DIY Garter

Hi Everyone!

I know I have been sharing a lot of wedding things lately.  My plan was to alternate between regular and wedding posts but it is just so easy to post about the wedding because our photographer's already took all of the pictures!

I decided I wanted to make my own garter just to see how hard it would be and if I could do it.  It ended up being one of the easiest things that I did for the wedding!

I even made two garters so I could keep one and throw one!

Super cute right?!  But also super easy!

4 Steps To Add Pins To Your Blog

Hi Everyone!

Since this Friday we are having a Linky Party for Pinspiration Friday, I thought I would share how to add a pin to your blog!

I will be honest, this took me some time to figure out how to do and every time I add them, I still sort of have to figure it out again.

Here are the steps!

1. Select the Pin and Share

Select the pin that you want too add to your blog.  In the top right corner, select "Share" and then "Embed".

You will be taken to a new page called "Button and Widget Builder".

2.  Select pin appearance

Second, select how you would like the pin to appear in your blog.  For actual pins, I suggest the Pin Widget.

3. Edit HTML to allow pins

Next, go to your blog's post composition page (HTML version) and insert the following code at the top of the page.

<script type="text/javascript"> (function(d){ var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT'); p.type = 'text/javascript'; p.async = true; p.src = '//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js'; f.parentNode.insertBefore(p, f); }(document)); </script>

The code is the advanced version.  Unfortunately every time I use the easy version, it doesn't work.  But the advanced code does!

4. Add Pin

Copy the code on the "Button and Widget Builder" page that looks like this:

<a data-pin-do="embedPin" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/67835538109994023"></a>

Isn't that extremely easy?!

I can't wait for Pinspiration Friday!  I hope everyone has fun finding pins to share!

I look forward to our party on Friday!

Happy Pinning,

Alyssa

P.S. Here are the blogs I normally link up to Sunday: DIY Showoff, Life On Lakeshore Drive, One More Time, The Foley Fam, Your Homebased Mom, Twigg Studios, Nifty Thrifty, I Heart Nap Time, Sew Many Ways, Flamingo Toes, Monday: Boogie Board Cottage, Mod Vintage Life, Craft-o-Maniac, Sumos Sweet Stuff, Flour Me With Love, Alderberry Hill, DIY Home Sweet Home, Keeping It Simple, I Should Be Mopping The Floor, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Tuesday: A Bowl Full Of Lemons, A Diamond In The Stuff, Crafty Confessions, Kathe with an E, The Blackberry Vine, With A Blast, Crafty Texas Girls, Costal Charm, Adventures of a DIY Mom, Creative Blog, Ladybug Blessings, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funny Polkadot Giraffes, Crafty Confessions, Hope Studios, Wednesday: This Silly Girls Life, Southern Lovely, Pretty Things, Smart School House, Fine Craft Guild, Someday Crafts, Adorned From Above, The Trendy Tree House, Sew Much Ado, Ginger Snap Crafts, Made To Be A Momma, Creations by Kara, White Lights On Wednesdays, I Gotta Create, We Like To Learn As We Go, My Girlish Whims, DIY Crafty Projects, NY Melrose Family, Thursday: The Brambleberry Cottage, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Fireflies and Jellybeans, House of Hepworths, A Glimpse Inside, Beyond The Picket Fence, From My Front Porch To Yours, Katie's Nesting Spot, Live Laugh Rowe, The 36th Avenue, Made In A Day, Saving 4 Six, The Crafty Blog Stalker, Friday: The Charm of Home, Common Ground, French Country Cottage, House of Rose, Serenity Now, The Shabby Nest, My Romantic Home, 504 Main, Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons, A Little Knick Knack, Craftionary, Happy Hour Projects, Lady Bird In, Simply Designing, Petals to Pecots, Tidy Mom, Diana Rambles, Nap Time Crafters, 30 Handmade Days, See Vanessa Craft, Whipperberry, Five Days Five Ways, The Best Blog Recipes, Saturday: Six Sisters Stuff, Angels Homestead, Funky Junk Interiors, Polkadot Pretties, Too Much Time, Be Different Act Normal, Cheerios and Lattes, Its Overflowing, Lovely Crafty Home, Serenity You, Classy Clutter

How To Join Linky Parties!

Hi Everyone!

One of the greatest ways to share blog posts is through blog Linky Parties.  I recently started joining Linky Parties.  Sadly I had to do a ton of research and I was so afraid to join them because I was intimidated and couldn't find a good enough how-to.  So here is yours!

How to Link for Linky Parties

There are two types of ways most people use to link posts.  You can determine which technique to use by the button you click to link.  Overall they are the same method though.

If you go to a Linky Party and scroll all the way down after all of the linked posts, you will see one of two buttons:

First Method

Click "Add your link"

Enter the link to your specific blog post and not the entire blog, the title of the post (not your own name), and your email address.

 Determine which picture you would like to use for others to see.  Choose "crop".

Select the area that you would like displayed and click "Crop the selected area".

Click "Skip this step".

Once you are done, make sure you go back to your original posts and either put the blog's button or a link to their website.  It is called linking back and it is respectful to do this for every blog post.

Second Method

Click "Click here to enter"

Enter the link to your specific blog post and not the entire blog, the title of the post (not your own name), and your email address.  Sometimes I type my actual name too.

Choose "Let me crop my own image" and then "From Web"

Choose your image and then crop the image.

Once you have cropped your image, you have been entered.

Don't forget to link your blog post back to the blog!

Have fun linking!  I hope to see some of your ideas on other parties!