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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Is Pinterest Hurting Or Helping Bloggers?




I love Pinterest, and  it is probably safe to say that I am slightly addicted to pinning. I love the ease of finding beautiful images. I enjoy perusing Pinterest to find beautiful images for my own personal use, or to use in  a blog post that I think my readers might enjoy.


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While perusing I often see fellow bloggers pinning some of the same images that I do. We also pin each other's pins. I don’t have a problem with this at all. I figure share and share alike. It is fun to see what spin fellow bloggers will take from the same image that maybe I have pinned.  As a blogger I also love the convenience of pinning with the credit to the proper link attached.



One thing I thought of the other day is………. Since the images are so readily available is it, or will it start affecting our blog traffic? Will readers just go straight to Pinterest instead of coming to our blogs?







I know it is so much easier just to scan over images than it is to read the dialogue that goes along with images. On Pinterest there is hardly any reading that has to take place so if you have a few minutes in your day it is a great place to see wonderful images.


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The other problem that I can see occurring is it does give our Pinterest followers a preview of what we will be using in our upcoming blog post. For instance if you go to my Fallish pin-board you will see many of the images I have used in my past few post. Is this going to take the surprise or the anticipation of what our next post will be for our readers?



Source: None via Kathy Sue on Pinterest


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Just a few thoughts that have been on my mind, and I wanted to know how you all felt about using Pinterest and the good, bad and ugly of it all!!!!


Kathysue
Posted by Kathysue at 1:00:00 AM 44 comments

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Pop A Little Fall On Your Walls


While perusing blog land with my morning cup of coffee I opened one of my emailed blogs. It was from the blog for Phoebe Howard (my design idol). They had just changed up some vignettes in her shop, Max & Company for Fall.


I was taken with the art on the walls done by P.Allen Smith, well known master gardener!! He apparently is also a wonderful artist. He portrays the bounty  from the garden. Since it is fall Ms. Howard is using some of his pieces portraying pumpkins,squash and tomatoes on the vine.


Here is a sampling………..





I love this pumpkin!! Mr. P.Allen Smith is more in tuned to his garden produce than just planting and harvesting. He obviously sees the beauty in every curve of this pumpkin. Here is how Ms. Howard chose to use it in a room……





Next is my favorite!! The Squash!!………





I love this!! Wouldn’t this be fantastic in a kitchen or dining room? Here it is in Ms. Howard's shop…….














This was not shown in a room setting on her blog, but I had to show it!!! Where would you put this lovely piece?!!


I love the simple black frames and the size of each piece. I think they would make a wonderful statement in a room.


Just another Fall touch for you to think about!!




“Enjoy the Process!” Of:

Adding Fall touches with Art!!

Kathysue
Posted by Kathysue at 7:59:00 AM 12 comments

Monday, September 19, 2011

Shall We “Throw” in some Fall!?


In my last post on mantel techniques I mentioned how important it is to vary the textures in your composition to keep it interesting.

I think the Fall/Winter months are the perfect time of year to use lots of textures in your home to make it feel warm and cozy.

After all we add texture in our Fall/Winter wardrobes with cable knit sweaters, wool coats, and sometimes fur, hopefully faux fur.

Rough textures will really add a wonderful warm, and cozy layer to any room.

Think of all the different ways you can add texture to your rooms for the cooler months that are about to arrive.
 
I know we all immediately think of a cozy throw to snuggle up with while sitting by the fire…..







I have used this image in another post, but it is just too perfect to not use it again. This room is so cozy,but can you imagine it without the throw?








This is just luscious!!



Source: None via Kathy Sue on Pinterest














 I love this room and yet without the throw I am not sure it would look as cozy and inviting.













 





 This is an interesting way to display your throws or maybe it is to hide a stain?!!




Source: None via Kathy Sue on Pinterest




Fur throws are the ultimate for snuggling in for a nice nap.






Throws come in all kinds of styles, colors and patterns………








 






I love the cable knit throws from Pottery Barn! They come in such pretty Fall colors. There is nothing prettier than a cream cable knit sweater,or in this case a throw!







How about a cashmere cable knit throw?











This is one of my all time favorite ways to display a throw on a chair!




 No matter what type of throw you love, or how you toss it they will always add an extra layer of coziness to any room.

I wrote a post last year on  how I like to display my throws if you are interested you can read about it HERE! 
So tell me do you like to gently toss your throws or do you neatly fold them and put them in place?

How do you like to toss your throws?



“Enjoy the Process!” Of:

Snuggling up with a warm and cozy throw!

Kathysue
Posted by Kathysue at 1:00:00 AM 18 comments
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