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New Design

I was determined to stick with my simple design and focus on the posts but here I am! Spent the whole day trying to make a design that reflects me, that i like..

Ta Daa!! So this is my first design in photoshop! Yay, the purple haired confused looking fairy! :)

For those who want to create their own header, i will try to describe what i did briefly..

1. Create a new document in photoshop (i used 1000x400 with 100 dpi) and set the background transparent.
2. Make a new layer and using the rounded rectangle tool to create a rounded background for your header (i set the radius to 20px/anti alias) to the size you need it.. Remember, it can be big or small, depends on the effect you want to achieve.
3. Double click on the header to set a gradient overlay.
4. Find or draw some images to reflect your blog and arrange them as you wish.
5. Download a font from here or use the one you like to write your blog name in a unique fashion.

Check here for cool illustation tutorials.

And to put your freshly created image to your page;

1. Layout>Template>Page Element. Click Edit on the Header bar.
2. Upload the image from your computer.
3. Don't forget to seleck Placement: Instead of title and description.
4. Ta daaaa!! :)

Hope you like my new design and hope the description is useful for you! :)

Tchuusss

English posting Fairy ;)

From now on I will try to translate my posts to English, maybe not word by word but you will get the main idea ;))

Somehow I think differently in English and in Turkish so the expressions will probably be different too.. Also I am not writing/speaking daily English for some time, it may be rusty so be ready for the challenge ;)

I am hoping this way my dearest Janka and the bloggers around the I follow can now follow my posts if they wish to :)

My next project is Pirate, Arrr!! ;D

Beware!!!

Buy Nothing Month

This month I will try my best not to BUY anything.. Including make up stuff, clothing, jewelry, appliences, dollar shop thingies and so.. I wish I could say that "I am doing this cause I'm a green girl creating a sustainable environment" but I can't.. Well I am that girl ;) but the reason that I am up to this is to start saving some money.. The green comes as a bonus!!

It would have been easier If I wasn't surfing around these fabulous fashion and make-up blogs!! But anyways, I can always go DIY ;)

The hardest thing is going to be the car, I'm not even sure that I can manage going (or more importantly coming back) to TT classes without it, but I'll figure something out.. Maybe carpool :))

Oh and the makeup brushes that are reeaallly cheap right now, have to wait unfortunately! I found some old brushes at home, cleaned them with baby shampoo and now they are drying out to magically transform into cute puffy brushes! A girl can dream right ;)

I am inviting you to join me if you want, in your own way. You may set a budget for shopping, make a gift instead of buying something, focus on an area that you think you consume too much and try to reduce it etc.. The only thing I ask from you is to leave a comment about your goals and decisions :)

P.S. I will try to blog the times I give up, give in or hold on with determination.. It may or may not work out the way I plan, but trying is the FUN part !