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I would like you to meet Amelia..our newest grand-baby.... She was born at home with the help of a midwife and her adorable mother... Dad was right by moms side.... Amelia is so dang cute and we are so excited to have finally met her! |
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| (Cavern kids/ Houzz) I thought I would share with you some cute kids rooms... |
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| (Pawleys Island Posh Blog) Thanks for stopping by... |
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I was taking to a friend the other day and she had mentioned that Christmas was only 10 weeks away.....Just the thought of it was so overwhelming... |
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Can you believe it.... We'll be buying Christmas trees soon and decorating the house for the holidays... |
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I thought about how easy it is to decorate for Fall.. |
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I always buy white pumpkins and I love them with fresh flowers...they look great with any color too. |
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Have any of you started thinking about the holidays and buying Christmas presents yet? Thanks for stopping by.. Julie |
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Agoura Antique mall has the best displays... Every display is interesting and intriguing! It's one of my go-to places for inspiration. |
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You know how I love coral... I always use coral in my clients homes...A piece of coral laid on a book always looks good. |
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| I went back to buy this chandelier..but it was sold....DARN! |
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I thought these coral trays would look great hanging on a wall... this would be an easy DIY project... Find vintage metal trays and paint them...I guess you could also decoupage them... Do people decoupage anymore? Don't you love it... I'll come up with ideas and you all can do the work! I know what your thinking... What's that all about! I guess I'm a little lazy when it comes to the DIY thing..I use to have more time for arts and crafts and loved doing them, but I've had to find other ways to be creative that fit into this season of life... I do miss it though! |
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I wish I would of have taken a better picture of this table...look at the base...pretty cool...right? |
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I liked this chandelier..it looks like Aiden Gray, but I'm not sure who manufactures it.. |
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Well I hope you enjoyed the tour of Agoura Antique mall... Lets talk soon.. OK! Julie |
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When I first started blogging a little over a year ago, I started following the blog, Providence LTD Interiors. Their were many times as a new blogger that I didn't know what I was doing. When I needed advise, I would email Mona, the author of Providence LTD Interiors and she would graciously write back to me to help out. Mona has been blogging for over 3 years. I have watched her and her sister's business grow from a small space in an antique store to having several spaces within one store, a blog, an on-line store and a thriving design business.. |
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I asked Mona if she could share with you some tips on what has helped her business grow. |
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How did it all happen?... We're not sure we know…we've tried a lot of different things…some have worked…others have not…but if you are a new designer or just a new design blogger…we'll share a few tips that have worked for us… Our following didn't happen overnight. For a long time it seemed that we were talking to ourselves. In fact we sometimes feel that way even now. We don't get a huge amount of comments…but we have a steady growing following. If you’re a blogger and you don't get comments…Keep blogging…and keep commenting on other blogs… You will eventually get comments and start to pick up a following. But remember this… the success of your business has no correlation to the number of comments that you receive. Don't get us wrong… WE LOVE COMMENTS…WE WILL REPEAT…WE LOVE COMMENTS, but we have launched a successful online design business, a growing online store and a growing local design and Retail business that has been directly affected by our blog. Not one of the online clients or local clients that contacted us as a result of our blog have EVER left a comment. Not one of them…they have emailed or contacted us directly. Bloggers feel comfortable commenting…design enthusiasts and potential customers or clients often do not. |
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Second, we think that Facebook is equally as important as blogging. It has been particularly good for our Retail sales… we have sold everything from antique doors to mirrors to iron gates on Facebook. It's a new day. We are constantly amazed at what people will buy sight unseen. Since we have a keen eye and are picky, picky, picky ourselves we are able to sell with confidence to these folks. Another thing that we love about Facebook is it doesn't take as much time… Just a quick comment and a good image…And the feedback is instant. If you like comments…try Facebook. |
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Third…We're addicted to Pinterest…but it has been really good for our business too…
First, we are constantly saving the best
of the best for our own inspiration files…
This is NOT COPYING…
It's
inspiration …
Seldom does a project even resemble the initial inspiration…
You can pin your own work for the world to see… It's just a really good venue to portray who you are and what you like…
your sense of style… through the images that you pin…
We have over 7000 followers on Pinterest
and it's the single biggest driver to our blog.
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Fourth…We don't tweet…do you? Our friends don't tweet and we don't think our demographic tweets, so why bother. Please let us know if we are missing out! |
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Fifth…Doing what others do if it's not really you…will never work. Plain and simple… Forget the trends…you can blog about them, but don't try to imitate them. It just won't work! |
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Sixth…Keep trying new things… Sister cringes when I come to her and say"I've got a new idea"… Some work, some don't…but you don't know until you try. But we can't stress enough…try to make it your idea…not just what you see everyone else doing. But it has to have a little tweak and a new twist… |
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And last but not least…have FUN! This is a passionate business. You will never succeed if you do not love what you do. |
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I can't thank Mona and her sister enough for being apart of this post. The best thing about blogging is all the friends you meet along the way. To visit their blog go here. Another one of our blogging buddies Carla, at Carla Aston Designed also did a post on Providence LTD here. So many bloggers, designers have freely shared information and ideas with us. So many incredibly talented people along the way that we consider our friends. Thanks to all of you! |
