About a month ago, I threw caution to the wind and changed things up with my linky party and had you link up your About Me pages. And ya know what? It was so. much. fun! I loved getting to know more about you.
With the new year I decided that my Pity Party is going to become something different. It’s been over two years since I started it and it just feels like it’s time.
I’ve been doing some blog soul searching lately about how, why and where this little blog of mine is going. One thing I’m missing is Y O U. I kinda sorta feel like I’m creating, posting and then hearing crickets. And I really want to hear more from you. While I’m flattered that you are clicking over here to visit and hanging out, I’d love it even more if you said hi and gave me the opportunity to get to know you.
In the survey from my End of the Year Recap the other day (thank you for those of you that filled it out!), there was a large number of people that clicked on wanting more personal posts. Thank you for that. I want to share more of my life with you and hope you will do the same with me.
With that….. from here on out my Pity Party will be more about connecting and networking.
I still want to feature you…. but I think it could be done better.
SO— here’s my plan: each Friday I will have you link up specific items. Today I want you to link up your PINTEREST accounts. One week I’ll have you link up your favorite post ever, another your Instagram account, and another something personal, etc. I will also ask that you leave a comment sharing another person with me.
To recap, the rules:
First put your Pinterest account in the linky. This is what I’d put: http://pinterest.com/30daysblog/. And then leave a comment for one or more of your very favorite people you follow on Pinterest. Two of my favorites that I would leave in the comments: http://pinterest.com/brookiewookie/ and http://pinterest.com/kproffitt/.
If you just link for the page views normally, (which is fine, I get it), this might be where you exit stage left. (I will miss you!) But if you want to get to know other amazing people and maybe learn some new things along the way…..then join in on the fun. I’d love to get back to the blogging olden days when I knew everyone who was visiting. And if I didn’t, you better believe I wanted to know where they came from and more about them. Have you seen this post from Theta Mom- Bring Blogging Back? My sentiments exactly.
Edited to add: After hitting publish, I realized that it’s a little ironic to be asking for people to link up Pinterest accounts. I think Pinterest has a lot to do with interaction being way down in general. But– it’s still another way to connect. And I actually think you can get to know things about people from their Pinterest boards- likes, interests, etc. So link it up and have fun visiting the other accounts. Hopefully you’ll be inspired and find some new friends!
I’m open to ideas and suggestions. Let me know why you link up, what you like, what you’d prefer, etc. Let’s figure this out together, shall we?
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Great idea Mique!!
I like following Tanya from twelve-0-eight:
http://pinterest.com/twelveOeight/
And Heather from Whipperberry:
http://pinterest.com/whipperberry/
Hi Christine- thanks for linking up! I already followed Heather but had fun poking around Tanya’s. Have a great weekend!
http://pinterest.com/infarrantlyc
http://pinterest.com/tara_cohen/ (love her Thirty One board, lots of great ideas for how to use Thirty One products)
Fabulous- thanks Tracy
My two favorite people to follow on Pinterest are Holly at 504 Main http://pinterest.com/hollylegare/?d and Jamie from Crafty Scrappy Happy http://pinterest.com/JaimefromCSH/
You’re a great source for this one Megan. ;) Thanks!
http://pinterest.com/chocolatemore/ and http://pinterest.com/iheartnaptime/ and the two pinners I love to follow! Mique, I think this is such a fun party idea! I can’t wait to link up each week and to learn more about everyone!
Thanks so much Tanya! I’m excited about it too. So fun to see everyone interacting and visiting. Have a great weekend!
I love this idea..I am completely addicted to pinterest!
Here are some of my favorites:
http://pinterest.com/juttahungrygirl/
http://pinterest.com/pullena/monogram-heaven/
http://pinterest.com/lwdoodle/
Thanks for sharing Jeni- lots of awesome to choose from.
I like this idea. I think it will be fun that the party will be different each week. Here are 2 that I follow http://pinterest.com/MyImpKitchen/ and http://pinterest.com/pressurecook2da/
Thanks Christie! I’m looking forward to mixing it up. Have a wonderful weekend.
I love this idea, Mique! I look forward to what future Pity Parties hold! :)
Yay! Thanks Michele! You’ve been a Pity Party linker for awhile- happy you are on board. Have a good weekend! xo
Love your new format for you link up parties, can wait to get to know my blog friends better. ;o)
Thanks so much sweet Paula. You leave great comments- it’s appreciated!
Thank you for hosting this fun link party. I LOVE seeing other people’s Pinterest boards. I’m following you now on Pinterest. I need a whole day to look through all the great stuff you pinned. I love seeing how others organize their boards and what inspires them. Thanks again for the great idea! I’ll be back.
