Welcome to my new 'home'!

Finally the new template for this blog is done. Well not entirely but I'm so excited to move to my new 'home' even though there are still some amendments here and there :)

Anyway, what do you think of my new 'home'?

I just would like to keep it simple, nice and clean. And this is too the reason why I haven't been updating my blog for so long. I just can't do anything else until this baby is done! 

I did the design process myself from the beginning, starting from the 3 column template, down to the header using illustrator and photoshop.

As for the post title font, will change it to the previous ones very soon. ( few technical things, need time ) :)

If you like my style, feel free to drop me a line and maybe we can work something out according to your likings :). Untill then, hope you enjoy your stay and it may take a while to adjust to my new layout but you will love it! Like I do!!!

Update

Sorry.  I have to remove my facebook and twitter share button because somehow, I can't seem to make it work. :(

Header makeover for Hunneysa

This is a longgg over due design that I've been procrastinating to do (because she's my best friend) :P

Hahah.. takpe.. kawan-kawan lambat-lambat je buat :P

She wanted a vintage header with few photos of hers . To tell you the truth, you need a good mood and a nice environment to come up with a design. Or else, satu pon tak jadik. HUhuhu.

I throw in a matching background for her to blend well with the header.

So k'own, I hope you enjoy your new 'look' :)

Silence doesn't mean I'm not here!! :P

Hai hai!!! Good moooorrrrning guyss!!!! How was your weekend??? Did any of you miss me?? NOtt!!!! I know reena did :P Kan reena kann... :P Because of you I update jugak my blog today tau. Kalau tidak tunggu balik umah malam karang :P Not that I've got nothing to do whatsoever :)

Anyway, I've been a little occupied for the past few days with work at the office, designing stuff and when I got home, i've got another designing thing to do.

If you remember this entry, a contest I entered to design a blog header, well, I've got few requests to design more blog header and blog page. But since my time is a little constraint because of the full time job and fulltime mommy, the design work has been sort of delayed until my sister insist (or should I say buat-skarang-or-I-kill-you) to re-design her blog page. 

So that's kinda explain why my own blog has been a little 'neglected' :P

I really enjoyed doing this. Well not as much as I enjoy my job :P This is more like a hobby of mine. I've got to do this as a hobby and maybe make a little money out of it. Buat beli pampers Hariz :P

And what did I get from my sis? A lifetime supply of shawls!! HAHAHAHA *evil laugh*

Actually I masih tak berani sangat nak amik order from you guys because it will take waaaaayyyy longer time to complete because I can't really do one design in 1 day! huhuhu.. Unless time is not an issue for you *ding! :)

So I still got one more to complete. K'own, hang sabaq sat naaa. Yours in next. Insyallah end of the week boleh kot siap. Huhuhuu.. Even if it means I have to burn the midnight oil... NOtt!!!! :P

Classic Template for blogger

Good afternoon guys!

Just finish off my lunch and feel like updating my blog but not sure what to write :P

So what to do when you have nothing to write but want to keep your blog update?

Make a tutorial lah :D

So today, I just want to make a tutorial on how to turn your blog template into simple classic template (a.k.a. minima template).

Lately, blogspot has been upgraded and they have added new features like blogger template designer where you can choose any design template provided with its pretty background

So why do I want to change this? The template is pretty much how I like right?

Well sometimes, you just want to tweak the blog a bit, change the background to you liking anytime you want. You can get massive collections of gorgeous background from the web. My favourite of all time is Shabby.

So when you want to have your own choice of background, you need a plain background so your new background won't intertwined with your template. Just like a piece of paper. If you want to start your sketch, you need a blank paper right? :)

Ok. So blogspot used to have this feature where changing the template to minima the easiest way. However, with the new feature, it's been, well, lost. :P

To make your template back to simple minima, classic, go to dashboard > design tab > edit html

 scroll down until the bottom and you will find 'old templates'. click on the 'select layout template'.

 

 

 

 

 

for minima template, tick on the 1st template > minima

and you're done! :)

now you can go and look for those gorgeous background you've been eyeing for for your blog and start making up your blog  :)

Good luck!

Your favourite reading sites!

Hi guys!!!

I'm going to be away again tomorrow for 2 days.

So before my blog being left alone without entry, 

I need your help by leaving me in my comment section this.

Pleasee.. share with me your

Favorite reading sites!

Mine is always shopblog, shopblog shopblog sampai pokai mak.

I love to blog hopping and discover new blogs or sites.

Doesn't matter it's entertainment sites, fashion sites or you firends' :)

I want to know where your favorite 'hangout' place.

What sites you love to read.

Sites you've got hook up with.

Thank you so much guys!!

You're the bestt!! :D

It's that time of the month again..

no I'm not talking about 'that' time (ladies, u know what I mean :P), I'm having the mood changes again. This time on the blog. Thought of changing it a bit, jazz it up here and there.

This time, I've decided to imply the background from Shabby instead of making it myself. Shabby has a huge collections of beautiful, drop dead gorgeous background to die for! Go check them out!

 

As for the header, well, I think I'll leave it as it is for time being. Plus it looks okay with the background too, kan? :)

May I have your attention pleaseee...

