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Flickr Gadget For Your Blog

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 by Cathe Holden

The e-mail gadget images and tutorial were such a hit that I made more gadgets to link to your Flickr photos from your Blogspot blog, some are generic if you use a different photo hosting site and if you grabbed an email button from here previously, I designed buttons to coordinate with those. In my sidebar, the “Visit My Studio” button links to my Flickr photos (studio shots are all I have on Flickr right now.) So grab a free button below and follow the simple tutorial, it’s very similar to the email gadget tutorial:

Choose the JPG image you want to use for your gadget, or below are several free ones I designed for you to use. If you want to use one of these, drag or copy to your desktop or a file folder.
Go to CUSTOMIZE on your blog
Choose ADD A GADGET
Choose PICTURE
Type in something like “My Flickr Photos” or “Pictures” or simply leave it blank.
In the LINK area, paste the URL from your Flickr page (that’s the http:// thing at the top of the page.)
Step 7: For the image, BROWSE to the image you want to use
Step 8: Click SHRINK TO FIT and SAVE
Back on your CUSTOMIZE page, drag your new Flickr gadget to wherever you want it on your page.
Comment here and I will visit your blog and check out your photos! freegadgets

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Watch Case Pendant: Round 2

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 by Cathe Holden

An update to yesterday’s post:
I had another go at the watch cases this morning and the 3 words for the day are thin to win. I didn’t try to fill the whole case with embossing powder this time, just a thin layer.

Although I thought it would’ve been nice to have the tiny pencil encased completely in acrylic, I don’t mind the relief effect of it half in and half out. The background image is an old book cover- modified, (obviously).

The other watch case holds a funky vintage earring and some neat old postage stamps, two of several little freebies tucked into one of my purchases from whyte. I should warn you that most papers turn pretty dark in this process. The colors of the stamps were more vivid than they are once baked in the powder.

Another little nugget: keep toothpicks handy! They are perfect for readjusting any floaters right out of the oven before the goo hardens.

I struggled with posting this last photo of my total loss from yesterday, why break your heart? But here it is anyway. This cowboy image was cut from a vintage map. I didn’t feel comfortable reproducing the art as it wasn’t public domain, so I took my chances with the original. The backside of this watch case leaked the hot goo all over the place and I was unable to salvage it or the image, and believe me I tried. Are you as sad as I am?

For a link to Amazing Glaze Embossing Powder like I used, click HERE.