Blog Makeover by Creative Patience

We have officially changed our name and look. As I say and make myself laugh as I do, "the bees have headed to the trees!"  Our blog makeover by Creative Patience was awesome. Rachel, the designer, was super nice and easy to work with. I changed my mind on things and she was very understanding. Even at the last minute when she had already sent me the finished copies in a zip folder she still went back and changed some things then sent it again!

I had a vision in my head of what I wanted and sent her a detailed description of what it should look like. I was overwhelmed with joy when she sent me the first proof, it was totally what I had imagined. We tweaked a few things here and there and she added her artistic vision to my ideas and it turned out perfect!

Every detail of the redesign she made sure I liked. I definitely recommend her as a designer for not just a blog make over but even something simple like an event button or twitter background. She also works on graphics and print designs for businesses, website support for installations and website migration from blogger to word press. You can view her portfolio here. I recently found two blogs I now read that she designed.

Thank you so much Creative Patience for helping me make my blog AWESOME!!!

I LOVE MY BUTTON!

Blog Makeover Attempt

Hello Everyone! I am attempting to install some of the new logos I had made from Creative Patience for the new blog look. Please excuse the mess I may create lol. I have not attempted something like this before so it may get a little messy. But it will be worth it to have the blog a new look. We have a lot to come for the new blog and when its up and running I have a few giveaways to post. Thanks for being such great readers!!

Our new name will be Frugal Family Tree. More on why we selected that name in up coming posts!

Winners for the last set of Moms Leaving the Workforce Giveaways

Congrats to the Winners for the last set of Moms Leaving the Workforce Giveaways! This has been a very fun event to host. We thank everyone who entered and thank you to our sponsors. We are going through a few changes on our blog and soon we will be having a makeover on our blog. We will have a new name but it will still be us! We are going to be bringing more personal stories, our adventures as moms, and of course awesome reviews and giveaways. If you have any suggestions of what you would like to see more of on our blog please let us know. Have a wonderful day!

Rock N Learn Dance with the Animals DVD Winner:

Lesli said...

I entered the Curly Girl The Handbook Review and Giveaway 2 littl...... (at) a... (dot) net

Bring Back Beatrice Book Winner:

Melanie said...

I would like to have Your Personal Penguin for my penguin obsessed toddler. #1

Power Capes Winner:

Sara said...

I follow this blog on GFC momo...... at g..... dot com 3

Chalkboard Tee Winner:

SETexasMama said...

I would choose the heart tee! da.....@ya......com 2

Alpha Tot ABC Poster Winner:

Mariah said...

Following Coupon Queen Bee on Twitter @formulamom mari.... at g..... dot com

Snack TAXI Winner:

Naomi said...

I follow you on GFC mamam..... (at) g.....(dot) com

CONGRATS to the winners! I will be emailing you within the next few hours. I need to find my sons stuffed giraffe for his nap, he will not sleep without it! I knew I should have purchased two of them! He is looking everywhere and crying! I will email the winners as soon as he is asleep for his nap!

You have 48 hours to respond to my email before another winner is selected.

 

** I blanked out parts of email address for the winners for privacy =)

I Love My Online Friends Guest Host Blog Hop

Welcome to the I Love My Online Friends Blog Hop!! I really do enjoy meeting new people from all over through the blog world. I have met so many great women this way. People I can relate to, share stories and laughs with and some we even laugh we might be related! I encourage you to hop around and find new people to connect with. A big Thank You to The Things We Find Inside for inviting me to be a guest host in this weeks hop!

The rules are very simple! Basically add you name to the the list, follow the main host and 2 guest hosts. Leave us a comment on our blog that you are a new follower and we will follow you back! Have fun!

Here are the rules if you would like to be considered for a spot as a guest host.

RULES

1. Follow the host (me) and the guest hosts on GFC. For this week, the guest hosts are in the number 2 and 3 spots on the linky. (We will follow back.) Leave a comment to let us know.

2. Follow as many people as you can and be sure to let them know that you are from the 'I love my Online Friends Monday Hop'. 

3. You are not required to, but it will be great if you could grab our button and make a post about this hop. The more people that see this hop, the more blogs for us to visit and the more followers we gain. 

4. Every week I will pick one or two people to 'Guest Host' the hop with me. If you would like to be considered for the guest host position, all you need to do is grab our button, write a post about the hop and follow me on GFC. Leave a comment under this post to let me know that you are interested in guest hosting.

Online Contests and Promo Code

Toys R Us Ultimate Easter Basket Giveaway - Enter to win 1 of 25 pre-filled Easter Baskets.

ILE de France Cheese is having an Easter Contest for 1 winner a day until April 15th to win free cheese!  Super simple entry.

New York & Company Promo Codes: online and in stores Valid until 4/11/2011
$20 off $50       code: 2277
$40 off $90       code: 2247