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    My New Blog Design!!!!!

    By Stacy 47 Comments

    Hey! Have you noticed anything different around here??? If you are reading from your phone or a reader get your rear ends over and check out my new header and blog design :P

    Carly from Playful Pickle Designs rocked my socks with the header she made me. I love it so much! Doesn't yellow just make you happy? Carly was such a trooper. I had her tweek and retweek it to death. It is hard for me to have the idea in my mind but not have the know how to actually create it. And I don't explain things very well sometimes.  Carly was so patient and went above and beyond so I sent her a thank you in the mail. . . . . my favorite treat ever, Utah Truffles. So thank you Carly!!! I hope you enjoy your chocolate  as much as I enjoy my new header :)

    Just like whenever you decorate a room, there are always little things you move and change until it becomes perfect. I am sure I will be doing the same with my blog. But for the most part it is done and I am happy. I had Aaron from RFE Hosting widen the blog for me and add the new header and then I DIYed the rest. It took forever since I had to learn all the css stuff. I emailed Aaron in a panic a couple of times :P WordPress can be so complicated for someone not very computer savvy :)

    I have so many things to do this week. I am hoping to finish up my side yard transformation too. I am torn about when to reveal it though. I kind of want to give the plants a chance to get over the transplant shock and fill in a little. But I am also antsy to show you what I have been up to!

    Tomorrow I will be going on Fresh Living  with Bruce from Minwax. I am excited to meet him and chat about staining :)

    See you tomorrow for the linky party!!!

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    1. Mandy

      May 14, 2012 at 6:30 am

      it really looks great!!

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    2. Virginia

      May 14, 2012 at 6:40 am

      LOVE the new look!!!

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    3. Suesan

      May 14, 2012 at 6:44 am

      I like the new design and concept, but I have to say that the yellow hurts my eyes. I can't even see what the last box in your follow icons is. I had to click it to know that it is Google+. Also, the yellow links in the text are very hard to read.

      I may just be sad because your old designs was my very favorite design and I loved the multiple colors in your blog. I regularly read your post through Google Reader, so it's not much of an issue for me, but you might want to consider adding some higher contrasting colors back to save your reader's eyes.

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    4. Dee in NH

      May 14, 2012 at 6:45 am

      Love it! Yellow is so happy and fun!

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    5. Ordinary Sarah

      May 14, 2012 at 6:46 am

      Love! Love! Love!

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    6. Amanda Rose

      May 14, 2012 at 6:55 am

      Its wonderful, I love it.

      Amanda Rose
      http://sewmuchtosay.blogspot.com

      Reply
    7. Amy C

      May 14, 2012 at 7:08 am

      Your blog looks great! I love it!

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    8. Smallgood

      May 14, 2012 at 7:33 am

      I only want to be constructive, but the yellow for the social media buttons is a bit bright and makes it difficult to see. I really like the mint you have at the bottom and the font choice for the header and "favorite projects."

      Reply
    9. Kris (www.everywhereorange.com)

      May 14, 2012 at 8:08 am

      LOVE IT!!!! it might be my favorite yet!!!!

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    10. Katie Skiff

      May 14, 2012 at 8:23 am

      Love it. I have really come to love yellow... and this is beautiful!!

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    11. Sarah

      May 14, 2012 at 8:32 am

      LOVE the header! Great job! :D

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    12. Amanda Jones (@creativendeavor)

      May 14, 2012 at 8:43 am

      Love the new design!! Have fun working in your yard!

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    13. Charlotte Parker

      May 14, 2012 at 8:47 am

      I love it, especially your picture!

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    14. Holly

      May 14, 2012 at 8:52 am

      Love the new bright look!! So pretty!! :) Have a lovely day! xo Holly

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    15. Denise

      May 14, 2012 at 9:17 am

      I'm glad you are so excited to have a change, and a big blog redo can be very much needed if you see it Every. Single. Day. I took a look through and although I love yellow too, (my HHR is sunburst orange, ya'll) I agree it is a little difficult to read. Hey - it's NEW, and you might come to some more changes after awhile too. Who knows? I was wondering if you might take the yellow background/reddish wording from the boys bottom bunk in the Boys Room pic instead of the white wording? On my blog I too had to balance the love of certain colors and their readability. I had to tweak the shades within the spectrum until I got a color that was dark enough to read the word. A couple of times I had to dump the color scheme I wanted because it just didn't show well, and the tweaking just didn't work at the end. I was wondering if you might take the yellow background/reddish wording from the boys bottom bunk in the Boys Room pic instead of the white wording.

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    16. Kira =]

      May 14, 2012 at 9:18 am

      You did an awesome job! And definite kudos to your helpers! Yellow is a very happy color! Are you going to change your favicon too?

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    17. kristin

      May 14, 2012 at 9:32 am

      Beautiful design and so today, love it!
      XO
      Kristin

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    18. Briana

      May 14, 2012 at 9:35 am

      I absolutely love the new design! Especially the yellow! Great job!

