Bark & Bites - Spring Gifts

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Spring is officially here and with the imminent rain showers and flowers bound to bloom, why not welcome the new season with colorful and stylish gifts for you and your pooch!​

Spring Gifts for Your Pooch:
  1. This shop offers designer dog collars, dog bow ties, flower\ncollars, leashes and harnesses. They are based in Florida so it\u2019s no surprise\nwhere they get their color inspiration from.
  2. Just For Bella has custom dog apparel in a rainbow of colors\n- like this adorable Spring Miami Style Dog Tutu.
  3. This is a fun Dog Bed in chevron print of turquoise, orange,\nyellow, greens, and white. Cording is a coordinating orange.
  4. It's summer and the sun is shining! Give your dog something fresh and groovy. This collar is made of super-soft high-grade leather and backed in delectable natural butterscotch leather.
  5. Spring Dog Treat Truffles make a great gift to welcome spring.\nIngredients include only the finest human grade ingredients: peanut butter,\nwhole wheat flour, honey, cinnamon, oats, canola oil and fresh eggs.

\u200BSpring Gifts for You:

  1. These are an adorable Mother and Child Dachshund Dog Necklaces in sterling silver.
  2. Add some Doxie whimsy fun into your home with pillows and\ngifts from Persnicketypelican\u200B.
  3. Everyone needs a special tag for that beloved pet gift or from your pet to someone special.
  4. Proudly display your four legged family members with this pretty chevron melamine serving tray.
  5. This\nis a cute shabby chic \u201Cbeware of the dog\u201D accent piece for anywhere in your\nhome.

We are teaming up with Robin from NewfandHound for this Bark & Bite Series. Hop on over to see what links she found for you!

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Spring Gifts for Your Pooch:

  1. This shop offers designer dog collars, dog bow ties, flower collars, leashes and harnesses. They are based in Florida so it’s no surprise where they get their color inspiration from.
  2. Just For Bella has custom dog apparel in a rainbow of colors - like this adorable Spring Miami Style Dog Tutu.
  3. This is a fun Dog Bed in chevron print of turquoise, orange, yellow, greens, and white. Cording is a coordinating orange.
  4. It's summer and the sun is shining! Give your dog something fresh and groovy. This collar is made of super-soft high-grade leather and backed in delectable natural butterscotch leather.
  5. Spring Dog Treat Truffles make a great gift to welcome spring. Ingredients include only the finest human grade ingredients: peanut butter, whole wheat flour, honey, cinnamon, oats, canola oil and fresh eggs.

​Spring Gifts for You:

  1. These are an adorable Mother and Child Dachshund Dog Necklaces in sterling silver.
  2. Add some Doxie whimsy fun into your home with pillows and gifts from Persnicketypelican​.
  3. Everyone needs a special tag for that beloved pet gift or from your pet to someone special.
  4. Proudly display your four legged family members with this pretty chevron melamine serving tray.
  5. This is a cute shabby chic “beware of the dog” accent piece for anywhere in your home.

We are teaming up with Robin from NewfandHound for this Bark & Bite Series. Hop on over to see what links she found for you!

Bark & Bites Links We Like - Blog Design

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Blog design has certainly never been a passion of mine (Really? Then why do I spend 6 hours a day on it?), but\nI have been very keen on learning more about it and have also spent a lot of\ntime making sure my site is designed and laid out exactly how I would like it.\nI've stated before that I am a very visual person, and I need my site to be\nattractive to inspire me to spend time on it.  It might be nice if I could turn off that part of my personality so I could just stop worrying about all the little visual details  - but then my life as I know it just wouldn't be right.  Even with an artistic inclination, applying the \u2018right touch\u2019 to my blog requires knowledge in coding and experience in web design and branding - and I had none of these when I started!  I have, however, been able to find numerous resources that have served\nas good tools in helping my inexperienced brain figure all of this stuff out.

