11 Updates to My Blogger Blog

 

I've made a few updates recently to this little blog's layout and appearance. I'm going for a simpler and more streamlined look. Do you like it?

 

Here's the complete rundown of the new changes....



1. Switch to a simple layout with a plain white background.
2. New About Me Page - Want to know which TV shows are on my DVR? Check it out!
3. Create a new welcome headshot photo - the standard blogger intro photo I had been using was smaller than I wanted. I replaced it with an "image" gadget from the Google layout page and used picmonkey's new circle cutout feature to create an updated welcome photo of myself.
4. Update Pinterest and Blogger profile photos to match welcome photo. 
5. Move the sidebar from the right to the left side.
6. Use a Pinterest Board Widget in place of an image gallery to display previous post under the craft index tab.
7. Clean up old posts - Some of my early posts were a little rough. I deleted a handful of old posts.
8. Uninstall LinkWithin - A decision I made after reading this post, "Why I stopped using LinkWithin"
9. Install nRelate - still on my to do list
10. Adjust sidebar and overall blog widths. My previous overall blog width was narrow, resulting in a title header that appeared centered on the page (rather than left aligned). A larger sidebar also accommodates the preferred ad sizes on Google AdSense.
11. Consolidate ads and optimize ad sizes - I realized that if I ever want to reach the magical $50 AdSense payout, I needed to optimize my ad sizes and switch to one of the recommended ad dimensions. Also, instead of splitting my earning between one Share-A-Sale ad and one Google AdSense ad, I consolidated, making both ad spaces through Google AdSense.

What do you think? How does the new layout appear on your web browser? Any sugggestions

Big Sister, Little Sister Shirt and Onesie (and Silhouette Cut Files!)

The first project I made using heat transfer vinyl was a Big Sister/ Little Sister shirt and onesie for my girls. I ordered my vinyl online from Happy Crafters and used my Silhouette cutting machine to cut the design. Designing and making custom shirts just might be my favorite craft of all time.

I'm sharing my Silhouette cut files for the Big Sister Little Sister shirts at the end of this post if you'd like to make your own. Let me know if you have any trouble opening the files. Personal use only please.

Here are my girls wearing the shirts I made. Aren't they adorable? Miss L is such a protective big sister.

Here are the cut files if you'd like to make your own shirts. The text is already reversed for use with heat transfer vinyl, but you can flip it back if you'd like to use the files with another medium, like paper.

Big Sister Little Sister Free Cut Files

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Scrabble Tile Art

Here is a project my sister recently made using wooden Scrabble letter tiles. "Dream With Me" is such a great sentiment that fits well with the rest of her Parisian décor. I'll have to ask her where she got that frame - I love the modern French farmhouse vibe!