Relevant Designs

On Hold…

noreply@blogger.com (Jolanthe Erb) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:50:00 +0000

As much as I enjoy doing blog designs for others, it does take up a chunk of my time. Life at the moment has been full and overflowing and to better focus my time, I need to put things here on ‘hold’ for a bit.

When I am ready to accept new design orders, I’ll be sure to let you all know. Thanks so much for checking in!

The Architect and the Artist ~ Blog Design

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:04:00 +0000

Debbie from The Architect and the Artist had an idea of how she wanted her design to look so we set off in search of some graphics that would fit in with her ideas. Fotolia turned out to be a great help and we merged a few graphics together for the header image of a tree on an easel.

Using colors from the header image, I pulled together the rest of the blog colors, focusing on pinks and greens.

I absolutely LOVE the blog sidebar buttons using the paintbrushes from the header image…

And the cute sidebar button too!

Visit The Architect and the Artist to see the changes up close. Thanks so much, Debbie for letting me re-do your blog!

2:1 Conference ~ Website Graphics

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:51:00 +0000

Before I started on her personal blog makeover, Cheryl from Somewhat Crunchy asked me to put together some graphics for the 2:1 Conference ~ a homeschoool mom’s blogging conference.

Along with the header for the website, I also put together a variety of buttons for both attendees and speakers:

The 2:1 Conference will be held in Northern VA from April 27-29th. You can find out more about the conference on the 2:1 Conference website, including a list of speakers and sponsors. I’m excited to be joining the team of speakers!

Somewhat Crunchy ~ Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:04:00 +0000

Cheryl at Somewhat Crunchy wanted a simple blog makeover ~ soft graphics and easy fonts. We found a great dandelion graphic from Fotolia and I went to work on the header and buttons.

I found a great {free} background to use in the Blogger templates and we matched up font colors to go along with the new colors in her headers. We kept her current blogger template and just added in a new header and a new button along with the updated background.

Her new blog button is simple, but cute! Cheryl also has sponsors on her site, so we put together a simple button as a ‘placeholder’ for any empty sponsor spots.

Simple, yet gorgeous!! Love the new look!

Font used: CK Becky {free font}

Adventures in Mommydom ~ Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:44:00 +0000

I met Ticia from Adventures in Mommydom through blogging and have been participating in her Science Sunday posts for some time, so I was VERY excited when she asked me to do a makeover on her blog!!

We looked around for graphics for a bit and finally found a super cute clip art set from MyGrafico called Cute Heros and went from there! Here’s a look at some of her new graphics.

Header

Sidebar Titles

Blog Buttons {are they not CUTE??!}

And a header for her Science Sunday landing page ~ I absolutely love it!!

Shhhh!! Don’t tell, but this was one of the MOST fun redesigns that I’ve done. I fully enjoyed each step of this process and seeing the end result {and other’s reactions} was great! Thanks so much, Ticia for letting me work on your blog!!

Blog, She Wrote ~ Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:35:00 +0000

Heather from Blog, She Wrote wanted a full makeover for her site. She wanted to have the graphics and text with the ‘feel’ of the old Murder, She Wrote show. I absolutely LOVE the typewriter we found and the colors she picked to go along too.

For the sidebar titles we just did something simple, but matching the header…

Didn’t her blog button turn out cute?

Thanks so much, Heather! I had much fun working with you and love the new look! Be sure to pop over her way and say hi!

The Homeschool Village ~ Header Update

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:52:00 +0000

Stef from The Homeschool Village asked me to update their website header…'slim’ it down a bit and add in the site’s theme verse, 1 Thessalonians 5:11. She wanted to keep the familiar graphic of the village in the header too, so that the theme from the prior header carried over.

Here is the finished result:

LOVE it!! Thanks for letting me help freshen it up!

Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers ~ Business Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:33:00 +0000

Kris from Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers is a friend of mine {now in real life too} and after we both attended the Relevant Conference this year, we talked about putting together some new business blog cards for her.

The front design was based on her current blog button ~ a ‘warning’ sign look. Her website name as well as her blog tag were include on the front image.

