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On Friday, February 24, 2012
Hi everyone, here's a round up of lovely stuff from the blog at the end of Feb. We've had another bumper month and I want to thank everyone who visits and interacts with us either here or through one of our many other channels listed below. Thank you!!!
As of the end of Feb 2012 we have...
508 google subscribers
490,000 all time views
90,000 average monthly views
4,500 average daily views
1700% increase in ad clicks since Jan 2011
1,400 + Facebook Likers
62 Bloglovin followers
335 comments
371 followers on We Heart It
236 followers on our personal pinterest board and thousands of pins by others
565 Twitter followers
...and the list goes on.
Thank you for reading and please continue to visit! I am glad so many people are taking inspiration from what started out as an inspiration board for me.
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On Thursday, February 16, 2012
I have started a new network for fans and businesses working with all styles of interior design. The aim is to bring buyers and sellers together in one place without spam or hard sells. The businesses will be chosen very carefully and accounts moderated.
But this is where you guys come in. If you want to join the network to share your own thoughts and feelings on interiors or even just comment on other photos then you may....
enjoy log in via exisiting facebook, twitter, yahoo or google accounts
free membership
create a blog
create photo & video albums with flickr integration too
merge with facebook and twitter accounts
and lots more!
This is the first trial month so if you enjoy my shabby chic blog and have varied interests within interior design please sign up for free now and help me road test!
If you are an interiors business please follow the guidelines for joining on the network homepage.
Thank you! And hopefully see you there as well as here!
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On Saturday, December 17, 2011
Good morning to you all. Here is a little bit more information on my image policy which has changed slightly in the last few days - please leave comments if you feel the need!
All my images are sourced from bookmark sites, given to me by store owners to use on the blog or taken by me. I will say which one each time.
I don't own these images unless stated and therefore it's possible that you have seen these images before. I try and minimise this so that content remains fresh for you at I Heart Shabby Chic. I have very creative seo searches set up on these bookmark sites and on google. I spend half an hour every day coming up with new and creative searches that will lead me to fresh images. Obviously there will be reblogs from my sources and I deliberately avoid anyone who is reposting images from my own source as it's twice as likely to be seen multiple times by my readers. Reposting from several new and different sources is also one of the keys to producing better images for my readers.
If you own the copyright on an image I have used and wish for it to be taken down please email and it shall be done asap. I am not here to lay claim to any works that are not my own. I own this blog, it's a vehicle for shabby chic friendly web traffic - the buzz around it comes from my selection of images and the marketing I have done over three years. I am not here to pass off images as my own work. If you need help to copyright an image on the web then the best deterrent so far in my experience is to add your own © watermark and original source info to the image.
In the history of this blog only one person has expressed slight consternation about my reposts so this is not a reply to critics, it's a response to you, to let you know that I am fully aware of the over saturation of shabby chic imagery on the internet and hopefully I can always provide you guys with something new! x x x
p.s. photo above source from Tumblr!!!!
p.p.s. I've just noticed one thing I do take offence to, and that's copying my posts, theme for theme, image for image, word for word! Might seem strange but I have found someone doing this! Please don't!!!
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On Friday, December 16, 2011
I'll be online and probably posting quite a lot over the Christmas period, but if I don't see you before or during, Merry Christmas one and all x x x
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On Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Yes that's right, this month of November I Heart Shabby Chic will be 3 years old. It does not feel like three years and certainly I never expected it to be such a huge success. To date this blog has gathered 305 google blog followers, almost 246,000 page views and 194 comments. There are 784 Facebook likers and 446 Twitter followers. The blog now attracts 50,000 visitors a month (very latest figures). Something that I never even thought possible!
Thank you all for your interest in my blog and long may it continue to inspire you! xxx
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On Thursday, August 04, 2011
I just returned from one of my six yearly visits to family in the Lake District UK. Whilst there the thought occurred to me to share some photos of shabby chic-ness I think you might like! The above is a typical house in the village of Beetham which is where my mother works.
