Image Title Issue ~ Fix & Freebie

I know many of us have struggled for a long time with the "Image" gadget. Gone were the days when we could leave the "Title" area blank.  It had been nice when using sidebar tags because, well let's face it, using a title above a title is a bit redundant. ;~)

Recently while wandering through blogland I happened upon a fix (yay!).  It seems that whenever you type in a small snippet of code, it tricks the gadget into thinking there's a title so when published, nothing shows up. This enables all of us using tags to once again use them as section titles, whoot!

Here is the code:

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Just type or copy it into the "Title" area of the Image gadget, insert your image and then click save ~ you'll be all set!

To celebrate I'm offering this free set of sidebar tags! Just click the button below to download and save the set to your computer. They can be used as section titles or even linked images if you prefer.   I've included a lot of extra titles too (more than my regular sets) so you've got a lot more options for uses. Just remember to add that snippet of code above and you'll be all set!

Enjoy~

Colorful Day

Ah, colorful days are simply the best and never more so than when they're filled with a brand new Treasury! This one was curated by Aurelia and includes our digital bookmarks.  So a huge thanks goes out to our fellow Etsian and a congrats to all the others included as well.

Colorful Day

So here's the direct link in case you'd like to show your support or find some wonderful new handmade goodies to covet and artists to support: www.etsy.com/treasury/ODMwODA0NHwyNzI0ODMzMTA2/colorful-day

Enjoy~

New Tutorial, Themes and Section

The faeries and I are just popping in between projects to let you all know about some new goodies here on the lane ~ after a long wait I've finally rewritten the tutorial for adding sidebar tags.  I know many of you newer bloggers were anxiously waiting for this posting so you can now find that under this title "How to: Install Sidebar Tags" in the Tutorials section of my blog or at this direct link: http://plumroselane-tutorials.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-install-sidebar-tags.html

I've also created a new tutorial titled "How to: Setup Your Blogger Profile". While many of you are using your Google+ accounts there are those of us die-hard bloggers who still love the layout and all inclusiveness of our Blogger profiles.  You would also be amazed at how many bloggers simply don't have their profiles turned on or linked to anything.  I can't tell you how many times someone leaves me a nice comment and I while I want to reciprocate instead I hit a dead end as I can't reach their blog. *sigh*  So give the tutorial a look over and maybe you'll find it helps with activating or setting up your own profile.  You can find the tutorial by clicking the title above or using this direct link: http://plumroselane-tutorials.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-set-up-your-blogger-profile.html

For the new themes portion of this post I have two to share with you today... The first is a warm and cozy ensemble that's just perfect for chasing away those mid-winter blues. It features a distinctive knitted style with crafty sewn and paper accents and is titled "Cozy".

You can find it by clicking the title or image above.

The second theme was inspired by the popular British series Downton Abbey.  It boast a deep rich color scheme with decadent accents and is titled "Downton".  You can view all of the elements included in this set by clicking the title above or image below.

Lastly I wanted to mention a new section on the sidebar of my blog titled "New Themes".  Now all of my newest prefab designs can be found in one location so no more tiring searches through the A-Z List, although I understand for some of you that's a favorite past-time. *wink*

So that's it for this posting I hope you're all enjoying a nice beginning to the new year!

Best,

Print-Your-Own and Save!

Did you  know I offer print-your-own cards, labels, tags? Yep, for most of us time, money and the environment are all precious commodities.  I love these sets because you buy them once and print them over and over again so they save on all three!

Many of come in an EDiTaBLe format too ~ this is where you can actually type your own message, title or name on  the image and then print them out.  It's super easy and you can use them over and over again.  They look wonderful and so elegant!

You can find a wide selection of these goodies in the "Print-Your-Own" section of my Etsy shop.  Here's the direct link to my shop for those of your using portable devices: http://www.PlumroseLane.etsy.com

Enjoy~

Holiday Samplings

With the holidays quickly approaching, now's a great time to spruce up your blog or shop with a Plumrose Lane seasonal theme.  Whether it's a warm and cozy look like Blissful Harvest or one with festive sparkles like Glistening ~ there's a holiday theme for everyone. 

The faeries and I have been busy updating these themes with new background codes in three sizes, enhanced versions of the original theme elements like those shown below from Golden Moments, and an updated selection of sidebar tags to include new titles like ~ Labels, My Pinterest, and Wish List.

Best of all there's a sale going on in my Etsy shop ~ now through Wednesday ~ so you can save big with 25% off everything!  Just enter coupon code: GobblerSale during checkout.

Enjoy~

New Customor Shout-Outs

Seems like only yesterday I was posting a new customer shout out and sure enough it nearly was ~ just goes to show how busy I've been lately and that's always a good thing.  Not only do I get to be creative but I also have the pleasure of making a few more visual dreams come true, whoot!  So here's a sampling of some of my latest completed projects...

The Olde Farmhouse 

This theme was centered around Joy's love of country elements and high contrast colors.  Working in elements like a personalized crock, rooster, and charming home added a welcoming feel to the set.

 For the banner I began by creating an original country scene to work as a fitting backdrop for the charming shelf, valance and window ensemble.  Joy then selected a simpler background as to not detract from the main focal points.
 

Kimi's Jewelry & Gifts 

This theme involved pink, pink and more pink! Kimi's love of all things glittering, flittering, and pink really brought life to the gorgeous collection of roses and other shimmering accents in her original theme.

