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The Magic of Page Builders & Why we LOVE Divi

Page builders have really transformed the website Creation experience. When Dave and I started creating websites over a decade ago, it was a completely different experience. Back then we were working purely with code and had to imagine what that gobbledy gook would...

The options for your website – Pros & Cons and what you need to know about WordPress, Wix and Squarespace

Creating your very own online home is one of the exciting aspects of starting your business! Here you can get creative and create a beautiful space for your potential clients to land, that you can make completely YOU, and where you can tell your story and present your...

Reviewing and Downloading Google Fonts

In this blog post we show you how you can review and download any of the fonts we share in our Ultimate guide to the best Feminine Fonts. What you'll find in this post: 1. What to think about when reviewing and selecting a font 2. Where and how to review and download...

Free E-Book: All you need to Know to Secure the perfect Website and Blog Name

Is securing the perfect blog or website name nagging you at the top of your to do list? Don't worry, you've got this! Coming up with an original and unique idea can be a challenge ... With millions and millions of websites already out there, it's quite possible that...

50+ Pink flower images – the Best images for your Blog & Website

Finding beautiful radiant and free images for your website, blog, social media posts and marketing materials can be time consuming... That's where the Free Image Library comes to the rescue giving you a curated collection of the best free stock images for commercial...

The Best Unique & Free Feminine Sans Serif Body Fonts for your Blog & Website

Selecting a beautiful and unique body font for your website or blog is because your choice of body font very much influences the look and feel of your website! In this post I am sharing my 10 favorite Free, Unique & Feminine sans serif Body fonts for your...

How & where to register your blog & website name

When you have come up with a lovely unique and creative blog name or website name for you new business or project, it's time to register it with a Domain name registrar. When you register a Domain name, your details get registered in a world wide database, the WHOIS...

Blog Names & Website Names – Frequently Asked Questions

When you're thinking about setting up a Website or Blog one of the first things that comes up is; what will be my Website Name or Blog Name? Thinking of a unique and creative blog name can be a challenge, and while you are brainstorming you will probably have lots of...

Eight Brainstorm Tools & Tips for Creative Blog & Website Name ideas

Creative and Unique Blog & Website names are one of the first things on people's minds when starting a new business or project. With so many websites out there and domain names registered this is sometimes not easy... Luckily there are many creative ways you can...

How to Avoid Domain name Front Running

When you are thinking of creating your own blog or website, one of the first things that comes up is; what is going to be my website or blog name? Coming up with a unique and creative name goes hand in with checking if that blog or website name is still available and...

6 Tips for Creative Unique Blog and Website Names

With millions of websites already out there it can be hard to come up with an idea for a original, unique and lovely name for your blog, website, or even business (these are often the same thing nowadays!!). When you start thinking and gathering inspiration and ideas...

How to keep your Blog and Website name Safe & Secure

Your Blog or Website name ( called a domain name in website jargon) is an important asset for your business and it's important to keep it safe and secure! In this post we show you what you need to look out for when registering your website & blog name to make sure...

Finding a Country code Top Level Domain Registry

Domains with common extensions - such as .com, .org, but also .shop, .blog, .love, - can be checked on the ICANN website for ownership & availability. For Country Code top level domain extensions - such as .fr for France, .nz for New Zealand, you need to go to a...

Blog & Website Name Extensions – Free Printable Inspiration Sheet

Thinking of an original name for your Website or Blog can be a challenge nowadays, but luckily the many new domain name extensions give a lot more scope for creativity and for securing that unique & perfect domain name for your new website! We've created a PDF...

New Free Images

The new images for this week have been added to the Free Image Library : ) They are curated and edited with love from free image websites. You can use these beautiful and inspiring images for your social media posts, e-books, website and blog. See all the new images...

New Free Images

A bundle of loveliness has just been added to the Free Image Library, curated and edited with love from free image websites. You can use these beautiful and inspiring images for your social media posts, e-books, website blog :) See all the new images here. Joining...

WordPress 5.0 | Gutenberg & your Divi Website

Some big changes have come to the world of WordPress. WordPress is an open source platform, which means that no-one owns it and that it’s maintained by thousands of people working together all around the world. The latest update of WordPress is known under the pet...

The New WordPress 5 Block Editor

With it’s latest update to WordPress 5, WordPress has introduced a new text editor that looks quite different from what we’ve been using before. We’ve tested it and found it very pleasant to work with. It’s calmer and we think it works very intuitively. In this...

Updating to WordPress 5 with Divi

In this post you can read how you can update your site safely to WordPress 5, and also update Divi theme to the latest version. We'll also explain how to make a back-up first, so if anything would go wrong, you can restore your site. After that you'll see what your...

