Make your own blog button. Day one of Good Ideas!
I’m joining a link party that the “Nester” is sponsoring. It’s for the whole month of October
and if you join in you commit to blog about something for 31 days.
For me to do anything
for 31 days straight is next to impossible, but I am going to try my best.
My 31 days is all about “Good Ideas”
I hope you’ll join me and follow along.
The goal is to try and share things that make you want to say
“That’s a good idea” 🙂 HeHe Watch…the first idea will probably flop 🙂
That’s alright, if you don’t like this one, I’ve got 30 more chances.
My first “Good Idea” is about encouraging bloggers to make their own blog button
and where to do it.
If you don’t know about www.picnik.com I suggest you try it out.
I needed a button for this party
and because I waited until the last minute…. I didn’t have time for a designer to
make one for me. That meant I needed to make one myself. Yikes at midnight!
Who would have ever thought that my time management issues would save me money.
Anyway, since I don’t know how to use Photoshop or Illustrator (yet)
I needed a program that was super easy to understand. Especially for someone
like me who knows nothing
about designing on a computer. I wish I knew.
I Googled how to make a button and a post led me to Picnik.
I’m so glad it did. The directions were so easy to understand.
If you want to do some photo editing, make a button, or write a
caption on a photo… Picnik is the place for you!!
Seriously, it was so easy peasy. I
made the button above in about 10 minutes.
The thing that took the longest was figuring out the font.
I might try and make a business/blog card next.
Part of me thinks I would love to make buttons all day long.
The other part of me thinks I would get tired of it in a hurry.
I’m kind of fickle like that.
P.S. I did pay $4.75 for a month long upgrade option on Picnik.
I figured it would be worth it since I actually have several things I want to design
and the upgrade gives me me a few more design options.
Do you use Picnik? What do you enjoy most about it?
Click HERE to view the other posts in the “Good Idea” series:)
And I was thinking…”Oh my gosh, what a cute button…this gal is knows what she’s doing!” I love Picnik, too. It IS a good idea!
I’m a 31 Dayer, too. :o)
Got to catch those good ideas! I adore your button and I’m glad you shared your source! 🙂
I have no idea how to do this, so I’ll definitely be checking it out. Thanks.
I love Picnik! I use it for quite a lot on the blog, but have never made a button. I will have to try that out soon!
“great idea”!!! never knew piknic could be used for that… wow! thanks for the tip (don’t have a blog, but if I ever do… I’ll remember this info!)
This sounds like a great idea…you know….coming up with lots of good ideas!! I need to check this button making out…since I paid someone to make my button for my own 31 day series :)! Oh well!!! Thanks for sharing, looking forward to more good ideas!
I just upgraded on Picnick too. I love it. Can’t wait to see all your good ideas. You have a darling blog.
I discovered Picnik a couple months ago and am sooo glad I did! Very cute button!
Love picnick and just upgraded a few months ago as well! I take a ton of pictures with my phone (b/c I tend to take the easy way out…lol!) so I always need to correct my photos. Great idea!
Hi there 🙂 Your blog button is what stood out among the hundred of other blog buttons -great job and thanks so much for sharing your creativity !
Perfect start for the challenge!! Now that’s a good idea 😀
I wish I could join you girls but the relocating coming up towards the end of the month, I don’t think I’d be able to catch up much. I’d be happily reading, though 🙂
All the best
What a great idea. I always have good ideas and poor follow through. Good luck making it 31 days. I wimped out on trying.