Simply Sweet Home

My New Blog Makeover

I am thrilled to announce the launch of Simply Sweet Home's new look. I loved the design I had before; it had become like an old friend, and I was actually sort of sad to see it go. But I was ready for a little change of scenery. And I hope you guys like it!

And what's even cooler is that I designed and installed everything myself. Me! (Yeah! I'm still a little surprised myself!) This was my very first time to do a full redesign by myself. (Up till now, I'd only made a couple of buttons and basic graphics.) Anyway, I'm really happy with the way it turned out, and I hope to do a lot more design stuff in the future. (Maybe even do some design work for other bloggers!!)

The New Simply Sweet Home

Welcome to the new Simply Sweet Home! Hope you guys like the new look! As many of you know, I've been looking around for blog designs for several months, and last week I finally purchased one.

It's still not completely finished; I have to customize and install all the sidebar graphics, which I'm having a little technical difficulties with right now, but hopefully in the next day or two I'll have all the kinks worked out and the new design will be complete.

I want to say a big, HUGE thank you to Emily over at Polka Dot Pixels for this awesome design! I found her shop on etsy and decided to inquire about one of her listings. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy she was to work with. For someone like me, who loves blogging but is totally clueless about the aspects of graphic designing, she made it a very pleasant experience and her communication was very prompt and easy to understand. I had a lot of questions, and she was very patient during the process and was a BIG help.

She did an excellent job customizing her design and making it into exactly what I wanted, including all the elements I wanted, and creating graphics that, I think, go perfectly with the image, ideas, and concept of Simply Sweet Home.

If you are currently in the market to purchase some graphics, a new blog design, or etsy banner, I highly recommend Polka Dot Pixels. Her work is of a high quality. The prices are very reasonable. And Emily is a real pleasure to work with. And I would gladly do business with her again in the future!

Thank You So Much Emily For Your Great Work!

-Jerri

Labels: announcements, Design/Buttons

The Simply Sweet Home Christmas Festival

Hello everyone! As mentioned in a previous post, this week I'm launching the Simply Sweet Home Christmas Festival. For the next few weeks, I'll be featuring nothing but Christmas posts (with the exception of MPM). I've got plans to feature crafts, decor, gift ideas, recipes, and more! And I also have a few ideas floating around in my head that will make the Christmas Festival more interactive. This has always been my favorite time of year, but sometimes with all the hustle and bustle, we barely get a chance to enjoy it, so that's why I'm doing this. So sit back, relax, and get ready for some interesting, fun-filled content that will get you in the spirit of the season.

To kick the festival off, I've created a collection of buttons here. Keep in mind, I'm not a graphic designer! (as if I had to tell you that!) However, these aren't too shabby! I've placed the codes here for you, if you'd like to put them on your site for a little Christmas decoration, and of course, they link back to my site, so that all your friends can come and join in on all the fun as well. (Note: This is my first time to try putting text boxes on the blog. All the codes should be correct, but just in case something is wrong, please leave me a comment on the post or send an email to jhrivers@hotmail.com. Thanks.)