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Posted on May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

I just found out this week that Instagram will be taking away the functionality that allows me to automatically collect my ♥’d images and share them here.

At first I was a little upset about it, but then I read their blog post and realized it actually makes a lot of sense. I guess I never thought about it from the perspective of the people whose photos I include here. I’ve always assumed that they’d be flattered to be included in a favorites mosaic, but maybe they wouldn’t! My sharing of a photo is beyond the control of the photographer who took it, and I suppose that’s not really cool when it comes down to it.

I am always careful to give full credit for each of the images I share, but not everyone is so diligent. I can see why some Instagram users would be uncomfortable with the kind of automated sharing we’re talking about.

The functionality goes away May 31, so I can probably get a few more weeks of these mosaics in before I run out of favorites to share. I’m not sure what the fate of Weekend Favorites will be after that. Technically, I could still populate the mosaics with stuff I find on Flickr, but to be totally honest, I am hardly ever on Flickr anymore. It would take me forever to fill up a mosaic at that rate. I really don’t think I want to take extra time to go to Flickr and grab images just for the sake of grabbing images. Using Instagram has been effortless and genuine because I am there ♥-ing things all the time anyway. It doesn’t require a special trip.

Oh well, all good things must come to an end eventually. Or, at least, they must evolve and change!

Images

The mosaic below represents other people’s pictures that spoke to me this week on Flickr and Instagram. Click on the titles below the mosaic to get a better look at the images and see more from the photographers who made them.

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Weekend Favorites at Polka Dot Cottage

  1. blackberry-cream-smoothie-bowl-6763 by ReneeByrdeus via Flickr
  2. I found a new bench to love. A gorgeous place t… by saurand via Instagram
  3. All the coffee. Colors can be customized. DM, c… by blockpartypress via Instagram
  4. Soak up the beauty and forget the rest. #lifeis… by craftsanity via Instagram
  5. ❤️ #lottehaakt #haken #häkeln #handmade #hakeni… by lottehaakt via Instagram
  6. All the Fry-day feels😮🙂😏😗 Wishing you a gre… by runnerkimhall via Instagram
  7. on today’s menu: macarons (salted caramel, crem… by jennaraecakes via Instagram
  8. { made it back with ten minutes to spare } by elf_girl via Instagram
  9. Good morning! The benefit of not yet deciding o… by greensprucedesigns via Instagram
  10. The #cherryblossoms are in full bloom outside M… by drewuniversity via Instagram
  11. Enjoying pizza & paint cans. 🍕🎨🍕 by suertj via Instagram
  12. -Vackra träd i blom- #ig_artistry#royalsnapping… by cillatilla via Instagram
  13. Saturday afternoon sweetness after a busy morni… by hannahargyle via Instagram
  14. Can you believe I’ve never seen Cherry Blossoms… by michelle__mcgrady via Instagram
  15. from a garden tour i went to on Saturday 😍💕 by wild.poppies via Instagram
  16. Sunset in Porto by mattcrump via Instagram
  17. And now I know how to say “get off the road, id… by mattcrump via Instagram
  18. Soon I’ll be enjoying the peace and quiet of NY… by see_kell_run via Instagram
  19. In the kitchen. by nestprettythings via Instagram
  20. untitled by elf_girl via Instagram
  21. Pretty and pink. by eileen_critchley via Instagram
  22. Curiousity. by sunnycrow via Instagram
  23. Wishing you a most lovely day. Maybe with some … by byhaafner via Instagram
  24. Our Fawn fabrics are in good company with print… by hawthornethreads via Instagram
  25. Accurate representation of what my true love lo… by thatssopretty via Instagram

Links

Here are a few interesting things from around the web that grabbed me this week:

  • Pet Photo Pajamas! – a cool tutorial from A Beautiful Mess. These are great, and you don’t need to stick to cats – you could use photos of anything that you’re obsessed with. Really fun.
  • DIY Word Hair Clips – A How To By Aww, Sam, via Keiko Lynn. These may be the most fun bobby pins I’ve ever seen.
  • Rey’s Portion Bread – a recipe from StarWars.com. “Learn to make a Jakku delicacy. No trading with Unkar Plutt required.”
  • Selfie-sticks and other secrets of overhead photography – tips from Kirstin McKee, via Viewfinders. She writes, “Overhead shots of tables, mostly of family meals, are some of my favourite pictures.” Mine, too, Kirstin. And now (I never thought I’d say this) I want a selfie stick 😀

I’m so excited for the weekend! I have some special stuff planned. I hope your weekend is special, too! ☺

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Posted on May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments
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  1. Chloe
    May 20, 2016

    I will miss these also. Thanks for sharing them so faithfully.

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    1. Lisa
      May 20, 2016

      Well, at least I can still share links easily enough! I’ll figure out something else for images eventually 🙂 Glad you’ve been enjoying them!

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