After lots of tweaking, some whining, and maybe one or two tantrums, my new blog design is now revealed!
Being as that I’m one of those gals who thinks she can do anything (a big hardy har har at me), I jumped into the design head first and just decided to do it myself. There will undoubtedly be some more tweaks and I need to redesign my Teach Me Tuesday logo so it matches, but I could keep changing things forever. At some point, you just have to be finished, you know?
Ultimately, I’m very happy with the completed design. It’s not too fancy or too vibrant, but I think it’s very me.
If you are a subscribed reader who gets the daily blog posts in your blog reader or Inbox, go ahead and click here! click here! to see the new design. You can pick back up to read the next exciting information once you get there. I’ll wait on you.
Okay, are you over here now? Excellent!
Here’s the big news: In honor of my new blog design, Jodie at back40life on Etsy has offered to give away one of her fabulous vinyl creations (up to a $40 value!) to a lucky reader! You’re gonna want to win this, because her stuff is so cool.
She has tons of designs for kids, adults, and families. There are monograms, silhouettes, Biblical verses, and blackboard designs. All in all, she has a little something for everyone – and you even get to pick the color of the design! Some of my favorites include:
Yeah, your mouth is watering now, isn’t it? You want to get your hands on one of these, don’t you? Okay, you have two chances to win:
1. Visit back40life and pick out your favorite design (up to a $40 value). Come back here in leave a comment telling us which design you would like to win. Be sure to include an email address in your comment if you don’t have one tied to a Blogger account so that we will know where to reach you if you win.
2. Follow Jodi on Twitter and then let me know. Simply visit http://twitter.com/back40life and click the ‘Follow’ button. Then, send a Twitter reply to me (@livingwlindsay) telling me you are following her.
It’s that easy, folks! The contest will run through Wednesday, July 22nd. And get this – Jodi is offering a 10% off discount for the readers of Living With Lindsay! Enter the code “Lindsay” (hehehe) at checkout to receive your discount. You can apply the discount through Friday, July 25th, so if you aren’t the winner you can still purchase your favorite design at a discount.
Thanks for checking out my new blog design and good luck winning the back40life contest!
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Super difficult decison (I love them all!!!) But my fave is the Fancy Scrollwork Monogram Vinyl Wall Decal
frugalfab at gmail dot com
The cattail & butterfly would be perfect in my kitchen!
So many fun choices, but I think I'd go with the chalkboard vinyl surrounded by the little circles. It's too cute!
The multi circle chalkboard. Perfect for my boys!
Congrats on your new blog design! Looks great! I would love to win the dot circle monogram. It is so cute!!! Love it!
Great giveaway! I love the Number Address Sign for the front door.
Great blog design and giveaway! My fav from back40life is the vinyl chalkboard!
I would most definitely choose a "V" monogram as I have been looking for one for a while. I would need a custom size.
Love the new blog design and back40life too!
Jen
Love the new blog design. It's classy and fun, just like you, glue gun burns and all! I'd love to be entered for Jodi's birdhouse design.
Thanks,
Leslie
I love the new design. I like her 'as for me and my house' decal. I have some major empty wall space.
Ooooh! Love a contest AND YOUR BLOG! I would have to go with the Family Wrought Iron Name! That would look great surrounded by loads of family photos.
Your new design looks fabulous. Hard to choose from so many great designs at back40life, but I think I'd have to go with the dotty/circle-y chalkboard. It would work in either of my daughter's rooms.
I love the new look! Great job doing it yourself. I looked into that but it just seemed wayyyy over my heard so I forked out the dough to have someone do it for me. I’m still waiting to see what she comes up with but am very excited for a NEW look. Thanks for doing the giveaway! I visited the site and would LOVE to win the family chalkboard. You can reach me at domesticprincessintraining at gmail dot com
I love the fancy scrollwork monogram. I am currently redoing my bedroom on a ramen noodles budget, and this would come in handy!
I am following Jodi on Twitter- I sent you the message. Thanks!
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I really love the Frame It Vinyl decal. It's the perfect solution to a wall I need to do something with. I was thinking of adding molding but this would be so much easier! b
Love the new blog and cud-dos to you for the DIY!
Jennifer
jennys1107@yahoo.com
Picking just one?? That's a toughie! I love the "Family Wrought Iron," the "Front Door Entry Numbers," or maybe even the "Welcome."
Love your new design…can't believe you did it yourself!
I'd choose the Fruit of the SPirit decal.. love it all though!
I am luvin your new look!
I really love the new decor around here. Very pretty.
If I had to pick just one thing from Back40Life, it would be…..one of the chalkboard decals….or the house numbers and welcome ones.
Great new design to the site! As for Back40Life I love, love, love the 'fruit of the spirit' bible verse it would be wonderful in my bedroom on the wall across from my bed… great quote to start the day off right!
i love the "write on me" decal! that is super fun and creative!
I am liking the block monogram wall piece! Would go very well in my nursery.
