Did you ever notice that a large number of my posts are published right before midnight? Ever wonder why? Well, a part of it is that I work during the day and stamp at night and I'm a night owl, but the real reason is the dreaded Feedblitz Sweep. Those of you who read this blog through your blog reader service or who (dare I hope?) have it added to your favorite websites list probably don't know or care about the Feedblitz Sweep. But those of my readers who subscribe to e-mail updates rely on Feedblitz to tell them when there's anything new, and Feedblitz only knows what's new as of its daily midnight sweep. So if I post an article at 12:10 a.m., my e-mail readers won't know about it for two days.
Does this matter? Not really, except that my goal is to have something new for everyone daily, and when I don't post by midnight I feel as though I let my e-mail subscribers down. Silly, I know, but it is what it is.
But A-Ha! I think I have figured out a way to beat the Feedblitz sweep. You see, If I post something by midnight, even if it's not a full article, it still gets picked up and everyone is updated. I can then go in later and edit the post and when the e-mail subscribers come to read the full article it will be here for them to see in all its glory. Clever, right? Well I thought so anyway ;-).
So here is my stamping project of the night. I'm working on several projects that I will be teaching at my Halloween Home Decor class on September 25, and this little treat bag will be one of them. It's a fun little decoration that can be filled with treats and displayed throughout the Halloween season and then used as a party favor, contest prize or even a special gift for a teacher, mailman, your favorite bank teller or anyone you want to make feel special.
I really love the interplay between the crazy spiders from the arachnophobia wheel and the cute little spider from the Batty for You set. I can just tell what the little batty for you spider is thinking -- "Whoa --I'm way out of my league here!" LOL!
More Halloween home decor projects tomorrow, so stay tuned!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
With seconds to spare
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That is such a long day for you! LOL! Love your cards! Deb
I use feedburner-owned by Google-because I can set the time to send out the feeds. I had it at 5AM but now have it at 4 as that is when hubby gets up and I get the nice warm spot. I can change it too. maybe its time to get a different feed-I have trouble with blitz giving me double and triple of the same feeds but never with burner.
LOVE this!
This bag is so adorable. I have seen so many of them lately. I really must do the tutorial sooner rather than later. I love the spider background on yours.
I loved your Feedbitz comments! I use feedbitz to catch up on the blogs that I read, but if there isn't an entry for the day, I just hit my "list of favourites" to make sure that there wasn't a new entry...totally addicted to blogs! Thanks for always having an entry. I really enjoy visiting your blog everyday to see what's new.
I just love the little treat bags for Halloween...great idea!
So cute Diane!
And I'm sure that any LENGTHY phone conversation with an airheaded stampin' friend last night had NOTHING to do with making you work feverishly to beat the FeedBlitz sweep either!
/sarcasm
/eyeroll
ROFL! Seriously, I always knew you were one busy girl, so I'm all the MORE grateful for your time. Thank you! ;)
This bag is TOO cute! I have been eyeballing that wheel... I LOVE how you used it here! TFS :)
Your bag is just to SPOOKY cute! I just love how these are made.
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