FIMBY's new look

April 20, 2009

I'm not exactly sure how many people read my blog via a reader (does anyone know how to figure that number out?) so I wanted to make an announcement so everyone would know that FIMBY has a logo. I'd be so happy if you decided to check it out (unless you're actually reading this on my site, then just look up).

In case you're feeling particularly lazy and can't even click one measly link to take you to my actual site, here's what the logo looks like:

A little note about the slug photo. Today Laurent, my 8 year old, wrote a post for his blog (part of the FIMBY family) about slugs. If you follow my tweets/fb status updates you might remember that last week our slugs laid eggs and I even did babysitting duty for a little fellow/gal named Peanut Butter while the jars were being cleaned. Anyway, you need to go read his post all about slugs.

And in case you're wondering about my garden loyalties you can be sure that once the slugs are returned to their "wild" habitat they are fair game for my Sluggo non-toxic/natural/pet friendly treatment. It's ironic I know. The boy studies nature and his mama tries to bend it to her will!

But, back to my logo. As simple as the design is it's been in the works for a couple months because you have no idea how many ways there are to imagine and design a flower!

I am so happy that I was able to enlist friend, neighbor & graphic artist <a href=http://www.traceymillerdesigns.com/">Tracey Miller</a> to help me. She's a professional after all so she had no problem taking my "on-paper" idea and converting it to a graphic image I can use.

Because the above picture (taken by Laurent) isn't the most "visually appealing" means of demonstrating my new logo, how about this one:

This photo also shows up in one of the current banners. If you haven't noticed I'm banner happy. I like to add a new one to the mix every week or so - just to keep things fun!

If you do decide to check out the new logo on FIMBY, take a peek at the new blocks also in the sidebar. And a little reminder that each separate section on my blog Mama Speak, Homeschool, Urban Homestead, and Neighborhood has it's own unique sidebar with links & resources you might find helpful.