Ha! Hi Brooke- thanks for following my board and for linking up. Look forward to having you back. ;)
Great idea Mique. I dont really have a favorite Pinterest board, I do like to follow a wide variety so I get to see all types of pins and new posts that I wouldn’t normally see.
~Jamie
Thanks Jamie! Excited to have you join in. It was hard to narrow down to a couple of favorites because I’m like you- I follow a wide variety of people. Have a great weekend!
Great idea for a party! I love Pinterest!
My faves to follow are Cassie at Primitive & Proper: http://pinterest.com/primitiveproper/
and Desiree at The 36th Avenue: http://pinterest.com/the36thavenue/
Have a great day Mique!
Jo-Anna
Hi Jo-Anna! I love Desiree- she is a pint sized ball of energy! I need to check out Cassie now. Have a fabulous weekend!
This person (who I don’t know and she doesn’t appear to be a blogger) recently pinned one of my pins, so I found her boards. She has tons and great pins. She also has some fantastic community boards! http://pinterest.com/kathyelisabeth/?d
Thanks for changing things up…I like change and think this will be fun. I like the idea of getting to know others more and in different ways.
Have a great day!
KC
Hi KC- that is awesome. I love when things like that happen- finding new people, new ways with common interests (re: the person who pinned one of your pins). Happy to have you along for the ride- as always. xo
Lovin this idea!
http://pinterest.com/jennythegiant/
http://pinterest.com/lindsau/
Jenna @ rainonatinroof.com
Thanks Jenna!! Can’t wait to check these people out. Have a great weekend!
Love this idea! I must say that although my traffic has really gone up in the past year-6months my comments have gone way down. Maybe this is due to Pinterest but regardless this is a great idea to bring the community back!! Kudos to you! I love following my friend Vanessa of See Vanessa Craft on Pinterest – http://pinterest.com/seevanessacraft/
Hi Kelsey- that’s exactly what’s happened with me. Traffic is high, interaction is low. Pageviews are great (and important for the business side of things) but I also want to connect. Hope this helps! Vanessa is wonderful- good choice. ;) Have a great weekend!
A couple of my fave pinners are
http://pinterest.com/urbanfarmgirlco/
http://pinterest.com/kristenwhitby/
Fun fun fun- thanks for linking up Melissa!
I don’t really have one person that I follow consistently on Pinterest, but I looked at my list of ones I follow and really like the pins of Kylee, so here’s a link to her boards…
https://pinterest.com/brock_kylee/
And as for crickets, I know about crickets;). Thanks for getting us in the getting to know each other mode! Happy New Year!
Hi Kim- it was hard to narrow down favorites for me because Pinterest moves so fast! But I looked at who I repin a lot. ;) Off to check out Kylee.
So happy to get to know everyone better. Thanks for coming along. Happy New Year to you too!
I think this is a great idea! This is especially great for me because I don’t really follow that many people on Pinterest. I know I’m slow! :) So this is a great way to connect & meet to more bloggers. Thank you!
Hi Ginger- you’re not slow! ;) But I think this is a great place to start. So many great ones here. Thanks for joining in. Have a great weekend!
Great idea Mique!
Here are two of my favorites on Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/playdrmom/kid-blogger-network-activities-crafts/
http://pinterest.com/ykihayht/
Hi Anna!! You are a great one to follow too- and bring different things to the table. I always find the funniest posts from you. It’s awesome. xoxo
Love this idea! I can’t wait to check out some new boards!! Thanks for hosting! :)
Hi Krysta- thanks for joining in. There are so many amazing ones… you could get lost in Pinterest. Enjoy!
This is such a great idea! And I love following http://pinterest.com/shugarysweets/ and http://pinterest.com/skinnytaste/. I’m constantly repinning their posts!
Hi Elaine- thank you! I love Skinny Taste but haven’t seen Shugary Sweets before. Can’t wait to check her out. Have a fabulous weekend!
Love that you are shaking things up a bit and trying something new! You are one of ty favorite people I follow on Pinterest along with http://pinterest.com/the36thavenue/
Thanks girl!
Thanks Leigh Anne! I love shaking things up. ;) And you’re the sweetest. I love following you too. And Desiree is fabulous. Have a great weekend. xo
I totally get the crickets thing. I feel the same way!! This is a great idea to try to fix that problem =).
Kate
Hi Kate! Glad I’m not alone but hoping we can fix this. Let’s do it together. ;) Have a great weekend!
