I started getting concerned when my WordPress dashboard went...
by Jess | Feb 15, 2012 | Blogs, Crafty Biz
I get quite a lot of pitches (or, if you prefer, submissions) these days, and honestly, it usually only takes me a few seconds to deduce whether a pitch is the right ‘fit’ for my blog. “A few seconds?” I hear you say. “How can you make a...
by Jess | Jan 3, 2012 | Blogs, Crafty Biz
What is it that makes you fall in love with a blog? You know, those blogs that you read religiously, or are constantly drawn back to. The ones you’d read even if they didn’t pop up in your feed reader or e-mail. What draws you in? Is it the personality of...