five things Friday: blog fun edition

The blog revamp (and the nice comments - thanks!) earlier this week gave me some new-found energy for the whole enterprise, so it seemed fitting to wrap up the week with five other blog ideas and events that got me feeling enthusiastic...

1. I couldn't let the other blog go untouched after this makeover - so I made a few quick changes for a bit of a new look there too. (Now to get back to actually posting there.) 

image generated at DeGraeve.com

4. Also on the subject of blog makeovers, in the process I learned about this color palette generator tool via Creature Comforts. You can take an image like this one of marbled paper (from Paper Mojo) and it spits out the colors.

images from Sweetie Pie Style

3. Jackie of Sweetie Pie Style has a great series called On the Hunt, in which she tracks down items that people are searching for - and since my very favorite gold flats are about to bite the dust, she helped me out with some options for a new pair. Check it out if you too want to walk in flats of gold...

images from Engineered Style | New Balance

4. Jenni celebrated her one-year anniversary at Engineered Style, and I was a lucky winner of the celebratory giveaway: a $50 gift card to the Fort Worth Running Company - especially exciting because I was building a bit of a running gear wishlist as I've started training for another half-marathon this spring. Jenni was so sweet to play personal shopper and text me pictures from the store, and I'm excited for my snazzy new workout capris we picked out to arrive!

image from Dean Street Society

5. Finally, another fun photo-a-day challenge I found (plus a new to me blog that I've been enjoying: Bow Ties & Bettys): Style Me March. I've done a few so far (see them on Instagram).