Comments on Lisa's Carolina | Handmade: Me-Made the Month of May 2018 | aka Me-Made-May 2018 | Conclusion

Thank you so much Hana! And very much the same to...

2018-06-05T20:40:18.839-04:00

Thank you so much Hana! And very much the same to you! :)

I've enjoyed seeing your MMMay'18, beautif...

2018-06-05T11:14:49.526-04:00

I've enjoyed seeing your MMMay'18, beautiful outfits and backdrops. I am glad you took part and thank you for all sweet comments. Have a nice day and happy sewing to you Lisa. xxx

You are always so gracious and kind Katharina! Th...

2018-06-05T10:46:50.375-04:00

You are always so gracious and kind Katharina! Thank you!! :)
Re: IG and MMM - Don't know what the answer is there. Not a fan of IG's new algorithm, nor the 'shadow ban', nor the way they 'top' or 'cluster the most popular' posts now. Other apps have tried to compete with IG, but have not been successful. The sewing community seems pretty entrenched in IG now, and I have to say I DO like IG and the way it has brought us together in its own unique way.

I didn't know Instagram does shadow ban people...

2018-06-05T02:01:02.109-04:00

I didn't know Instagram does shadow ban people. That's kind of sad that you wanted to encourage people and got banned for it. I think it is time for another format or something. Maybe next year I'll start a link on party on my blog for mmm posts.
That being said, your outfits look great and totally 'you'. Great that you didn't struggle to find enough me made clothes to wear. Your pictures are beautifully taken as well!

You've got a lot of extraneous responsibilitie...

2018-06-04T09:55:01.497-04:00

You've got a lot of extraneous responsibilities and am always amazed at the amount of lovely garments you are able to produce with such limited time. You've made some great points here and some of what you write I struggle with too. The time I spend on IG, takes me away from the blog... my first love and one I want to continue. But I have met some lovely folks on IG who only stay on the IG platform, and I would miss them. Another great point you bring up.... the amount of time checking in with IG.... Gee Whiz! So True!! Sometimes it's simply to make sure I don't accidentally overlook someone. Blogs are much less trouble in that regard and I continue to enjoy reading others' blogs too at my leisure. No clearcut answer I guess. As always, Thank You for the thought provoking comment Sarah Liz. :)

You are so right!!! Miss the early days of IG... ...

2018-06-04T09:45:42.722-04:00

You are so right!!! Miss the early days of IG... the new algorithms IG has in place now make absolutely no sense to me. And thank you so much! Suzi makes a lovely accessory and that cape is the most fun thing to wear!! :)

Oh to have more hours in the day would be ever so ...

2018-06-04T09:43:26.296-04:00

Oh to have more hours in the day would be ever so nice!! You are doing well Diane. And thank you so much for your kind compliment. :)

Yes, you did do well. I have to admit I do not ha...

2018-06-03T03:22:10.319-04:00

Yes, you did do well. I have to admit I do not have a spare 30 mins for MMM since I have taken on a lot more business responsibility - at an age when most people are winding down and having time for these sorts of things. As for IG being a somewhat disconnected - I agree, but then the format encourages it. So I am moving more to IG as a record of making and my blog as my means of connecting with people - okay, so blog followers and comments have dropped off since the rise of IG but I value more the handful of people who comment on my blog than a large number of"likes" on an IG post - I am sure most likers will have no recall of what they have seen, whereas someone who reads a blog probably does. I think too, you have to spend lots of time with IG, checking in to see what happens - of course, this is what they want. Whereas with blogs, I tend to spend some quiet time reading them. It's my little pleasure!

Love day 16, you and the pup. The cape is beautifu...

2018-06-02T17:37:48.377-04:00

Love day 16, you and the pup. The cape is beautiful. wow, IG can be weird!!

Ohh, you did so well Lisa. You have a lovely wardr...

2018-06-02T15:39:54.536-04:00

Ohh, you did so well Lisa. You have a lovely wardrobe with a great mix of clothes from dressy to casual and workout wear. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your outfits. I only managed to catalogue about 60% of my wears on IG and I didn't post at all on IG except for Stories for nearly 2 weeks (I expect when I start to post again my likes will be way down) Life is a struggle with aged parents for me still unfortunately. Oh to have more hours in the day!

Thank you ever so much!!! What a kind thing to sa...

2018-06-02T13:25:08.525-04:00

Thank you ever so much!!! What a kind thing to say! :)

Thank you so much Eli!! You are so very kind. Ha...

2018-06-02T13:24:47.196-04:00

Thank you so much Eli!! You are so very kind. Have a great weekend too!!! :)

So True!!!! And thank you again for encouraging m...

2018-06-02T13:23:48.930-04:00

So True!!!! And thank you again for encouraging me to participate this year. I needed your gentle nudging. Have a great weekend too SaSa!! :)

What a nice thing to say Barbara! Thank you! And...

2018-06-02T13:18:39.926-04:00

What a nice thing to say Barbara! Thank you! And so very true.... sometimes it's hard to break away from all the pretty lovely things to make..... to be realistic about the life one leads and be more practical. Trying to keep the right balance is tough sometimes. :)

You look absolutely gorgeous in your MMM photos - ...

2018-06-02T02:09:09.486-04:00

You look absolutely gorgeous in your MMM photos - they wouldn't be out of place in a magazine.

I enjoyed seeing your MMM on IG! Thank you for sha...

2018-06-01T19:15:45.291-04:00

I enjoyed seeing your MMM on IG! Thank you for sharing your great works. I love all of garments, especially the brown jacket is so lovely. Have a great weekend, LisaðŸ˜Š

What an interesting post, Lisa! I am so happy that...

2018-06-01T13:40:33.397-04:00

What an interesting post, Lisa! I am so happy that you took part because you have -and are- always been so supportive. I would have missed you! You are describing a lot of my impressions, too! Not the photo part though as I just let take a phone picture which I only cut and posted. I loved seeing your beautiful pictures and it is worth the time you invested. I had the impression that I havenâ€˜t seen all of the 40000 #mmmay18 posts although I followed the hash tag or maybe it was just too much to remember them? Anyway, I loved seeing the daily posts of outfits and glimpses of everyday life that were shared. It is so lovely and reassuring that we are home sewists with similar intentions and habits all over the world. Have a great weekend, Lisa! xxx

Your pictures were a daily joy in my ig feed, Lisa...

2018-06-01T13:37:52.615-04:00

Your pictures were a daily joy in my ig feed, Lisa. Isn't it nice that you now have enough me mades that some can be used for hot sweaty activities - which means you sew for the life you live, not the life you want to live. That's a lesson many sewists take years to learn.