hoopdeedoo: upcycle

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

a new look!

Hooray! The blog finally has a new look, designed by someone who knows what they are doing!!

...the fabulous Jeannette from Crafty Hippo Designs!

Jeannette is fabulous not only because her name is Jeannette, which is my middle name with an extra "N", but also because she is so easy to work with.

We met on Twitter via the Ultimate Blog Party, which has been a fabulous opportunity to connect with other bloggers and crafters.

I was going for something pretty and practical, which should come as no surprise. That's my motto.

I really wanted something simple that wouldn't compete with pictures and stuff in the sidebars. It seems that I am so easily visually overwhelmed these days when I read blogs that are full of blinkies and videos and swirlies and flourishes and doodads, so much so that I can't concentrate on the posts. Didn't want that to happen on my own blog!

Do you like the font choice? That would be "Socially Awkward" from http://www.kevinandamanda.com/, where you can find a staggering amount of free scrapbook fonts. I think the name is quite appropriate, of course...

In other news, I have been super focused on family stuff the last few weeks, as we wrap up school, and as I am helping my mom hunt for a house. I like to blog, and I like to craft, but social media is absolutely the first thing to take a backseat to family stuff, and the blog was being renovated anyways. Looking forward to summer and all of the downtime!

And, I have updated the Etsy shop lately with a few things I really like and am not entirely sure I want to sell, but what the heck:

I lurrrrrrve this Kindle cover. I almost kept it for myself...It was upcycled from a sweater the girls had that they just loved. The sweater got a big, unfixable, frogging hole in the front. (Frogging is actually a knitting term, seriously!! You know, when you're ripping something out - rip it, rip it - it's so corny you know I didn't make this one up!)

I may keep if for myself if it does not sell, but somehow I think it will. Just too cute.

This camera strap cover has the happiest summery colors. I could spend all day playing in these fabrics. These were all from a big Lily Bella Fabrics scrap bag, which is almost better than chocolate, and certainly lower calorie. An hour in that scrap bag will cure what ails ya, believe me.

So...what do you think of the new blog look?