Scadesigns.com offers custom and template-based Web, Blog, and Ad Banner designs.
Shelly, is a young mom that is just starting out in the world of design but she has already done some great work.
I especially like the total blog redesign she did for Unexpected Bliss. Oh, and by the way, you definitely should visit Unexpected Bliss and subscribe to their feed. It is very entertaining and you will find more giveaways to enter there.
Here are the Services Scadesigns.com offers:
Web Design
Custom Design
Blog Design
Custom Design
Headers
Premade Templates
Graphic Design
Advertising Banners
Here prices are very reasonable. Just check these out:
Custom Advertising Banners from $30.00
Pre-made Blog Templates starting at $45.00
Custom Headers from $50.00
Custom Blog Designs for Wordpress only start at $125.00
Custom Theme designs for Blogger starting at $65.00
Do you like the banner you see above? It can be yours for free! Enter to win by visiting the Scadesigns.com blog and leaving a comment and at the end of the contest. She will randomly select a winner. The winner will then have the banner customized with their website or blog name.
Winner will be notified Monday, August 4, 2008
Please be sure to enter an email address that you check regularly when submitting an entry.
These sweet sachet sets are for boy or girl babies. Made with designer fabric, each lavender filled sachet are perfect to freshen the baby's dresser drawer, put on the nightstand, or place in the corner of the There are 2 sachets in each set and each measures approximately 4" square. There is a matching satin ribbon around the set with an informational tag on top. The set is enclosed in a clear poly bag to keep them fresh and clean.
There are 2 different fabrics in the set.
These are a great idea to help a young child or baby relax and fall asleep faster. Makes a perfect baby shower or new Mom gift. If the fragrance fades just give them a squeeze to release the natural oil inside of the lavender buds. Lavender buds have at least a 2-year shelf life.
Click here to purchase at wholesale prices.
Also available in novelty prints.
Private Labeling: These sets can be custom-made to order using your own choice of fabrics. We can also design a tag with your business information on it.
This article is reposted by permission from David Adams of FlickerLister. Please visit his blog at http://www.flickerlister.com/blog/
While commenting on blogs is a great way to generate interest in your own blog, you do need to be selective on when and where you comment -
1) Comments must contain some ‘value’ for both the blog owner and the comment reader. In other words if the comment does not contribute to the discussion in some way, it will have a negative impact on your reputation.
2) Not all posts on a site should be commented on - pick and choose which posts you wish to spend time and effort writing a comment about - commenting on every single post can come across as being spam, rather than having something valuable to contribute - even when the comment may be on target and well written. If your name is the first or second commentor on every single post on a site, you start to come across as ‘the creepy guy’.
3) Not all blogs will result in well targeted visitors to your niche site, so be selective on the blogs you comment on, or if you want to participate on a blog that is off topic for your niche do so without linking to your blog.
4) Posting on a number of blogs can become a drain on resource - is an hour spent commenting on a couple of blogs worth the increase in visitors that could have been gained by using that hour to write an informative article, and which one will result in the best long term gain?
Like alot of people who read Problogger.net, I participate in a number of blogs and websites across a wide spectrum of topics. Those related to one of my sites will generally have a site linked via my name, any that have no relevance are done without a site link.
This article is reposted by permission from David Adams of FlickerLister. Please visit his blog at http://www.flickerlister.com/blog/
This article is quite interesting. I especially like this quote:
"A question Dr. Kim often fields from friends and associates is, “How does that make money?” He answered the question in an entry on his personal blog last month. It can all be “boiled down to one simple accomplishment: building traffic,” he wrote. “That’s it. If you have a site that attracts a lot of visitors, you will be able to make money. On the Internet, traffic equals power, which subsequently equals money.””
Here are the details and link to the full article:
My Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for Apple Rumors
By BRIAN STELTER
Published: July 21, 2008
Dr. Arnold Kim’s Web site, MacRumors.com, has become such a popular technology site, he has stopped practicing medicine to blog full time.
Click here to read the full article.
