How do you like your FEATURES!!

I'm trying to get all the features ready for tomorrows post, and while I said a few days ago, that I was thinking about limiting my features to the top THREE, I realized tonight AGAIN, how amazingly talented all of you are. Even with my small parties, like seriously small compared to the HUNDREDS of link ups that happen elsewhere, I have a hard time narrowing it down to my top TEN. I can't imagine what I would do if I had to go through hundreds of links. 


So THANK YOU for linking up, THANK YOU for sharing with us. 
I love it, and if you have never joined in the party, PLEASE click the button below, and do so now.

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Now if you don't mind talking to me some more. I'm sure you know by now I am redoing my blog. While I want to make it less cluttered, and nicer on the eyes, I still want to dedicate an area in the sidebar to feature all of you. So tell me, is TEN features too much too look at, do you look at them all, or do you skip over the rest after seeing the first couple ones. If I don't end up featuring so many on my blog, and decide to feature some on facebook too, will that work as well? Do you ever click on features when they are done on facebook?


What if I created a separate page for all the features, so you can quickly see all the featured posts, and scroll through them for inspiration. Would you be interested in something like that?


I know I asked this before, but just wanted to make sure you all still like the idea of me featuring you on the sidebar for a whole week. Is this right, anybody out there doesn't like it?


Once again thank you all, and just checking with you to let me know what you'd like too see on here, as far as features go. 


Hope to put a smile on your faces, because you put one on mine every day. 

Blog Makeover ~~ Need some advice ~~

It was one of those nights again. I pretty much stayed up all night redesigning my blog. Just working on the header and a few buttons literally took hours. Gosh, does anybody else spend countless hours doing this, or is it just me, lol. 


My dear friend Maria @ Agape Love Designs offered to help me with my blog design a couple weeks ago, I should have just let her do it, but by the time I figured out an idea, I was already half way done designing it myself.... ooops. I still need tons of help, it's nowhere near done, but I came to realize that I'd probably have a really hard time letting someone else do my blog design. I simply change my mind WAY to many times, and I think I would drive somebody crazy, and perhaps lose a friend over my inability to settle on a look.


So rather than let that happen, I've taken things in my own hands, and will spend countless hours working on this thing again. 


However, I would like to get your opinions on some button designs.
I'm assuming everyone likes the new header (fingers crossed) oh please, tell me it's OK, he he. 


Here are the buttons I'm having a hard time deciding on. I also have them up in my sidebar, sorry about the messiness, but that way you can see them in action there, it looks different than in the post.
ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

Pretty please tell me which you like best, AND be brutally honest, tell me what you think I can do to improve the look of the blog. Do you think the new header is visually pleasing, or is it still too busy, especially with the ads up there. (Speaking of which, does anybody know how to get the add to show up in your actual banner? )

There will be many changes done in the sidebars too, so it will be less cluttered soon. For now, I am looking for feedback. I don't want to continue working on this design, if everyone hates it. Even though this is my blog, without all of you, it wouldn't be much, and I certainly wouldn't love it so much, so when you come to read it, I want to make sure you are happy. 

Feedback welcome now, don't be afraid, just be honest!!

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I'm feeling YUCK, and need some HELP!!

The past couple days, I've been tired, and my head won't stop hurting. I think I'm majorly coming down with a cold, YIKES!
I'm pretty sure I caught something when I was at Ikea the other day, seriously. After that it was all downhill. My head was pounding, even before I left the place. Holy gosh, that place is HUGE, like crazy, HUGE, I felt like I was in an airport terminal, ha ha. So needless to say, I couldn't find my way around, and I had my little one, not a good combination. I really loved it though, but just couldn't figure out how to shop there, if you know what I mean. It was crazy. I need to take a class on shopping there, do any of you have any suggestions? SO anyway, I am convinced that I got sick there, lol. 


So I am asking all of you, to please help me out. I would love to have some great GUEST POSTS, to fill in the days where I just can't get it together. Calling all my sponsors, send me a post on your blog, or shop, I'll FEATURE you ~ don't forget about a giveaway, I'm happy to help out~.


Besides I have been totally behind on getting my house cleaned up, and spring is here, and I'm getting sick, but it's my birthday next week, and I don't want my house to be a mess, my garden is exploding with weeds, and I really want to paint my garage, and then to top it all off, SPRING BREAK is in ONE WEEK. Although I don't think we will be going anywhere, I want to try and get out to so something, and just relax, SOOOO I need some major help for the next 2 weeks.  


** Several of you have asked if I want a NEW tutorial or if you can post something you've already posted. I'm not going to be picky, I am SUPER thankful that you are willing to help, and having said that, of course, I'd LOVE to see something NEW. **


I'd love for you to show off a great project, or tutorial, or even a recipe with my readers. Please let me know what you had in mind.
Here are some dates I would like some help with. Don't worry I wont be MIA for the next 2 weeks, as if I could stay away, but my energy level is just way LOW right now, and I don't want you to forget about me, he he. SO I must keep you entertained with cool stuff, while I take a breather. I will surely post something to say hello, and keep you all up to date with what I'm doing, but this should be fun!!


