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Need to Take a Few Notes?

by Marie February 15, 2011

I have to share this darling little notebook given to me by Katie of Gadanke.com a few weeks back at Blissdom. It was her business card, but not just any business card, it was a little 10 page 3 inch journal for the weekend conference as well. A few blank pages were included, as well [...]

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Update with Make and Takes RSS Feed

by Marie August 17, 2010

We made a recent update to our RSS feed for Make and Takes. So if you’re having trouble viewing your subscription for either your feed reader or email, we’d love for you to re-subscribe. You can subscribe by clicking the orange icon on my sidebar (shown below) or click this link for subscribing: http://feeds.feedburner.com/makeandtakes If [...]

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3 Reasons to Attend a Blogging Conference, the Mom 2.0 Edition

by Marie February 25, 2010

I was at Mom 2.0 in Houston this weekend, another amazing blogging conference. If you haven’t been to a blogging conference yet, here are my 3 reasons to attend. Going will change your life and your blog, promise! Reason #1: The People. This is the fun part, where you get to meet really cool bloggers. [...]

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Blissdom, Bloggers, and Harry Connick Jr.

by Marie February 10, 2010

I just got back from the blogging conference Blissdom and am happy to share some of the amazing moments, bloggers, and celebrities I saw!! Here’s me and Allison from Petit Elefant, my conference buddy who I never go without (along with Jyl and Rachael, go Utah!) It started off with Kevin Carroll, an amazing speaker [...]

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Weekend Make and Takes: Design

by Marie January 23, 2010

I’ve just spent the last two days at Alt Design Summit in Salt Lake City, UT. Happily it was in my hometown, so I didn’t have to travel far! This conference was all about design. Design in blogs, crafts, food, photography, home, everywhere. I learned a ton, thinking about how I can improve the design [...]

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Become a Startup Princess at Touchpoint

by Marie August 27, 2009

I’ve talked about Startup Princess before, but I’m excited to share what they’re up to now. As some of you may know, Startup Princess was founded by Kelly, a woman and mother inspired to help other women entrepreneurs fulfill their business dreams. It can be a tough world out there for someone forming a startup [...]

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Holding on to Summer as Long as I Can!

by Marie August 15, 2009

With school making it’s way to our house next week, here’s a few things helping us hold on to Summer just a little bit longer! Pura Vida – This site lives and breathes Summer. I’m loving these egg carton sea creatures and this cantelope ice cream dessert looks delicious! My Happy Life is whipping up [...]

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Talking Blogs on Local TV

by Marie August 4, 2009

Here’s me on a local Utah morning show called, Studio 5. I was able to talk about blogging, one of my favorite things! Here’s my two cents on the reasons for going to a blogging conference and how to make money from your blog! How did I do for my first time on television?!

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Just Earned My Wand from Startup Princess

by Marie November 9, 2008

This last weekend, I was lucky enough to attended Startup Princess Academy. Kelly, the founder, began Startup Princess to help other women entrepreneurs grow their business and make their wishes come true. Well, I was granted many wishes from some fabulous Fairy Godmothers. Here’s some of the fantastic ladies that presented about Online Marketing. Holly [...]

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Goody Giveaways & Haunting Halloween Links

by Marie October 10, 2008

I’ve come across some great sites recently and need to share. The first few links are for fun giveaways to be had and a great online shop. Giveaway for Blurb – create your own book with Blurb from Natalie’s Sentiments Giveaway for a Yummy Cookbook – this site makes me drool with yummies from Satisfying [...]

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