Switching back to the Classic WordPress editor with a plugin

From WordPress 5 upwards, the WordPress post and page editor has a new look and new functionality. It aims to make creating content a smoother and more creative process. But if you just love the classic interface or you’re not quite ready yet for the new...

Restoring your website from a Duplicator backup

If you've updated your WordPress website and you'd like to roll back, you can do so with a Duplicator backup. For this to work you need to have made a backup before you updated your site. For more information on making a backup, see our post on updating to...

How to setup a Cookie Notification plugin on your website

Since 2012 there's a European Union regulation that requires websites to notify their visitors if they place any cookies in their visitors' browsers. You've probably seen such notifications and to many people they seem just an annoyance. But with the stricter EU...

EU Privacy Laws – Steps to take for your website

From May 2018 the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in effect. In this post you'll find an overview of the things we feel you can do to make sure your website is compliant with the GDPR. Please note that we are not legal experts or lawyers, so this...

EU Privacy Laws, Freebies & Newsletter list building

In our article European Data Protection Laws - what we think you need to know and do - we've tried to create a clear picture of what we as small business owners having a website need to know and do to comply with the new legislation. In this post we'd like to show you...

EU Privacy Laws & your website

You’ve probably heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and you might be wondering how it impacts you and your business. This article is a summary of what we think you need to know and do about the European Data Protection laws. It's quite lenghty,...

Free image library | week 38

A bundle of loveliness has just been added to the Free Image Library, curated and edited with love. See all the new images here. You can use these photos freely for your social media posts, e-books, website etc :) Joining the Free Image library is absolutely FREE....

Free Image Library – Week 27

New images in the Free Image Library for this week, perfect for your social media posts, website or e-books and other marketing materials. You can sort them by colour or subject, and they are all free :) See them all here ♥

Free Image Library images – week 26

The free images for this week, curated and edited with love for your website, e-books and social media posts. See them all here ♥

Free Pink Blossom Images

Blossom is everywhere now - my favorite time of year. Find gorgeous Blossom images for your marketing materials, website and social media posts in the free image library in the category Pink ♥.

Free Heart Images

Lots and lots of new heart images in the Free Image Library for your love-filled blog & social media posts ♥ see them all here: https://websiteswithaheart.com/photos/ Enjoy & Spread the love :) ♥

Free Winter Images

It's really cold and snowy here now - the heart of winter :) If you need some wintery images for your blog and social media posts, click here to see all our winter themed images.

More gorgeous Christmas images

Some more lovely images for your Social Media & Blog posts with a Christmas and winter theme, enjoy! Click here to see all our Christmas images. Joining the library is free! - Hope to see you there :)

Christmas images added to the Free Image Library

We've just added a bunch of beautiful stylish free images for your blog & social media posts to the Free Image library. See them all by typing “Christmas” in the search box of the free image library, or choose “Christmas” from the tag cloud in the library. Joining...

Free Stylish Autumn images for blog & social media posts

Are you looking for some great images to make your autumn blog & social media posts shine, but don't have the time to search for hours for the right image? I've just added lots of lovely & stylish autumn-themed images to the Free Image library that you can use...

{ Fall } in Love

The hills around me are so gorgeous right now, and while thinking about that these words popped into my mind :)

My favourite summer berry images

Here's a selection of my favourite summer berry images from the Free Image library. See them all by typing "summer berries" in the search box, or choose "summer berries" from the tag cloud in the library. Enjoy ♥

NEW – free classy images for your website & blog

We're VERY excited to announce the launch of our free image library full of hand-picked gorgeous images with a heart! They are perfect if you regularly write about topics such as mindfulness, nutrition, self-development, coaching, wellness, nutrition, living from the...

Added to the Free Image Library – Pastel Butterflies

A wonderfully peaceful pastel scene of two butterflies on pretty little flowers. This is a free public domain image that we edited to give it a pink & soft feel. You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy...

Free image tip – gorgeous lavender with ladybug

Next to taking pics myself, I also love delving into sources of free images, to find those hidden gems - captivating & classy images that'll help you communicate your message, on your website, in your marketing materials and in your blog & social media posts....

Free Image Tip – Dreamy sunset with Blue Flowers

This idyllic free image of a sunset with light filtering through pretty blue flowers makes me dream of relaxing evenings when time stands still. Perfect for a blog post or a quote. You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to...

8 tips to use spring fever to propel yourself towards your dreams

Are you day dreaming a lot lately? Do you spend lots of time thinking about finally doing the things you've been dreaming about for so long? Are you a bit more restless than usual? You may have caught spring fever! Spring fever is actually something real. Scientists...

