Friday, September 19, 2014

Shop Update

Happy Friday, guys! I've added a couple of new notebooks to the shop:

 A new take on my Dutch Houses notebook

And an autumn scene with a slightly cross owl. I don't know why, but grumpy looking animals just make me laugh so much. Maybe he's not happy about the falling leaves and change of seasons, or maybe he doesn't like you looking at him. Hah. (It might be hard to tell from this photo, but I used a gold pen for the outlining on this one, so there's a bit of shimmer to it.)

I also did some work on the blog layout this week, which you might have noticed? I added pages and a navigation bar, which is something that's been on my to-do list for about two years. Man, does it feel good to cross something off that's been dangling down near the bottom for so long! I checked it out in a few browsers, and I think everything's in the right place. But if anything looks wonky on your screens, particularly on the "popular posts" and "diy" pages, please let me know. Thank you!

My knowledge of html is pretty rudimentary, and at some point I should probably just hire a pro to rework my whole site. But in the meantime, I'm hoping this will make it a bit easier for people to browse around and find diys and other things. The next to-do item will probably be to improve my categories on the side bar, but one step at a time. I'm pretty pleased with myself for just getting this far!

What is everyone up to this weekend? I have lots of projects to work on, but I think the weather is supposed to be really nice, so...we might just have to jump in the car and run away for a little while. ;)

12 comments:

  1. Love the gray notebooks! Looks great with black and white.
    And your navigation bar looks great. Something I still haven't done either. I remember when I had to use code to get a 3-column design...yikes! I'll never know how to change it back...lol!

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  2. I noticed the navigation bar! It looks great. My coding skills aren't great either, so when I moved the blog I had my husband do 80% of it. Thank god he has a better grasp of what to do. Haha.

    Loving the black and white version of that notebook. :-)

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    1. Thanks, Paige! Building the pages was definitely the hardest part because the spacing kept going wonky. You're lucky to have such a tech-savvy husband! :)

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  3. I'm also loving the Dutch Houses notebook but I agree, grumpy animals are pretty cool too. Your "popular posts" and "diy" pages look great, I love the thumbnails, nice job! You can find a lot of HTML tips online, I'm pretty much self taught. If you ever have any questions I'm happy to help!

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    1. Thanks, Marilyn! I will take you up on that offer! The next time I'm struggling with html, I will definitely send you an email. xoxo

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  4. I noticed your new books right away! They so eyes catching and perfect for a season!

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  5. I love your notebooks, especially black and white. Your navigation bar is good too. I make changes to my site myself, and I know that it takes a lot of time. Good luck in your work!

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    1. Thank you! Your site looks great by the way! :)

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  6. Hooray for crossing things of to-do-list and congrats on your blog changes :-) I love the Dutch houses notebook, and I feel like the owl's feeling, because of the same reasons!

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