Thanks for the chance to win!!
Love a giveaway! I would get an initial monogram for my daughter's room.
Hi Lindsay,
I like your new blog design! Great giveaway- I like the Girly Flower Name Vinyl Wall Decal. It would look sweet in my 3 year old's room.
teresacline2001ATyahooDOTcom
Your new design looks great! I did my own blog design too. As for the contest, I really love the fancy scrollwork monogram…or any of the other monograms, really!
Your new design is wonderful! It's kind of fun to do it yourself, isn't it?
And, yes, my mouth IS watering from these vinyl beauties.
Great designs. I really love the front door "Welcome" decal. It would look great on my freshly painted front door:)
Carmen
kcbutsch@hotmail.com
Great new design (though I didn't see the old one often, since I read through google reader).
As far as contest goes, I would either want the butterfly wall decal, or the chalk thought bubble + the twinkle twinkle decal.
So totally cute!
My favorite is the Scalloped Refrigerator Chalkboard Vinyl
Great new blog design. How did you know how to put it together. You must be more computer savvy than me. Jackie
Love the new design! And what a great giveaway! I would love the Family Wrought Iron! It would be beautiful in our entry way!
aimeemccabe@hotmail.com
Cool! I like "The Lord directs the steps of the godly."
Too bad I won't win!
I would love to have a monogram! I like the new blog design
I love the Psalm 37 decal! Thanks for the giveaway!
mjsmith723(at)gmail.com
Great new layout! I totally got a chuckle out of it when I read "one glue gun burn at a time".
I'm totally loving the Family Wrought Iron decal. I have a perfect spot for it….
I'm following on Twitter!
I have been shopping for the perfect monogram for our wall and the fancy scrollwork one is it!
I would like to get a welcome for our back door (the way our house sits everyone uses the back door-even the UPS and Schwan's man). Thanks for the great blog and the great giveaway.
Beautiful layout! As for the wall art, well there are too many to choose from! I love them all! ALL! If I HAD to choose though, I'd go for either the oval monogram or the welcome sign.
wow- those are all so great. I like the family name wrought iron, the chalk board menu… the of the circle monograms… and the birthday banner which I think is a great idea! so hard to choose just one!
I love your design. I stumbled here through your "whats working for me" link.
I think you did a great job. I wouldn't even know how or where to begin on a redesign.
Love your new blog design! THe fancy scroll work monogram is beautiful, but I would probably let my 12yo daughter choose something for her room. Great giveaway!
jsmreed at new.rr.com
it looks great and it's nice to see a picture of you up on the sidebar.
Love your new dress! Good for you doing it yourself!!
I would love to have the Psalm 37 design if I won!
I would do twitter if I had any idea what it was- some of this tech stuff is still beyond me!
blessings
mary
I really like the Fancy Scrollwork Monogram
I love your blog and your new layout. I really like all of the vinals but my favorite is the scallopped refrigarator chalkboard. Thanks
Michelle
Love the changes to your blog! I look forward to many good ideas springing forth from these fresh new pages.
I took a look over at Jody's etsy store. What a hard decision, but I think that Psalm 37 has to be my favorite
Have a blessed day
Love the new blog design, and I'm SO impressed that you did it yourself! Mine is being redesigned right now too, but I'm a big chicken so Shannon at EightCrazy designs is doing it. I have wanted a vinyl "welcome" sign FOREVER, so that would be my pick!
Alright, girl, I'm now a lucky follower of Back40Life on Twitter!
It's so hard to pick, I like them all! I really like the Dot Circle Monogram Wall Vinyl
Would love the Front Door Entry Numbers. The new blog design is terrific.
I love the Fancy Scroll work Monogram and the butterfly wall.
-Hannah
ngoway@msn.com
I love your new blog design. So fresh! I like the family name decals on back40life. Thanks!
reading44654@yahoo.com
I absolutely LOVE the animal alphabet monogram! How cute!!
april_vereb@yahoo.com
Difficult decision for me too but I love the Fruit of the Spirit Wall Decal. E-mail is martim253c@aol.com.
Well first of all, Lindsey, fabulous blog and thanks for the giveaway!
My fav was the Psalm 37 one –
Thanks again!
xoxox
Love the new blog design – very sassy.
I'd pick the girly name or block monogram for my new niece!
All of the designs are so neat~I think I've found a place to order Christmas gifts for some of the special people on my list! If I were to be the lucky winner I'd choose:
Family Wrought Iron
Thanks for a unique giveaway=)
Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net
I love the Butterfly Floral Frames Vinyl Wall Decal
i follow Jody @briann88
These are all so beautiful, who could pick just one. I love the Fancy Scroll Monogram, but I also love the Psalm and Fruit of the Spirit ones too.
maiah@ahouseupontherock.com
LOVE you blog design!
