Brand New Blog Design!

If you guys have joined the masses migrating to Bloglovin' for all your blog-reading you will already be able to see Sinead in the Disney Sun has had a facelift! 

(Possibly my favourite thing about Bloglovin, being able to see everyones designs)

If you are still using Google Reader then head on over and have a look... I will wait.

You good? What do you think?

I wanted something a bit cleaner, slightly less pink, and slightly more Disney. And I love it! Every time I look at the Disney castle I get butterflies! Also check out where the colours came from...

MORE DISNEY!

Let me know if you want me to sass up your blog as well! I would love to work with you!

SineadElle Designs New Design!

Its been a little quiet on the SineadElle Designs front lately, which makes me a little sad. Not only because I don't get to work with any of you awesome people, but I'm finding myself missing designing. It means I'm getting the itch to re-design my blog AGAIN.

BUT I got to re-design my good friend Rachel's blog, transitioning from a personal blog to a Disney blog! I am very happy with how it turned out! 

We went for a travel theme and I loved creating something a little different! So much fun

What do you think? I love it, and you should definitely go check out her blog and follow our Disney adventures!!

Disney Dreaming & Design

So I know my know my Disney Adventure is still a long way off, 271 days off, according my handy little gadget over there. But I was bored, restless and excited, plus I had this super cute design sitting in my computer and I couldn't wait any longer!

I think the downfall of being a designer, is constantly wanting a design update. But oh well, its my blog! I can have it anyway I like :) What do you think? A little pinker than I usually am, but I actually really like it.

And speaking of design, a little bit of an update! SineadElle Designs is officially up and running, with prices, and payments and everything! Aren't we fancy! So here you go! if you are interested in giving your blog a makeover, click "Buy Now" right here, or visit my design page to have a look around!

A La Carte Options

Header $20.00 USD Navigation Buttons $10.00 USD Social Media Buttons $8.00 USD Welcome/About Image $10.00 USD Grab Button x2 $8.00 USD Post Signature $5.00 USD

Thank you to those who have already contacted me :) I love working with each and every one of you, and now that University has finished, I have more time to devote to making your designs exactly what you want!

A Disney Update...

Hey lovelies!

I am settled back into my room in Tauranga and I am loving it! Not having to cook for myself, not having to do all my own laundry! Its fantastic, although I obviously help out around the house, I'm not doing everything by myself and its great!

I also have a bit of a Disney update! I finally got my new passport (after missing the courier) which I am going to scan tomorrow at my nanas (our printers broken :(  ) so I can then email it to Disney!! One more thing checked off my list!
I also ran around like a crazy person at university the other day trying to get a letter stating I was graduating at the end of the year, apparently no one knew what to do, or if they were able to do it as not all my marks are in yet, it was ridiculous! But I got one, and hopefully its acceptable, otherwise I will have to wait until my marks are actually in.

But it does mean I am that much closer to my Disney dream!! Woohoo!

I completed another blog design yesterday, and I am so excited about it! It might be my favourite one yet!

Visit SineadElle Designs to check out my portfolio if you are thinking of giving your blog a makeover!
xx

What a Busy Bee...

I am beyond happy that it is Friday today. I plan on sitting in my bed, watching horror movies and not moving. At all. Ahhh bliss...

I am linking up with Lauren today for High Five for Friday! And I am high-fiving like crazy over here (or mentally high fiving myself) because I have a lot to be excited about!!

• I have finished my short film, which is my last assignment of University EVER! All I have to do now is hand it in on Monday and I will be DONE FOR GOOD!

Here is a screen shot of my film :) I'm pretty happy with the imagery, but the overall outcome is a little iffy.

• I have been doing Movie/TV exercises lately, in an attempt to get fit and ready myself for the Florida sun next year! So far this is my favourite... (i'm a little obsessed!)

• I move out of my flat on Sunday and back to sunny Tauranga. I'm very excited, mostly about rearranging my bedroom! I love setting things up, and making them look pretty!

• I have been working my little butt off designing up a storm, and I am loving it! I have officially decided on prices, but I am having a lot of trouble with PayPal. Do any of you guys know the best way to charge people for online services? Anything other than PayPal? Here are a few of my most recent designs!!

I love em! Don't you?!

