Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Birthday to Seamus!

Seamus running through the snow

Today, we woke up to about 2" of snow on the ground with more coming down, our third snow fall here in El Paso this winter.  Not only is it Valentine's Day, it's also Seamus' birthday!  9 years young.  Moose Dog absolutely loved playing in the snow, zipping here and there through the back yard, chasing snow balls I threw, rolling in it and eating plenty.    

The Moose waiting for me to throw a snow ball.

No need to share this post.  Moose and I just wanted to wish everyone a

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.  

And I wanted to share part of his birthday with you (:  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 

Seamus the Moose Dog!

 

Send Your Name to Mars 2020

Wanted to share this with everyone, in case you're interested.  NASA's Mars Rover is heading to the Red Planet next year.  Submit your name by Sept. 30, 2019, 11:59 p.m. ET, and fly along with us!  Seamus and I already have our boarding passes printed (:

Here's the link to add your name:   https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020


Bon voyage!

How to Add an Item to the Sold Page

Happened to see a question that Jo left on the “Team Chat” page, about needing instructions on how to add an item to the “Items Sold” page. Had been meaning to do a short blog about it before now since there are several steps to get to the edit page.  A couple more hours in the day would be very handy (something I think most of us can relate to) to tackle the list I have - LOL!  Sorry for not getting to it sooner

Anyway, here are the steps (at least the way I do it) to add to the Items Sold page:

1. Open the blog like you are going to do a new post.
2. In the top left hand corner, click “Cross Partners in . . . “
3. Click “pages” in the list on the left.
4. Click “Items Sold”
5. Then add your item like you would on the blog. Add your item to the top, just under the title, so the newest items shared are at the top.
6. Be sure to click "Update."  Your item should be there.

Hope this works for you!  Look forward to seeing more items sold.

***  By the way, all of these helpful hints have been posted to the "How to Update Blog" page.  Will continue adding helpful hints as everyone gets comfortable with the blog.

Oh, and in case you need a dose of cuteness today, here's another photo of Seamus as a puppy (:

What do you mean I'm in doggie jail?  The mud was just . . . there!!!

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How to Make Images Clickable on Your Blog Post

Now that most of you have become somewhat comfortable creating a blog post here, I’ll share some helpful hints and tips every once in a while so you get the most bang for the buck in blogging. The posts will be shared here and also on the “How to Update Blog” page.

Aaawww!  Just how doggone cute was Seamus as a puppy???

When I first started blogging on ArtFire, a majority of people still used their PCs to read online articles / buy items. But now, as most of you know, there is a huge uptick of cell phone and tablet use to browse / buy on the internet. I don’t know about you, but when I browse on my phone, the print and pictures are pretty small, even when I enlarge it. Plus I oftentimes have “fumble fingers” when trying to click on a link. That’s where having clickable pictures on your blog post is very important. I’ve read several articles that say a majority of people would rather click on an item photo than on a link, even when they are on a PC. I know I do! I always include both a clickable link and a clickable photo on my posts. And . . . I do sometimes get annoyed when an item photo isn’t clickable and have to go searching for a link. One of my mottos is to try to make it easy as I can for potential customers to find their way into my shop.

The "Floral Fireworks" earrings feature hand painted purple and red copper flower teardrops, purple lampwork beads, red coral and sterling silver.

Some of you have clickable photos back to the item in your shop. And some of you don’t. So I want to share how to make your photos clickable on Blogger if you decide you want to do that.


After adding your item photo(s) when working on your blog:

1. Copy the item URL in your shop.

2. Click on the photo in the blog. It will look shaded.

3. Look at the blog dashboard. The link icon will be shaded. Click on it to "unshade" it.

4. Click on the photo again to shade it.

5. Click on the link icon again and a dialog box will show up. Paste the item URL and click "OK"


The photo should be clickable when you share the post.


I hope this helps.


By the way, the pic of Seamus as a puppy isn’t clickable (I just wanted to share how adorable he was as a puppy - besides, he's NOT for sale) but the item photo is clickable.

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