Free image tip – Floating Rose

This lovely image of a floating pink rose in a turquoise bowl will work great with blog posts about meditation, mindfulness, retreats, wellness and spa, or for anyone who would like to add a splash of classy colour to their website. You can download this image from...

Free Image Tip – Magnolia trees in Spring

A gorgeous image of Magnolia trees in bloom, in soft pastel pink and white. a lovely image that will be useful when writing about spring or when you're looking for some classy pastel images to jazz up your website. You can download this image from the Free Image...

Use colour to connect with your dream clients – the spring personality

Finding and connecting with your dream clients is a big deal. If you can be your authentic self, and show who you really are, you will feel good and working on your business will be easy and flowing. There is lots of excitement and inspiration. Plus by being...

Raspberries at Market – Free Image Tip

If you are writing about health, nutrition and wellness regularly, I think you'll like this tasteful image of juicy raspberries. I love the pastel tints and the contrast between the pink and soft blue in the background! You can download this image from the Free Image...

Free Image – Pink Bouquet

Adorable free image of a woman holding a soft pink bouquet - such gentle pastel tints ♥ You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy image and many others - it's free : [whitespace size="18"]...

Free image for your blog & website

As a member of our Free Image Library you have access to some unique images that you'll find nowhere else. This image was taken in a wildflower meadow near our house. The flower is one of my absolute favorites. It's a plant you're probably familiar with: the wild...

Free image – Bicycle in meadow with flowers

A lovely free image of a blissful meadow, I wouldn't mind spending some time there, picking some flowers or reading a good book :) You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy image and many others - it's free...

Free image tip – vivid green butterfly

Vibrant & fresh image of a vivid green butterfly - this image is sure to add a splash of colour and tropical freshness to your website. You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy image and many others -...

Free Image – Wine & Candle

Stylish image of a dining table at a restaurant - in pretty muted colours - romantic & classy. You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy image and many others - it's free : [whitespace size="18"]...

Free Image – Pastel Blossom

Free image of delicate white blooms in spring. Perfect to give your blog post or website a dreamy feminine accent. You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy image and many others - it's free :...

Free Image – Bright Blue Cranesbill Flower

Heavenly blue flowers of the Meadow Cranesbill - a lovely fresh green image perfect to brighten up your blog. You can download this image from the Free Image Library. Join our mailing list to download this classy image and many others - it's free : [whitespace...

How to share passwords safely by email

When you need to share your domain or website login details it's tempting to do so by email, because it's so easy. But because email isn't a very secure form of communication, sending private information by email is not such a good idea. Luckily, there's a...

Double your wordpress security in 2 easy steps

One of the best things about a WordPress website is that you can login and edit your content yourself. No need to get a webdesigner involved each time you want to add or adjust something. But like for any other system that you can login to, there is a downside:...

Do what you love

Interview – Gill of Little Cup Illustrations

Gill is a wonderful and inspiring artist, specializing in beautiful pencil drawings that she uses to create a world full of cuteness and happiness. Going through her Instagram feed, it is obvious that her main speciality is soft, lovely pencil sketches in a dreamy...

Save time and improve your WordPress workflow

When you’re working on your WordPress website you may often find yourself going from one screen to the next. For example, you want to edit some text on a few pages, so you open the pages screen, find the page you want to work on, click it, make your edits, then back...

Interview – Miriana of Dollitude

I came across Miriana and her fabulous little dolls on instagram, and fell in love... The dolls itself are tiny little treasures, but she makes them even more special by presenting them in their own magical world; they all love to spend time outdoors, in nature, and...

Start where you are

Winner spring 2015 website giveaway

Erin Moss is the winner of our spring website giveaway! Erin is working on rebranding her business, and she has chosen a brilliant new domain name for her new website. We're working on her site now, can't wait to show you the finished result! Congratulations Erin :)

Winner Website giveaway Hip & Handgemaakt Craft Market Arnhem

We have a winner of our Wordpress Website & Blog pack giveaway at the Hip & Handmade craft market in the Netherlands; Caro Nijhof :) We look forward to creating a beautiful website with her!

Talking about websites in a sunny park – does it get any better?

