tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post2030974418523334942..comments2024-03-27T19:38:35.757-07:00Comments on Bag and a Beret: To IG or not to IGMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-58921751156144563222016-04-28T03:36:16.550-07:002016-04-28T03:36:16.550-07:00Than the time it takes to yawn and look at your wa...Than the time it takes to yawn and look at your watch #shortattentionspan!!! By the way my gran used to make me lard on bread with tons of salt on top when I was 8. I loved it. Explains a lot!!! stylerevivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841196735747463261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-72602305362443338012015-04-06T06:30:21.011-07:002015-04-06T06:30:21.011-07:00I love your versatility!I love your versatility!his_girl_fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478394514503451317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-16268235325873074562015-04-02T14:02:03.847-07:002015-04-02T14:02:03.847-07:00Whew, it is hard to keep up! I tried Instagram, bu...Whew, it is hard to keep up! I tried Instagram, but without a smartphone it's not practical. I am really enjoying my Muse Fondue Facebook page, where I've started following lots of artists and crafters. It's visual, but it's also easy to leave comments. Or just Like something without having to blather on in saccharine sentences of sweet smarminess.<br /><br />I loved The Big Chill! I think the end to the Jeff Goldblum line should be "...than the time it takes to type LOL."Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451134989199249673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-69905355827870661542015-04-01T14:38:14.100-07:002015-04-01T14:38:14.100-07:00Ooh, look at you, all denimed-up and fabulous.
In...Ooh, look at you, all denimed-up and fabulous. <br />Instagram? Don't get it. I like blogging (I didn't realise it's antiquated) becasue it allows for words. Conversation. My favourite stuff. Instagram's all visual with no heart, no chat. <br />Chips cooked in lard are the BEST. Heart attack on a plate, but sooooo good. xxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-86097360166896848962015-04-01T09:58:26.412-07:002015-04-01T09:58:26.412-07:00Oh I love that second ensemble. Jewellery wearing ...Oh I love that second ensemble. Jewellery wearing does take a little getting used too, especially necklaces, they're constantly getting caught in my hair- not a good look. IG is mildly addictive, I've been gramming for a long time now and, although I'm loathe to admit it, I'm not sure I could imagine my life sans it. There is something wonderful about the immediacy about it, not only in posting but also in following and commenting on other's snaps. I've met some wonderful people through it from many far flung places. Most of all though I love being able to look through all my posts and see a journal of what I was up to in particularly months. I hope it never replaces blogging but I do think it's a good supplement in between posts. Lally X XLallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078612398321432402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-793932620607800032015-03-31T10:50:40.899-07:002015-03-31T10:50:40.899-07:00What ARE they doing with coffee. It isn't wine...What ARE they doing with coffee. It isn't wine; it isn't dessert; it doesn't need stuff in it. STOP IT.<br /><br />Lard is scraped off rendered cow fat. Eww. BUTTER.<br /><br />Social Meeja. I Twitter; I don't like Facebook one little bit. Instagram - well you need to have a modern phone with a lovely camera. I already have a lovely camera - and I hate the mobile phone. LUDDITE.<br /><br />Please keep blogging. Because - WORDS.<br /><br />You look tremendous.<br /><br />p.s. let us not talk about housekeeping or dustAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-28388254304233560662015-03-31T01:56:46.693-07:002015-03-31T01:56:46.693-07:00Dear Melanie, I do hope you will find time to keep...Dear Melanie, I do hope you will find time to keep blogging! Maybe less often? But not stopping, please! I can see that IG offers lots of opportunities that blogging is lacking, and it can be great for business - but I'm selfish! You would be so missed!<br /><br />Both outfits suit you very well, but the jewelled one is my favourite, particularly the colourful sock/tights!Kaffesoesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267246012323895992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-61358746018245427832015-03-30T21:51:06.756-07:002015-03-30T21:51:06.756-07:00Hi Ann! So great to hear from you! Yes, I was chec...Hi Ann! So great to hear from you! Yes, I was checking out your IG. I can see how your professional approach integrating different platforms helps in promoting the cool art that you and Dean make. If I got my act together, this would be an ideal way to maybe move some of my artwork... I do love the immediacy of IG. I swore off IG today and now I'm back wavering. Off on off on... Again, good to hear from you! I do miss your style blog though.