Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Learning something new and My New Blog Button



I love the challenge of learning something new don't you? I don't think the complications or the simplicities of the task matter to me as much as being able to achieve the intended out come. Some times I am a little slow on the info uptake as I have said before, but once I have hit my head against the proverbial brick wall enough that those lost tidbits get shook back in place and I begin to "get it" I either feel really proud of my self or really stupid I didn't get it before that. Either way doesn't affect my need for self challenge. Keeps my mind, sprit and sole young and bright and alert:P

so for the last 2 days I have been readying an researching how to make a blog button ..hopefully with code for others to grab.. well see what we get...

First I used my favorite photo editing program to edit and add elements to a photo of one of my recent apron creations and saved it on my hard drive.

Next I am posting about it here so that I can obtain a URL for the photo . .. (looking at the photo now I wonder if I shouldn't go back and play with the fonts on the photo to make them a bit larger ...hmm.. well this is the learning phase I can go back and correct my photo when I see what I have before I tell any one to grab it and if this is going to work.

ok so I need two urls the one I want this photo to link to and the one where this photo is located.... guess I can't get one of them till I publish this photo

so bare with me I will up date this if it works or at least with my efforts

Fingers crossed ........
1st try
OK so that is REALLY big.. i need to re size that photo ... brb

second try
Ok that's a little smaller but no html code for others to greab.. hummm
ok off to do more research ..

third try
OK i think the size might be ok.. now where is the code.. geeerrrrrr.
Be back in a bit to fix this
i hope

YESSS!!! YESS!!! YESSSSS!!! HAppy Dance! Happy Dance ! Happy Dance!
( singing to the tune of na-na-na-na-na)
I have a blog Button
with HTML code
you can grab now
if you want it.
I can Share Blog buttons..

For those who figured this out before me this may not seam like such a big deal..
But to me it is because while my hubby is a computer tech ( makes his living at it) I am computer stupid .. so this is a really big deal for me .. I am OH SO HAPPY.. I can't wait to show him what I just did..

( Ok guess I need to cut the pain meds back Just a bit..LOL )

Now i just have to figure out exactly how i did it so i can do it again..:P


Happy Happy Blessings every one!
Ma Fey

8 comments:

  1. Congrats on the blog button Ma Fey. Isn't it cool when you learn something new like that!

    (I'm still in blog button limbo land - I've looked at doing it a few times but havent managed to make the transition to actually giving it a go yet ! )

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment to let me know you'd visited .

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  2. WooHoo!!!
    I still have yet to figure out how to do it........

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  3. Haha, what a cute button! I'm thinking of making one for myself. I don't think I know how to make the box with the html though... hmmm...

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  4. Grabbing your button :D you can also grab mine if you like, http://collegewitchexperiences.blogspot.com

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  5. I am so, so computer illiterate! Thank God for friends who know more than me..that's all I have to say. Lol! Kudos to you for figuring it all out though! I'm actually going to add your button to my Vintage Sage blog if you don't mind! :)

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  6. It looks fabulous! =) Congrats on your new button.

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  7. hey..so glad they made it to you! i hope you are feeling better soon. make some chicken sopup and eat it out of one of your little tureens!

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  8. Thank you all for such wonderful comments and for grabbing my blog button! I will try an post a full description of what I did as soon as I get back up and around and hopefully it may help. Blessings to you all for being so kind !
    Ma fey

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