Oh, and just so I don't confuse you, the link I'm providing is to the GUEST blogs home page, I put it here so you can go say hello, but the description of what they are doing will be found on my blog, on that day. Make sense?? Geez, I hope I'm not complicating things here, lol. Totally happy right now!!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thursday 3/24~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C.R.A.F.T. non cork board TUTORIAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Friday 3/25~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dream Home DIY CINNAMON ROLLS
&
For the Luv of Boys DOMINOS NECKLACE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Saturday 3/26~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Keeping it Thrifty SURPRISE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 3/27~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Flexible Dreams BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
&
Craft a World CREAMY CHICKEN LASAGNA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Monday 3/28~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luxe Blvd MAN PILLOW TUTORIAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tuesday 3/29~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Agape Love GIVEAWAY
& 
AMAZE ME AUGUST PARTY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wednesday 3/30~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Simply Designing SURPRISE
&
Bella is GUEST posting @ TIZZI LISH
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thursday 3/31~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Answer is Chocolate EASTER CRAFT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Friday 4/1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wild Flowers and Whimsy 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Saturday 4/2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Truly Lovely FLEECE BLANKET TUTORIAL
&
Eye See VANILLA BEAN CHEESECAKE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 4/3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Adithis Amma Sews INDIAN CLOTHES TUT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Monday 4/4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
None
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tuesday 4/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
West Furniture Revival SURPRISE
&
AMAZE ME AUGUST PARTY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wednesday 4/6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daily Venting &!!!'s FAVORITE RECIPE
&
Me Making Do FELT FLOWER TUTORIAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thursday 4/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While He Was Napping SURPRISE
&
Delicate Construction SPRING CRAFT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Friday 4/8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three Mango Seeds HERB PLANTER
&
Craft a World HERRINGBONE PILLOW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Saturday 4/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AliLilly SURPRISE
&
Vintage Wanabee SURPRISE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 4/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charm Bracelet Diva SURPRISE
&
Mommy Does BANANA BREAD PUDDING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Monday 4/11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OCD SURPRISE
Just leave me a comment here, or email me anytime, and let me know what you want to do. 


Also just a reminder to anyone who owns an Etsy shop. I am always looking for sponsors for my weekly party
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Please contact me if you'd like to sponsor a special giveaway.
Depending on what kind of response I get, I may have something really special coming up. I am almost at 300 followers, that's pretty cool!!!


P.P.P.S I have been thinking about hosting giveaways for all NON ETSY creative, talented, people. You know who you are, always creating, the most awesome fun things. Then you wonder what in the world you will do with it all. I was thinking, sponsor a giveaway on Bella Before and After. I'm sure TONS of people would go gaga over some of that stuff, so make someone happy, and drive more traffic to your blog. 
I'd love to hear your input on this, and of course contact me, RIGHT AWAY, if you are interested, OK....


Thank you everyone, for all your support. 
It means so very much to me!


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WOO HOO, looky here, Billie helped me get it RIGHT!!!!

I heart all of you who offered their help and advice on my latest blog problems,,,, seriously I got like tons of responses right away. You ALL are like seriously the BEST, for offering to help me so quickly. 


Love all of you, but one girl, and her sweet fiance, ACTUALLY gave me the winning answer. It was indeed SUPER simple, but without their help, I'd still be stuck, when you don't have a clue, what's a girl to do?


Here is the latest message she emailed me, and INSTANTLY is worked. I'm in LOVE,,, with BILLIE, and my new BLOG.... lol.  So at the bottom of my html, lies the

<  div id ... and that = my outer wrapper

which was causing all the problems. All I had to do was specify that I wanted the margin to

< div id.... outer wrapper.... STYLE.... = MARGIN : 0 auto

Easy right?,,, I don't even know how to type this us so you guys can see it, lol

When I tried posting this earlier I noticed that it didn't show up in the post, I guess the html got all weird when I tryped it up on compose, or something.

Oh well, if you guys need more help, ON THIS particular thing, I can surely pass on the info.

THANK YOU again to all who offered their help, and for all of you who were so patient while I tried figuring this all out. I promise things should be smooth sailing from now on. :)


Go say hello to my girl, she's AWESOME!!!





THANKS A MILLION BILLIE!!!


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PLEASE help me again, my blog is not centered, and it's driving me NUTS!!!

I'm sorry everyone, for my blog being a mess, while Im sorting things out, trying to get it in order.


Somehow, though, after switching to minima stretch, I noticed it was not aligned to the center of the page. 


I've added a few more things, changed some stuff, and have TRIED to find the answer online, but no luck, everything I try, just seems to push it even more to the left. 


I have checked this on my other mac, I work on my apple notebook, and on both it's totally pushed all the way to the left, with a huge margin on the right. 


I don't know what to do, and just want the blue background to be equally displayed on the left too, duhhh. 


PLEASE PLEASE help me figure this out. 


If anyone can help me out, I would love you forever. 
I think I am almost done with the most part of my blog makeover, as long as I can align it properly, I'm happy. 


THANK YOU GUYS!!!


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