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Showing posts with label blog design. Show all posts
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Monday, 23 May 2011

Amaze me August #38 ~ New Blog Design ~ $100.00 Giveaway ~

Posted on 21:36 by Unknown
Hello, and welcome to the 38th edition of
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BLOG MAKEOVER GIVEAWAY

Raise your hand if you need a blog makeover!!
Raise your hand if you need one of these?
Spring Fling Rosette Bib Necklace
Raise your hand if you need one of these?
Little Black Dress Rosette Bib Necklace
Enter below for your chance to win!

Can you guys believe the way my blog looks? It's taken many long hours to get it to this point. It's finally become a reality, but it's been weeks in the making. I think it was almost 2 months ago that my friend Maria @ Agape Love Designs sent me an email and offered to give me a blog overhaul. I think she just couldn't stand looking at my header anymore, lol. I know it was a mess, and my entire blog was a big eye sore. I am so sorry to have put you all through that, but designing a blog is hard work. No matter how many times I tried, I just couldn't get it right. Nothing I did made me happy. I wanted a signature look for my blog, but I just didn't have the vision. I was thrilled and told Maria I would love her help. 
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Weeks passed and I still didn't have a clue about what I wanted for the blog, and it's kind of hard to design a blog for someone when they don't know what they want. Then 2 weeks ago I got in one of my design moods again, and spent literally 2 days, and 2 sleepless nights trying to work out the blog design, code, and layout, until I finally gave up and asked Maria for help. Before I knew it she had taken charge, asked me all kinds of questions, and started working on the new look. I can't even begin to tell you what an amazing experience it was working with her. Being the control freak that I am, it was super hard to just let her take charge, and not get in the way, but she was very clear with me, very stern, and very serious that I needed to let her do her thing, and that she promised I would be happy. 

The blog speaks for itself doesn't it. For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, I'm sure you can remember what it looked like before. What do you think of it now? Is it super or what? I know I'm not being modest at all, I am just so proud of my new blog, and think it is THE BEST. All thanks to the wonderful design talents of Maria @ Agape Love Design. 

She has worked so hard on redoing practically every aspect of my blog.
 I got a new header, 
new buttons,
 tons of beautiful labels,
 a new favicon, 
an awesome signature, 
a new background 
and with a lot of trial and error an incredible layout, all with a newer template. 
I thought it was only possible to have a wide layout with minima, but my girl Maria made it happen without it, and I LOVE IT. 
She was so helpful in helping me find my purpose for this blog, and with my new found vision, I am just so excited to start making it a reality now. She was patient, she was understanding, and every step of the way, even though she gave her input she always made sure the final decision was mine. I loved that, even if I made some bad ones along the way, she just fixed it and never said I told you so, lol. I could not have created this look without her, and I learned so much along the way. How to be patient, and how to trust others with things that are super important to me. I put all my faith in her, and she delivered way more than I ever imagined for my blog. 

SO THANK YOU MARIA, I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING!
She wouldn't accept any money from me, she offered to do it because she is awesome like that, but there is no way I could accept that, so I am passing on my thanks to her, by supporting her ETSY SHOP, and her blog design (which should really be a business), and offering FOUR lucky winners a chance to win.
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BLOG MAKEOVER GIVEAWAY

Raise your hand if you need a blog makeover!!

A big Thank You for putting up with all the construction around here. I hope you think it was worth it. 

I'm so excited to offer 2 lucky winners a $25.00 mini blog makeover. 
 I'm sure you agree that Maria has some crazy talent, and you will be thrilled with what she can do. She is really incredible, and if you'd like to see some other blogs she's created, please visit HERE.

Here's what 2 lucky winners will get:
NEW HEADER
NEW BUTTONS
NEW BACKGROUND
NEW SIGNATURE
(If you would like additional services, Maria will apply the $25.00 towards a complete blog overhaul)

While she doesn't do this full time, she has experience in web design. After completing my blog, I asked her if she wouldn't mind doing this giveaway. She was thrilled with the idea, and now TWO of you will be as happy, and excited with your new blog design as I am. 

AND GUESS WHAT THATS NOT ALL!!!
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I'm also offering 2 lucky winners a beautiful bib necklace.
Here are the necklaces. You do not get to pick which one, I will pick the winners and announce what you have won next week.
Spring Fling Rosette Bib Necklace


Little Black Dress Rosette Bib Necklace

Here's how to win your very own blog makeover, and, or a beautiful bib necklace.

Follow Agape Love Designs BLOG 
Follow Agape Love Designs on FACEBOOK 
Check out Agape Love Designs on ETSY and tell me your favorite item.
Follow Bella Before and After 
Follow Bella Before and After on FACEBOOK
Follow Euro Style Cakes BLOG (my new cake blog)
Follow Euro Style Cakes on FACEBOOK
BLOG, FACEBOOK, or TWEET about this giveaway
Link up to AMAZE ME AUGUST


Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you leave a comment saying you completed something and you didn't, you will not be eligible to win anything. 
Also if you'd like to do a little shopping, check this out:
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Four winners will be picked using Random.org, The first 2 winners will be for the blog makeover, and the next 2 winners will receive one bib necklace. You will be notified what you won at that time. Winner has 48hours to get back to me or a new winner will be chosen. 


If you are lucky enough to get picked for more than one prize, please know I will not pick another winner to replace you. So rest assured if you are picked, YOU WON.


Giveaway open to EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE!!!
Winners will be announced June 1, 2011

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Monday, 16 May 2011

Blog Makeover ~~ Need some advice ~~

Posted on 05:55 by Unknown
It was one of those nights again. I pretty much stayed up all night redesigning my blog. Just working on the header and a few buttons literally took hours. Gosh, does anybody else spend countless hours doing this, or is it just me, lol. 


My dear friend Maria @ Agape Love Designs offered to help me with my blog design a couple weeks ago, I should have just let her do it, but by the time I figured out an idea, I was already half way done designing it myself.... ooops. I still need tons of help, it's nowhere near done, but I came to realize that I'd probably have a really hard time letting someone else do my blog design. I simply change my mind WAY to many times, and I think I would drive somebody crazy, and perhaps lose a friend over my inability to settle on a look.


So rather than let that happen, I've taken things in my own hands, and will spend countless hours working on this thing again. 


However, I would like to get your opinions on some button designs.
I'm assuming everyone likes the new header (fingers crossed) oh please, tell me it's OK, he he. 


Here are the buttons I'm having a hard time deciding on. I also have them up in my sidebar, sorry about the messiness, but that way you can see them in action there, it looks different than in the post.
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THREE


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FIVE


SIX


Pretty please tell me which you like best, AND be brutally honest, tell me what you think I can do to improve the look of the blog. Do you think the new header is visually pleasing, or is it still too busy, especially with the ads up there. (Speaking of which, does anybody know how to get the add to show up in your actual banner? )

There will be many changes done in the sidebars too, so it will be less cluttered soon. For now, I am looking for feedback. I don't want to continue working on this design, if everyone hates it. Even though this is my blog, without all of you, it wouldn't be much, and I certainly wouldn't love it so much, so when you come to read it, I want to make sure you are happy. 

Feedback welcome now, don't be afraid, just be honest!!

Also please don't forget to enter my current giveaway.
SHAN Chicken Curry Mix

~~~FIVE LUCKY WINNERS~~~
will receive a free box of this delicious mix, 
so anyone can make their very own chicken curry at home.




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