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Blog design has certainly never been a passion of mine (Really? Then why do I spend 6 hours a day on it?), but I have been very keen on learning more about it and have also spent a lot of time making sure my site is designed and laid out exactly how I would like it. I've stated before that I am a very visual person, and I need my site to be attractive to inspire me to spend time on it.  It might be nice if I could turn off that part of my personality so I could just stop worrying about all the little visual details  - but then my life as I know it just wouldn't be right.  Even with an artistic inclination, applying the ‘right touch’ to my blog requires knowledge in coding and experience in web design and branding - and I had none of these when I started!  I have, however, been able to find numerous resources that have served as good tools in helping my inexperienced brain figure all of this stuff out.

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Technical Sites I Like:\u200B

  • I stumbled\nupon this blog five years ago when I was seeking knowledge on customizing CSS, widgets,\nlayouts, blog designs, inserting JavaScript\u2019s and HTML codes.  The site is no longer being updated, but I\nstill refer to it often as it has a ton of useful information.
  • Smashing magazine is an online magazine for professional web\ndesigners and developers and offers great tips and techniques in all areas of\ncoding.  They cover areas such as web\ndesign, typography, design patters, Photoshop, and so much more. You can also\nfind a lot of great freebies on this site that you can apply to your own blog.
  • If I need help with coding CSS (my\nplatform requires a small knowledge of this) then I go to w3schools.com. With\ntheir online editor, you can edit the CSS, and click on a button to view the\nresult. It\u2019s pretty neat and I have\nlearned a lot there.
 Blog Design Practices I Like:

  • The\nBlog Maven is a new site I recently found. She offers a lot of advice on the best practices of getting social media\nsites such as Pinterest to work for you, how to make a media kit that rocks,\nand tips on backing up your work.
  • Do you know what your Prime\nOnline Real Estate is on your blog? Do\nyou want to know how to create a winning first impression? Successful Blogging has a great article about how to use your most valuable\nblog real estate wisely, and blog design dos and don\u2019ts\nregarding what your visitors should see first.

My Favorite Sites to Find Color Inspiration: 

  • Design Seeds is a blog dedicated to \u201Call who love color\u201D and creates inspirational color palettes from every kind of photo. COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles.
  • This is a quick and easy color scheme designer, and this website can generate a color palette from a photo just by entering the URL of the image.\u200B

I could go on and on about my favorite sites that have\nhelped guide me along my four+ years of blogging, but I think I am going to\nstop and go make dinner.  I can hear my\nhusband's stomach growling downstairs.  Make\nsure to hop on over to Newf&Hound to see what great links she has for you!\u200B

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Technical Sites I Like:​

  • I stumbled upon this blog five years ago when I was seeking knowledge on customizing CSS, widgets, layouts, blog designs, inserting JavaScript’s and HTML codes.  The site is no longer being updated, but I still refer to it often as it has a ton of useful information.
  • Smashing magazine is an online magazine for professional web designers and developers and offers great tips and techniques in all areas of coding.  They cover areas such as web design, typography, design patters, Photoshop, and so much more. You can also find a lot of great freebies on this site that you can apply to your own blog.
  • If I need help with coding CSS (my platform requires a small knowledge of this) then I go to w3schools.com. With their online editor, you can edit the CSS, and click on a button to view the result. It’s pretty neat and I have learned a lot there.
 Blog Design Practices I Like:

  • The Blog Maven is a new site I recently found. She offers a lot of advice on the best practices of getting social media sites such as Pinterest to work for you, how to make a media kit that rocks, and tips on backing up your work.
  • Do you know what your Prime Online Real Estate is on your blog? Do you want to know how to create a winning first impression? Successful Blogging has a great article about how to use your most valuable blog real estate wisely, and blog design dos and don’ts regarding what your visitors should see first.

My Favorite Sites to Find Color Inspiration: 

  • Design Seeds is a blog dedicated to “all who love color” and creates inspirational color palettes from every kind of photo. COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles.
  • This is a quick and easy color scheme designer, and this website can generate a color palette from a photo just by entering the URL of the image.​

I could go on and on about my favorite sites that have helped guide me along my four+ years of blogging, but I think I am going to stop and go make dinner.  I can hear my husband's stomach growling downstairs.  Make sure to hop on over to Newf&Hound to see what great links she has for you!​


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Bark & Bites - Links We Like

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Welcome to my first installment of Bark & Bites, Links We Like!  I am teaming up with Robin from NewfandHound and each week we will be sharing our favorite Bark and Bites and posting them on our blogs.  