I'd love the cattails w/ butterfly or the simple monogram.
aninchofgray@yahoo.com
I love the family menu blackboard chalkboard.
heatherdemke(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to be entered, I like the Psalm 37 and the door entry #. Jackie
The fairy flight vynil for my little girl's room would be so cute!
gladys
gladys_appleton@yahoo.com
Gorgeous new blog design! I heart it VERY much! I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have a chance to win the obviously adored Fancy Scrollwork Monogram. SO beautiful! Thanks so much.
Jill
jilljones43@msn.com
Your new design is serene and calm, I like it.
I would love to win the scalloped refrigerator chalkboard. I've never seen one before now.
Carol
lakrats3@yahoo.com
Love the "easy on the eyes" blog design.So many designs to choose from at back40life. I think I have narrowed it down to a monogram or Psalm 37 or welcome.
I love the cattails and butterflies and the welcome sign for my front door! Holly
bhc-law(at)juno(dot)com
I'm so glad the Nester sent me over here to see your blog! I can't wait to dig through your archives for inspiration.
I like the Simple Monogram, she has lots of great designs!
Fruit of the Spirit design is my favorite
Christie
dctm at bellsouth dot net
I like the nursery numbers and the welcome door sign.
What a great giveaway! I love their dog silhouette. So cute.
Corinna
kcsummerrose@avenuebroadband.com
I love the Dot Circle Monogram Wall Vinyl.
This was a hard choice, but I think my favorite is the scalloped refrigerator chalkboard. I'm also a new follower of Jodi on Twitter.
aunthoney at frontiernet dot net
I like the block monogram. I'm thinking that would look perfect in my 7 month old's room.
I think I like the multi circles the best.
vone.emerson(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Lindsay! Your new blog design is wonderful! It's so light and bright with just the right amount of whimsy. I love the little glue gun that appears beside "Lindsay" as your signature. I'm really impressed that you did it yourself!
I'd be honored for you to stop by Imparting Grace sometime. I'm really enjoying my new blog design–but I had to get Darcy to do it for me. No way in the world I could have done it myself. So I mean it when I say that I'm impressed that you did this. Great job!
Take care!
Hard choice! I think my top pick would be the Fruit of the Spirit quote, it would be perfect for my kitchen.
A lot of nice designs… I love the Cattail and Butterfly Wall Decal, so nice! And also the simple "welcome" Decal for my front door!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
Hi, I would love the front door entry number. This would also have the added benefit of getting me to paint my front door which is on my loonnggg list of things to do this summer! Thanks so much for your wonderful blog and this giveaway!!
Kind Regards,
Sharon slw_kerr@yahoo.com
I like the Fancy Scrollwork Monogram, very nice,
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
Oh, vinyl. I love it. I especially love the Family Menu Chalkboard vinyl. Yum.
P.S. Your "how to paint laminate" post from May inspired me to tackle my dining room table. I gave you and your fantastic site credit, and I posted the results on my new blog: ahomeinprogress.blogspot.com You're the BEST!
I love anything momograms, so I'd pick one of those… maybe fore above the bed!
dbhowellfamily at gmail dot com
I love the Frame It! So cute!
kahra at comcast dot net
Your redesign looks GREAT! Props to you for doing it yourself.
I love the welcome sign!!
Following on Twitter!
I LOVEEEEEEEEE THIS NEW LOOK!!
We are still working on my room and my sons room, (just had him 5 days ago!) So I would either go with the Animal Alphabet Monogram or the block monogram for him, or the XL Vinyl Monogram for me
Love your blog! And I really love the family name with the "as for me and my house" verse. I would love to put that above my front door!
Love your new blog design! Tough choice…I think I'd have to go with the fancy scrollwork monogram or the family menu chalkboard. Beautiful designs!
Teresa
palmettomommy at yahoo.com
I would love the Curly Initial Monogram for my daughter's room.
nataliegessell@comcast.net
I love the Butterfly Floral Frames Vinyl Wall Decal. What a great decoration!!!!
chicstyle at live dot com
I love the new design.
I also love those wall decals. I have been eying them in various places thinking I might like to try them out, but not too sure, you know. Anyhow my favorite design would have to be the "Fruit of the Spirit". It would fit perfectly in my kitchen above the table.
Thanks for the generous giveaway!
Everything is g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s!
I think that I would go with the large chalkboard (AND some of the wall decals).
Thanks!
averybryce@hotmail.com
I love the "welcome" sign for my door! On my "to Do list" is paint the door. This might actually make me do it!
Love your site!
Val
valeri_audino@yahoo.com
I LOVE your blog and have long been getting glue gun burns. So glad I'm not the only one!
I love the scroll work monogram or Ps. 37 decal. I can't decide!
I love the refrigerator chalkboard or the frame it one. Both great.
The scrolly monograms are great!
Great giveaway! I went to the etsy shop and love the LARGE Swirly Monogram Vinyl Wall Decal! My fiance and I are closing on our first place this summer and it would be nice to have my soon to be married last name inital above our bed! I love monograms!
Seasidesmitten@aol.com
Good journey and experience!