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A Brand New Blog Design

March 12, 2014 by Patti 7 Comments

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It has been a much longer break from blogging than anticipated but I’m finally back, roaring to go, with A Brand New Blog Design.  What do you think?  Do you love it?  I do!  I’ve struggled with a lot of little “glitches” on my blog ever since my transfer from Blogger to WordPress last summer and it has been very frustrating.  I was able to figure out a lot of things on my own but there were certain problems that “Googling it” just couldn’t solve for me.  In addition to the glitches, I wanted a lighter, fresher look for my blog.  I really liked my previous header and the general layout of my blog.  It was a lot of work and I created myself with virtually NO technical knowledge (pat on the back), but it seemed a bit old and “heavy”.  It was time to make an Old Thing New.

Enter Mr. OTN, my knight in shining armor!  I virtually have NO budget for blogging but I do  have a husband who doesn’t like to see me struggle.  It was at his urging that I finally decided to pay someone to help me out.  After looking at some of my favorite blogs and seeing who they used for blog design I chose Julie at Blogger Boutique and I am so happy that I did!  Before I met Julie though I have to confess that I tried two other companies that offered help to bloggers. The first one didn’t charge much at all and I got a step-by-step tutorial that I had a hard time following. When their steps didn’t work on my computer they couldn’t help me. The second one charged a little more and actually transferred my blog from Blogger to WP but I was left with a lot of things that didn’t work.  I emailed and emailed for follow-up help, all to no avail. I was willing to pay anything to get things working but never heard back. All this to say that it is better to pay a little more and find someone who others have had a good working relationship with before putting money into your blog.

favicon blogboardSo the process began with Julie setting up a Basecamp account where we were able to email back and forth to come up with the blog design.  First she sent me a questionnaire asking me what other blogs I liked and why, what my favorite colors were, what I’d like my layout to look like, etc.  Then she went to work and came up with this beautiful style board.  I loved it right away.  She understood what I was looking for on the very first try.

header768Next came the creation of my header from pictures I uploaded to our Basecamp account.  I sent Julie a large selection of pictures and asked her to choose which ones looked best together.  Again, she captured the essence of my blog.  Farmhouse Glam is my style.  Can you see it here?

header480 fbcoverThen came my Facebook cover page . . .

blogbutton. . . and here is my new blog button. So pretty.

The design is wonderful, the layout is wonderful and I love the slider across the top of my blog where recent posts can be seen.  I’d better get to work on some new posts now so you don’t have to keep looking at holidays long past!  A great big thank you to Julie at Blogger Boutique.

Blessings to you all,

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Comments

  1. Sharon H says

    March 12, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    Welcome back, Patti! You have been missed…..and YES, I DO LOVE the new look….and I can hardly wait to see what you’ll be sharing with us.

    Reply
    • Patti says

      March 12, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      Thank you Sharon. It is good to be back and I do indeed have a lot to share 🙂

      Reply
  2. Maria says

    March 13, 2014 at 8:57 am

    Hello Patti. I love you new blog. congratulations. looking forward to all the goodness you bring to us. Have a wonderful day.

    Reply
  3. Crystelle says

    March 14, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Oh Patti! Blogging has so many frustrating aspects… I love the new design you have come up with…. so peaceful and calm….
    Tranquil….
    Perfect….. congrats!!!
    TGIF !! 🙂
    x Crystelle
    Crystelle Boutique

    Reply
  4. Kim @ Too Much Time says

    March 15, 2014 at 6:52 pm

    I just love the light and fresh look! I also struggle to try and do much on my own, but after my switch from Blogger to Wrodpress the coding stuff was too much for me. Sometimes it is worth it to spend the money and have no headaches from here on out:)

    Reply
  5. Jann Olson says

    March 16, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Happy to have you back and your new design is lovely. There are some things I need to do to update my blog as well. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply
  6. Sherry says

    March 18, 2014 at 8:38 pm

    Your blog looks beautiful. I am so glad you got some good help.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Sherry

    Reply

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