This is Beetham Post Office - you would love it, the whole village is chocolate box perfect.
Most of my family members live in a small market town called Ulverston. It has cobbled streets, daily markets, an old town clock that chimes every hour and all the major times inbetween, weekly festivals...this is an example of one shabby shop there called Brambles.
Beetham Post Office have a nice line of handmade fairies hanging in the window...
I cheekily took some photos....
One of my favourite Ulverston tea rooms...there are plenty...is Gillams. If you want to see more Beetham and Ulverston photos they are available in
my Flickr.
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On Wednesday, August 03, 2011
In order for me to get to know my readers a little better I have put a little poll together over in the right sidebar. Please vote on your favourite topic that I cover here. Please leave any additional comments below this post.
What are your thoughts on the small toolbar along the bottom of the page? This has several useful information buttons including a translate button. My favourite is the traffic map, looking at all those little stars across the world in real time! Have you been using the toolbar? How do you find it?
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On Wednesday, August 03, 2011
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| Shabby Chic Notice Board from Meggy Moos |
I am back from my travels - update posts coming asap.
So back to business - who would like a free ad spot here on the I Heart Shabby Chic blog? I will be running free advertising spots in my sidebar just above my followers section for the month of September. This will be restricted to four adverts at 300px wide and no more than 150px in height. And only one banner per company or project.
If you would like a free spot to advertise here on my blog I will be choosing the most relevant submissions in order to keep content relevant to our readers.
What you need to do....email me your 300x150px banner, and the link to which this banner will lead. Email to me at info@heatherjanesteeley.com before the end of August and I will contact you if successful.
Thanks and keep reading!x
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On Wednesday, July 20, 2011
I have been on Google+ for just under a week now and have started a circle especially for this blog which will update in the same way as our Facebook page.
If you are already on Google+ or would like an invite to Google+ and this circle please comment below...thank you! xxx
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On Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Looking through our stats I find the blog being heavily "pinned" at pinterest.com. Very flattering, thank you!
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On Tuesday, July 05, 2011
I have been using We Heart It for such a long time and have always found it one of the best bookmarking sites for my blogs. If you are already there or even if you are not yet, please find me. I follow all who follow me.
Find me here...
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On Saturday, July 02, 2011
Time for a little bit of info on my other blogs in case you find them interesting...
I have four main blogs at the moment and they are...
Journal of a Blog - just a baby but it's where I am sharing all of my blogging knowledge. I have so much to add but have only really covered the first few topics so far. I am asking all of my friends who individually ask me for blogging help to check out this blog first.
All For The Love of Vintage is a vintage inspiration blog mainly based around a certain kind of vintage photography so it's mainly photo inspiration like this blog. Another baby, but you can help it grow by joining in the fun!
Heather Jane Steeley is my personal blog and linked to my
main website. I do personal rants, inspiration posts, lifestyle stuff and share some graphic design news here.
The Art Nouveau Blog is inspirational mainly photography centering on the Art Nouveau style and a little Art Deco.
Finally people are asking me what happened to my Alice Magazine project...
Alice was a little weblog and then in print too. At the moment I don't have the time to commit to a full-on graphical print magazine but the website may soon be returning. A case of time!
So there you go, a little something different for the weekend. Have a fab one whatever you are doing!
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On Monday, June 27, 2011
Hello fair maidens and gorgeous guys who read this blog!
This is a little reminder/heads up about our facebook page which is currently automatically updating our Twitter account too. We have many likers over at our page and we are running some polls on what you would like to see and read, and more about when we can catch you online so that you don't miss our posts.
We welcome any and all comments here on our blog or through our social networks. Spammers aside of course. And if you have any recommendations for blogs and things we should check out please do send them along! x x x
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On Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Something we think you may like at I Heart Shabby Chic...
