June 2013 – A Well Crafted Party

Blog Maintanence

Google Reader is going, going, gone tomorrow!

June 30, 2013 No Comments Blog Maintanence

I know you’ve probably read this on EVERY site you’ve visited today. But, I’m still going to say it.

Google Reader is leaving us today and will be gone forever beginning tomorrow. If you haven’t taken the step of switching the way your read your blogs then, most likely, you’ll miss out on a lot of fun content from my blog and others. Don’t stress though— moving is EAS Y!

Two of the most popular readers out there right now have made it simple to move ALL of your google reader blogs over with just a click of a button. BlogLovin’ has a beautiful large image layout with the options to customize. Feedly is very similar to google reader and is also easily customizable.

Here are some great posts about your options and how to move things over:

Switching from Google Reader to BlogLovin— What you need to know!
How to Customize BlogLovin
Feedly Leads the Pack in RSS Feed Readers
The Best New Features that Feedly has Added for Google Reader Switchers

If you just want to make SURE you are following my blog then feel free to follow along via email subscription, BlogLovin, Feedly, Facebook, Twitter, or Google +.

The best ways to know that you’re getting all of my posts is by following along via email subscription or a reader. But, I also frequently post links to my recent posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. If you enjoy following along that way then try to check in daily for posts. I have a goal to post 7 days a week at 8 AM. But, I’m not always as consistent as I hope to be!

Remember to mark on Facebook that you’d like to see ALL of my posts in your feed so that you don’t miss any of the fun. Do that by hovering your mouse over the “LIKED” button, checking the “SHOW IN NEWSFEED” option, select “SETTINGS” and clicking “SHOW ALL UPDATES.” Do this for any of the pages you’d like so that you don’t miss out on any of their posts.

Thank you so much for following along , reading, and commenting. I’m working on some fun new features that will reward followers more and more. So, if you aren’t following already, please click one of the above options and follow along. I promise it is only getting more fun from here!

PS. Whether you are a new reader or a long time reader…. let me know all about you in the comments so that I can check out your neck of the woods (be in Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, or Blogs). I would love to connect and get to know you better!

A Well Crafted Pantry

Summer Entertaining Series: Summer Recipes by Adventures of Brad & Kendra

June 30, 2013 4 Comments A Well Crafted Pantry

As part of my Summer Entertaining Series I’ve asked several of my favorite bloggers to share tips, parties, recipes, and ideas for great Summer parties. Today I’ve got one of my FAVORITE bloggers’ sharing her favorite Summer recipes. Please welcome Kendra from Adventures of Brad & Kendra to A Well Crafted Party!

Hi everybody, I’m Kendra from Adventures of Brad & Kendra. Hopefully Jenni is having an awesome vacation and getting some much needed relaxation. Over on my blog I write about the happenings of my life ranging from recipes, DIY projects, crafts and other adventures life throws our way. My husband and I have been married for almost 7 years and currently reside just outside Seattle. In addition to my blog and my day job of being an Electrical Engineer I run the Etsy shop Simply {Darr}ling where I sell items such as scrabble necklaces, FOE hair ties, scarves, coffee cozies, and baby items.

Guest Posts

Summer Entertaining Series: Summer Wedding Attire with Cup of Ting

June 29, 2013 4 Comments Guest Posts

As part of my Summer Entertaining Series I’ve asked several of my favorite bloggers to share tips, parties, recipes, and ideas for great Summer parties. Today I’ve got one of my FAVORITE bloggers’ sharing her advice for Summer wedding attire. Please welcome Ting from Cup of Ting! This is especially relevant to me today as I don my own Wedding attire as I enjoy my sis-in-law’s wedding!

Hi, I’m TING! Jenni was sweet enough to invite me to share some sunny fun with you while she’s out getting her vacation on. I suppose you might want to know a little about me, so here I go…

I play house for a living! I’m a foodie who loves all things stripes + I still play dress up. As a dancing queen + healthy lifestyle cheerleader, I read cookbooks in my spare time + am not your typical stay at home mom. Come play with me sometime in this little blog world of mine called Cup of TING… giving you a sip of my Fashion, Food + Fun!

Now, summer is a coming + do you hear what I hear? Oh yeah, it’s wedding bells, champagne bottles popping, cheers + laughter all around. Here’s the age-old dilemma though… what to wear. My go-to for any summer wedding is the classic Little Black Dress. Here I’d like to share some options to jazz up YOUR little black dress attire.