Blogger App Review : Using the blogger app

Note: this post was done entirely by using the blogger app available in the itunes store. 
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Hello! I thought I would do a review of the blogger app for those of you that have an apple product or are thinking about getting one. I figured what better way to review the Blogger App then to use it to write this post?

What I like about the blogger app:
- it makes blogging easy on the go.
- I can easily use my instagram photos with blogging.
- its free... So you don't really loose anything is trying it.

What I don't like about the blogger app:
- I can't figure out how to place my own photos. It just sticks them on the end of the post.
- I can't make the photos extra large so they don't fill up my post column like the rest of my pictures.

Overall this is a good app for on the go. However, your posts will need a little bit of TLC after the fact. So it's really up to you! I do believe this is a new app so they might make some updates that improve it.

Ryan Gosling you make me LOL

These photos are seriously hilarious! I couldn't stop laughing while I was going through them. These are a few of my favorites that I picked out, but you can (and should) read them all here.

Crayon Art

Over the Christmas break my friend Patrick decided he wanted to make a melted crayon thingy for his girlfriend (that is him in the photos). So I decided I would follow along and do one for my little sis (the sun burst one). They turned out really cool. I want to make another one for my room at school.

My only advice when doing this is if you use super glue to attach the crayons before melting them make sure the glue dries before you heat it up. I did not do this, and all of a sudden my eyes started watering like crazy because of the fumes. I had to stop, wait for it to dry and then keep going. Other then that it was pretty simple and fun (and pretty of course).

Free Sponsor Swap for Feburuary

Hello!
If you are interested in sponsoring LDC Designs next month (February) all you have to do is swap a sponsor spot with me. So that means I take your button and put it on my blog and you do the same. If you want more info you can visit my sponsor page or email me at 098585c@Acadiau.ca (or press the contact button at the top of my blog).

ps. the pic above is a new scarf I am working on that I am excited to finish and show you!

Using Instagram Photos for Facebook Timeline

 Hello! So with the new facebook timeline comes lots of new great ideas for your cover photo. I decided that I would use my instagram photos to make a new look! It is pretty easy for those of you who want to try it. The hardest part is getting the spacing right.

If you want to try this the dimensions are: 850px by 315px

The top image is the one I tried first, however I forgot that your actual display picture would cover over the image. So I made a second one (below) with a spot for my display pic to fit in.

My facebook ended up looking like this..

 I am pretty happy with it! Have you done anything different with the new facbook Timeline? Let me know if you try this technique! xo ldc

Feeling Better Already

For those of you who follow my blog, you may have noticed that I change the look of it quite a bit. You may have also noticed that I just changed it again.

I sometimes find that I loose inspiration with my blogging and that giving it a new look sparks my interest a little bit. It is a lot like rearranging my room (something else I like doing).  So with the new year, comes new ideas, new blog posts and new design. I have a few ideas lined up for the upcoming months and I am also thinking of starting a inspirational blog book, as many bloggers have.

How are you feeling about your blog in the new year?

My First "Voluntary Quarantine"

Hey! So when I wrote this post I was half way through my trip in BC for a student journalism conference. What ended up happening was not expected at all! Novo Virus (also known as Norwalk Virus) broke out at the hotel resulting in a "voluntary quarantine."So at first we were not able to leave our rooms and had to separate the healthy from the sick. Then we watched the twitter updates roll in to see what we were going to do as most of us were flying out the next day. Later in the afternoon some guys with masks came to our door and said "if you aren't sick then you need to leave the hotel." I was like what? I have no where to go! I ended up leaving with another girl I met at the conference and we found a hotel near the airport where we could stay. So it ended up being quite a memorable trip.. to say the least.

You can read the details of the outbreak here. 

Below is what I had started for this post before the virus broke out.. I thought I would keep it there anyways :)


Hello! So I have not been blogging much since I have been trying to get back into the routine of school and am now currently on the other side of the country in British Columbia. I may have mentioned before that I am the Photo Editor for my school news paper. So there is a conference for the Canadian University Press (CUP) going on in Victoria BC this week that I am partaking in. I thought I would share a few of the photos I have taken so far while here.