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Introducing the New Website

January 15, 2011 by WendyB

I’ve relaunched my website to match my new-look blog.

My new homepage.

I’m still working out a few kinks — particularly with the sale section — but take a look around anyway. The part I’m most proud of is the audience participation on the product pages. Various pieces of jewelry are illustrated with photos taken by and of gorgeous bloggers, in addition to the usual product photos. These include:

  • Princess Poochie’s asterisk ring
  • Alice Olive’s Boleyn necklace and Mud Flap Jill necklace
  • Erin’s Isabella Wolf-Fang necklace
  • Sheena’s Juana skull necklace
  • Nickie’s and Chelsea’s Little Woolf necklaces
  • Katy Rose’s Lotus necklace
  • Solo Lisa’s OMG rings
  • Queen Michelle’s and Beautifully Invisible’s silver swear rings
  • Julia’s gold-plated swear rings
  • Nina’s Teeny Genie necklace
  • Vyque’s Vampire Diana ring
  • Jennine’s and Susanna’s Diana rings
  • Jill’s Mud Flap Jill necklace
  • Midtown Girl and Bree Branker modeling the Cleopatra earrings

If you have any photos you’d like to share, the best way to get them to me is to post them on my Facebook fan page. If I think yours will work for the main website, I’ll get in touch and ask your permission before using it.

You can also take a look at some of the custom work I’ve done in the Custom Gallery.

My thanks to everyone who worked on this:

Credits

New brand logo … Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style
Graphic design … Lori Kadezabek of Ten Twelve Designs
Programming …  Koi Interactive

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Comments

  1. Cameron says

    January 15, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    My anti-spam word is perfect: Your new look is totally “hotstuff” madame !

    And if you ever need any hand models for any rings, brass knuckles and the like, my hands will be at your service. 🙂

  2. La Historiadora de Moda says

    January 15, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    The new site looks completely gorgeous! I’m just a little sad that I didn’t make it into your Boleyn Necklace photos.

    • WendyB says

      January 15, 2011 at 7:11 pm

      Send me a link to your pix again so I can take another look! All of the photos can go on Facebook and the blog, of course. The ones on the main site have to complement the product pictures and look good cropped to the right size, so I don’t use most of my own photos! But I also know I missed some of the blogger candidates!

  3. Kristin says

    January 15, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    I must take a usable photo of my genie and zebra earrings! Loving the new site!

  4. Afrodite says

    January 15, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Haha, thank you for the quick comment 😀

    Yeah, I know it’s very funny. I found it on google and I was like: omg! That’s definitely the picture that has to be in my post 😀

  5. Frenchy says

    January 15, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    WOW Gorgeous ! You are so talented !
    XO

  6. Jemina says

    January 15, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    I absolutely LOVE the new look, FABULOUS!!!

    XOXO
    J

  7. Brie says

    January 15, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    It looks great! Love the “new arrival” section for featuring new pieces.

    And my CAPCHA was “HAPPYDAY”….how suiting.

  8. Lexie says

    January 15, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    The redesign looks so good! Congrats, Wendy!

  9. tiffany says

    January 16, 2011 at 12:19 am

    love the new look on both your blog and website!

  10. Work With What Youve Got says

    January 16, 2011 at 1:10 am

    Custom Gallery!!!!!!! I love that! <3

  11. Make Do Style says

    January 16, 2011 at 3:16 am

    Looks fab!!

  12. mystyle says

    January 16, 2011 at 10:36 am

    Hi my dear-Very professional and stylish, well done indeed! xx

  13. Coco's Tea Party says

    January 16, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    That picture is fabulous! Is it Ritts?

  14. pretty (face) says

    January 16, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    Good work, looks ace!

    Just a note, the text of your replies to comments on the blog is the same colour as the background, so you can’t actually see it unless you highlight the text.

    xxx

  15. Hannah says

    January 16, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Congrats! Will defo check it out xx

  16. Alice Olive says

    January 16, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    Very excited and honored to be a part of your new site!!

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