Okay so I have spent the hours since bedtime trying to get a cuter look for my Email and RSS subscriptions and I think, other than some spacing issues, that I have the look I was trying to achieve. That look was just something a little more me than a bright orange RSS button. I like purple. I like pencil sketches. I LOVE the little push pin graphics. I got them from DryIcons. You should check them out if you are looking for a huge assortment of icons for any site. They have every style for those of who don’t like the look of a techie blog.
What do you think? Like I said, I have some spacing issues left to resolve tomorrow but come on…opinions?
I will edit this post with step by step instructions when I am not feeling my brains leaking out of my eyes. This design stuff is really sucky when you have toddlers and your brain is a bowl of mush that seeps at the smallest challenge.
For now, know that I will be telling you (and moving to a DIY page so that the front page is focused on actual mothering topics) how to create (using icons you find and simple design tactics) and insert your own unique subscription buttons using your widgets and images uploaded to your gallery (if you use WordPress). I will also be telling you how to get rid of some of the uglier stuff that Feedburner puts in there automatically when you get the code from their site. Hopefully if you have a WordPress site and want to avoid seeing your brains on the keyboard…this will be helpful!
After a hard day with the kids and nausea that is back with a vengeance, I am proud of this small accomplishment. While it is not a background (here I am teeming with jealousy of you Blogspot girls) it is something cute and it makes me smile at midnight. That is saying something.
Sleep tight and come on…don’t you want to subscribe with those CUTE buttons calling out to you?
I am the Ringmaster of this circus. I have 3 small children who don't know what that means so I just say "Boss" and they get that. I am a mom who loves to write, build things, make things and love on my kids and my hubs. I am also in the midst of a love affair with social media. Always busy, usually laughing and never without words. Thus, Mommy Words. 
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