Just a mama enjoying life with her family in sunny San Diego.
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Hi everyone! If you’re reading this in your reader please take a moment to click out of the window and preview the new design for HelloVanny!
It’s been nearly a year and a half since the last time we’ve redesigned this site and I’m so incredibly happy with the outcome. After spending quite sometime drafting up failed mockups this one finally stood out and honestly, I couldn’t be happier. This layout definitely fits me and I feel it reflects how I’ve grown both as a blogger and a designer.
Some changes:
I have taken sponsors completely off because I felt it cluttered my blog and it was something I was really only trying to do to help benefit my friends in the blogging world. And not to say that’s bad but I felt like I was getting caught up in the blogging trends and not being myself or rather, not blogging for myself. I’m all for supporting other bloggers and I think I can do it in a more creative way on here. 🙂
For those of you who enjoyed the old layout HelloVanny 2011, you can now download that theme for yourself under the Resource tab! It’s for WordPress users only but it’s completely customizable and something Aaron and I both agreed we think you all would like.
I’d just like to say that I’m extremely thankful for Aaron and his superman-like coding capabilities. We both put in a massive amount of time and I think this new design definitely shows for it.
So click around, get a feel for the new design and don’t forget to try out the fun comment form. 😉
lookin’ good!
Thanks Diana! <3
This is totally blowing my mind. you are so incredibly talented! I love it so much, it’s beautiful and simple. AND it’s really nice of you to make your last template available to others 🙂
This is beautiful!
Making your old template available is really generous – that was a great design too.
Love love love. I actually am considering a full width content size too. I love it! Testing from my iPhone…this is great!!!!
looking sharp!
can’t wait to see what adventures your move brings!
Love it!! So glad to see it in action. It’s even better than the dribbble shot led me to believe! 🙂
I love how your header tilts to the side! Sweet job Vanessa!
It’s so pretty and clean! You are SO talented!
DUDE! This is so rockin’! You guys did an incredible job! There are so many lovely little details and surprises here and there. (Like this comment box! How fun is this hand print-esque font? And the little piece of tape? SO FUN!)
I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of your pastry adventures before either… your cakes are blowing my mind, dude. Man, why do I not have an occasion requiring a fancy cake coming up?
xo.
It looks SO great! Loving it!! Ooh I love the little piece of tape holding this box I’m typing into, too! hehe. Adorable!
It looks SO beautiful, I love it! c:
Looks amazing, Vanessa!
um, yea wow! this is seriously amazing work! it looks great!!
love the new changes 🙂
So cute!
Oh wow this theme is amazing!! I love everything about it!! Especially the comment box and the bottom social links. 🙂
This is incredible! I srsly love every little thing you & Aaaron did. You’re totally making me want to re-do mine now lol. I can’t wait to see your shop open up, too!
The new design is beautiful!! I bet you’re over-the-moon excited about it. And you were RIGHT about this super fun comment form – love it!
I love it! the comment box is so cute and the colours are lovely!
it’s so nice of you to give away your old layout, too.
I’m currently learning to code and it’s made me SO impressed by anyone who can do it so well!
Love the new layout! Looks very clean and cool, very nice!
You did a fantastic job! You really couldn’t have done it any better 🙂
LOVE IT SO SO MUCH!
Love the new design! Great job!
I am absolutely IN LOVE with your new site design. It’s beautiful, simple, and so clean! I love the little surprises like how things start showing up as your scrolling down, the hovers on the links in the “Elsewhere” section. Amazing job Vanessa!
Lovely job as usually Ms. Vanny. Perfect little touches and attention to detail. Can’t get enough! I would live on your blog page, but that would get boring despite the cuteness. Oh and I’m not playing, come see me on your way to SD, I need some Vanny in my life.
Love it Vanessa. This is too cool. Must pick your brain when things slow down… LOL. When things slow down. Talk to you in a year? So excited for you guys!
WOw, what a great re-design. I LOVE it. 🙂
Love the new site, it’s adorable! And the little icons on top are so cute 🙂