Kokabella

May You Live Every Day Photographic Art

Kokabella — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:42:26 +0000

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Sneak Peek: Paint Brush Meets Camera

Kokabella — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:25:59 +0000

A peek into what I’m working on…

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Dripping Water

Kokabella — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:36:47 +0000

I was told of a quote about how it’s not the bucket of water that wears away the stone, it’s the constant dripping of water. I couldn’t find the actual quote anywhere but during my search, I found this optimistic quote about dripping water. This is a rendition of the original photograph below shot by Dave at DMW Photography.

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Day Thirty: 31 Days of Props

New Logo Design

Kokabella — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:20:38 +0000

New logo designed for Wild Little Pony Equestrian Print Designs.

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Twitter Churn: Abusive Follow & Unfollow

Kokabella — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:06:35 +0000

If you use a service that tells you when people follow or leave you, you may notice some followers leaving you right after they start following you. Twitter calls this
Follow Churn. I see it happening more and more these days.

Twitter’s explanation of this is as follows:

What is aggressive follow churn?

If you decide to follow someone and then change your mind later, that’s fine! You can just visit the person’s profile page and then un-follow them. Aggressive follow churn is when an account repeatedly follows and un-follows large numbers of users. This may be done to get lots of people to notice them, to circumvent a Twitter limit, or to change their follower-to-following ratio.

These behaviors negatively impact the Twitter experience for other users, are common spam tactics, and may lead to account suspension.

There are a couple ways to deal with this although there really isn’t an iron-clad solution… yet. One way is to block the person and the other is to report them to Twitter as spam. Also, follow Twitter’s @spam account.

Caution!

Not every user who follows you and leaves soon after wards is a bad guy (or girl!). For instance, if I follow someone and then they tweet about something vulgar or hateful, etc., I unfollow them as quick as you can say “goodbye!” That doesn’t make me guilty of follow churn. So use caution in using the “block” and “report” links!

Recommended Twitter Follower Management Tools

I use these sites although there are several others too. Yes, they are used by twitter spammers but also used by every day people like you and I!

What Twitter management tools work for you? Add your recommendations in the comments area below.

TwUnfollow is a free service that notifies you about Twitter followers that are not following you any longer. (Follow them on Twitter).

Refollow is not a free service anymore. It helps you discover, manage, and protect your Twitter social circle. (Follow them on Twitter).

Follow me on Twitter @Kokabella and mention following me from this post! Say hello!

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Set Yourself Free Encouraging Art

Kokabella — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:27:58 +0000

“Set yourself free to be who you were meant to be.”

I created this piece of art to encourage you to be bold and be yourself. Don’t be stuck in someone else’s shadow. Just – be – YOU! Be all you were meant to be. Let your true self live out loud even if it feels a little bit out of your comfort zone. It will give you a powerful sense of freedom. Trust me, people will notice the new YOU!

Available in my Etsy store: “Set yourself free…”

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Vintage Post Card Art and a Freebie

Kokabella — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:56:23 +0000

I just finished up some vintage post cards. I created these to make the mail a little more interesting!

Who doesn’t love a handwritten note in the mail? I’d like to share this one with you!

{Download 4×6 printable}

Click on each below to view larger image. I will be making these available in sets. When printed, they look like old post cards… which are waiting for you to write on them and send them off to someone who loves all things vintage!

More vintage postcards coming soon. Check out my Flickr Post Card Art Gallery.

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John Wesley Quote

Kokabella — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:20:28 +0000

I got a little crazy tonight with variations of artwork for this quote.

They are available as cards or prints: 4×6 | 5×7 | 8×10.

Please visit my etsy store and see what I’ve got in my little retail corner! {Thank you}.

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Once Upon a Long Time Ago

Kokabella — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:07:35 +0000

This is SO far out of my comfort zone and very different than the photographic art I create. If you’ve ever lost touch with your true self, you’ll get this. I’m working on getting back in touch with my inner creative soul that offers up thought provoking questions and ideas. It’s liberating to work on a piece of art knowing that someone out there can relate to what I’ve designed. It’s like an “ah-ha” moment!

Please keep checking back for something that might reach your soul… {and grab a pencil, crayon, some paint or even a tube of lipstick and jot down your thoughts in pictures. Even if it’s abstract, it will have meaning to you and that’s all that matters!}. GO FOR IT!

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Find a Guy Who Treats You Right

Kokabella — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:06:23 +0000

Click on the image to go to Flickr and download the free 5×7 printable version.

Frame it and have it be a reminder about how a girl should be treated… a perfect gift for a teenage girl especially!

Connect with me and stay in touch for more freebies and inspiration!

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