Zara Alexis’ Bloggiesta 2012 REAL Giveaway! – CLOSED

By Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez

Zara Alexis’ Bloggiesta 2012

REAL Giveaway – CLOSED

I’ve learned a lot so far participating in the Bloggiesta Olé 2012 Blogathon running this weekend from Friday, March 31-April 1.

And I’m having so much fun! It’s been a fiesta of re-design and blogging community, which I love!

I’ve also been taking part in the Bloggiesta Mini Challenges set up by our awesome Bloggiesta hosts and one of the challenges is to create a test giveaway using Rafflecopter.

But, you know what? I LOVE what Bloggiesta has done for me in just a few days, that I’m in a super generous mood, which means:

THIS ISN’T A TEST

Rafflecopter giveaway!

I want to share my blogging love to those loyal participants of Bloggiesta who have committed some of their time this weekend to work on their own blogs, learn some new stuff, and also be part of the larger Bloggiesta community!

So, yeah, Bloggiesta participants, THIS GIVEAWAY IS REAL!!! Woo-hoo!

Just enter the contest by using Rafflecopter and win a little prize from me from The Bibliotaphe’s Closet!

What’s up for grabs?

Other than my blogging love and gratitude for spending time visiting my page, I’m going to send a lucky “Bloggiester” a bottlecap necklace from Etsy.

For an example of what bottlecap necklaces looks like, check Etsy here.

This is just an example. The prize item has a shape of a country and heart on it!

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Rules:

You must be participating in the Bloggiesta Olé 2012 even this weekend.
You must be on the Bloggiesta Twitter list complied by @Bloggiesta.
Must be a follower of my blog to qualify.
Must have a valid email address.
You must be 15 years-old and up to enter.
No P.O. Box addresses please.
Enter via Rafflecopter form.
Open internationally.
Winner must respond to notification within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.
Contest ends: April 2, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. EST

Good luck and have fun!

Hope you’re enjoying Bloggiesta and having a productive and informative time working on your blog event!

(This is my first time using Rafflecopter, so I REALLY hope it works! If it doesn’t can someone please let me know so I can re-try?)

Apparently because my blog host is WordPress.com, I can’t embed Rafflecopter in my post. If you click below, grab the code and try to post on your blog. Hope it works.

Click below to grab the code!

Last Day to Enter to Win THE VIRGIN CURE + SIGNED Book Plate!

Mar31

By Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez

Last day to enter to win THE VIRGIN CURE by Ami McKay + SIGNED book plate!

This giveaway contest is open to ALL, which means YOU!

If you’re from Canada, enter.

If you’re from the U.S., go ahead!

From Down Under? Still okay!

How about the U.K.? I’ll still send you the prize if you win!

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It doesn’t matter where you’re from. This giveaway is international!

But it’s the LAST DAY to enter.

Enter here.

Good luck!

Bloggiesta Olé Task List Additions and Progress

Mar31

By Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez

Bloggiesta Olé Task List Additions and Progress

I’m really enjoying this blogathon! I’ve been completing Mini Challenges, which have been extremely helpful in teaching me new things about blogging and blog design that I didn’t know before participating in this event.

For those of you who’d like to join, latecomers are still welcome and there’s still time! This blogging sabbatical isn’t over until Monday, April 2. And if you miss it this year, there’s always next year to come and join PEDRO (Plan. Edit. Develop. Review. Organize.) and this awesome fiesta!

Here’s an update on my task list, which seems to fluctuate between getting completed and growing! ¡Olé!

Items in dodgerblue4 are complete.

Items in bloodorange are pending.

Items in chartreuse are new.

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(Let’s see if I really learned something from these Mini Challenge tutorials! Heh!)

Create a Facebook page for The Bibliotaphe’s Closet because it’s getting stuffed with a lot of book goodness.
Work on an update for my site on Book Blog.
Include the GFC/Networked Blog widgets to provide users with more access to moiand the closet.
Finally finish rating and “Z-ringing” my book reviews (I don’t use stars. I use Z-rings.)
Re-vamp the look of the blog because, like me, no one should have to wear the same dress twice…in the same week…er…I mean, month.
Drink up some of that HTML stuff people keep talking about. I’ll HTML this and HTML that.
I might even give myself a practice run with that Copter guy. You know the one, the “random picking” Rafflecopter who rarely picks me when I enter a book giveaway contest. (Grrr…)
And of course, work on some content especially for my Ink Blot page that’s intended to host my creative writing work!
And also stuff my Tote Bag page with more book goodies.It needs to be filled. It’s empty and it knows it.
Add smaller social icon buttons to side bar. – COMPLETED
Add headings to widgets in sidebar. – COMPLETED
Nestle Weekly Thematic pages under a parent page. – COMPLETED
Learn how to embed video from YouTube into post. – COMPLETED
Learn how to embed videos from YouTube side-by-side in post. – COMPLETED
Add a blog event/review calendar widget in sidebar. – COMPLETED
Create & add reader feedback poll.
Change post layout from standard to gallery. - COMPLETED
Add a blog roll list of favourite blogs?
Create a TBR widget.
Create a Wish List. - COMPLETED
Create review policy. - COMPLETED
Create giveaway contest policy. - COMPLETED
Participate in a Blog Hop. – COMPLETED
Host a giveaway. – COMPLETED
Complete as many Mini Challenges as possible.
Participate in Bloggiesta Twitter Party Chat. – COMPLETED
Follow new bloggers participating in Bloggiesta.
Find new book blogs.
Other than that, I’ll see where my creative powers lead me. Hopefully it’s to some new blogging friends (and experts).

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Okay. Whew. If I can’t complete all these items during the Bloggiesta, this list is a great reference for the re-vamp of my page.

If you have any suggestions on how I can improve my site for your readership, please, by all means, leave a comment on this post and I’ll see how I can incorporate more changes!

Until then, I’ll be working hard during the Bloggiesta and beyond while listening to may favourite Putomayo CD’s: Coffee Lands—and for much earned breaks I’m also going to make time to do the Salsa! Jajajajaja!