The back of the card carries over the red stripe design along with her full name {I know the below image only shows her first name, but her full name is on her real card ~ grins}. She wanted her picture on the card and we included key info on how to reach her: website, email, facebook, and twitter information.

The corners on the card were rounded after printing and gave it an extra fun little touch. Cute, no?

I found a GREAT company to work with ~ GotPrint.com and she was able to order 500 rounded corner business cards for $30 {and that included s/h}! The cards were printed on heavy stock with a gloss finish.

The result? She loved them!!

“I got my business cards yesterday. They turned out GREAT!! Even Brian and the kids were impressed. Thanks so much for the great job you did on them!”

Daze of Adventure ~ Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:05:00 +0000

Bright and bold colors…and a design that I am completely in love with! Jennifer from Daze of Adventure contacted me a little bit ago to make over her blog and after looking and looking for graphics we found the cutest little car {from Fotolia}...which then set the course for the whole blog!

We kept much of her original layout in place, just tweaked the colors, some sizing and rearranged a bit. In addition to her new header, Jenn is sporting some cute new sidebar titles, top navigational buttons and a new blog button.

We also added some new social media buttons, so that she can share more with her readers.Jennifer was a DREAM to work with!! Be sure to stop by and visit her at Daze of Adventure to check out her new look up close and personal! Thanks so much Jenn!

Font used in this blog design: Black Boys on Mopeds

Homegrown Learning ~ Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:33:00 +0000

Crystal at Homegrown Learning loved the background pattern that she found on Pyzam and wanted to keep that in place with her blog redo {and it was definitely cute!}. I tweaked the template some to make the columns and colors more what she was looking for and more reader friendly {the background was burgundy and is now white, making it easier to read}.

I found a graphic in Microsoft clip art and also used some pictures of her boys to put a new header together for her.

I also put together some navigational buttons underneath her header along with some cute sidebar titles and a new blog button.

Thanks so much Crystal for working with me and letting me put a little more ‘you’ into your blog! :)

Fonts used in this re-design: Brady Bunch and CK Handprint

Giving Up On a Clean House {Blog Makeover}

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:44:00 +0000

Stacy at Giving Up on a Clean House asked for a blog redo and we found a great graphic in Microsoft clip art that I was able to tweak a bit to work for her header. As a mom she juggles many things ~ but her focus is to slow down and focus on what really matters ~ her family.

Once her header graphic was in place, the colors of her blog were based from the image. Her new blog look included a header, blog button, sidebar titles, new background and social media buttons.

Be sure to stop by and visit Stacy at Giving Up On a Clean House and check out her new look. She has two of the most beautiful children!! Thanks so much for working with my Stacy!

Blog Design ~ Simply at Home

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:56:00 +0000

Wendi from Simply at Home wanted a whole new look on her blog and picked some bright and cheerful colors for her blog after finding the cutest graphic at Fotolia. She has three kids ~ and the momma bird that she found had three little ones of her own.

We did a little bit of everything for her ~ a new header and background, a blog button, sidebar titles, and also a top navigational bar.

Be sure to stop by and visit Wendi at Simply at Home and say hi! She’s joined up with the Homeschool Crew this year and will be writing curriculum reviews too. :)

Our Worldwide Classroom Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Kylie from Our Worldwide Classroom asked me to do a full blog makeover for her…and we had much fun ~ especially once we found the CUTEST monkey graphic from Fotolia.com to represent her three kiddos!

I did a little bit of everything for Kylie ~ header, background, buttons, sidebar icons, drop-down navigational bar..and a few behind-the-scenes widgets too. Fonts used: Desiger and Calvin & Hobbes.

Here’s a little peek at a few of the graphics from her blog:

Stop on over to Our Worldwide Classroom and see Kylie’s new look!

Gramma’s Cookin’

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:42:00 +0000

Elizabeth from Gramma’s Cookin’ was looking for a new header and a blog button to spice up her cooking blog. We tweaked a great graphic that we found on fotolia.com and made it ‘fit’ for her site. Elizabeth also loves fun fonts, so I used Saginaw and Honey Script {two new fonts I recently downloaded} to put her header and button together.

