Sunday, September 15, 2013

Notice anything different???

I've been wanting a redesign pretty much since I implemented the too-cutesy polka dot theme a year or so ago...on my own.  It's cute, but it just wasn't me, even if half my wardrobe does incorporate polka dots. ;0) It took me forever to put that together because I am so not a designer.

So, when I saw that Stephanie over at Hopeless Romantics was offering up her services as a design guru, I decided to contact her.  I'd seen her work on one of my favorite blogs, and I knew that I'd finally found the designer I'd been looking for.

Stephanie was such a pleasure to work with, and even though she said it might take some time to put it together because of what I was looking for, it ended up only taking a couple of weeks...and it probably wouldn't have even taken that long if I'd kept up with my emails.  D'oh!  I gave her some somewhat specific requests and within days she had a design for me.  We only had to tweak it just a bit, and it was ready for the world to see.  And I couldn't be happier!



Look at those adorable menu icons!  And my new follow/contact buttons!  I absolutely love my redesign!  =) I hope to go back and fix some of the formatting issues on my older posts since they don't exactly mesh with this new design, but that's not really a priority at this point.

I believe Stephanie is closed to new requests as she's been inundated with them -- which just goes to show that everyone else thinks her designs are pretty fabulous, too -- but you should definitely keep her in my for a future redesign!  I could never have come up with a design this awesome on my own, and that's the truth.


29 comments:

  1. Awweee Thanks =) I love seeing a design come to life and blue is my favorite color!

    I am currently closed to requests while I work on the next three requests. Once I finish the next one on my list and get down to just two, I'll be reopening for blog design requests.

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  2. Gorgeous new theme. Love it! Goes perfectly with the name of your blog too :)

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  3. So nice! It's really perfect with the whole theme and vibe of your blog. :) Great move!

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  4. Its so gorgeous!!!! Its so perfect I love it!!!!

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  5. I love your new design Jen!

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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  6. I love the starry sky theme and the distinct icon buttons. This looks great.

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  7. Now it matches your blog name!!! It looks fabulous! Now I'll have to get use to this new look. :D

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  8. The design is awesome! So pretty and twinkly.

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  9. She did a phenomenal job, it looks so good!! :D

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  10. I absolutely love it! She really does do such a spectacular job! I am so happy with what she did with mine, too (thanks for the shout-out). I love the color of the sky and the star design and your new buttons (especially the interview microphone)!! Yay!

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  11. It's really really great, and is perfect for your blog's theme. Congrats!

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  12. Excellent design! Totally appropriate for the blog name:) Love all the stars throughout as well!

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  13. It's absolutelty amazing! I love it :)

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  14. Love, love, love your redesign! She did an amazing job :) BEAUTIFUL.

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  15. It look awesome! I like the cutouts for navigation at the top, very cool.

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  16. It's so pretty and it matches your blog name too! Splendid design!

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  17. OH EM GEE it is spectacular! I really love the new design and now it matches your name :)

    Congrats!

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  18. I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee the new look! I have an unhealthy obsession with stars when I was in high school and you're background is something I think I'd love to get lost to. I have to check out Stephanie when I decide to revamp my blog someday. This seriously looks awesome without it being too much.

    x,
    Chaaarlie @ Letter Trails

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  19. Awesome design, girl. I like the sparkling stars :)

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  20. I LOVE it, Jen! Big big congrats,it's just perfect for you. :) I'm actually going through a redesign myself, so I'm bursting to share that soon as well.

    Wendy @ The Midnight Garden

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  21. I love the new design! It fits in fantastically with your blog name :) The menu/pages bar is awesome - I've never seen that type of look before. It's very pretty, unique, and 'clean' at the same time :)

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  22. This is so AMAZING. A sea of stars, I LOVE it. *sigh*

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  23. I love it! STARS! So pretty. It fits with your blog name!

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  24. Gorgeous new design! Truly stunning! <3

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  25. I love your new design!!! It's so cute!

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