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-19342098740171568452015-03-30T21:11:24.441-07:002015-03-30T21:11:24.441-07:00Ann again. Just thought of something else....the v...Ann again. Just thought of something else....the video on the IPhone is so easy to make. On IG you get a 22 sec window for a video made on the phone. I do miss the fashion blogging especially the people but IG is so fast and growing in a way that I didn't experience with my blog. You could combine more of your art with your fashion in a way that paints your creativity in a bigger picture. I'm not focusing on how I look on IG, just a few pictures. I do feel IG is a better fit for you as a wildly creative gal that I know you are! Maybe still do your blog but IG could be your primary social media. Take care, Annbluehuewonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854531458169416232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-16298913107237531122015-03-30T20:22:03.819-07:002015-03-30T20:22:03.819-07:00Hi Melanie! Ann of Blue Hue Wonderland IG is great...Hi Melanie! Ann of Blue Hue Wonderland IG is great We have been on as artist since July and I think you would enjoy it. I find IG super creative and fast moving plus all about the visuals. I've met so many artist world wide. I didn't have and iPhone until this summer and I love taking pictures with it. My art name is Woodlucker on IG. You look great and do feel you would super enjoy IG!bluehuewonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854531458169416232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-2512353457620861402015-03-30T18:22:28.803-07:002015-03-30T18:22:28.803-07:00Love you equally in denim and in flowing silk. Yo...Love you equally in denim and in flowing silk. You cover the continuum beautifully.<br /><br />I started IG about eight months ago, and am enjoying it. I'm always in search of milliners and I've found a large number of very talented and creative artists. However, I continue to blog, as the connections that I've found are so important to me. Which of course includes you, Melanie. I can't imagine life without your photos and exquisite writing.<br /><br />Finding balance with my life in 3-D and online is sometimes difficult. Everything in life is compelling right now. Not a bad place to be for a crone!The Style Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760710805926873206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-85689845969671085642015-03-30T13:45:40.301-07:002015-03-30T13:45:40.301-07:00…than the average person can…inhale.
I adore that...…than the average person can…inhale.<br /><br />I adore that you can look equally, yet differently brilliant in each of these outfits (and that's before the thought, 'wow! mel was surely mistaken for a teenager in the double denim' - and I mean that in a wholly christ-you-look-amazing way).<br /><br />mmmm, instagram. I joined very late, with uncertainty and if I'm honest, some initial cynicism. I DO enjoy it now, but in a very different way to blogging. <br /><br />Like you, I relish the conversation, the 'tell' of putting together a blog post. Instagram is a plate of tiny, tasty morsels. My favourite blogs are three course meals.Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916652711513095607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-13265694052226740172015-03-30T13:10:45.280-07:002015-03-30T13:10:45.280-07:00I love instagram! But I also love picking up a mag...I love instagram! But I also love picking up a magazine and scrolling through blogs, it's nice to get the whole story. <br /><br />Your photos are so fun!! <br /><br /><a href="http://laceeswan.com" rel="nofollow">lacee swan</a>Lacee Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572661545689071097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-38024372888532609042015-03-30T03:48:26.099-07:002015-03-30T03:48:26.099-07:00I don't have a fancy phone. I joined instagram...I don't have a fancy phone. I joined instagram and pinched Jon's but couldn't see what all the fuss is about. It seems very lazy and artificial. I need words and interaction. I'd rather sit in a pub and watch people. At least it's real.<br />Loving you in jeans and jacket. What a bod.<br />I think 90% of most Brits diet is lard. Thank feck I'm a vegetarian. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-5155419153405028362015-03-29T17:27:19.525-07:002015-03-29T17:27:19.525-07:00Even though I am one of the bloggers who has faded...Even though I am one of the bloggers who has faded in and out over the last year, I still believe in blogs and blogging. Look at all the thoughtful comments you get from your readers! You must carry on!<br />I have slowly fallen in love with Instagram, but I have my little niche there with the other sewing peeps. We peek into each others sewing rooms and touch base. It's nice. I wouldn't have a smart phone if it hadn't been for getting assigned to 3 months of Grand Jury duty. I was so bored I had to get a smart phone and sneak read the internetz.a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-66148224682319910392015-03-29T16:08:32.381-07:002015-03-29T16:08:32.381-07:00Ah, well you know with the faire an the new for-pr...Ah, well you know with the faire an the new for-profit blog I've GOTTA book my face on the reg, ya know? Plus Facebook cuts down on the on family phone calls. "Oh, you're getting married? That's cool." CLICK LIKE. I like it like that because I'm a space alien I have no human emotions. Sweet shirt by the way.Hollie Black-Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927017366538054210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-85505282786178096392015-03-29T14:40:41.794-07:002015-03-29T14:40:41.794-07:00Two words - INFORMATION OVERLOAD! There's too ...Two words - INFORMATION OVERLOAD! There's too much isn't there? Share share share. I'm old fashioned and love blogs for being my first platform for online connectedness. Twitter appeals because I like words however I always feel like I'm eavesdropping at a party I have gate crashed! And it's too fast. A friend is hassling (ahem I mean encouraging) me to get onto insta but I'm not sure I like taking photos. All I can say is - whatever you do, keep blogging okay???sister outlawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836867834737377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-91930144969858345132015-03-29T12:28:50.370-07:002015-03-29T12:28:50.370-07:00Thanks, everyone for your comments, feedback. I li...Thanks, everyone for your comments, feedback. I like knowing how you all deal with this stuff.<br /><br />Patti, hehe, Insta-book-gram-twit-face?! That's my new nickname, that and lardbird, hee, from Amber.<br /><br />I just found Ann's Instagram and art site, Woodlucker. Beautiful work. Thanks for all the tips. See some of you in Vancouver!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-8538823272517420612015-03-29T11:40:47.036-07:002015-03-29T11:40:47.036-07:00What's wrong with museums? Please don't b...What's wrong with museums? Please don't be an ex-blogess and chase after the latest wave. I don't even have a cell phone. I'm stubborn I guess and I don't want to get into any of those other things. Blogs are more than enough for me. Yours is the best too.paohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-19522338613290323712015-03-29T10:33:14.251-07:002015-03-29T10:33:14.251-07:00I don't do social media of any sort, because m...I don't do social media of any sort, because my past is FAR too shady to open myself to being "found". Also, my thoughts benefit much from the editing process, which is why I'm a writer. Don't stop "telling".Connie Staccatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362169672799992473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-6483670503609987592015-03-29T10:21:51.756-07:002015-03-29T10:21:51.756-07:00Do it do it do it!!!!! You know I'm a big fan ...Do it do it do it!!!!! You know I'm a big fan of IG but it is definitely more like a "wave from across the street" than blogging. I enjoy posting photos and not having to write anything pithy, and I've found some fascinating people on IG, and more people with rats!!<br /><br />Can I just say how frickin' adorable you look in your denim and t-shirt!!!!! Of course I love you in your jewel-adorned tunic too (should jewelry-wearing be an Olympic sport because I think Iris Apfel would win). I have been looking for the perfect denim jacket and found a nice one this weekend.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053430482502520385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-7178240206183335032015-03-29T10:21:37.759-07:002015-03-29T10:21:37.759-07:00Do it do it do it!!!!! You know I'm a big fan ...Do it do it do it!!!!! You know I'm a big fan of IG but it is definitely more like a "wave from across the street" than blogging. I enjoy posting photos and not having to write anything pithy, and I've found some fascinating people on IG, and more people with rats!!<br /><br />Can I just say how frickin' adorable you look in your denim and t-shirt!!!!! Of course I love you in your jewel-adorned tunic too (should jewelry-wearing be an Olympic sport because I think Iris Apfel would win). I have been looking for the perfect denim jacket and found a nice one this weekend.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053430482502520385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-46216221623447179422015-03-29T08:56:55.241-07:002015-03-29T08:56:55.241-07:00lets sit together in that museum :-)
i like bloggi...lets sit together in that museum :-)<br />i like blogging for the same reasons as you - i want a (possibly honest) text to read, not only pics and a phrase. and i´m on the edge of being obsessed with catching up with other blogs....<br />like that tiny jean jacket with the 3/4 sleeves!!!!!<br />xxxxxxbahnwärterinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032478343344432338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-52042480389698530122015-03-29T08:08:05.504-07:002015-03-29T08:08:05.504-07:00First of all I love it when you smile! You look so...First of all I love it when you smile! You look so stunningly beautiful. That picture of you in the denim outfit ... just gorgeous.<br /><br />Social media was meant to be more for soializing. It's like a party. You don't bother people about business etc, you just socialize and meet people and then you maybe tell them that you have a blog too and invite them there which is more like the 'business' hub. That is always how I have been using it.<br /><br />However, things are changing here. Many of the top bloggers DO make money on iinstagram, Pinterest and twitter as they get paid to share photos. With Like to Know it you can earn comissions from products you share, but you would need a huge following. <br /><br />Also, I find that brands look especially at social media to see how popular you are and also because they love working with social media influencers. So if you want to work with brands I feel it's a must. <br /><br />I think Instagram will get increasingly more important and as others have said, it's a great medium for artists. Ann (from Blue Hue Wonderland) is doing really well there showcasing her artworks, building quite a following and I'm sure it has lead to more interest for her artworks. I want to have one of her pieces now that I have seen them!<br /><br />I think you may enjoy it and I would certainly love seeing you there!<br /><br />I have a lot more to share on this topic but we can talk that over in Vancouver!sylvia @ 40PlusStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114803623596767298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-59953488138552179162015-03-29T07:14:34.103-07:002015-03-29T07:14:34.103-07:00You look GREAT in jeans!
I do some social media s...You look GREAT in jeans! <br />I do some social media sometimes, but being friendly online all the time can be exhausting and takes away from my "being lazy" time. Once in a while I IG a picture of my latest knitting or I'll tweet a link to my fundraising page, but that's about it. My daughter is posting selfies All The Time. I just can't be cute that often. <br /><br />Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850354275835807205noreply@blogger.com