Week In Review: Contests, Pintrest, and Happy Trees
Happy Friday! When I was a kid I used to love Bob Ross. I would watch his painting show all the time and would get drawn in my his soothing, peaceful voice. When a week gives you ups and downs, just paint happy trees. And maybe pretend a little squirrel lives in one of those trees. And he has a friend that lives in that other happy tree. And they come down to the pond you just painted to play. And…. 🙂
Well, the big news this week is that I have submitted the image of my delicious Balsamic Strawberry Pie in the April Food Photo Contest over at Food Stories! If you get a chance, I would love if you vote for it! The deadline is April 30th and you can vote as many times as you want! Click on the image to be taken there now and thank you so much for your support! 🙂
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When I saw this recipe from Jessica at Beer and Baking, I just fell in love! Beer Doughnut Balls sound like they would be out of this world and are totally going on my “to try” list!!
Photo Courtesy of Beer and Baking
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I love Stone Gable and all of the wonderful entertaining design tips that they provide! She comes up with some of the most beautiful tables. And in this article, Yvonne provides a fantastic Formula For Setting A Casual Table!
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For all bloggers out there that use Pintrest:
Pintrest started back in January, I believe, a way to verify your website on your Pintrest account IF you owned the website. Well friends, I figured out a way for bloggers who are using the free platforms of WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr to be able to verify your website on your account! Click HERE to get instructions! So, what would be the reason for doing this?? In March, Pintrest launched analytics that allows you to see your most pinned, most clicked, and general site metrics as it relates to Pintrest! But you have to have your website or blog verified in order to access this great data! For more information on this, check out Kludgy Mom’s great article on the subject!
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Catch up with this week’s Green Door Hospitality posts!
Lunchtime Hospitality: Chicken Alfredo with Zucchini
Elegant and Affordable: Balsamic Strawberry Pie
Spring Tablescapes: Garden Rustic Chic
Wordless Wednesday: Reflecting on Umlauf
Simple Appetizer Alert: Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms
28 comments on “Week In Review: Contests, Pintrest, and Happy Trees”
Let me know what you think!
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Hope your photo wins, voted for you, it looks so good!! I have not been able to figure out how to verify on Pinterest, will have to look over your link I tried several times several different ways with no success. Thanks for posting that,
Thanks so much! I really appreciate your vote!
And let me know if you have any questions on the Pintrest stuff once you take a look at it. I had a really hard time until I stumbled onto these two links (which is why I wanted to share them!!).
Kenley
I voted for you, I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Thanks so much Cynthia!! And strawberry season will be there before you know it! 🙂
Kenley
Thanks for the blog love! Xoxo 🙂
Thanks for making awesome Beer Doughnut Balls! 🙂
Hi Kenley! I really loved your picture for your Balsamic Strawberry Pie, just voted and I made sure to ask my twitter friends to vote for you! You deserve it Kenley; wish you good luck! 🙂 As for Bob Ross; I love him too! so peaceful you are right! when I was a kid I enjoyed watching him on TV, he made painting look so easy, then I would give it a try and it was not the same! ha!ha! hope you will have a great weekend! 🙂
Thank you so much Ingrid for all the support — both the voting and the tweeting! You are awesome and I greatly appreciate it!
And yes, my happy trees never looked as happy as Bob’s either! 😉 Have a great weekend!
Kenley
Oh my God. Beer doughnut balls. Amazing.
I know, right!!!
Loved watching Bob Ross, too! He always made painting look so easy when it definitely isn’t!
Right you are!!
Vote is cast! 🙂 And your balsamic strawberry pie looks delicious!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
Kenley
Way to go with finding a workaround for WordPress.com users to verify their site on Pinterest! And I’m off to vote for your yummy photo. Best of luck, Kenley! You deserve a win like this.
Thanks so much for voting Lauren! I really appreciate it!! 🙂
Kenley
I love your posts at the end of the week – so great to have it all there, if – like me – one had a crazy week and missed a lot of it! (Btw, i voted, fingers crossed! ;))
Thanks so much Lena! I greatly appreciate it!
First of all Kenley, that Bob Ross stuff is hilarious! Poor Bob, he went too soon…I know people who didn’t care about art but would watch him for the entertainment value! Your pie looks amazing! I voted but please keep reminding us to vote again. Thanks for the Pinterest verification info, I swear I’ve been trying to figure that out for a while! I’m out of town with just my iPad but will work on it next week, might contact you if I need more help!
Jenna
Thanks so much Jenna! And yeah, if you have any questions about the Pintrest stuff when you get back into town, just let me know!
Kenley
I voted for you!! Mandy (from mydaughtersapron.com)
Thanks so much Mandy! Appreciate it!
Had to vote for your Balsamic Strawberry Pie as I just love the idea of that combination. And thanks for the links re Pinterest as I couldn’t figure out before. Shall have a look tomo.
Thanks so much for the vote! And let me know if you have any questions on the Pintrest stuff.
Kenley
Just to let you know that I voted and pinned the pie! It looks so yummy! Good Luck! ~Thea
Thanks so much Thea! Appreciate both the vote and the pin!!
Kenley
I’m on my way to cast a vote.
Thanks so very much!!