New Books
Here are the new books I got this week!
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
Goodreads
My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal
Goodreads
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Goodreads
New Pre-Made WordPress theme
A few days ago I found a random, half-finished WordPress theme sitting on my development site. So I figured, why not finish it?? So I did! I’m naming this one Sideways because of the slightly nontraditional way of putting the header and navigation in the sidebar.
I actually really like this theme, if I do say so myself! It’s simple, clean, but still a bit different.
If you’re interested in buying Sideways, it’s available on Creative Whim for $20!
Save the Date!
Coding God and I got our wedding save the date cards! I designed them and got them printed with Moo, who totally rocks (I also used them for business cards last year)!
oooooooo i REALLY like that theme! *runs off to check it out* And those cards are adorable…you’re getting married in Italy?? awesome!!!
I’m reading The Winner’s Curse right now! 🙂 I like those cards, they look awesome. 😀 The theme looks pretty, but I’m staying with Tweak Me. =)
I am itching to get my hands on The Winner’s Curse! I’m hoping it’s as good as everyone says it is!
I AM SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR SAVE THE DATE CARDS! (I’m sure you can tell by the all caps! :D) It’s so cute and gahhhh, adorable!
EEEEE I love the save the dates. So cute. You got talent, girl! I have heard great things about Winner’s Curse!
OMG congratulations on your date cards! They’re so so cute! And the new theme looks gorgeous as well. It’s super chic. I hope you enjoy all your new books and your wedding planning!
Those ‘save the date’ cards are absolutely stunning! Very pretty! And I really like the wordpress theme, I’m really thinking about getting one of your themes if I’m going to switch over to wordpress (which is very tempting, because I’m so done with blogger).
The save the date cards turned out great, I love it. The new theme is pretty too 🙂 Happy reading, I’ve heard good things about The winner’s curse, so I hope you love it as much as everybody else!
Oh wow those cards!!! Super cute. I recently discovered Moo and even though I’ve never ordered from them, I really want to. Love your new WordPress theme, too! It kind of has a retro vibe:-)
OMG! FLORENCE! That is awesome… love your save the dates.
The Winner’s Curse was amazing. I have The Here and Now and My Last Kiss. I should really get to them! Great haul! Enjoy! My STS: http://www.thecovercontessa.com/2014/03/stacking-shelves-10.html
I really want to read The Winner’s Curse! And My Last Kiss looks really good too 🙂 Those save the dates are so cute, you done a wonderful job on them! And getting married in Italy! So exciting!
I’m so excited for My Last Kiss! I love its cover! And the new theme looks great, Ashley! Minimalistic and clean is the way to go! 🙂
I adore your save-the-date cards! So darn awesome! It’s so cool that you’re getting married in Florence! 😀
I love your save-the-date cards! I love the quirky illustration and the color scheme! Have fun in Italy! ^^
I love the covers of the books you got! They’re all so clean and modern-looking!
I really want to read The Winner’s Curse and see what the hype is all about. The Here and Now looks really good too! The cover reminds me of The Diamond Girls (?) by Michelle Mead (?) I’m pretty sure that’s the book and author haha. Btw, congratulations! I wish you and Peter all the best. 😀
I have all three books, but I’ve only read Winner’s Curse, and I loved it!
It’s so exciting to get married, I still remember it (even if almost 22 years later!) Congrats 🙂
Theme looks awesome and your cards rock! Congratulations to both of you and I hope you’ll have a wonderful wedding. It sounds very exciting!
Aww I love the wedding cards! And I also love the site Florence sounds like such a romantic and perfect place to get married that’s so exciting! 😀 I’m so happy for you eeek, and that new design is just gorgeous. I’m so jealous of The Winner’s Curse, that one looks so good it’s unbelievable. Hope you love your new books, Ashley! <33
WOW. I love these! They are adorable! And I adore Florence so much. What a pretty place to get married! Where in Florence will the ceremony be?
I really like the Sideways theme, it’s simple but has personality. It wouldn’t be compatible with wordpress.com would it?
P.S.– Your invitations are FABULOUS!
No, sorry 🙁 You can’t upload custom themes to WordPress.com.
The Winner’s Curse was a really enjoyable read, so I hope you like that one! My Last Kiss looks really good as well. 🙂 And that new template! I love the simplicity, the colors and of course the header on the side! Your Save the Dates are gorgeous–minimalist designs are always the best! So far, (based on your posts about it) your wedding sounds fantastic! <3
I love that theme AND your adorable save the dates! 🙂 So cute!
I’m planning to make the move to Word Press and onto your server sometime before I go to BEA. (I’m thinking sometime in late April.) I hate the limitations on blogger, and I have a graphic design background, but I feel like my blog just doesn’t reflect that because of some of the limitations. I DON’T have a great CSS/XML background, but I do know some, and I do know a good amount of HTML. So I’m hoping I can figure it out. (I read your post this week on using a quality template to build off of and that really seems to be the way to go.)
In terms of exciting things that happened for me this week … I finished six months of leukemia treatment as of March 5. 🙂 I will be on this medicine for a long time and I’m not considered to be out of the woods for another 12-18 months yet, but six months is a great milestone and I will be getting updated test results soon. 🙂
When are you planning on coming into NYC for BEA? I’m going to be in the city for a couple of weeks. I get there on May 23 and leave like June 10. I’m staying with the people I stayed with last year via AirBNB. They’re super nice and it cost me $39 a night, which you just can’t beat. We need to schedule time to hang out and maybe buddy up a day or two while we’re there. I prefer to sit awkwardly in silence with someone I know. LOL … But I also know that the day before BEA starts (so I think May 28 this year) is the Teen Author Carnival and the Book Blogger Con. I didn’t do the Book Blogger Con last year and I’ve read up about it, but I’m still thinking I’m not going to do it this year. It’s extra money I don’t feel like spending since I want to get a reader pass and go to TAC.
Anyways, this is a really long comment. But I’d been meaning to touch base with you on all of those things. 🙂
Ohh Heather, I would love to have you as a hosting client!! You’ll love WordPress!!
Congratulations on finishing six months of treatment! It sounds like you’re doing well *hugs*
I’m not sure exactly when I’ll be going to NYC for BEA. Before I can book I have to make sure my schedule isn’t conflicting with it, which I won’t know for another 1-3 weeks. Assuming I go though, I will definitely be attending the Blogger Con!
I really love that theme! I think I might grab it but want to figure out how to put a site together on my computer before I try and make a big change like changing the whole template. You did a great job on the Save The Date cards, they are so cute!
The save the date cards are fabulous.I want to renew our vows in Italy! I love the new theme too.
Oh my gosh those save the dates are adorable!