LoveIt

So, I'm getting my LoveIt Collections a bit more to where I was at Pinterest--though I have several thousand less things posted so far! :p I have restarted many of the boards I had while at Pinterest, and have also added some new ones as well as fine tuning some of ones I wasn't quite happy with before. I'll get there again...

So far, I think LoveIt is OK, though not as all as busy as Pinterest. I miss all my old contacts and having lots of people see what I put up, but at the same time I don't miss having Pins removed for no reason, so I won't complain. Plus I have found I feel a bit more focused this time around--more choosy--which is actually more relaxing.

If you're interested you can see what I've been up to here: http://loveit.com/ElizabethJuddTaylor

Of course among other things I have re-started all my crafting boards (collections, whatever)...

First Five

This year I'm doing a craft project called "First Five." I received and sent my first items in the past week or so, and am looking forward to doing the rest (I am spreading them out through the year)...

Do not reply to the above photo--it is just explaining what First Five is. :) The slots were already filled at Flickr.

Here's what I've sent so far, to a Blythe friend:

I will be making a selection of crafty items, as not everyone I am sending items to like the same things! :)

Buddhas for Disaster Relief

Just a reminder--all necklaces sold from the Buddhas for Disaster Relief section will result in a donation to the Red Cross! For each necklace purchased I will donate $6 to them for help with disaster relief worldwide. Here's just some of the designs (see more at http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Bebopgirl1969Jewelry/1/7/746// ):

Pinterest Weirdness Part 3

Ha-ha! The form e-mails are getting ever more vague. Now the pin "might" have nudity in it (that seems to be the norm, the might bit) but they don't even tell you what the pin was (how can you check you don't have others like it if you don't even know what is was), or provide a link (when they e-mailed me back when I complained about the 4th pin they removed of mine they were going to provide links again--I still don't know what it was), and they don't even know if you or someone else pinned it; also, they don't even bother to define nudity any more and they are sorry if they screwed up. Maybe they could just start sending e-mails saying they have no idea why they are removing pins and they may very likely have made a mistake but could you please remove any similar Pins anyway even tho they can't tell you what they removed or why they actually did remove it... 

My husband got this very non-helpful e-mail from Pinterest tonight (I removed his name and the Board name):

Hi --,

I'm sorry to say that we had to remove one of your pins from Pinterest. The reason is, it looks like the pin may have had nudity on it.

The pin was on your board "---" and it was originally uploaded by you or another pinner. Could you please remove any other pins like this from your account?

Right now we don't allow nudity on Pinterest, because a lot of people use our site at work and around their families. We’ve outlined all this in our Help Center and acceptable use policy.

If we made a mistake and your pin didn't have nudity on it, we're really sorry. Please let us know so we can keep improving our process.

Thanks so much for using Pinterest.

Sincerely,
Ben & The Pinterest Team

LoveIt | Elizabeth Judd Taylor from Scotland

LoveIt | Elizabeth Judd Taylor from Scotland

I'm getting there...added some new Collections today...and added to my Collections...in a way it's nice to have deleted all my Pinterest Boards (I found out after I did it I could have just imported them--eeeeeeeep!) as I can rethink categories. It's like moving house without having to pack anything. A totally fresh start.

Getting Back to the Studio

I have not been making much jewelry-wise lately, but I'm trying to get out of the rut I've been in and get making again. I finished my Buddha Chakra Necklace a couple days ago and am hoping that it is the start of me getting back into the studio on a more regular basis!

LoveIt | Elizabeth Judd Taylor from Scotland

Rebuilding my boards over here...

LoveIt | Elizabeth Judd Taylor from Scotland

Buddha Rainbows

Time to make a necklace for myself... I need to get myself out of this sort of crazy funk I've been in lately, so am thinking of making myself a Buddha necklace based on rainbows and chakras...

Beads, beads, beads!

I haven't been as busy a beader as I could have been lately, but I have added some awesome beads to the studio in the past few months and anticipate some quality beading time soon...

Let's Hope This Site Is Better...

Have decided to give LoveIt a try. In the meantime I have reactivated my Pinterest account, but only in case I want to nab a link from over there (I put a lot of time into my Pinterest boards!) and to see if any more weirdness and pin blocking occurs--no more Pinning for me, unless things change drastically as far as the way they are dealing with things.

Spring!

Well, it's starting to look like Spring here, at least... I got a nice surprise when I went out today--lots of daffodils!

Pinterest Censorship, Part 2

I almost forgot to mention that when I tried to Pin this photo I was told I could not because, again, Pinterest does not allow nudity. From what I could tell, they had blocked the entire site, which appeared to be a Spanish gossip magazine site and on which I saw nothing but celebrity   photos. Ummmmmmmm...???