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Monday, April 05, 2010

New blog for a new season!

If you're reading this post on a reader, can I ask you to please click through and let me know what you think of the new blog layout and changes? 


Happy Easter!

Happy Spring!

Happy coffee consumption!
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25 comments:

  1. Charlotte (WaltzingM)April 5, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    Ooooh! Pretty! Love the banner and I like the way the colors coordinate with your book over there on the sidebar! Very lovely!

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  2. EvelynApril 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    I like it! Though I can't decide if it's making me crave a cup of coffee or a handful of chocolate covered espresso beans. :)

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  3. Margaret in MinnesotaApril 5, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    LOVE it!

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  4. Elizabeth MApril 5, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    It looks terrific! Enjoy the post-Lenten coffee too.

    Blessed Easter!

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  5. UnknownApril 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    LOVE the banner. The coffee-addict in me is singing. :)

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  6. UnknownApril 5, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    I love the banner!

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  7. CarmenApril 5, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    It looks great! I really like all the brown tones. It's simple and not at all overwhelming. Good work!

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  8. sarahApril 5, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    fabulous! wonderful job :-)

    although I would of course read you regardless of how the background looked.

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  9. Kate WickerApril 5, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    Lovely! Love the new look.

    Happy Easter!

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  10. AnonymousApril 5, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    Very nice! Love the warm feeling. Love the coffee. ;-)

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  11. Cathy LeBlancApril 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    it's simple and tasteful...very attractive and inviting, as well. Good job!

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  12. kathyApril 5, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    Oooh! Pretty!

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  13. WillaApril 5, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    The new look is very nice. Coffee season again! ;-).

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  14. tanita✿davisApril 5, 2010 at 3:01 PM

    Hahah! Coffee beans! Very appropriate.

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  15. CarmenApril 5, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    How did you design this template?

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  16. House of BrungardtApril 5, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    I like the new look! I was, however, surprised to see coffee beans up there at the top. :)

    Happy Easter!
    Janet

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  17. Roxane B. SalonenApril 5, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    Karen, love it! I'm also looking forward to hearing how you did this. Did you use the new Blogger templates? Since I'm starting a separate writing blog soon I would love to know more. Email me if it's easier: rbsalonen@cableone.net.

    Happy Easter!

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  18. JenniferApril 5, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    Very pretty - warm and cozy. I love it Karen.

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  19. KimberleeApril 5, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    It makes me want a cup of coffee - as I'm a tea drinker, it must be good! :-) It's very refreshing looking. Blessed, Happy, Holy Eastertide to you and yours!

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  20. DianeApril 6, 2010 at 2:05 AM

    How did you know that I'm a lazy person who doesn't click over from my reader most of the time...don't answer that! I'm missing out on the creative beauty of the individual blogs...like this one...and vow to turn over a new clicking leaf. I love the look, K. Very you.

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  21. Karen Edmisten April 6, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    Thanks, all!

    For those who asked about the design, here are some particulars:

    I used the new features in "Blogger Draft" -- Go here to start, rather than using the usual Blogger dashboard.

    Click on Layout and go to Template Designer.

    I started with the template entitled, "Simple" and began customizing from there.

    The banner photo is one I saved a long time ago, from Stock.xchng.

    I used Pixenate to resize and then crop the picture for use as a banner. (Thanks to Alicia for letting me know about Pixenate awhile back.)

    Then, I just played with the design variations until I liked what I saw. Have fun!

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  22. SarahApril 6, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    It's very nice! I *love* the coffee theme =)

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  23. love2learnmomApril 7, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    Very nice!

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  24. Sarah ReinhardApril 7, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    In the words of my 2yo, I YUV IT! :)

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  25. ColletteApril 9, 2010 at 1:43 AM

    I really like it! And because I can relate to your love of coffee, I should change my blog header to a bowl a sugar. :-)

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