Our theme this week is Vintage Dachshund links!  Now in order to do this correctly, I needed\nto do a little research as I was a little unsure of what the difference was between\nantique items vs. a vintage item.  According\nto Merriam Webster, an antique is \"a work of art, piece of furniture, or\ndecorative object made at an earlier period and according to various customs\nlaws at least 100 years ago.\"  Ruby\nLane says \u201Can item described as 'vintage' should speak of the era in which it\nwas produced\u201D or \u201Can item should be somewhat representational and recognizable\nas belonging to the era in which it was made.\"  So an example would be that a 1950\u2019s dress could be described as\nvintage, but it would not yet be an antique. \nDo you feel smarter yet? I certainly do, now onward to the links.\u200B","wysiwyg":{"source":""}}" data-block-type="2" id="block-7484b4af1109f042428b">

Our theme this week is Vintage Dachshund links!  Now in order to do this correctly, I needed to do a little research as I was a little unsure of what the difference was between antique items vs. a vintage item.  According to Merriam Webster, an antique is "a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at an earlier period and according to various customs laws at least 100 years ago."  Ruby Lane says “an item described as 'vintage' should speak of the era in which it was produced” or “an item should be somewhat representational and recognizable as belonging to the era in which it was made."  So an example would be that a 1950’s dress could be described as vintage, but it would not yet be an antique.  Do you feel smarter yet? I certainly do, now onward to the links.​

  • Dachshund Love has a great round up of black and white vintage Dachshund photographs. \u200B  
  • You can find high-quality vintage Dachshund collectible that have been secured from estate and private sales around the world at Pet My Wiener.
  • Dachshund Parade has a beautifully curated collection of old Dachshund prints and images collected from different sources on the internet.
  • Vintage Dachshund Dogs Scatter Figural Pins Rhinestones can\nbe found at Ruby Lane.
  • If\nyou love dogs or have a dachshund, you'll appreciate this adorable 1950\u2019s\nvintage print dress! 

    • For those of you who like to edit your photos, these links are for\nyou:

    1. Coffee Shop has a free Golden Vintage action for Photoshop\n& Elements that looks great on color and B&W images.  
    2. Paint the Moon has a free set of downloadable Vintage Frames\nfor Photoshop & Elements. 
    3. Amanda from Everyday Elements gives you step by step\ninstructions on how to give your photos a vintage look using Photoshop\nElements.
    4. You can go to Shabby Princess and download a beautiful paper\npack (for free) called VINTAGE FLORALS that includes beautiful textured paper, fun\nflowers, stamps, a very cute paper pieced flower with ric rac stem and leaves all\nfor digital scrapbooking.

    Hope you enjoyed your links, now make sure to hop on over to NewfandHound to see what they will be sharing with you.\u200B

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    1. Dachshund Love has a great round up of black and white vintage Dachshund photographs. ​  
    2. You can find high-quality vintage Dachshund collectible that have been secured from estate and private sales around the world at Pet My Wiener.
    3. Dachshund Parade has a beautifully curated collection of old Dachshund prints and images collected from different sources on the internet.
    4. Vintage Dachshund Dogs Scatter Figural Pins Rhinestones can be found at Ruby Lane.
    5. If you love dogs or have a dachshund, you'll appreciate this adorable 1950’s vintage print dress! 

    For those of you who like to edit your photos, these links are for you:

    1. Coffee Shop has a free Golden Vintage action for Photoshop & Elements that looks great on color and B&W images.  
    2. Paint the Moon has a free set of downloadable Vintage Frames for Photoshop & Elements. 
    3. Amanda from Everyday Elements gives you step by step instructions on how to give your photos a vintage look using Photoshop Elements.
    4. You can go to Shabby Princess and download a beautiful paper pack (for free) called VINTAGE FLORALS that includes beautiful textured paper, fun flowers, stamps, a very cute paper pieced flower with ric rac stem and leaves all for digital scrapbooking.

    Hope you enjoyed your links, now make sure to hop on over to NewfandHound to see what they will be sharing with you.​

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