The Design Confidential

Showoff Showcase is Back in Full Effect (Affect?)!

Not sure which is more appropriate effect or affect.  Now that will bug me all day until I look it up!

Anyhoo, my point here is that I have officially changed the Showoff Showcase into a Linky!  This means you can upload your images of completed projects without my assistance. 

Showoff your Stuff!

I have organized this page into 3 categories for project image submissions. 

1.  Build It! Plans: this section is for completed projects from any of the plans found in the Build It! Plans section of my site.  In other words, plans that I have drawn up for you.

2.  Finishing School:  this is to showoff any of the finishes I have posted tutorials for in my Finishing School syllabus. 

3.  DIY Collective:  this is the fun part, this section is for any project found in the DIY Collective that you completed, whether it's one of mine or another members. 

We want to see what you have been up to and what fabulous creations you have made!

If you aren't a blogger, below is a little instructional on how you can still enter your photos into a linky without linking to a post on your site (duh, cuz you don't have one).

Under the section where you are trying to enter your project photo, click the tab: Click Here to Enter

 

When you arrive at the Linky page, you will enter the Link or Url for the actual project, the original tutorial.  This can be found by clicking on the original tutorial, and copying the url in your address bar.  Then simply paste in the upper box on the Linky form where it asks for the Link (Link it to:).

In the tab for Caption/Title you will enter your name (first and last) followed by a hyphen (-) and the name of the project.  (Example:  Rayan Turner - Low Loft Bunk)

Start linking, we can't wait to see!

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The DIY Collective, an Update!

As some of you may know, I have been hard at work converting the DIY Collective (formerly the Project: Library) into a Linky directory.  This means all of you can enter your own tutorials into the appropriate categories without having to submit them to me via email.

I am pleased to say that many of the pages are complete, and the projects formerly entered have now been entered in the Linky, complete with an Image of each Tutorial.  I will be working on this for a little longer, but I hope those of you who produce tutorials on your site's will head over and enter them into the DIY Collective. 

**If you would like me to consider your tutorial for a feature, you can send the link to your tutorial to me via email after your enter it into the DIY Collective.  Send to: rayanturner@gmail.com with TUTORIAL SUBMISSION in the subject line.  I will be resuming my Feature Friday series in the near future.  This is a great way to get some exposure to your project and to alert my readers of an amazing addition to the DIY Collective!

If there is a category that hasn't been created and you feel needs to be added, please notify me via email or in the comment section and I will get right on it.  Or if the page/tab you need hasn't been converted to a Linky yet, let me know and I will move that up the list.

Note that the Furniture Tab in the DIY Collective is organized by furniture type (beds, desks, etc) rather than by Collection as my Build It! Plans tab is.

Otherwise, go...look...enter your projects. 

There are only a couple of requests that I have for you.

1.  The entries MUST BE TUTORIALS.  This isn't a spot for before and afters.  That may come later.

2.  Browse through the categories prior to entering, to ensure your project will be in the most appropriate category.

3.  Once you are finished entering your tutorials head to the DIY Collective tab under my banner and enter your MAIN BLOG LINK with your button.  This is the spot to showcase all of the fabulous folks who are members of the DIY Collective and share amazing projects with all of us.

4.  GRAB THE BUTTON!  See below...to add this to your site, simply place your cursor in the box directly underneath the button.  Then press Ctrl and A - this will select the entire code for you.  The you will press Ctrl and C - this copies the code.  When you get to your site, press Ctrl and V to paste the code (button) into the desired widget or sidebar location.

You are welcome to display the DIY Collective Button on your site after you enter your projects.  This will help cross promote and direct folks to the directory and then back to your site for your particular tutorials!

If you aren't tutorial creator but you like to browse the directory, you are also welcome to display the DIY Collective button on your site!  I hope to make this a fabulous resource for finding the wonderful tutorials out there without having to blog hop for hours, days, weeks on end!