Tuesday, 18 June 2013

New look

Well, it had to be done.
I had decided that I wanted a nice new header for my blog. A lovely photo of an evening sunset which I'd taken earlier this year.

My sunset photo header???????????
I tried to incorporate it into my blog, but it just didn't fit properly nor did it look right.
That's when I decided it was time for  a complete different look.......and so it began.
New template......different fonts......different colours.......more widgets.....and on and on it went.

My favourite colour is black so the darker background was a no-brainer.
I like simple patterns, hence the backdrop paisley-like pattern made an appearance.
Folks seemed to think I was a lurker because my photo did not appear on my blog....what??? Maybe they thought it was really Brownie that was penning the posts. The time was right for a "Me" photo.
I found this photo editor site online which allowed me to upload one of my photos and then choose one of the Featured Effects.  I chose Inkify and I was pleased with the result.
Still a few more things to tweak here and there, but CSS coding is not familiar territory for The Virginous One.......so I'm taking my time. Remember "taking your time ain't laziness."
I also found some great "hand-holding" help on Google's product forums.
Met a terrific guy who is a Top Contributor from Sydney, who helped me tremendously with all the little bits of code that I was missing. Thanks Peter!!!
Maybe the sunset photo header will show it's face one day, who knows?
It's  still a work in progress, but I like it.
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6 comments:

  1. DawnTreader18 June 2013 at 15:52

    Good job with the new layout! :)

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    1. VirginiaC19 June 2013 at 02:17

      Thanks Monica, I really enjoyed working on the new design.

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  2. Aries18 June 2013 at 23:03

    Hi, I am just blog hopping. Looks like you are in the mist of redecorating your site. I really dislike changing templates etc. Too much work involved and I am quite computer illiterate. Keh keh keh or lazy, in another words. Happy blogging to you and have fun redecorating your sites

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    1. VirginiaC19 June 2013 at 03:09

      Hi Aries, thanks for dropping by my blog.
      I hopped over to your blog and spent some time reading and I enjoyed it.
      Nice to meet you and Muffin and your family.
      You're welcome back here anytime.

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  3. Graham Edwards28 June 2013 at 16:08

    I do like your new look and particularly the orange typeface for certain things. The white type is also much more readable than some white on black. Oddly I rather had you as a person who would like a less sombre background. I have to say that it is lovely to be able to put a face to a name.

    It's quite a long time since I altered my layouts or templates. It may remain a long time although I do enjoy it when I get around to it.

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  4. VirginiaC29 June 2013 at 08:48

    Thanks GB....glad you like the new look.
    I'm still doing some fine tweaking. The Post Titles are supposed to be in orange, but they keep changing, and I have no idea why.
    Thanks to the photo, I'm no longer a figment of your imagination.
    The ghost writer is no more!!

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