New Layout - Victorian Grunge

I've been meaning to redo my layout properly for ages.  But I was having problems with the new template designer.  It wasn't until today that I realised that if I used a different template as a basis it would all be much easier.

The background and header and made using a free digi scrapping kit.  It's one I've had saved on my computer for about three years (since Feb 2008 according to the file) and had forgotten about until I went digging through my documents earlier today.  The long time readers might remember it from 2008 where the current background and variant of my header graced my Wheelchair Princess blog for some time.  I didn't have details of where the kit came from but it's called Victorian Grunge and a quick google finds it available for free from this site.

I was hoping to use web fonts to change my title font etc but the tutorial I read on it confused me a lot and I couldn't find the font I wanted in a read made one.  So I changed it in the html which does mean people might not see it.  It's Kristen ITC and it's the font I've used for my header image (which people will see).  If someone wants to demystify web fonts for me that would be lovely.

New Layout!

So... here is my new layout!  What do people think?

I love it!!

My friend Hannah and I went to school together, we recently got back in touch as she joined sailability.  I'm really enjoying being back in touch with her and having a laugh.  Plus she's gotten absolutely hooked on the sailing which you know is something else I love.

Since leaving school she has been diagnosed with a disability and become a wheelchair user.  She has two disabilities, EDS and PoTS and has written two small books using stickman pictures to describe the conditions called "you know you have..."  Plus she's working on a third book "wheelie wisdom" and based on what I've seen of her drawings I think it will be hilarious.

And she drew the wheelie writer in my header image for me.  I'll post it here as well for posterity.

I promised her I would plug her books as a thank you. So: You can see Hannah's books on her website, Stickman Communications and on facebook - check them out.  The website link will remain in my sidebar.  She also has a set of two drawings on facebook about disabled parking which are absolutely hilarious

A Thing A Day and Password Woes

I deleted and then reinstalled my Creatively Emma blog last night. And I put the same layout (obviously with a different header) up there as I did here. There is officially no content there yet... I have stuff I want to put up but currently I am waiting for my password to be sent to me - i must have mistyped it when I set it up because it doesn't like what I chose but it didn't ask for confirmation so that's very possible. It's only the second time I've had to have a password reset and sent to me since I redid the damn thing less than 24 hours ago. I'll type the password in notepad so i can actually see if i make typos and then copy and paste it across - tis probably easier.

But yeah, should I ever get into the stupid thing there will be an update there later. It's not just going to be creative writings there any more.

I'm also doing Thing a Day this month. The new layout on here was yesterday's thing and today's was a knitted purse (wallet if you don't speak Brit) for me to take to swimming. It wasn't the planned project for today but that's probably a good thing being as I have 27 more days worth of things to make!

My Thing a Day page is HERE