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    19. Heart and Haven

      May 14, 2012 at 9:38 am

      Cute header.
      I've had an idea for awhile of what I want to do for mine...but haven't bitten the bullet to get it done yet. Like you stated, you have difficulty explaining what's in your head for someone else to envision; I'm worried about that too.

      Reply
    20. karin

      May 14, 2012 at 10:02 am

      Love it!

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    21. Kara

      May 14, 2012 at 10:21 am

      Dude, even the necklace in your photo matches your new look. You rock!

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    22. jenni

      May 14, 2012 at 11:03 am

      looks beautiful!!!

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    23. Lynn W

      May 14, 2012 at 11:31 am

      Apparently Google Chrome hasn't gotten the memo yet, because I'm still seeing red and mint. I looked in IE and Firefox and can see the changes (I like the new header). I don't have a wide screen monitor, so if I want to see any of your bio, sponsors or other links I have to scroll right, and that's a huge pet peeve of mine (I do web design). But the widening of the blog is just making it so I can't see the whole thing, whereas before I could see it all at once. So by widening it, you are limiting the exposure your sponsors are hoping to get.

      Reply
    24. Laura @ Laura's Crafty Life

      May 14, 2012 at 1:28 pm

      My internet explorer shows the yellow, but in google chrome it looks completely different. I think some other commenters may have mentioned it to you! :) I like the yellow. It is pretty.

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    25. Adrienne

      May 14, 2012 at 1:41 pm

      Looks great. So cheerful. Love the Yellow and the Brown contrast. Nice selection!

      Reply
    26. Andrea @queenBandme

      May 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      SUPER CUTE!!! And good luck with WP! I hear there is a pretty good learning curve.
      XOXO

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    27. Tam @ Sew Dang Cute

      May 14, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      Love it! Love the yellow, love the wood, LOVE it!!!

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    28. Gaby@GabHousewifeChronicles

      May 14, 2012 at 2:27 pm

      i love it!! congratulations!!!

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    29. Bethany

      May 14, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      Very cute! :)

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    30. Emily

      May 14, 2012 at 2:55 pm

      Yellow makes me happy and you make me happy, so I love it. :)

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    31. Christy

      May 14, 2012 at 3:12 pm

      I love the new layout! The banner looks so how I imagine your style!

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    32. Miss Mustard Seed

      May 14, 2012 at 5:26 pm

      I think it's so pretty! I love the color. It's fun to see some yellow. :)

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    33. Karina Wetzel

      May 14, 2012 at 5:33 pm

      I absolutely love it!! Yellow makes me soo happy and It looks AMAZING!!

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    34. Kristy Cirillo

      May 14, 2012 at 6:06 pm

      I hardly recognize you Stacy.... I mean your blog :) It looks great!

      Reply
    35. Maureen

      May 14, 2012 at 7:03 pm

      I don't know what people mean about the yellow being too bright, it looks mild and beautiful on my MAC. I came over from my email to check this out and I think the redesign looks great! Congrats and good luck getting settled into WordPress.

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    36. Lyuba

      May 14, 2012 at 8:11 pm

      Love it!!

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    37. kristen duke photography

      May 14, 2012 at 9:04 pm

      very fun!!!

      Reply
    38. Rachel

      May 14, 2012 at 9:29 pm

      The new look seems more like you! (or wht I imagine you to be like right?) : )

      Reply
    39. WEST FURNITURE REVIVAL

      May 14, 2012 at 10:35 pm

      love the new blog design, it looks great!

      Reply
    40. Aaron

      May 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm

      Just a quick tip for those that still see the old design, you can use this guide to clear your cache:
      http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache

      Reply
    41. shannon @ :tunedin

      May 15, 2012 at 5:50 am

      LOVE your new do! Such a beautiful yellow print behind your title. Awe...and new buttons too! Eeeee! So fun.

      Can't wait to link up later today!!!

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    42. Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It

      May 15, 2012 at 9:02 am

      I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your new header, well your whole design!! I have a thing for old wood and I love the yellow color. Great job!

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    43. Noreen

      May 15, 2012 at 11:01 am

      Very nice, Stacy! Sunshiny but simple.

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    44. shirley@motivatedmommyoftwo

      May 15, 2012 at 1:34 pm

      I like the new look, I like the font you used for your side bar titles.

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    45. Jusa

      May 16, 2012 at 11:02 am

      Love it. It looks very "you." Bravo for tackling a challenging computer task. I've skimmed through some other reader comments. I know from talking to DS who is a computer science major that it is very challenging to design websites that can be read in every format (device, service, whatever). Nice to have choices, but it makes life complicated. You can appreciate Henry Ford declaring you can have any color car as long as its black. For my two cents, I use Mozilla Firefox. The yellow banner looks lovely to me. The tab headers are a little pale in contrast. I might make them a boldface type, but they are certainly readable as is. Fun typefaces throughout. Everything looks great.

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    46. Ashley @ Simply Designing

      May 16, 2012 at 8:25 pm

      Love your new blog design!! It is so happy!! :)

      Reply
    47. Rebecca Cooper

      May 19, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      it looks so cute around here Stacey! :)

      Reply

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