Here’s a peek at her header and button:

Be sure to stop by Gramma’s Cookin’ and say hi to Elizabeth. She has some great recipes to share ~ and one for Cherry Limeades that I’ll be trying soon!

Eclipsed ~ Blog Header and Button

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:39:00 +0000

Kris from Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers has another blog she started last year that documents her weight-loss journey. To date, that girl has lost 50 pounds and is doing AMAZING!!

She asked me to design a header and button for her Eclipsed ~ Escaping the Shadow of Obesity blog. She is a HUGE fan of the Twilight books and movies, so the font I used obviously had to look similar to the Twilight font!

Here’s a peek at her blog header and button:

Be sure to stop by and visit her blog and cheer her on!

A Picky Customer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:39:00 +0000

Both of my girls have been watching me put together headers and blogs for other people and finally demanded their place in line. :) Each of our girls has a blog that they use for school assignments and for a few special people to read ~ grandparents and such.

Laurianna was first in line and we’re still working on McKenna’s, but here’s a peek at hers. She was so excited to help pick the colors and graphic {can I just say Fotolia is an amazingly wonderful place to find inexpensive graphics?}.

We’re still working on McKenna’s blog and header, but I have a little more editing to do before it’s finished! Just wanted to share with you since it was so sweet ~ and very much Laurianna.

Traditional Simplicity

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:08:00 +0000

Michelle @ Traditional Simplicity was looking for something simple and basic for a blog header and button ~ but yet still have it stand out. She has a Wordpress blog which made it fun for me to experiment and see how Wordpress works behind the scenes.

She searched through some images on Fotolia.com {a wonderful place to find inexpensive yet great graphics} and found something that she wanted to use in her header. Her current layout and background were simple {shades of grey}, so we added in a little green butterfly to give her header and button a little ‘pop’.

Michelle will be attending the Relevant 2010 conference with me in the fall ~ can’t wait to meet her in person!! Thanks so much, Michelle, for giving me a peek into Wordpress and working with me.

Along the Way

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:39:00 +0000

Cindy @ Along the Way is a homeschooling friend of mine who wanted to do a little simplifying and rearranging on her blog. What started out as just a header and blog button resulted in an entire blog re-do {and lots of fun in the process}.

Cindy found the cutest graphic at iStockphoto, so her new blog design was based on the colors from that graphic. She loved the polka-dot background she had previously, so we kept that as part of the new look.

A top navigational bar was added under her header so that her readers could find her resources quickly without needing to do a lot of searching around her site. A few other ‘features’ that were added ~ new RSS, Twitter and Email buttons and a cute little blog button that others can grab to link back to her site:

I have to say that I love her sidebar titles though! These turned out so cute:

Be sure to stop by and visit Cindy @ Along the Way and tell her ‘hi’. She has some great printables and teaching ideas for preschoolers!

Coming Soon....

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:31:00 +0000

I'm in the process of putting this site together and should be ready to go 'live' on May 15th!

In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like to be put on my 'waiting list' drop me an email and we can start talking together.

Subscribe to this site for updates ~ and thanks for stopping by!

Learning Curve

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:53:00 +0000

Joesette at Learning Curve wanted to switch her blog over to Blogger and thought a fresh new look would make the change even more fun. Her makeover included a header, blog button, sidebar buttons along with an RSS and twitter feed button.

You can see the full blog makeover by visiting her blog in person, but here are a few little peeks at her header and blog button.

Just a Little House

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:33:00 +0000

Julie at Just a Little House was getting started blogging and had the best tagline for her blog ~

Our house is just a little house…

…but God knows where we live!

We found the perfect graphic to go along with her tag and worked from there. Here is the header from her blog ~

Not Before 7

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:09:00 +0000

When I saw this clock graphic, I emailed Mary at Not Before 7 right away and asked if I could make her a new header for her blog…which then turned into a fun makeover for her blog.

Over the last year I’ve also had fun making buttons for Mary’s weekly meme called Tiny Talk Tuesday. Here are the last two buttons for the Fall of 2009 and Spring of 2010.