Was it the weather? (perfectly sunny - not too warm) Was it the crowd? (Happy people in a good mood interested in local and organic food and beautiful handmade products) Was it the location? (A lovely park with sunny lawns, beautiful old trees, a deer park behind the...

local food and craft market in the Netherlands

Looking forward to tomorrow! We'll be spending some lovely time at an outdoor local food and craft market, talking about websites and dreams with some very creative and enterprising people. The event is held in a beautiful and romantic park, in a city where I once...

just a moment – 16 may ’15

May, my favorite time of the year... This year it is quite rushed, we have a way bigger vegetable garden to work and prepare than the years before, and we are also preparing for our trip to the Netherlands. We have been busy producing leaflets, and other materials for...

just a moment – 25 april’15

Another spring, blossom again, but I never get used to it!! This time of year is so breathtakingly beautiful in the countryside in Bulgaria, especially when the sun goes down and shines through all those tender little flowers. Unfortunately it is also always over in a...

just a moment – 9 april’14

So many things with soul in the small villages in Bulgaria, I just love the green colour of this door, and the little owl adds some magic to it.. who lives here? Probably someone with a lot of wisdom :)

Simplicity Theme update – spring 2015

We have recently updated the Simplicity theme, and there are some new features that we'd like to tell you about! choose from several link styles You can now choose from several link styles for the look of your links. You can for example choose from bright colourful...

just a moment – 15 March’15

Busy times, but we took a break to enjoy a little walk on a sunny but cold day - so nice to get outdoors, even when you feel you don't have the time for it... feeling grateful :)

just a moment – 20 feb’15

A beautiful nest I found during a bitterly cold but sunny walk in the woods. You can still see the feathers that once kept the baby birds warm. Looks ready for re-use sometime soon. Can't wait for the spring, I want to walk barefoot in the garden again. Shared as a...

Awakening from hibernation

It feels a bit like awakening from hibernation here :) I have been really busy over the past months, with completing our second Wordpress Theme, with the holidays, with staying warm when temperatures dropped far below zero, digging snow. We have also had many visitors...

Wishing you joy, happiness, inspiration, creativity…

and anything else you are hoping for! Looking forward to another year filled with creativity and joy :) Have a lovely time over Christmas and New year, With love, Helena

Blushing shy pears with a texture

I have been admiring all the wonderful pear images that came along in the Start to Finish photography group over the last couple of weeks. (I am doing a still life photography course). What a lot of loveliness :) Most of you used the pears really well to make moody...

Confused walnut trees and a touch of vintage

Finally "found" some time to look at the paper bag photos I took as part of the Start to Finish still life photography course. Chose to combine the paper bag with walnuts collected by my daughter in the garden. There are very few this year, the leaves crumpled and...

Autumn Treasures

It starts to feel like winter already in the evenings, with how dark it is so early... But during the day there is still some lovely autumn weather. Morning mist followed by sunny golden days, some of my favourite weather ( I have many kinds of favourite weather :))...

Finding the light & finding the right gear

When the still life photography course with Kim Klassen started, we were very excited to get started. We had a hybrid camera. Not a compact camera, not a digital SLR, but something in between. A lovely camera with an integrated zoom lens (35mm – 420mm) that we have...

just a moment – 4 nov ’14

All the snow has melted again, not surprising because the temperature never went below zero throughout the whole snow saga. Very glad we are getting some proper autumn weather again now, this change from summer straight into winter was a bit too much... Sunny weather...

snow came too early…

The predicted light dusting of snow turned out to be a lot more.... 40 cm of snow in October! Many trees are still in leaf and were catching a lot of snow, the branches became too heavy and started breaking, trees came down on powerlines. No electricity and internet...

Interview: Studio Tuesday

Time to share the tips and insights of another inspiring artist that just blows my mind away with what they create... Last time I asked Susie Ghahremani of Boygirlparty to share some of her tips and work. This time it is David Scheirer of Studio Tuesday. David lives...

Have you ever met the Amethyst Deceiver?

What a beautiful mushroom! And its name is just amazing; Amethyst Deceiver - Laccaria amethystina. Amethyst because of its purple colour, and deceiver because it changes so much as it ages, so that it becomes difficult to identify it. This one is obviously in the...

Dreamy still life photography

I love dreamy, hazy images, I must admit I am a hopeless romantic. While browsing for some lovely photos on flickr, I came across some images by Kim Klassen, and her stream and website turned out to be a treasure chest for daydreamers like me. The images in this post...

Just a moment – 18 oct ’14

Just some wonderful prickly seeds, aren't they lovely?!

Lime green and purple rays

Umbellifers are my favourite flowers. Budding, full flowering or gone to seed and withered after a long winter, I like all stages of these most fairy-tale of flowers. During a walk with my little girl, we saw many pretty things: rosehips, golden leaves and pink...

Custom header images in WordPress

In many Wordpress themes, you can set a custom header image for your WordPress website. This is great if you want to give your site your own look and feel. In this brief tutorial we explain how to set a custom header image for your site. You'll also find out how you...