If you are one of my loyal reader of his blog, you may notice that I love changing the background of my blog, the layout, the headers the fonts and so forth. Because I love doing it!! :D

and for that.. *clears throat*... I'm now would like to design your header! Yes. You heard me. I'm offering my service to you to design a blog header :) (blog header dulu.. maybe slowly to background etc because of the time constraint :P

But please note that all the process may take time to complete  because I'm working full-time! This is more like hobby la. Di samping menjana side income :P Oh I haven't decided yet on the charges. 

Sooo.... who would like to be my guinea pig please raise your hand!!!! 1st person to leave me their comment (please include email & blog) will get a FREE header makeover by moi! :D  Ikot mood la... maybe I'll pick 2 person :P

So what are you waiting for? *wink *wink.
 

 

~Closed~

Thank you so much for your support!

I've received plenty of emails requesting for header design.

For those who didn't get the chance for FREE makeover, do not fret.

I will be setting a new design blog especially for blog makeover

with cost you'll never believe! :)

Stay tuned...!

Thank you and have a nice day!!! :)

How to make photos appear bigger in blog?

When I first started blogging, I had zero knowledge on how to blog. Be it from writing an entry, uploading photos or even change the background! But I love to learn. All these blog makeover were self thought. I learned practically everything from the net. From A to Z. Now I can even change the html codes myself ! :P

Sometimes I do got few emails from readers on how to change the fonts, how to change the background etc and I would love to received such mails! Honestly! So if you have any inquiry on blog design, please do no hesitate to drop me a line. I will try my best to assist you :)

Anyways, today's blog tutorial is about how to make your photos appear bigger in your blog entry. It's really simple.

Step 1 : You must know your main wrapper's width so you can set your photo width to fit your blog. What's main wrapper? (see red arrow below)

im using 2-column template, the main wrapper is where your blog entry is and side-bar wrapper is where you place your gadgets, ads etc.I set my main wrapper to 610px. To find this html codes, Go to your Dashboard. Click on Layout, then Edit HTML.

Look in that code and find the line that says <#main-wrapper>

(Quick Tip: Click CTRL-F to search for <#main-wrapper> to easily find it in all that code)

Step 2 : Now I want to upload this photo to my blog post and make it bigger

The button will appear on the screen once the photo being uploaded (see below), then click large.

Step 3 : When the photo has been enlarged, look at the codes by clicking Edit HTML button next to the compose

Those highlighted in red needs to be changed in order to make the photo bigger.However, before you change it, you need to know the size of your photo that you want to upload in the blog by right-click on the image you want to upload. I use photoshop to edit the photos to the desire size which is width 600px.

I changed my photo to 600px width because my main wrapper is 610px. Normal blog template is 450px. So it's up to you to change it to which size you desire.

It is important to change s400 to s800 because this will effect your image quality!

Now my photo is already enlarged! Wasn't that easy? :)

Drop me an email if you didn't get it the first time :)

Thank you for looking and good luck!!

This is what I enjoy doing the most...

...blogging and blog make over! :P

So how's my layout now? Okay? I feel more like home now :)

I made it all by myself from stratch and I feel good about it.. hheeeee :D

The stuff I did with my background and header are called digi scrap.

You know things you do with your scrap book? 

Well this one you do it online and you can even print them to make your own scrap book!

I get the free digiscrap kit from ShabbyPrincess. {click}

There a few kits available for you to download and the best part, they are all free!!

Anyways, this is how the kit looks like before i turned it into my background :)

The complete kit

The component

It's totally up to you how you wanted to use the kit.

I choose this kit 'Happy go lucky' because it matches my header ;)

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Thank you for reading!

It's half past 1am!

Okay. I think that's it for this month. The background & header I mean. 

Letey wooo.. berpeluh2 mak :P

Anyways, I hope you enjoy reading my blog.

Ada rasa ceria tak? :P

Thanks for looking.

{nanti update for Chinese New Year pulak. Esok balekk kampunggg}

Blog make up

Ok call me pulun, but I love to make up my blog. Change the background to suit my mood, change the fonts, change the layout, colors etc. FYI, the new background here, I made it myself  :P I like to explore and learn new stuff. Later nak buat header pulak. 

I love the handwriting fonts.Cute kan? I got it from here.

This is another way for me to express and cheering up myself. Make myself happy :) Rasa puas!! lol.

 

Intensedebate is a pain in the A**!!

Finally I am able to remove Intensedebate Commenting System from my blog without changing the whole template. Yeay!!!

Such a headache going through the HTML codes one by one. Pening kepala.

You may notice some of the recent comments are missing. 

This is prior to the removing of the Intensdebate.

Initally, I just wanted to explore a 3rd party commenting system other than Haloscan and Disqus.

But when it came to removing the Intensedebate, it was such a nightmare!

I don't think I would go back to Intensedebate.

I'd stick to the original 1st before starting another headache :P

Scrapbooking

Hi guys. Do you like my new blog header? I made it myself. Kinda cool huh? :P
As usual, my daily routine during this confinement period is every morning till evening, when Hariz is asleep, I will surf the internet looking for anything from shopping to blog enhancing and now, I think I might want to try digital scrap booking.

I found out about this free Scrap Blog while I was surfing looking for free background and header for my blog. I was so excited to find this web page and I immediately explore the Scrapblog. If some of you not sure what Digital Scrapbook is, here is how they look like :




You can do anything with it. For your birthday, wedding day, anniversary, anything! and the best part is, it is free!

Let's get your creativity runs wild! :)

http://www.scrapblog.com/