Post Comment Love & Newbie Showcase 4-6 March 2016

Hello there - we're in to March already - let's hope the weather catches on soon!  It's Friday again as well, so that means it's time for another #PoCoLo where you can link up any post from the last week that you feel could do with some extra love. Morgan and I are pleased to see both regular and new linkers each week and it's great to get to know you all through your blogs and the variety of posts you link each week. 

The post I'm linking this week is our small mountain of home-grown purple sprouting broccoli, which were the first plants we planted in our allotment last June so it's nice to finally see them come to fruition, although as you'll read we weren't the only ones interested in our crop.

But before that, let me introduce our newbie showcase this week.

Newbie Showcase: Jenna from Jenna Michelle Pink

Hello I am Jenna blogger at Jenna Michelle Pink, artist and full time mama of 2 small children – Bear and Fig.

I started my blog last year as a way to document my artistic journey, get writing frequently, encourage myself to practice my photography and to share my passions – art, image making and creativity.

I often find the challenges of balancing life with two under 3s whilst working in childcare and aiming to develop an art career challenging and exhausting. My blog has proven to be a healthy outlet for me and I feel has given me some extra creative focus. 

I post about a variety of topics mostly creative in nature. I frequently share the work of other artists and crafters who inspire me alongside the paintings I create, my personal photography and musings about motherhood and my life.  Each month I reflect on the month just passed with a gratitude and goal setting list. An important moment to sit and reflect.

I have suffered with anxiety most of my life and art has always been an important therapy for me. I truly believe that anybody can benefit from a regular creative practice. Part of the reason I created my blog was to encourage others to take that step into having a creative life. I share a variety of painting tutorials and I am looking forward to expanding this section this year. 

Anybody can make art if they allow themselves to try, it’s just a case of silencing that inner critic and getting stuck in there. If you would like to give one of my tutorials a go this sunflower painting and this abstract circle painting tutorial have both been quite popular and are great for beginners. 

As well as tutorials for adults I have a children’s art section on my blog. Here I document many of the artistic activities we do together as a family such as walking in paint and this bubble wrap printing craft.  I love finding new ways to share art with my babies. 

Thank you for reading and I hope you stop by. Also thank you to Stephanie and Morgan for showcasing my blog today. It is so greatly appreciated.

Connect with me here:

Blog  -  Twitter  -  Instagram  -  Facebook  -  Pinterest 

Please take time to visit Jenna and connect with her on Social Media.

 

Thank you Jenna, it's great to find out more about you and your blog. 

 

Post Comment Love 26-28 February 2016

Hello again and welcome back to #PoCoLo, the linky for absolutely anything you've written in the last week. It's lovely to have you link up with us and Morgan and I are enjoying getting to read so many of your blogs.  This week Morgan is hosting the full Newbie Showcase so be sure to pop over there and read all about Sarah from Admissions of a Working Mother.

Last week I told you my week had been quiet, well this last week has been the complete opposite!  But I guess it's good to be busy! We had family over last Saturday so the day passed in a whirl of chores and preparation before they arrived and then once they'd left and we'd had a nice sit down for a while we decided to tackle the finishing touches to our porch, which is the post I've linked up this week so I'll let you read that for yourself.

Newbie Showcase: Sarah from Admissions of a Working Mother

Sarah describes herself as a mum, wife, worker, cat lover and says she's a wine drinker and eats too much cake - erm what's wrong with that?! She started her blog just eight months ago and writing is quickly becoming her new passion.

You can read more about Sarah over on Morgan's blog.

Connect with Sarah here:

Please take time to visit Sarah and connect with her on Social Media.

Post Comment Love & Newbie Showcase 19-21 February 2016

Hello there, welcome to another week of #PoCoLo - it was great to have you link up last week, there were lots of great reads and fantastic photos, as well as some lovely Valentines-ness too. It was a busy linky too, and that's great!

After a few days off last week, it was back to work for me on Monday and a mountain of emails too - the joys of modern day living, hey? For me it's been a relatively quiet week, but that's good as I've been able to enjoy the ever-so-slightly lighter evenings, haven't they been great. This evening I'm off out to meet up with friends and tomorrow the in-laws are coming over for dinner, so I'll have a busy Saturday getting everything I need to done before spending time with family and some great food too.

Newbie Showcase: Franca from A Moment With Franca

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Franca

Hola, my name is Franca. I’m a lawyer and originally from Peru. I have lived in London for 11 years and I'm married to my best friend. I met him at work in London. We have 2 gorgeous little girls aged 5 and 18 months old. I was made redundant in 2012 and since then, with the support of my husband, I became a SAHM. I was actually very happy to be able to be around my eldest daughter all the time and I felt lucky to be able to see her grow.

In the meantime I got pregnant again with my second daughter and I was enjoying the time with both my girls. When my little one was about 7 months old and her schedules were more manageable I thought about doing something alongside being a SAHM. I always love making videos so I started my YouTube channel A Moment With Franca.

The name came after thinking that it will be me sharing with my followers some moments of my life. Alongside my channel, my blog which is also called A Moment With Franca was born in May 2015. It will soon be a year since I started blogging and it has been the most rewarding experience so far! I have had the most amazing opportunities and I have met so many people within the blogging world some of who I can even call my friends now. It is just a beautiful community.

My blog is an extension of me and my life. I write about anything that I enjoy or that I fancy talking about. I love going to events, something that has become quite prominent in my blog as well as doing reviews. I also love running giveaways. My blog has grown quickly in just 9 months that I’m completely amazed about it all. I see it now as my job and I’m incredibly lucky to have a job that I love so much and I feel so passionate about it. 

During this time I have written 187 posts and the ones that I love the most are:

At the end of last year, I started a new linky called #KCACOLS (Keep Calm and Carry On Linking Sunday) and it has become a lovely community. It is open every Saturday at 10 pm until Wednesday at midnight and of course you are welcome to join me.

Connect with me here:

Blog  -  Twitter  -  Facebook  -  YouTube  -  Instagram  -  Pinterest  -  Google+