We have changed our Blog email frequency from one day to one week.
Email Wendy with your frequency preference.
Thank you for continuing to follow the Limauge Boutique blog.
Advertising with Limauge Boutique makes perfect sense.
For $10.00 a month you can place an ad on our sidebar and drive traffic to your website or blog.
For an additional $10.00 a month you can place an ad on carefully selected posts that match your business or interests. You get to pick where you want your ad.
Our blog ranks very high on the search engines and we actively promote it through our retail site (http://www.limaugeboutique.com/), wholesale site (wholesale.limaugeboutique.com), and on our email list.
Email Wendy at info@limaugeboutique.com to let her know you would like to join our network of advertisers.
Darren Rowse at Problogger wrote a nice article about how leaving comments on other blogs can actually drive traffic to your blog.
He does emphasis that, "the strategy of building traffic to your blog by leaving comments on other blogs only works when your comments ad value and are relevant to the post. If you don’t adhere to this you’ll just end up hurting your reputation" which is good advice indeed.
You never want to comment on every post you read and your comments should be relevant to that post or conversation. In other words, you need to offer something of value and not just say Hi!
Darren also produced this wonderful video that lays out the entire process while showing you how a tool called Crazy Egg can actually show you where people are clicking on your blog or website.
Amazing is what I call it! Technology never ceases to amaze me even after all I have done and used. You really should try it. There is a free option at https://crazyegg.com/pay/plans
Welcome to The CuteKid, the internet’s largest online child photo contest!
Judged by professional talent and casting agents.
Do you have a Cute Kid?
Click here to enter the Cute Kid Contest
If so, we invite you to join our growing community of loving parents just like you by submitting a photo of YOUR cute kid for a chance to win a $25,000 College Tuition Fund!
Submit your photo today!
Enter today and receive instant rewards like a 1 year subscription to Parenting Magazine and a 8X10 Canvas portrait of your photo. If you have a cute kid that is just waiting to be discovered, don’t delay. Membership is free and easy – Sign Up Today!
For more information about the 2008 CuteKid™ of the Year Contest, please visit our How it Works page.
Ingredients:
2 pounds large sea scallops- 1 tablespoon shallots
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 8 ounces Champagne
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 teaspoon culinary lavender buds
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons chives
- 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
Directions:
Sear the scallops on both sides in a large skillet coated with cooking spray. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Add the garlic, shallots, and deglaze with Champagne. Add the lime juice, lime zest and reduce by half. Emulsify the butter and lavender into the sauce. Pour over the scallops. Cut the chives at a very wide bias and use for garnish, along with the pink peppercorns.
Serves: 6
Calories: 203/serving
Fat: 5 grams/serving
Submitted by Anne Fazio Keefe from EclipseSpa http://www.eclipsespa.com/, http://tranquilplace.blogspot.com/, http://greengifts.blogspot.com/
We have come up with a wonderful, all natural drink called Lavender Lemonade. We use culinary grade lavender buds and dried lemon peel to create the right combination for our Lavender Lemonade. Available in a package of 2, you add the right amount of sugar to your taste, lemon juice and you have a refreshing Summer drink.
Lavender Lemonade goes perfect with Lavender Honey Bunches for garden parties, weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, birthday celebrations and other special occasions.
Here is the recipe:
Lavender Honey Bunches
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup unbleached flour
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon dried, culinary lavender buds (crush if you don’t want them that coarse)
Preheat oven 350°F. Combine oats, coconut, and flour in a large mixing bowl. In a heavy saucepan bring the butter, honey, sugar, and lavender to a boil. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well. Drop spoonfuls of dough into muffin tins. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Be careful not to over bake. Cool and enjoy.
You can purchase Lavender Lemonade from us by clicking here. You may also like Lavender Hibiscus Punch which is made using cranberry juice.
I found this video on using Lavender Essential oil to treat age spots and acne.
Limauge Boutique sells lavender essential oil. Click here to purchase lavender essential oil.
Check out my Technorati Profile
