how to schedule a blog post

hey! it's been a while since my last tutorial (not really) so i wanted to put a new one up. again, this might be super obvious, but i go looking on the internet for super obvious things to. so.
the first thing you need to do is... {obviously}... write your post.

now, click "Post Options". (where the little finger is pointing.) A drop down box that looks like this should show up.

choose your time and your date and your post should post at the time you set it to.

questions? email me.

comments? leave a comment down there.

also: read this.

have a nice monday!

xx

snipping tool on Windows 7

alternatively titled: We're BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

i knew this would happen. i just knew it. i would start blog design and then totally neglect the tutorial part of it. i have been thinking all dang week for a tutorial to do, (so if you want me to do one, i'm not an expert or anything, but leave a comment or email me!) and so i am just going to share how to use the Snipping Tool on Windows 7. I'm not sure if this works on windows xp or any mac stuff, so sorry. you can try it, but no promises. ;-)

so the tool is used to "cut" stuff from the page and you can save it to your desktop and then upload it to blogger, FB, etc. EXAMPLE:

(i use this a lot with giveaway winners.)

so y'all want to know how to do it?

*YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!*

ok, let's get started kids!

so here is my page that i am going to "take" something from. (this is just a screen shot, don't freak out.)

if you're using Random.org, you'll need to pick your number first.

Now, click this button on your keyboard:

mines in black and white, but i dont know about yours.

Then, on the menu that *should* pop up, click the "Snipping tool" button thingy. then, it should make your screen white-ish, like this. Then, just "crop" the place that you want and a new box should pop up. then just save the picture as a JPG to your computer and do whatever you want with it!

well, bifornow!

portfolio 3/7

want me to make YOU a header/button? gracie{dot}drechsel{at}gmail{dot}com

premades

Damask premade:

Deep Sea premade:

{the background of the seahorse print is also avalible in greyish purple, a darkish blue, a yellowish green, a dark purple, simple white, orangeish yellow, orange, red, and maroon-y red if you're not feeling the hot pink.}

minty freshness premade:

so. hi there.

I have been getting requests for blog designing and it is so fun and awesome! srsly. I want to make it easier... easier for you and me. i will be making premades. your design can be the exact replica of a premade, inspired by the premade, or have nothing to do with any premades. just make sure to mention in your email if you have your eye on one of these.

(and also, i will be making more, so don't you fret if you dont see one tha makes you go OHMIGOSHIWANTTHATPREMADENOW.)

kthanksbye.

Portfolio

This is so fun for me so far. :)

Blog design is starting. Yeah. For realz. (Yes, realz.)

(I know this is sort of random... but I am a random person and I like cupcakes.)

Greetings! (Just kidding, I don't actually say "greetings". Ha.)

If you haven't noticed, Gracely Designs got a facelift. (I'm still working on it, but at least you can read the words.)

I have learned a scary amount of HTML in just a few hours. Seriously. Scary.

I really enjoy it, though. I think it's fun.

That's why I'm starting blog design. For YOU.

I'm not awesome, nor a pro at this. I'm not going to charge you guys for the time being. I'm going to work hard on your blogs.

I will be writing more about this later today. (Ya know, the deets.) Expect another page titled "blog design". If you are interested, you can email me now or email me in a few hours when I have the post up.

I think this will be fun!

*confused? Olivia of Robin Blogs put my post up for Grace Loves the Beatles earlier today, so I didn't do that. I did, however, design this blog you're looking at right now.

How to make a header for your awesomeness blog.

Level: Medium

want to know how to make an awesome header?! fantabulous. (fantastic+fabulous, if ya didn't know.) i use pse8, but you could probably use picknik. or gimp. or whatevs. (i'm not familiar with those so, srry yall.)

Make a new document. (CTRL+N). Your blog has to be 1000 pixels wide for this. Make it about the size below:

100x400, approx. 72 resolution, RGB color mode, White background contents (NOT transparent or grayscale. please.)

Are you a photographer? want pictures on your header? it's your lucky day!! {not a photographer type? don't you fret! just scroll down and i'll show you how to make a pretty header without a nikon/fstop/d-whatever stuff.}

So now you have a big. white. box. Painfully boring, i know.

First, to make it not boring, you should choose a color. You can use the dropper tool if you feel fancy, or you can just choose a color from the color-chooser-thingymabob.

See? Not as boring. But it can still be better. just saying.

Now, open your picture, and click CTRL+A so the little ants start crawling around the picture. Then click CTRL+c to copy. Go on the brightly-colored header layer and click CTRL+V to paste. Then use the arrow tool to resize and drag it around until you like it.

Save to your computer.

you're done!

Need help uploading? Click.

Any questions? Click.

♥

Now, i'll show you how to make a non-photo header, for if you're not a photographer or just don't want pictures on your header.

CTRL+N and make a new file. (Make it the same size as the photo header.)

Making a photo header is really as easy as color chooser, text, and maybe custom shape tool.

Put your text on there...

Now let me teach yall about custom shape tool. (Again, i don't use Picnik or gimp, so I don't know if there is a custom shape tool.

Find the heart on your toolbar. If it's not a heart (in that place under the fill tool), select the tool under the fill tool and click U (just the letter U) and scroll through them until you reach the heart. Now, you can go up into the left hand corner and there are loads of shapes and pictures to choose from! It's one of my favorite things on photoshop. Just click the drop down box and look through them. There is a little double arrow, and if you click on that a list drops down, catergorizing all of them.

I chose the lollipop one.

Then, your mouse turns into a + and you click and drag on where you want the shape. (You can move it later if you mess up.) Done!