July 2009

Following my own advice

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on losing your mojo. And it got me thinking about my own situation. Writing Scraps of Mind takes a lot of time and energy to come up with fresh articles on a regular basis. But that’s OK because I’ve always loved doing it and I’ve loved being [...]

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Christmas Card Making in July

Although I have always enjoyed sharing my crafting experiences with you online my crafting, in a physical sense, tends to be done in isolation. I occasionally have a card making afternoon up at my sister’s place in Wallan, which is always fun and we both enjoy it. But I’ve never really had a group of [...]

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A Muse on Old Friends

I love my old boots. They’re 11 years old and I’ve ‘replaced’ them twice with newer boots. But I just can’t get rid of my old friends. And although I wear my newer boots, whenever I know I’ll be doing a bit of walking during the day I always reach for my trusty old boots, [...]

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6 Tips to Make Your Blog Posts Attractive to Google

Have you ever noticed how some of your blog posts seem to attract more visitors from Google than others do? Incidentally you can see this information in whatever statistics package you use. For WordPress bloggers it’s in the Stats Dashboard and for others it is sure to be in the stats section of your platform’s [...]

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Free Summer and Winter Word Art

Another Word Art Digital Scrapbooking Freebie for you It’s a bit weird living on the opposite side of the World to most of my readers. Not so much in the right to left sense, that just means I’m awake when you’re asleep and vice versa. The part I find the weirdest is the top to [...]

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Wrapping Up the Celtic Theme

A Contest and a Video Following on from my update last Monday on the Kilmore Celtic Festival, I came across the video below. It seems a fitting conclusion to my Celtic week. But first a gift wrapping contest Yes, you read that right. Many scrapbookers extend their love for all things paper and decorative and [...]

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How to Make a Scrapbook Template or Sketch from a Scrapbook Layout

…and a Digital Scrapbooking Freebie Template. Coming up with fresh ideas for your scrapbook layout designs can sometimes be a challenge. So here’s a tip you might find useful: Recycle your old scrapbook layouts! I don’t mean that literally of course. But if you choose some of your favorite scrapbook layouts that you have previously [...]

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