We carried this ensemble over into a large selection of additional digital creations, from Facebook and Twitter images to shop sets and business cards.

Flip Flops & Pop Tarts - Seasonal
 
Doing up a seasonal change is one of my personal favs and for this changeover Dawn selected to begin with one of my original shop sets, Tattered Christmas.  Building upon this weathered seasonal theme I created a selection of top navigation tags, along with a banner, background and seasonal signature image.

It's always such a pleasure posting these shouts-outs and I hope you've enjoyed this newest selection of eye candy.  I hope you'll take a moment to visit all of these wonderful bloggers and say "Hi" ~ making new friends in blogland is certainly one of the greatest gifts of all!

Best,

Return to Oz - blog party & theme

Today I'm celebrating the second annual Return to Oz hosted by my dear friend Oma Linda of Olde Baggs 'n Stuft Shirts (such a cute title isn't it?)! There are loads of participants and it's not too late if you'd like to join in too and to help you get in the mood I've created this new Return to Oz blog theme!


It features all sorts of Oz goodies ~ from an emerald green motif with sparkling gems, to a set of ruby slipper sidebar tags ~ what fun! And as a special gift to all of you for visiting, I'm offering the banner for free for a limited time. The festivities are running from now through July 26th so I'll keep the freebie banners available until then ~ just click the image or title above to see the entire set and download all the goodies.

And... as an extra special prize, I'm giving away this lovely handmade key holder to one lucky winner. It features a shimmering green color scheme with a selection of whimsical charms to help you on your own journey back to Oz!

To enter for a chance to win simply hop on over to Oma Linda's blog and become a Follower, then come on back here and leave a comment on this post that you've done so. That's it! This giveaway will end on July 26th and the winner will be announced in a follow-up posting.

Here's wishing you all wonderful travels on your own yellow brick road~

Enjoy,

Something New

I've had a go at creating something new and hope they're a holiday hit in my shop...

these new bookmarks also make lovely gift tags just perfect for holiday packages. The original images are a compilation of various vintage images and creative techniques.

Just print them out and attach a festive ribbon or string. And at 5 for $3.95 how can you go wrong? Oh, and just between you and me... I include an extra one as a gift with purchase. *winks* So scoot on over to my etsy shop and grab a set for your holiday packages and as always...

Enjoy!

Practical Magic blog party & theme

Ah there's certainly magic in the air today as it's finally time to celebrate the Practical Magic Blog Party, whose theme exclaims "there's a little witch in every woman". I certainly would agree that we're all capable of weaving our own magic, from the love we dish out on a daily basis, to the magical blends we come up with at supper time, a woman is synonymous with magic in my mind.

Blog parties are always SO much fun, there's loads of visiting and getting to meet new people, which I absolutely adore. There's also a tremendous amount of work that goes on behind the scenes, trust me - I know, and so I would like to extend a huge thanks to the shining stars of this event ~ Anna & Justina ~ Namasté. They also deserve a round of applause for those fabulous graphics too... aren't they just gorgeous!?! Great job ladies!!

My party visits will be a tad late as it also happens to be my youngest son's birthday today (♫Happy Birthday Josh♫) and so in my absence I've left oodles of party favors for you, my enchanting visitors, in the form of this blog theme appropriately titled Practical Magic. All of the elements are free and the background even comes in 4 different colors as well as the usual two formats. So, thank you to all of you who stopped by my little corner of blogland, I'm looking forward to visiting you too and in the meantime here is the...

Practical Magic - blog theme

white center
free - 2 column background code

<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-2Columnbackground.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

lavender center
free - 2 column background code
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-2Columnbackground-lavender.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

green center
free - 2 column background code
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-2Columnbackground-green.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

gray center
free - 2 column background code
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-2Columnbackground-gray.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

free - 3 column background code

white center
free - 3 column background code

<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-3Columnbackground.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

lavender center
free - 3 column background code
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-3Columnbackground-lavender.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

green center
free - 3 column background code
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-3Columnbackground-green.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

gray centerfree - 3 column background code
<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url("http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/PracticalMagic-3Columnbackground-gray.jpg"); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style><div id="tag" style="position:absolute; right:0px; top:30px; z-index:50; width:150px; height:45px;"><a href="http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/plumrose-lane/Blog%20Backgrounds/Bus%20Logos/online-PrL-signature-1.png" /></a></div>

The background codes are designed to be used with the Blogger Minima template and if you need help with installing it you can follow along with my step-by-step instructions by clicking here.

free - Decorative Sidebar Tags

If you need assistance installing these decorative tags just follow along with my step-by-step tutorial by clicking here.

free - Blog Headers/Banners
2 column
3 column
Click on the banner image to enlarge, then right click to save to your computer.

If you need assistance installing a blog banner/header click here for a helpful step-by-step tutorial.

Enjoy!

Giveaway Tags

I like to answer my followers requests when possible and so...

...about my Rose Frame tags, Teresa wrote ... "Hello! I love these tags and am using them on my blog along with the background and banner that you made for me (which I just love!). I was wondering . . . is it possible to make a tag that says 'Give-Aways'? "

Yes Teresa, I would be happy to create a giveaways frame tag, thanks so much for the suggestion!

So below is a new "giveaway" tag in each frame style I've created to date. Simply right click on the image to copy it to your computer and look for this new tag to be included in all my future frame tag creations.







And... as a thank you to you Teresa, here's the tag you requested in the exact spelling...


Thanks again for your request, I'm happy I could fulfill it and as always...

Enjoy!