New Item + Wednesday Freebie!

Hi jammers! I have tons of HW today, so I am posting the new item and the Wednesday Freebie/Coupon really quickly. >.<

To buy this fabulous (surprisingly cheap :P) item, head over to Jam Mart Clothing! :D

Here is a free set of blue banner social icons that you can use for free on your blog! ^.^

Okay jammers- have an awesome day! :D

-Panda

Friendship Party Tour!

*Daily updates & daily posting schedule in two posts before and Mimi5000's commission in previous post.*

Hi jammers! I just went to the Friendship Party for the first time this year, and here are some pictures!

Yay! Finally AJHQ lets me go to this party!!! :D

Aww, all the roses and other flowers are so cute! This area is adorable!!!

So peaceful over there! :D

That heart-shaped flower garden is a great idea- I wish that was a den item!

Cute little seating area! :)

Again, a cute little seating area. XD

I am happy they put a Liza statue there- but why not any of the other alphas?

Haha! These thrones bring back good ol' memories. Has anyone else ever gone to this party and there is a hug jumble of jammers on the thrones, fighting with each other over who gets to be 'royal' and sit in them? XD

Aww, that lacy pink 'Sale' heart sign is so cute! And so is the little shop! 

These are all the items for sale. The only new one is the Valentine's Day Cards. I guess they had to take the Heart Window item out of the Friendship Party store and put it into Jam Mart Furniture to make room for this new item! 

Okay jammers- see you all later! :D

-Panda

@Mimi5000

Here is the code for your social icons!

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The above code is for Mimi5000's use only.

The icons will look something like this:

The icons are 280px wide, so they should fit your sidebar perfectly. If not, I will try to adjust them. 

Have an awesome day everyone! :D

-Panda

New Items + Tuesday Tips!

Hi jammers! :I When I woke up this morning, I was expecting to see 2-3 feet of snow in our backyard and deck, as the forecast predicted for this blizzard. BUT IT HAD ONLY SNOWED 2 INCHES!!! :O And at least where I lived (I know some areas like Nantucket got the storm worse) we didn't lose power, the winds weren't strong and there was hardly any snow. And everyone spent lots of money preparing for the storm as well... oh well.

The two new items are the heart eyepatch and heart necklace in Bahari Bargains!

The Friendship Party is in 19 minutes, so I will post a tour of that later. I doubt it will be any different from last year, though. XD

Okay... for today's Tuesday Tips, there will be two different parts. The first part will be clothing tips, the second will be blogging tips. 

Let's start with the clothing tips...

Tip #1! Decide on a color scheme before making your outfits!

This was an option on the 'How do you make your Animal Jam outfits?' poll, so I know that a lot of you guys already do this. But it is a great way to get a nice looking outfit in a stylish color! ^.^ Here are a few examples I did with my animals:

Grey and black color scheme (w/ white accents)

Blue and white color scheme

Dark green/turquoise and white color scheme (w/ black accents)

Tip #2! Have your pet's colors and clothes compliment your animal's colors and clothes!

If you and your pet have the same colors and clothes, the pair of you will look smashing! XD Here is an example:

The white of Happy's underbelly and feet accessories compliment the pet's white fur!

Sorry that section was so short and unhelpful. XD Onto the blogging tips!

Tip #1! Once or twice a week/month, go around your blog with a pen and paper handy. Observe anything you want to be changed- perhaps an extra space there, removing a gadget that isn't helping the look of your blog, editing certain colors... etc. 

Tip #2! Make sure that your colors work together. If you have a white background, chances are, yellow links that turn neon green on hover won't show up the best. Choose darker color fonts, links and titles on a lighter background, and light color fonts, links and titles on a darker background. 

Tip #3! Look for tutorials constantly! You aren't a dumbhead for not knowing how to do something- the works of HTML, blogging and CSS are tricky! Don't be afraid to ask for help! There are many resources you have to go to if you have a question. You can ask the AJGC for help! As crazy and weird as I am, I actually do know a decent amount of CSS, HTML etc. for both the Blogger and Squarespace platforms. You can also read our Blogging Tips & Tricks page for help, or request a tutorial to be posted on there! My other website, The Dancing Panda has some more advance tutorials for Blogger and Squarespace, so you can check those out as well! :D If all of those don't work, just look up exactly what you want on the Internet. 

Tip #4! Go crazy with widgets and gadgets! Viewers love sidebar stuff- they just do. Don't overload your sidebar with gadgets, but don't be shy to add a few here and there, either! 

Okay jammers- that is all for now! See you all later! :D (Better get working on a few commissions!)

-Panda

MONKEYING AROUND

Today's special animal is... monkeys! (aka my little brother)

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Notice + RIM/RIT + Monday Animal Facts + Beta Player!

Hi jammers! I am on Cloud 9 right now... the superintendent of my school district just called, saying that we have a snow day today and tomorrow! There is a huge storm/blizzard coming to where I am (and maybe where some of you guys are as well) and 2 feet of snow is predicted! O.O A quick little notice though: I will most likely lose power either tonight or tomorrow night, so my apologies if I don't post. >.<

Moving on...

The RIM today is....

The rare pink purse! :O That was a rare item available in stores during last Thursday! Wow, AJHQ must have messed up and accidentally released that item, or they just felt like releasing it again? I feel bad for all those jammers who traded betas and rares for that item, thinking it would become super rare later... D:

This is a cool item, just wish it were less expensive. :P

WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME AJHQ!!???!??!?! :sobs: XD But really- WHY?!?!??!?!?!

For Monday's posting schedule, here are a few animal facts that you may enjoy! :)

At first glance, the giant panda would seem to resemble a bear, but in fact its features show it has a stronger affinity with raccoons.

Snow leopard's tails are thought to help them balance, but they also wrap them around themselves to keep warm. Just like scarves!

The roar of a Bengal tiger can carry for over 2km at night.

There are 88 million pet cats in the United States (14 million more than the amount of pet dogs).

I noticed a beta player in Jamaa Township earlier today! Their username was Adamance, and they were explaining how they were an otter, yet a non-member at the same time.

I find it so cool. XD And Fuzzy's style is amazing! I love that outfit so much...

Okay jammers- see you all later! :D

-Panda

A few more sidebar graphics!

Here are some more sidebar graphics I made based on panda's. CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO ARCTICPENGUIN661

Here are the graphics  used in them:

Found on the daily Explorer

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b arcticpenguin661 (I don' t know why it has a background)

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Featured Graphics #5!

Hi jammers! I have to make this Featured Graphics post small, but here are a few graphics that were sent in by jammers or collected over the past few weeks (you probably already saw all of them in previous posts)!

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Make sure to send in any graphics in to thedancingpanda.com@gmail.com or animaljamgraphiccentral@gmail.com by next Sunday to be featured! :D

-Panda