Travel on Over to The Aviary

Oh hello there, friend!  I just wanted to give you a little heads up that I am blogging over at The Aviary today.

Here's a peek:

Hope you will travel along with me!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Making the Move From Google Reader

July 1st marks the end of Google Reader and like many I am shuffling to find an alternative.  One is Bloglovin' which allows you to follow blogs and make a very seemless switch from Google Reader. 

I am including a new way to follow my blog through Bloglovin':

 Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I am also on Feedly.  It is also very easy to transfer all of your information from Google Reader to Feedly.

Both Bloglovin' and Feedly are beautiful.  I figure if one way to follow a blog is good than two are better...you just never know which is sort of like packing extra underwear on trips.

Whatever you decide, make sure to do it before July 1st so you can transfer all of your information from Google Reader in just a few short minutes.

Happy creating,
Shay.

www.verdigrishall.com

Woo hoo!  A little thing, but a big step for the blog.  verdigris hall now has its own domain!  Yes, you can now find this blog at www.verdigrishall.com (or verdigrishall.com) without the pesky blogspot.

Thank you so very much for joining in on this little voyage of mine and I hope you continue to visit often!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Cleaning Up the Blog

Dear Reader,

Sometimes a blog needs a little facelift and I decided my blog needed to feel clean and fresh right now as though it is ready for anything.  I streamlined the header and changed the colors.  My blog will probably be going through another overhaul in the next few months, but for the meantime this is it.

I also wanted to express my gratitude to you for coming here.  Whether you stop by to peruse and move on or you stay and chat a little, I appreciate you!

If you want to share what you think of the change, I would love to hear from you.

Have a brilliantly creative day,

Shay.

Bad Blogger: A Very Necessary Apology

I have been a very bad blogger in more ways than one. 

I just recently enrolled in Shimelle Laine's Blogging for Scrapbookers class and I found out I was doing a big no-no...this no-no is actually somewhat counter to my thoughts on what is proper etiquette in the real world, but makes complete sense in the digital world.  What I did a few times was use an image by using a link to the original image along with including a source link.  I thought I was making certain that I was not taking any sort of credit for the image, but this meant I was stealing bandwidth.  Big no-no.  I apologize for my extremely inconsiderate behavior and will be taking out all such images. 

Additionally, I apologize for also including images from others without their permission.  I realize now I have allowed my (mistaken) belief in the internet being somewhat of a Wild West to cloud my ethics.  I need to receive permission from the creator/artist before posting any image here or only post images of my own.  Otherwise, I am being extremely rude and far worse poaching (stealing) others' hard work, creativity, talent, skill and energy.

This reminds me of receiving the guidelines to proper crediting of sources in college. Having read it I became profounding afraid of improperly crediting a source or somehow accidentially tredding on another's creative and/or intellectual property. Because of this (among other reasons), papers became an exercise in anxiety-ridden torture for me to write. I should have thought of that handbook whilst I blogged!



My apologies to one and all for being a very bad blogger and member of the creative community.

Another lesson learned.