Tag Wars: You're It

Hi All!


Yesterday I was tagged by Holly Rousseau of the blog Aggravation Station to receive the Sunshine Award as part of the Ultimate Blog Challenge which ends July 31, 2012.This is my award below.

All awards have requirements so here's the requirements.

The rules are simple. There are only four of them:

   1. Post the rules

   2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for me in her post.

   3. Create 11 new questions to ask those who I’m going to tag.

   4. Tag 11 people on the Facebook page with a link to this point.

1. Post the award and link back to the person who nominated you. http://aggravation-station.blogspot.ca/2012/07/walkn-on-sunshine.html


2. Answer the 10 questions below.


3.Nominate and link to 10 fellow bloggers to pass along the honor.


4.Don't forget to comment on your honoree's blog. Done


Okay so here's my answers.


Who is your favorite Philosopher? Angela Davis Because of her I earned a law degree and learned how to defend myself. I had the opportunity to meet her and share this with her in Detroit.

What is your favorite number? The number 7. There were seven children in my family and the number has always been good to me.

What's your favorite animal? My cat Tiger.

What's your Facebook and Twitter URLS? http:://facebook.com/wirequeen and http://Facebook.com/MichelleSHawkins . http://Twitter.com/wirequeen and http://Twitter.com/MichelleS.Hawkins


What is your favorite physical activity? Walking. Gets me out of the house and out of the car. Not as boring as you might think. Fresh air actually hearing the world around you meeting people. Interesting.

What is your favorite non-alcholic drink? Water. I know I'm boring in that regard, but I'll take water over anything else.

What's your favorite flower? Pink Roses, my sorority colors. They're beautiful without a commitment. I can give them to my friends who have done something great without any connotations other than I think you're great. I've given them to women and men. I love the look on my males friend's faces when they receive them.

What is your passion? Seeing people live their best life. Whether that's helping them find their path or networking them in into new business.

Okay, so here are my questions I want answered.
1. Are you happy?
2. What's your favorite blog post you've written and link to it.
3. Favorite City you've every visited.
4. If money was no object where would you visit?
5. If money were no object what would you do with your life?
6. If you could do anything you wanted what would it be?
7. If you could have a conversation with anyone in history who would it be?
8. Favorite Teacher in your life?
9. Person who YOU learned the most from?
10. Who do you miss the most in your life


Now I have to tag people I think are worthy of the award.......so here goes.

1. Sue Walker http://over60andoverhere.blogspot.co.uk/
2.Peter Mead http://petermeadit.com 
3.Dot Hurley http://dothurleyblog.co.uk
4.Celia Westberry http://eatyourselfyoungersuccess.blogspot.com/
5. Renee King http://www.aviewtoathrill.net 
6. Michelle Shaeffer http://michelleshaeffer.com
7 Allen Miles http://www.hroomph.com
8. Lisa Marie Selow http://lisaselow.com
9. Arwen Lynch http://tarotbyarwen.com 
10. Carl Young http://whynotfathers.com

Looking forward to seeing how you answer the questions.

Thanks

Michelle

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Tools for Pinterest: Pin Search

Hi All 


Let's on continue on our quest to find tools for Pinterest.com to make this platform work for us. 


Pin Search (for Chrome browser) is the tool for today.


This nifty little tool helps you find the site of the actual picture.

The site makeuseof.com explains its use succinctly.


"Although Pinterest provides a source for every image, we sometimes want to know more. Where else does this image appear? Where can we find similar images? The best answers to these questions can be found on Google Images, and this is where Pin Search for Chrome comes in handy.

After installing the extension, a new Search button will appear every time you hover over a Pinterest Image. Clicking the search button will perform a Google Image search for the image, and open a new tab with the results, which include the image’s original size, other sizes it’s available in, where it appears and visually similar images. This is a great way to turn Pinterest into an even wider discovery tool for images."
(Courtesy of http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pinterest)

This is great if you see an item you want to purchase and the home site has gotten "lost" in the pinning.

Go give Pin Search a spin and come back and share in the comments section.



See you tomorrow and enjoy the holiday.


Michelle

Pinterest Tools : Pinstamatic

Hi All

Here's another great tool for helping you get the most out of Pinterest.

Pinstamatic.com allows you to:

 "Get more from Pinterest by adding so much more than photos. You can now add locations, music, quotes, calendar dates, Twitter profile links, sticky notes and websites". Pinterest.com

This one application  allows you to do all of the above. It's easy to use. Let me repeat that, "its easy to use."  Smile

With Pinstamatic users can:

1. Leave a short message to followers.
 2. Add Location based services which include address, title, and      description. (possible coupon?)
3. Share Spotify tracks.
4. Add a quote with a unique font. (Your own meme)
5. Recommend Twitter users to followers.
6. Add a screenshot of a website on a Pinterest board.
7. Add a calendar date.    

Pinstamatic screenshot.com If you're already using Pinstamatic leave a comment sharing how you use it. If this is new for you take it for a spin, its free. Come back and leave a comment sharing your experience. Some of you have contacted me privately , but still leave a comment here. We are not all techies so its okay if we have questions or need a little extra help. See you tomorrow. Michelle

Pinterest.com Tools: Pin-A-Quote

Hi All


Here is another tool for making Pinterest.com work for you. Pin A Quote is now ShareASImage.com. "Share As Image lets you highlight text anywhere on the web and easily convert it into an image. With the PRO version you can choose fonts, colors and text size! Once you've created your quote image, you can share it on Pinterest, Facebook or Twitter! "


Try out the free version to see the kind of things you can do with Share As Image. There is also so a pro version for $2.99

I have foxfire installed on my computer so I went to the site grabbed the icon and planted it on my toolbar. Very easy for me to install.

I went to yesterdays post, highlighted the text I wanted and then clicked the share icon on my toolbar .

After you highlight and click you're offered the option of uploading to Pinterest, Facebook or Twitter. I didn't want to do this , so I used an app called take a web screenshot. which I uploaded to paint and saved. I know you should be able to take a screen shot on your computer, but I've had to have virus removed and my computer has been tempermental every since. So this little app has been great at reducing my stress.


ShareAsImage is a great little tool for bloggers because sometime you just want to use your words. Considering how often memes (those pictures with quotes and or images) are shared across social media sites this is a great way to get your content out there and shared.

If you've used ShareAsImage.com (formerly PinAQuote) and/or Take a web screenshot leave a comment and let us know what you did with it. Leave a link so we can view your handy work.

See you tomorrow.


Michelle

New Jewelry: Copper Bangles

Hi All!


A very busy week. Training on Search Engine Optimizing. I needed to learn how to use Google AdWords tool for  finding better keywords. Once I got the hang of it, I felt much more in control.


  I made new pieces and wanted to share them with you. I had some thick copper round wire in my box. I grabbed that and some beads and here are the results.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/102862132/copper-black-onyx-bohemian-bangle

https://www.etsy.com/listing/102862132/copper-black-onyx-bohemian-bangle

https://www.etsy.com/listing/102859878/carnelian-copper-bohemian-bangle?ref=v1_other_2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/102859878/carnelian-copper-bohemian-bangle?ref=v1_other_2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/102859878/carnelian-copper-bohemian-bangle?ref=v1_other_2

I've just added these to my etsy shop. They're $45.00 each. The bohemian bangles can be made with any number of stones.

I'll be blogging this week about Pinterest.com and tools to help you get the most our of Pinterest. I am again participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge for the whole month of July,  31 days 31 blog post. This challenge I'll also video blog some of the days.

Thanks for visiting,


Michelle