Custom Blogger Design: Pickle Doodle Designs

This latest design was such a fun one to work on! Pickle Doodle designs is a fun stationery shop, and she wanted her new blog design to go well with that upbeat theme & the style of her products.

For the design, I decided to do a more un-conventional navigation bar in order to keep things light & fun. I also designed the sidebar headers to be of varying fonts, colors, and styles to give the blog some extra flare. 

I love how it turned out. Take a look at the finished product!

She also added on the custom social media footer to her package to connect her social media outlets on every post!

Blogs are great ways to market your Etsy shop. They allow you to update your customers of recent products, as well as directing traffic to your shop! I also do Etsy Branding if you're looking to take your shop to the next level! I'd love to work with you to extend your brand!

Flash Sale on Premade Blog Designs!

Okaaay everyone! You asked for another flash sale, so here it is! I marked down a bunch of my most popular premade blog design $25.00 off!

This will be the last sale until 2013, so be sure to snatch one up while they are cut-down! Everyone likes a good deal right?! :)

SHOP THEM HERE

The sale will end Wednesday, August 15th.

Custom Blogger Design: Southern Hospitality

This latest redesign was for the oh'-so-sweet Jordan over at Southern Hospitality. She came to me wanting a new, classy look for her lifestyle blog. Her previous design incorporated a pineapple, and she wanted to carry that on somehow in her new design. I had a lot of fun combining class & a little spunk to create this clean, fun, and crisp design.

"As bloggers we pour a lot of time and personality into our posts. We want the look of our blog to be a representation of ourselves as well, like you would your own home. So, to say I was a difficult customer would be a bit of an understatement. I was slightly vague with what I wanted, second guested myself, and was indecisive. Melissa is so accommodating, focuses on every detail, and truly wants her customers to be happy with the look. I had “shopped” around for a while and I couldn’t find a single design studio that would provide the quality or personalism that Melissa provided for such a great price. She created a one of a kind design that was cohesive from the header to the icons. This is just what I needed to give my blog a new fresh look and bring back a renewed inspiration for my writing."
-Jordan at Southern Hospitality

Thanks for being such a pleasure to work with, Jordan! I hope you're enjoying your new design!

If you're looking for a new blog to read, be sure to stop by and check out her blog!

Custom Blogger Design: The Notebook of a Product Junkie

Today, I have a fun & clean design to share with you all! When Crissy over at The Notebook of a Product Junkie came to me looking for a new design, I knew right away that it would be a fun one to work on. She had such fun colors in mind and I loved the overall focus (and name!) of her blog. I was eager to get started designing...and within weeks, we had a new design up and running!

Be sure to stop over and check it all out! While you're there, take a look at her custom "About Me" page, as well as her custom post signature (social media) linkup. Both of those features can be added on to the standard blog package!

"I found Melissa through Erin’s blog over at Living in Yellow. I knew my blog needed a redesign and I knew I wasn’t the person who was best suited to do it. I reached out to Melissa and from the first interaction I knew she was the perfect person to do it! I wanted a simple, pretty and girly look.  She took all my opinions into account and created different versions of what my perfect blog would be. Much to my many asks and changes, she was truly amazing and, have I mentioned patient? I didn’t feel rushed with my decisions and she made sure that every idea was considered and taken seriously. So Melissa, I sincerely THANK YOU from the bottom of this crazy heart! 

-Crissy at The Notebook of a Product Junkie 

I had a blast designing this for you, Crissy! And I love how it turned out.Thanks for being such a great client! :)

FLASH SALE ALERT!

In commemoration of a crazy-busy-moving week, I'm having a flash weekend sale on TWO brand new premade designs that were just launched today! 

The best part? They are $40 until Sunday (7/29) at midnight!

Order one here!

PS. I'm also running a $20 special on all custom Twitter Themes this week (like the one below!) 

Contact to order! Ends August 5th.

Custom Blogger Design: Feature: Gumdrops and Gloss

I'm so excited to feature this latest redesign today! Niki, blogger over at Gumdrops & Gloss, was a absolute pleasure to work with on this project. I loved the "look" she had described in her initial questionnaire, and I was eager to start designing. She wanted a fresh, clean, and chic design to showcase her food, beauty, and style blog. I love how it turned out, and am excited to see what else she has in store on her blog in the months to come! 

Take a look at the final product below, as well as how it came to be!

"I hired Melissa for a complete custom redesign of my blog and I am absolutely thrilled with her work.  I was looking for something very simple - mostly white with muted colors, but I still wanted my blog to have some style.  Melissa was a dream to work with.  She took into account the style of my blog, my personal style, and my favorite colors and created the perfect blog design for me.  She was very thorough, detail oriented, and so very sweet and patient with me even when I changed my mind a million times!  Melissa was also very upfront about the expectations and timeline, so I never had to wonder, and she kept everything perfectly on track.  I absolutely LOVE my blog design and I would recommend Melissa to everyone I know!" -Niki (Gumdrops & Gloss)

Be sure to stop over to her blog and check it out! She's got loads of great posts full of beauty reviews & fashion tips! 

And thanks again to Niki for being such a great client! Enjoy your new design! :)

-Melissa

Latest Design: Real Clear Cool

This custom blog design over at Real. Clear. Cool. was a blast to work on. Jennifer, writer & blogger, was looking to start fresh with a whole new blog and a new design, after deciding to change her blog name.

What a better way to start fresh than to use fun colors with a hint of neutrals! Orange is such a vibrant color, and I love being able to use it whenever I can!

Check out the final product!

Be sure to stop over to her blog and take a look around. She writes anything from family to finance, and has tons of great reviews.

- Melissa