Cutest Little Photo Prop

…I have seen in awhile! Found these a couple of weeks ago and figured I’d share it with you all. The website is CrownedEmbellishments.com and they make these adorable little crowns.

 

 

I want one!! ;-)

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Creating a Backup

Every once and awhile we like to remind our clients they can make a backup of their site. Things happen and it is a good idea to have a backup of any work you have done in several areas. Jen and I do it with our originals to plan for those unforeseen events, such as a computer being stolen which has happened to Jen. That was very scary! ;-)

Here are the instructions for creating a backup:

  1. Login to your FTP
  2. Select all of the files in the “public_html” folder
  3. Drag them into a folder in your local drives and this will create a copy of all of the site files on your hard drive.
  4. Next log into your cPanel and select the PHPMyAdmin icon. This will show you the database.
  5. Click on the database with your username and template name on the left hand side of the window.
  6. Then choose the “Export” tab.
  7. Make sure that under the Export category all entries are selected, from Calendar to Watermark.
  8. Check “Save as File”, make sure to select the file format SQL, and click “Go” in the bottom right hand corner.
  9. This will create a copy of your database in which you can save to the same folder you have your site files.
  10. Now you have a complete copy of your site and if you would like you can save it to an external hard drive or burn it to CD.

Keep in mind, that the images on your site have been resized to fit screen resolution. We have had several clients have hard drives crash and come to us hoping we have the full resolution images because they were uploaded to the sites. The images are optimized for a website and are not printable. Any images you wish to backup should be done separately.

These instructions and more helpful hints can be found in our knowledgebase and any questions you may have about creating a backup can be sent to support@portfoliositez.com.

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And the winner is….

Jamie Ball!!! Randomly drawn by Don. Oddly, we have the same name and same favorite Halloween song. Promise, it was not fixed!

Jamie, you can contact us at info@portfoliositez.com to collect your prize. You have a choice between our new Flexsitez or a Flexcart. Congratulations!!

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Favorite Halloween Song

Post your favorite Halloween song on Facebook and you will be entered to win a Flexcart! To get you all started, here are a few of our favorites.

Shannon - Freaks Come Out At Night by Whodini

Lisa – Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett

Jen – People Are Strange by The Doors

Zach – Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Sarah –  Thriller by Michael Jackson

Jamie – This Is Halloween by Marilyn Manson

 

Enjoy and Happy Halloween! ;-)

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9 Responses to “Favorite Halloween Song”
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  1. Thriller- Michael Jackson

  2. Its not Halloween with out a little thriller.

  3. Mine would have to be Monster Mash!

  4. Gotta love “Nightmare on my street” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince!

  5. Bark at the moon by ozzy

  6. monster mash w/o a doubt!

  7. Monster Mash!! Loved since I was a kid, brings back good memories.

  8. Thriller!! That song (and video) is awesome… the Vincent Price laugh gets me every time:)

 

Getting into the Spirit of Halloween Around Here

I had my absolute favorite task yesterday, quarterly tax forms. Yuck! I finished them up, went out my front door to put the documents in the mail and found a bowl of candy and Halloween decorations with the following notes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thought this was too awesome and I had to share. It put me in the Halloween mood, a considerably better mood then I was in, yesterday. Passing the spirit along, here are 2 of my favorite Halloween decorations for this year as my treat to you all. ;-)

#1 http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePersnicketyOwl?ref=pr_shop_more – I bought these to do something like this in my entryway:

 

Pic from potterybarn.com  - http://www.potterybarn.com/shop/holiday-decor/halloween-holiday-decor/ghostly-gallery-holiday/?cm_type=lnav

#2 http://www.zombiepumpkins.com/patterns.php – Our first year in our house I carved 12 pumpkins to bookend each stair leading to our front door. It has now become an expected thing in my neighborhood and I fear the day I do not do it. LOL ;-) This is where I get all my patterns. They have great patterns and each year they choose a new charity to give part of their profits too. This year it is the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

 

 

Bonus! But shhh! ;-) I picked this up for my costume this year: http://www.etsy.com/listing/16465129/mini-witch-hat.

 

Please feel free to pass on the spirit on your blogs or with your friends and neighbors. It is definitely catching on around here! One last share, Lisa sent this to all of us this morning with the note, Happy Halloween! hehehehehe!

 

 

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