You know what a Favicon (short for “favorite icon”) is, right? its that little tiny square thing at the top of the address bar when you visit a web page. It also appears when you save a web page in your bookmarks. It replaces that plain old white piece of paper with a bent corner. [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2009
Favicon: How Ever You Pronounce It, Its Easy To Add!
April 30th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Blogger (Blogspot), TypePad, WordPress, how to's
Tags: .ico·add favicon·adding favicons·blogger favicon·favicon·favicon.ico·typepad favicon·wordpress favicon
Temporarily Closed…
April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The boutique is closed for a few days…here’s why. Be back next week!
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Are you the Mother of All Bloggers?
April 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · boutique news
If you haven’t already heard, Momlogic and Mom Bloggers Club have teamed up on the Mother of All Bloggers contest. They are looking for the best of the best mom bloggers and the winner will receive a laptop and a brand new blog design from…well, me!
Visit Momlogic for all the details. (There’s still time to [...]
Tags: blog contest·mom bloggers club·mom logic·momlogic·mother of all bloggers
Design Focus: Life With Birk
April 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · display case
Deb from Life With Birk contacted me to make some changes to her Blogger blog. She had a cute photo for her header and a great blog theme. We added a third column and a horizontal navigation bar to add a little more functionality.
Deb’s blog is all about the wonders, misadventures, challenges and blessings of [...]
A Photo Editor for All Seasons
April 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · how to's
A tool I use everyday (along with my coffee maker) is Adobe PhotoShop. Oh the joy. I’ve been using PhotoShop since version 3.0 (its up to 11 now…). I love how powerful and robust it is. Even after 13 years of use, I am always learning something new.
If you are a blogger, photo editing is [...]
Tags: cropping·elements·photo editing·photo editing for blogs·photoshop·picasa·picnik·red-eye
Design Focus: Canadian Natural Mama – Product Reviews
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · display case
Back in February as part of the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, I offered a blog banner design as a giveaway. Tara was just starting to launch her Canadian Natural Mama – Product Review site and was the winner of my giveaway.
It was such a pleasure working with Tara. She wanted a clean and natural look for [...]
Tags: banner·blogger·canadian natural mama·design focus·product reviews·winner
Smart Girls Add Padding: Tutorial on Adding Padding to Your Images
April 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · how to's
Sometimes a small thing can make a big difference. When it comes to creating a website or blog that is visually appealing, those little details really count.
Enter the term “padding”. If you’re not familiar with it, it means just what it says…padding or space between two objects. Here’s an example of what I mean.
Which looks [...]
Q & A: Adding a Third Column in Blogger
April 2nd, 2009 · 11 Comments · Q & A, how to's
Its time for another answer edition of Q & A here on this ol’ blog.
Da Da D’ Daaaaaaa!
Today’s question comes from Kris of Vintage Window. She asks:
In Blogger, how do I get a sidebar on both sides of my blog entries?
Kris, that is something that I’ve done a lot of for clients who are moving [...]
Tags: adding third column·blog·blogger·how to·template·third column·three column
Comments, please.
April 21st, 2009 · 18 Comments · how to's
Are you a blogger? Do you love comments? Comments are the currency of the blogosphere. I don’t know of a blogger who doesn’t crave them.
Are you a blog reader? Do you “lurk” around your favorite blogs, remaining anonymous? Or, are you afraid to comment? If you’re just not sure about the whole commenting thing, let [...]
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