Fun idea! Excited to get to know and follow others. Someone I enjoy on pinterest for kids activities and crafts http://pinterest.com/jfischer3345/
Thanks Vicky! Hope you find some awesome boards and new friends. Thanks for linking up.
Fun! Love this idea, and of course always love to find new, awesome pinners :)
I love the Nesters pins http://pinterest.com/nesters/, and I tend to pin a lot from http://pinterest.com/royannaf/
Thanks Katie! I love the Nester too. And she’s as sweet as can be. ;) Off to look at your other link. Have a fun weekend!
Thanks! I found some great new people to follow! Such variety and I love that!
Fabulous Wendy! I love variety too. Happy Friday!
Great party!
My favs:
http://pinterest.com/twelveOeight/
http://pinterest.com/vtraviesojd/
http://pinterest.com/mallorynikolaus/
Thank you for doing this link-up. I love Pinterest and love finding new people to follow with similar interests.
I am so glad you are doing this! I have had the same feel that I just really need to connect better this year. I decided I’ll be doing an about me post once a month with a link party not to get a huge number of links but more so I can share myself and hopefully connect more with my readers. I love love love this!
I love the shake up! Here are a few of my faves:
http://pinterest.com/brucrewlife/
http://pinterest.com/CraftThatParty
http://pinterest.com/aprettycoollife/
Thanks for hosting, Mique!
My two favorite ladies to follow on pinterest are Erin from Sunny Side Up Blog and Tiffany from Savor Home Blog. This is a great linky party!
http://pinterest.com/SavorHome/
http://pinterest.com/sunnysideup/
What a fun way to connect!! I love Jamie from Crafty, Scrappy, Happy http://pinterest.com/JaimefromCSH/ and Taryn from Design, Dining, and Diapers http://pinterest.com/TarynAtDDD/
Fun idea! I’m always looking for great people to follow on Pinterest. I’m kinda picky so super good ones are hard to find! :)
I love following Kendra Williams. She has great kids ideas, outfit ideas, and recipe ideas
http://pinterest.com/kendraw/
Elsie from A Beautiful Mess
http://pinterest.com/elsiecake/ for her quirky fun style, home decor, great diy ideas
Jamie and Jacinda from Prudent Baby
http://pinterest.com/prudentbaby/ for great diy, sewing, and everything ideas.:)
Hi Allie- I’m the same as you- pretty picky about who I follow. But you pin the coolest things too. ALWAYS great ideas. You have some awesome kid/teaching ideas. Thanks for sharing your favorites and why you love them. You’re the best! xo
Oh my gosh, this sounds like SO much fun! Great idea Mique, nice to meet you!
I enjoy following http://pinterest.com/ronalynd/?d because Ronalyn has great recipes and interesting things to do.
I also follow: http://pinterest.com/morgimay/ Morgan has adorable boards.
And: http://pinterest.com/meggirl84/ Meghan has great hair boards, recipes, kids
Thanks for this new way to new pinterest fun, Anna
Hi Anna- the feeling is mutual, so nice to meet you! I love that you gave me the reasons why you follow them. That is awesome. Have a fabulous weekend!
This is such a fun idea! Looking forward to finding new boards to follow! :)
Thanks so much Caroline!! You’re awesome. ;)
Annnnnd I just did it again. Spelled your name wrong. Curses!! Thank you CAROLINA. You are still awesome!! xo
I love following:http://pinterest.com/tetegull/
Great! Thanks Anne. Have a wonderful weekend.
I love to follow:
http://pinterest.com/ashleysharee/ from Mommy by Day and Crafter by Night.
and
http://pinterest.com/boyohboyohboy/ She has so many boy-themed ideas!!
Hi Melissa! I love Ashley!! (Mommy by Day, Crafter by Night) And I’m excited to check out the boy-themed one. Thank you!
Thanks Ashley!
I’m sorry, I was reading your response when I wrote the last post….I mean Mique, not Ashley! Sometimes I wonder where my brain is. :0)
I love how Pinterest has helped me organize all of the things I want to try, make and do! Here are 2 boards that I follow:
http://pinterest.com/eatliverun/
http://pinterest.com/sandycoughlin/
Thanks so much Lynda! I agree- it’s so fun to organize. Off to check out your two links!
Hi Mique. I really, really want to follow you via email but the little email icon on the right column on your blog takes me to your about-me page :-( please let me know how I can sign up to follow via email. Thank you so much. vstayton at atlasok dot com
Hi Valerie- thanks so much for letting me know. The mail button you were pushing is supposed to be to contact me – I will switch it to that. It shouldn’t send you the “About Me” page. To subscribe via email, you can click on the first button with 3 semi circle looking things. That’s for RSS and will give you different options. You can read via a reader or there is an option to click: Get Thirty Handmade Days delivered by email. Here is a direct link to that for you: http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=30handmadedays Hope that helps!! Thanks again.
