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Home / 2013 / July

Month: July 2013

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 19 Comments

Spiffying up

If you haven’t been to the blog lately, come on by! I did a little redecorating yesterday 🙂

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Category: blogging
Tag: web design
Posted on July 30, 2013July 29, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

RABWAB: No July winner + call for August entries

This month’s winner is, um, NOBODY! It seems all of my readers are at the beach these days. Shall we try again for August? It really is quite simple to enter.

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Categories: contests, downloadables
Tag: review a book win a book
Posted on July 29, 2013August 20, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 22 Comments

Thinking about the September Sweater

Wherein I think about knitting my annual September cardigan, consider color choices, and ask those of you with experience for a little advice.

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Category: knitting
Tags: september sweater, sweaters, tea leaves cardigan
Posted on July 27, 2013July 23, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

3 ways to improve your photos

I thought I’d share a few of my photo-processing tricks. You don’t necessarily need Photoshop to achieve these effects, although that is what I used for these examples. I also often use the editing tools within Picasa, or the Snapseed app on my tablet.

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Categories: photography, tutorials
Tag: photoshop
Posted on July 26, 2013July 25, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Here’s another batch of links for your weekend pleasure. That, and a little chat about the weather.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on July 24, 2013July 25, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 16 Comments

Fun with tea towels

The idea of turning tea towels into an apron kept me awake one night last week. (Exciting life I lead, eh?) Here’s how that insomniac idea turned out.

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Categories: sewing, show and tell, tutorials
Tags: aprons, tea towels
Posted on July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Why you might like to be a sponsor

Wherein I explain the many benefits of buying an ad space on Polka Dot Cottage, and then offer you a coupon code to grab a spot for free. (yep, I’m just giving the darn things away!)

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Category: blogging
Tag: advertising
Posted on July 21, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Some days it’s all about appreciating the little things.

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Category: chit chat
Tag: summer
Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

It’s a heatwave! You might want to grab your laptop and head to the nearest coffee shop for an icy blended drink. I’ve got you covered with a bunch of links to peruse while you sip your frozen concoction and cool off in their air-conditioning 🙂

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on July 16, 2013June 21, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Road trip fun: the license plate game!

A new freebie printable for you on your Summer road trips across North America. How many license plates can you find?

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Categories: downloadables, printables
Tags: fun with kids, road trips, traveling with teens

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