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What are the Home Decor Trends?

Condo Blues — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:47:56 -0500

Sadly, I'm not going to BlogHer. If I could, I'd ask," What does the Home Decorating/DIY deomographic want - posts about where or what to buy outright to create a well-decorated home or posts about here's how to make an item instead of buying it to create a well-deocrated home?"

I ask because I read that several home improvement/decor shows say that their auidneces are trending away from wanting to know how to make/DIY the items that decorate their homes. Now auidiences are more interested in how to get the look they want by buying the items from a big box store. With the economy the way that it is I thought auidences would be more inclined to seek out more DIY blogs than DI-buy blogs.

Why don't decorating and DIY projects always work out like they do on TV? Condo Blues http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/

What are the Home Decor Trends?

Condo Blues — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:47:49 -0500

Why don't decorating and DIY projects always work out like they do on TV? Condo Blues http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/

Hi Jerina

Kristy Sammis — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:02:04 -0500

The sign-ups were on the original post, which Jen has linked to: http://www.blogher.com/blogher-08-swap-meet-sign-now-table
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Sadly...

Kristy Sammis — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:01:04 -0500

Hi Kristine,

Unfortunately, no. The swap meet is located within the rest of the conference venue, and so we can only accommodate those who are registered. My apologies!

-Kristy

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swap meet

jerina — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:42:47 -0500

I also am a crafter and have wonderful creations to sell..how do I get connected with the swap meet.

BlogHer Swap Meet

laundrygirl — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:22:54 -0500

Here's a question:

Can one participate in the swap meet even if the conference sold out before they could get passes?

I have great work to sell - http://www.kristinemays.etsy.com

Kristine

I'm so excited!

minnie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:28:37 -0500

I'll be selling my baby lovely blankets! and maybe some spats!

-minnie

http://www.thankyoufornotbeingperky.com

Swapmeet Picks

The Word Cellar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:13:16 -0500

I have no idea which of these lovelies will be at BlogHer, but I'd love to see:

Boho Girl: Denise's photos are soft, feminine, and whimsical. And she's just added some new prints to her Etsy shop, making it impossible to pick just one.

The Little Room: I'm a sucker for aprons, and Liz Elayne's handsewn ones are darling.

Jen Gray: Saturated with bright color, Jen's photos are the exact opposite of Boho Girl's. But the end result is the same: beautiful and magical.

And of course, Jen Lemen should have a table, non? To sell a certain little book and maybe some other goodies that she has hidden up her sleeve?

~Jennifer/The Word Cellar

www.thewordcellar.blogspot.com

Okay - We'll Do It!

Kristy Sammis — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:34:31 -0500

Swap Meet is ON!

http://www.blogher.com/blogher-08-swap-meet-sign-now-table

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All these answers are so inspiring!

Laura Scott — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:45:29 -0500

Thanks everyone for sharing your own blogging motivations in the comments here!

We all blog for our own reasons, which is maybe one reason why it's so disruptive to the old way of doing things, with editorial and publishing controls held by the few. It wasn't always like that. Time was the printing press was not cheap, yes, but certainly within the range of an entrepreneur. By the time the 1900s rolled around, though, it was becoming a big business, with massive machines, controlled airwaves and big money driving the agenda. Aside from 'ditto' newsletters there wasn't much in the way of independent publication.

Now look at it! How many blogs are indexed now on BlogHer? How many new ones are popping up every day? Sorting through all that is a challenge -- I have 530 blog feeds in NetNewsWire, for example, which I at least scan through every day. But if I had to choose between my internet connection and my tv connection, I'd take the internet any day of the week.

Laura Scott
BlogHer Contributing Editor for Technology & Web
design, snap, blog

I've a good idea!

osoleomar48 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:26:26 -0500

Hallo Friends! I've a good idea!... I'll reading this post more and more...that's the very i-deth report but hi dont ispired my-self because this report told me an only message!Sorry! but i think so about it..."That only message is... to communicate need's"and then i've a good idea now!We'll ( all womans in the world) incouraging the children' s generation to give the blogs..."on blogging on learning"...That's the fair slogan for young winners?What's u think abaout it?

I love the uncensored nature of it...

kristin_at_taktik — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:57:49 -0500

I love that I can go online and find the story of an artists' pregnancy, or a mommy bloggers hysterical birthday nightmare, or another woman's struggle with infertility. And the stories are deep and detailed - no one has decided what is important, or interesting, for me to read - except the person writing their story. I resent the recording industry deciding what i will want to listen to, and the publishers deciding what i want to read (especially women's mags! argghh!)

That's not why i started of course - my first blog was started when i moved away from my friends and family. it seemed like a great way to keep them updated. my second blog (and my only current personal one) is a foodie blog, because i wanted to join the food bloggers community, and it's something I'll never get tired of writing about.

Now i'm helping set up a site for technology reviews by women - because girls get gadgets too! And nobody seems interested in marketing them to us. and i'm still having trouble finding hands-on reviews written by women. not really a blog any more, but that's where blogging has taken me.

taktikbitch.com gadget reviews for women, by women

Blogging the new medium

Christina66@blogher.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:20:12 -0500

I am a web designer and and artist. I have been designing for this Internet
medium for fourteen years but the blogging aspect is new for me. I feel
it is a great way to get active in a world where no one has the
attention span to listen to a newscast or read a full page article. Sad
but true. Another aspect is reality is the way to go, no editors here
to filter or to fineness. It is just raw and real.

P.S.

the farmers wife — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:52:30 -0500

What's an internet, intertube thingie?

See how uninformed I am.

Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife

The Poster Child for Blogging

the farmers wife — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:50:46 -0500

I was working for a newspaper when I stumbled across blogging. It was such an exciting concept. With an hour's time and a computer, I could be a publisher! At the time I was heavily into photography so I created my photoblog, The Farmer's Wife. I imposed a daily deadline and that deadline fired my inspiration.

The amazing aspect of the internet is the ability to meet people you would never have met in "real life". The photoblog community blossomed and support networks arose. I met the photo editor of a large publication who dubbed me "The Poster Child for Blogging" because of my enthusiasm for the medium.

It's an awesome tool and anything that gets people writing and creating again is a good thing. As my editor friend reminded me, after you create the blog you must have something to say. Like any endeavor, the cream rises to the top. Those who are extremely talented and committed will become popular. But popularity should never be the goal, we should be writing and creating for the joy of it.

Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife