Throughout the last year, I’ve stumbled upon so many amazing posts. Some of them I revisit over and over. Others are creative ideas I tried out myself. And, others contain business advice that I applied to Blacksburg Belle.

Below you’ll find some of my favorites from this past year:
This sharpie mug idea inspired some of my Christmas presents this year.
I also made some of these polaroid coasters for gifts this year.
This video added happiness to my Friday {and every day}. Mayi Carles reminded me that I choose whether or not I’m happy.
Marie Forleo’s video on how to get more traffic with Derek Halpern will help you understand why you don’t need to blog every day to be successful.
These DIY tag-shaped stamps {done two ways!} are super cute and would make a great addition to your art journal kit.
Often, people who are interested in being vegetarian or vegan tell me that they want to do it but they think it will be too difficult. It’s actually much easier than you might think, and this post provides lots of tips for making it easier even if you just want to cut back on the animal products you consume.
Think you can’t take beautiful product photos without a fancy camera? Think again.
DIYing your branding? Then, you need this list.
Want to become a master of your trade in 2013? If so, I highly recommend this podcast.
If you create presentations, you should check out this quick video on making them much more fun and entertaining.
An inexpensive, handmade statement necklace? Yes, please.
I can hardly stand how darn cute this fluffy white cloud costume is.
Super cute idea for “decorating” your nails.
I love this DIY and hope to make it this year.





This is a wonderful collection of 2012 articles!
I really enjoyed the DIY Branding tips because I’m still trying to understand and create a brand for my blog. That was a great choice of article! C:
Thanks for sharing those posts!
Can’t wait to try some of the DIY’s.
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