The reluctant gardener?

The amount of produce we had from our veg garden this year has been shocking really, and not in a good way. Every spring we are all excited about the garden, and that this year we will grow most of our veggies ourselves, the biggest range we ever grew, being...

Cheeky gulls and sandy toes

Back from Greece with a tan, lovely colourful images in my mind and on our camera's, and kilograms of tiny stones and pebbles, it's a good thing we drove to our holiday :) This trip included our very first official camping trip with our little girl... The area where...

Package to 13 year old self: Water, Paper Paint

I was a little girl when my interest in watercolour was first sparked. My parents gave me a tiny watercolour box for my birthday, I think when I was about 12 or 13 years old. I still have it and I have to admit that it hasn't been used a lot... And I also still have...

No seashells in Greece! but something better…

Well, not entirely true, I found about 4... I was really looking forward to hunting for some amazing shells, but they were almost absent where we were staying. But there was something way better than seashells; amazing multi-coloured pebbles and tiny stones in soft...

Treasury – Sea side fun

The summer is almost over here, but we'll be going to the sea in a little while!! I love spending time near the sea in the late summer, the weather is not so blisteringly hot, and everything is so mellow and golden. To get me in the mood I collected some lovely items...

storks and pensive moods

We had some lovely guests; they came in the night and stayed over, all 14 of them. They were a bit noisy but it wasn't too bad. They stayed till nine in the morning when the rising sun painted them lightly with gold. Seeing these storks is a sure sign that summer is...

Interview: Susie Ghahremani of Boygirlparty

I thought it would be fun to start interviewing some illustrators and crafters regularly. I see so much beautiful work on my journeys on the internet! Everyone has their own unique style, way of working, and places where they get their inspiration. I thought it would...

Treasury – a summer afternoon

Wishlist Infinity Scarf by Susan of TomieHarlene on Etsy. Strawberry wall art by Carolyn of CarolynCochrane on Etsy. Green flower Hair pins by Julie of Joliejye on Etsy. Beaded ring by Xochi of FiveOfMine on Etsy. Necklace by Jana of Nihamaj on Etsy. Green Earrings by...

If you can dream it, you can do it

[credit name="Jiunn Kang Too" link="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jk_too/5268228722" license="CC BY-SA 2.0"][/credit] I strongly believe this, if you can't do anything practical right now, just spend a few minutes each day imagining what it would be like if you were...

just a moment – 16 july’14

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just a moment – 2 july’14

just a moment – 29 june’14

it’s kind of fun to do the impossible

just a moment – 20 june’14

just a moment – 17 june’14

just a moment – 8 june’14

Sweet Pea success!

It worked! In my new home here in Bulgaria summers are pretty hot. One of my favorite flowers, the lovely sweet pea, does not like it hot at all! I have tried for a few years now to grow them here, but after an enthusiastic start they just give up once the sun starts...

Our week at the sea is almost over…

We had such a nice time here, waking up to the sounds of the waves and gulls is really something special. Dave is a big fan of the coast, being born and raised near the sea. Sanna has been sleeping really well wherever we went! Sleep has been a bit of an issue in the...

Just a moment – 1 June’14

Just a moment – 31 May’14

Staying on the beach

We're very lucky because we are staying in a little beach house for a week! It is a wonderful place, very cozy with a small kitchen, bunk beds, a generous sofa in the living room and even a small shower. And most importantly; the beach, the sea and all that sand right...

Oh deer Hazel

A little gift I have been working on for a deer friend that is crazy about anything that has to do with antlers. She has just had a baby girl, and her name is Hazel. Sigh, what a nice name...

To the Netherlands!

Finally going to the Netherlands again to see family and friends, so looking forward to it! It has been very hectic here getting ready, preparing gifts and keeping up with the garden work. Now is the time to plant everything, and we have been working like mad to get...

Just a moment – 7 April’14

Apple blossoms must be my favourite; the pink with the white is just gorgeous. Especially with the early morning light, this tree catches some of the first morning sun beams. You have to enjoy it while you can, because each year it's over so quickly. Luckily next year...

Just a moment – 4 april’14

Just a moment – 30 March’14

Just a moment – 29 March’14

One of the first fruit trees to blossom, their flowers are much anticipated. The landscape here is full of prune trees, semi wild or just helped along by grateful foragers and homesteaders in this rural landscape. In March, the landscape is dotted with trees and...

Just a moment – 24 March’14

Sanna playing in a stream near our house. This is a magical place with several springs. Lungwort, lots of violets and yellow wood anemone make it such a cheerful place in spring. Sanna loves dropping rosehips and daisies in the stream to see them being rushed away by...