Vintage Princess Jewellery is very proud to support Samaritans. Please show your support and help raise money for this wonderful charity by buying and wearing this charity bracelet. All £1.50 profit from the sale will go directly to the charity to allow them to continue their amazing, lifesaving work.'
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On Wednesday, June 08, 2011
The I Heart Shabby Chic blog is having a little makeover, you will still be able to view the blog but please be patient if things appear a little random at times during the next day or so. The new design will be up and running here as soon as possible. Email us or leave a comment on our twitter or facebook pages if you need help accessing.
Thank you!
Alice Media
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On Sunday, May 29, 2011
A big hello to all of our readers. In celebration of us being on the eve of our 100th google follower we are working our way back through our own followers list and friending you all. Something we should have done a long time ago. If you feel your blog or store could do with a mention here on I Heart Shabby Chic please let us know on info@alicmedia.co.uk
Thanks to all who follow on google, twitter, facebook, bloglovin or eleswhere. x x
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On Thursday, January 06, 2011
A very Happy New Year to all our readers! Welcome to all new explorers of this blog, dedicated to inspirational images and ideas along a shabby chic theme. Although that term can broadly describe a number of different looks nowadays we hope that you continue to enjoy the ideas and inspiration we find and share!
You can find us on
Facebook and on
Twitter!Watch out for our more New Year inspiration and then Valentines, coming soon!!!
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On Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Have you ever heard about Nouveau Riche before? It is taken from French words means for new rich or new money. Yeah Nouveau Riche is a popular real estate investment college with offers a wide variety of over 30 real estate investing and business related classes including short sales, wholesaling, fix & flip, business financial management, foreclosures, retirement plan investing, buying out of state deals and more.
Nouveau Riche's Real Estate College is based on an educational process known as Instructional System Design. This method of learning has been proven to be highly successful at preparing students for real-life situations and optimizing the learning process. You will also be a part of the Noveau Riche community and have access to countless resources that will help you reach your goals Nouveau Riche school was pretty good since most of the reviews were given by famous and expert authors such as Stephen Covey, Tom Hopkins and Suze Orman. So.., lets ge started and visit Nouveau Riche University and start to rock the real estate world.
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On Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Carpet is the floor cover material that generally has lifetime for about 2-3 years and then need to be changed. So every time you buy a carpet, you need to consider choosing a carpet for your house.
Apart from making your room looks beautiful and luxurious, other advantages of using carpet are softness when you step down on the floor, which will make you feel relax and comfortable, absorb noise and reduce echo that will come into your room, save your electricity bill because it will help to store cold to circulate within the room, protect severe injuries from slippery accident, and vary of colour, and patterns, which very useful for decoration.
I've been checking out a lot of places to find out where I can get the best pet durable carpet at the best price and the best place I've found is Empire Today. Empire Today has great prices on and they carry Berber carpet which is the most durable carpet and great for homes with pets like mine.
They also carry a great selection of laminate flooring which is much better to have then hardwood floors if you have pets. All my hardwood floor needs to be re-sanded and varnished again because of scratch marks from the dogs paws. I definitely thinking about going with the laminate flooring this time.
Many people have already use Empire Today services and they, as costumers, are the best people to be asked about their experience and what is their opinion on the services provided. So if you are looking for new Carpet or flooring products with the best quality then you definitely should check out www.EmpireToday.com. They have great product selections, service and prices. Something that really sold me on Empire Today were the great reviews they received from everyday people on Empire Carpet Stories.
With more than 45 years of experience as the leading provider of installed Home Furnishings and Home Improvements and with over one million satisfied customers, Empire Today proudly offers quality products at great prices and next day installation on Flooring and Carpet, Hardwood Flooring, Laminate Flooring, Ceramic Flooring, Window Treatments, Bath & Shower Liners. With Empire's next day installation, your home will have a stylish look in no time!
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On Wednesday, December 22, 2010
