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Well, Gentle Readers, I spilled a cup of tea on my laptop. Unfortunately this means the blog post I had planned for you on Tuesday morning will be slightly delayed while my keyboard gets repaired.
I’ll be back on Friday with a sparkly new post for you typed out on shiny new keys.
Until then! – Michelle
21 Friday Jun 2013
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It seems you can’t be around interesting, creative women without getting an endless supply of good ideas for your blog/creative business to-do list.
As a result the look of this blog has changed a bit, as has the look of my FB page. I’m now on Twitter (follow me @MTempletonArt). I have some big plans for improving the look of my Etsy shop too. The ideas are flying.
It occurred to me as I was working on all of this how deeply helpful it is to participate in shared wisdom. As an artist I work alone in my studio but when I have experiences of interacting and sharing ideas I find it energizes my work like nothing else. And I find people are amazingly generous with ideas and strategies.
Anyway, these women have really lit a fire under me. Check out their work. I have no doubt you will also find much to be inspired by:
Melanie Biehle of Inward Facing Girl – Melanie is a writer, photographer and branding/marketing expert.
Blair Stocker of wisecraft – Blair is a maker of beautiful things and has been a blogger since 2005.
Andie Powers of Assemble – Andie is the creative force behind the blog of this crafting web shop.
Moorea Seal – fashion blogger who has nearly 1 million followers on Pinterest!
Megan Reardon of Not Martha who blogs on a range of topics from technology to fashion to craft DIY.
Marie Blair of Make and Takes, a blog about ideas for family crafts and activities.
Arianne Foulks of Aeolidia – Arianne builds web sites for creative small businesses.
Next week, it’s back to the studio and lots of solitary work time. I’m thankful to be taking with me lots of energy and ideas from the collective spirit!
14 Friday Jun 2013
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inSchoolhouse Craft Blogger’s Summer Camp was an opportunity for artists, craftspeople and other creative bloggers to meet, hear some great information from experienced Seattle bloggers, ask questions and generate lots of ideas for moving forward with our own blogging projects.
The panelists were so generous in sharing their ideas, links, and insights. Everyone in the room had pencils flying and keyboards humming. It was so nice to be part of a group of colleagues, all trying to help each other succeed.
Some of the most important things I took away:
**even the most successful artist bloggers struggle with some aspects of blogging
**as much as you may know about what you do there is always more to learn
**meeting like-minded people is so important when your main occupation has you alone in your studio most of the time!
I can’t say enough about what a fun event this was. Check out Schoolhouse Craft… they rock!