The Architect and the Artist ~ Blog Design

Debbie from The Architect and the Artist had an idea of how she wanted her design to look so we set off in search of some graphics that would fit in with her ideas. Fotolia turned out to be a great help and we merged a few graphics together for the header image of a tree on an easel.

Using colors from the header image, I pulled together the rest of the blog colors, focusing on pinks and greens.

I absolutely LOVE the blog sidebar buttons using the paintbrushes from the header image…

 

And the cute sidebar button too!

Visit The Architect and the Artist to see the changes up close. Thanks so much, Debbie for letting me re-do your blog!

Somewhat Crunchy ~ Blog Makeover

Cheryl at Somewhat Crunchy wanted a simple blog makeover ~ soft graphics and easy fonts. We found a great dandelion graphic from Fotolia and I went to work on the header and buttons.

I found a great {free} background to use in the Blogger templates and we matched up font colors to go along with the new colors in her headers. We kept her current blogger template and just added in a new header and a new button along with the updated background.

Her new blog button is simple, but cute! Cheryl also has sponsors on her site, so we put together a simple button as a ‘placeholder’ for any empty sponsor spots.

   

Simple, yet gorgeous!! Love the new look!

Font used: CK Becky {free font}

Adventures in Mommydom ~ Blog Makeover

I met Ticia from Adventures in Mommydom through blogging and have been participating in her Science Sunday posts for some time, so I was VERY excited when she asked me to do a makeover on her blog!!

We looked around for graphics for a bit and finally found a super cute clip art set from MyGrafico called Cute Heros and went from there! Here’s a look at some of her new graphics.

Header


Sidebar Titles


Blog Buttons {are they not CUTE??!}

And a header for her Science Sunday landing page ~ I absolutely love it!!

Shhhh!! Don’t tell, but this was one of the MOST fun redesigns that I’ve done. I fully enjoyed each step of this process and seeing the end result {and other’s reactions} was great! Thanks so much, Ticia for letting me work on your blog!!

Blog, She Wrote ~ Blog Makeover

Heather from Blog, She Wrote wanted a full makeover for her site. She wanted to have the graphics and text with the ‘feel’ of the old Murder, She Wrote show. I absolutely LOVE the typewriter we found and the colors she picked to go along too.

For the sidebar titles we just did something simple, but matching the header…

Didn’t her blog button turn out cute?

Thanks so much, Heather! I had much fun working with you and love the new look! Be sure to pop over her way and say hi!

Daze of Adventure ~ Blog Makeover

Bright and bold colors…and a design that I am completely in love with! Jennifer from Daze of Adventure contacted me a little bit ago to make over her blog and after looking and looking for graphics we found the cutest little car {from Fotolia}...which then set the course for the whole blog!

We kept much of her original layout in place, just tweaked the colors, some sizing and rearranged a bit. In addition to her new header, Jenn is sporting some cute new sidebar titles, top navigational buttons and a new blog button.

We also added some new social media buttons, so that she can share more with her readers.Jennifer was a DREAM to work with!! Be sure to stop by and visit her at Daze of Adventure to check out her new look up close and personal! Thanks so much Jenn!

Font used in this blog design: Black Boys on Mopeds

Homegrown Learning ~ Blog Makeover

Crystal at Homegrown Learning loved the background pattern that she found on Pyzam and wanted to keep that in place with her blog redo {and it was definitely cute!}. I tweaked the template some to make the columns and colors more what she was looking for and more reader friendly {the background was burgundy and is now white, making it easier to read}.

I found a graphic in Microsoft clip art and also used some pictures of her boys to put a new header together for her.

I also put together some navigational buttons underneath her header along with some cute sidebar titles and a new blog button.

Thanks so much Crystal for working with me and letting me put a little more ‘you’ into your blog! :)

Fonts used in this re-design: Brady Bunch and CK Handprint

Giving Up On a Clean House {Blog Makeover}

Stacy at Giving Up on a Clean House asked for a blog redo and we found a great graphic in Microsoft clip art that I was able to tweak a bit to work for her header. As a mom she juggles many things ~ but her focus is to slow down and focus on what really matters ~ her family.

Once her header graphic was in place, the colors of her blog were based from the image. Her new blog look included a header, blog button, sidebar titles, new background and social media buttons.

Be sure to stop by and visit Stacy at Giving Up On a Clean House and check out her new look. She has two of the most beautiful children!! Thanks so much for working with my Stacy!

Blog Design ~ Simply at Home

Wendi from Simply at Home wanted a whole new look on her blog and picked some bright and cheerful colors for her blog after finding the cutest graphic at Fotolia. She has three kids ~ and the momma bird that she found had three little ones of her own.

We did a little bit of everything for her ~ a new header and background, a blog button, sidebar titles, and also a top navigational bar.

Be sure to stop by and visit Wendi at Simply at Home and say hi! She’s joined up with the Homeschool Crew this year and will be writing curriculum reviews too. :)

Our Worldwide Classroom Blog Makeover

Kylie from Our Worldwide Classroom asked me to do a full blog makeover for her…and we had much fun ~ especially once we found the CUTEST monkey graphic from Fotolia.com to represent her three kiddos!

I did a little bit of everything for Kylie ~ header, background, buttons, sidebar icons, drop-down navigational bar..and a few behind-the-scenes widgets too. Fonts used: Desiger and Calvin & Hobbes.

Here’s a little peek at a few of the graphics from her blog:

 

Stop on over to Our Worldwide Classroom and see Kylie’s new look!

Along the Way

Cindy @ Along the Way is a homeschooling friend of mine who wanted to do a little simplifying and rearranging on her blog. What started out as just a header and blog button resulted in an entire blog re-do {and lots of fun in the process}.

Cindy found the cutest graphic at iStockphoto, so her new blog design was based on the colors from that graphic. She loved the polka-dot background she had previously, so we kept that as part of the new look.

A top navigational bar was added under her header so that her readers could find her resources quickly without needing to do a lot of searching around her site. A few other ‘features’ that were added ~ new RSS, Twitter and Email buttons and a cute little blog button that others can grab to link back to her site:

 

I have to say that I love her sidebar titles though! These turned out so cute:

 

Be sure to stop by and visit Cindy @ Along the Way and tell her ‘hi’. She has some great printables and teaching ideas for preschoolers!

Learning Curve

Joesette at Learning Curve wanted to switch her blog over to Blogger and thought a fresh new look would make the change even more fun. Her makeover included a header, blog button, sidebar buttons along with an RSS and twitter feed button.

You can see the full blog makeover by visiting her blog in person, but here are a few little peeks at her header and blog button.