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Cool Gear For The Fashionable Blogger

Are you a blogger who wants pretty accessories to suit all your blogging needs, like when you whip out your dSLR camera to capture blogworthy moments, or need a card to hand to PR when you are networking? Me too, and I found some!

So another year has passed for BlogHer, the great bloggers’ convention that gets bigger every year. My wonderful sponsor Cool Gear Inc supplied me with 50 business cards to pass out with my information on one side, and their own branded information on the other, but once I had passed out those fifty cards I needed more (for the 5,000+ attendants and 50 or so companies), so luckily Build A Sign provided me with another 100 cards that beautifully bore my colorful logo. They were easy to make, had a lovely sheen, and I felt proud to hand them out because they were so pretty. To make them, visit BuildASign.com, upload your logo, add the info you’d like included (you can play around with the layout and colors and fonts), and submit!

I also wore a fabulous tee from Just Jen, maker of personalized swarovski crystal shirts popular with glittery gals everywhere (celebrities, brides, cheerleaders, women celebrating milestones, moms of two boys attending blog conventions) I love this shirt, it’s so simple yet pretty, showing everyone my blog name in white crystals and featuring a green palm tree just like in my logo (those folks over at Just Jen can make pretty much any logo for you!):

They make pretty accessories and sweat pants and hoodies as well, and offer a choice of graphics and ideas if you need a little inspiration for your own design.

just jen oasis shirt

I’m very into pretty dSLR camera accessories and gear lately, and because of my DIY crafty side plan to make most of my future camera accessories straps myself. In the meantime, accessories are being handmade by others on places like Etsy, and here I am rocking a pseudo Chanel leather and gold chain dSLR camera strap (if you have an old purse you are thinking of tossing, why not recycle the shoulder strap for your own camera first?) and a cute flower dSLR lens cap leash to keep me from losing anymore lens covers (I had to photograph in the mirror since these pretty dSLR camera accessories were already on):

pretty chain camera strap

chanel gold chain dslr camera strap

And of course, my Cool Gear Inc coffee mugs and water bottles for safe, stylish beverage carrying (they are BPA free, sturdy, come in awesome colors and styles, and I love water and coffee more than food, so I’m prepared now to rush out the door and….blog):

With all this awesome stuff, I am a ready-to-go, fashionable blogger!




  • I love that shot of you with the coffee mug! Cool Gear should hire you to model for them! You definitely make blogging look fashionable!

  • April Decheine

    You look beautiful first off! I am going to do both of your ideas with the camera, I was just thinking the other day I know I will lose the lens cap, I don’t mean to be negative with myself but I just know I will LOL. Not with your idea!

  • Jenn

    Great finds! Love your Just Jen shirt with the palm tree. It’s perfect!

  • I love everything, especially the camera chain. I’d have never thought about that.

  • Rachel

    LOVE the camera strap! What a fab idea for upcycling.

  • I love the photo of you and the coffee cup! I would love to have some cute accessories for my camera.

  • I love the DSLR gear I need to get a camera strap for mine actually.

  • I love that t-shirt! Great stuff!

  • I love how your decorated your lens cap and the shirt is just too awesome.

  • Wow love that shirt!!

  • debra

    I love all the accessories. Definitely fashionable!

  • Very nice! =) (The tshirt is especially cool!)

  • Love the camera strap!!

  • Love your business cards — I need to have new ones made with my new logo and new focus.

  • That’s a nice shirt, love it!

  • That tshirt is so cute!

  • Love the camera strap.

  • You are so creative! Love the Chanel-inspired strap!

  • Indeed, you are. Love your Just Jen shirt.

  • Penelope, you are so gorgeous. You should have more photos of yourself on your blog. Love the camera strap idea!

  • Camera Accessories

    Tripod is best thing if we are doing long photoshoots it gives a benefits of changing angle and we can keep the camera mounted on it. There are many other accessories which can give additional benefits.

  • Penelope

    Which tripod do you recommend?