I love this idea! Interaction and community is one of the main reasons I started getting into the blog world in the first place. 2012 was kind of an off year for me and I didn’t post much, so when I started posting again towards the end of the year, I wasn’t having as much traffic or comments as I did in 2011. It’s kind of frustrating, so more ways to interact is great. Thanks for hosting this!
A couple of my favorites to follow are:
http://pinterest.com/SawdustGirl/ – I’ve been reading her blog for a couple years now, and she’s crazy good, and maybe a little crazy with all the projects she takes on, but she’s awesome.
http://pinterest.com/tshirtdiaries/ – she posts lots of great crafts and simple sewing projects.
Hi Catherine- I started blogging back when dinosaurs were roaming the Earth and it was all about community. I’m seriously missing it. Sorry about the frustrating jump back into blogging but happy to have you here and interacting. ;) Thanks for linking up!
Some of my favorite pinterest boards: http://pinterest.com/hstuart3/?d and http://pinterest.com/motmak/. I love this mixing it up of the linkies. Happy New Year!
Hi Angie- thanks for leaving the links. Happy New Year to you too!
so fun! with how much time i spend on pinterest this is an effective way to get to know people better for me!!! i
Hi Carissa! Happy to have you link up. Thanks for joining in!
Hi Mique, Great idea, I love it. There are so many awesome pinners out there… I visit Jamie from Raising Up Rubies. Her boards are very stylized and lovely!
http://pinterest.com/raisinguprubies/
And I find myself repinning Danielle all the time! http://pinterest.com/afomft/
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you health, happiness and time to create! xo
I just love the direction you’re taking with your parties. Thank you! Here are a few of my favs on Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/asemar/
http://pinterest.com/lairinx/
What a super idea! Here are two of my favorites:
Diana Rambles: http://pinterest.com/freestylemama/
and uhm…ooo…it is so hard to pick….
Rachel: http://pinterest.com/willisrachel/
LOVE this idea Mique! I’ve been thinking about that article the last couple of days and wanting to find ways to reconnect too! This will be fun. :)
I love to follow: Micheal Wurm Jr. (of course) http://pinterest.com/inspiredbycharm/
If you love anything vintage, photography-related, or just plain pretty you have to follow http://pinterest.com/florabella/
And for some really awesome organizing inspiration and other great tips follow http://pinterest.com/tony_hammersley/ from A Bowl Full of Lemons
For amazing life inspiration follow http://pinterest.com/daniellelaporte/
what an awesome idea! I’m so excited to make new Pinterest friends.
Two of my favorites are:
http://pinterest.com/thehandmadehome/ (Just love their style)
http://pinterest.com/vintagerestyled/ (a good friend IRL, and a whiz with old furniture)
Fun way to mix it up, Mique! I like following http://pinterest.com/b_long/ and http://pinterest.com/ackkmom/
I enjoyed looking at these boards;
http://pinterest.com/missy_harding/
and Bev @ Flamingo Toes
I am Jennifer from DreamsIntoPlans.com. I have eclectic tastes, and that makes it hard to narrow down my two favorite people on Pinterest!
If you like Geek or Steampunk, you might enjoy Jen at Epbot:
http://pinterest.com/epbot/
I love Nester’s motto “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful”
http://pinterest.com/nesters/
And Katrina Kennedy is wonderful for photo inspiration:
http://pinterest.com/katrinakennedy/
The pinner I love to follow is http://pinterest.com/megannnn25
This is my first linky – it has the best intentions! Here are a few of my favorite pinners:
Michael Wurm, Jr. http://pinterest.com/inspiredbycharm/ He pins great home inspiration and inspirational phrases…and also
http://pinterest.com/rachelberry/::: She pins all the momma, crafty goodness…
Keep the great ideas coming, can’t believe I missed the linky on about me pages. I musta been sleeping ;)
how fun is this?!? i really don’t know how to pick just two people i follow?? i’ll add 2 that i don’t think have been mentioned yet!
my friend landee:
http://pinterest.com/landeelu/
i also enjoy following the twinery:
http://pinterest.com/thetwinery/
thanks for the party mique!!
I haven’t been on Pinterest long, so I’m not following many other boards, but my boards are filling up fast!
A couple that I do follow are https://pinterest.com/nattybydesign/ and https://pinterest.com/oksa/ , ooh and https://pinterest.com/stephcookie/ you have to check out her cakes!
Cheers from Australia!
Vanessa