• It is almost Summer here in New Zealand!! I am so excited to get some colour back into my pasty white skin! And the beach... Oh the beach!

This is across the road from my house... How lucky am I!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend, I will be relaxing tomorrow, then breaking my back trying to move the horrendous amount of stuff I have accumulated!

Enjoy yourselves lovelies

xx

Oh Lordy...

I am exhausted.

See over there on my sidebar it says I'm a Theatre Kid? That doesn't just mean I enjoy theatre, I study it.

And today I spent ALL day packing in for my final performance. ALL DAY on a Sunday no less!

So now I plan on sleeping for eternity. Or at least until tomorrow when I have to go back for the tech rehearsal.

Man I wish I could be this cat!

It seems somewhat unfair that there is only one week left of uni, and I still have six assignments to complete...

On the bright side I have been working on three lovely ladies blog designs, and I think I am narrowing down on pricing so I will be available to do more very soon! If you are interested, check out my design page and let me know :) I would love to work with you!

I have also been obsessively reading Disney ICP Blogs and getting overexcited when I don't really have time to. I am already counting down!! (296 days to go!)

This is going to be short and sweet kids. I need to sleep. Or drink coffee. Probably coffee as I have more work to do.

If you never hear from me again, its probably because I have spontaneously combusted. Just know I love you all!!

(dramatic much?)
xx

SineadElle Designs... Help?!

Hey Guys!

So I have been working with a few of the people who took advantage of my Free Blog Design deal, in order for me to build up my portfolio. And I am loving it! I love being able to get to know other bloggers and design them gorgeous blogs!

I just finished working with Kate from Classy Living on her blog design, which was so great as we have been bloggy friends since we both began blogging! We created a cute, pastel  and pretty design which I am super happy with!

Once I have finished working with the eight or so girls who contacted me, I am going to begin to charge for my design services. Mainly because all the money I make will go into my Disney fund, helping to me to get to Florida for my Disney ICP in August 2013.

But I don't want to charge you all ridiculous amounts of money like some designers out there. I want to have cheap prices so even up and coming bloggers, or those of us who are strapped for cash can have a blog design that suits them and their needs.

So that's where you guys come in. I want to know what you think are reasonable prices for me to charge for custom designs? What would you be willing to pay? Please let me know, as I am umming and ahhing about it, and I really have no idea at this stage.

I have created an official blog for SineadElle Designs so go over and take a look, and tell me what you think! I could really use your help :)

xx

Design Creations

First off I want to say thanks to everyone who left me a sweet comment and good luck about my interview with Disney! You guys are so fantastic and definitely made me feel better :)

So now onto today's post. I have been on a designing mission lately. I spend all my free time, and some of my study time, with Photoshop open, creating different Blog Designs. Mostly I have just done premade headers and things like that, but I am super excited about them, and I think its time to expand my horizons a little and offer my services.

Obviously I designed my own layout, old and the current one. And I have designed a few of my friends layouts as well. So here we go!

Old Design

Current Deisgn

Rachel at Yellow Brick Road

Abbie at Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust

and my most recent design... Lauren at Here I Am

I highly suggest you visit each blog live, not only do the designs look better that way, but these girls are my real life friends and their blogs are great! Go say hi!

If you are interested in getting a blog revamp, and have been looking around for a cheap designer... Let me do you one better. How about free? Yes? Good. At the moment I am testing the waters. I would love to work with you and help you get the look for your blog that you want, and for a little while I am going to do it for free :D And becuase its free, if you change your mind, you do not have to keep it! I can even design a few headers just for you to have a look at before you decide. Its entirely flexible at this stage.

You can either get bits and pieces or a full design that includes:

• Header
• Side Intro
• Tab Buttons
• Social Media Buttons
• Blog Buttons in Multiple Sizes
• Cohesive Colour Scheme and Fonts

I usually start with the header, and I have a few pre-made ones that, if you like one, can be changed and adapted to fit your wants, then will no longer be available for anyone else. Just for you! Here are a few I have right now...

So if you are interested, send me an email at sinead (dot) elle (at) hotmail.com and I will get to work designing my lil butt off for you ladies!

xx

all designs are property of

Sunday Social

I decided to link up with Ashley and Neely this week for Sunday Social, this weeks topic is blogging, which obviously I am a fan of! And I thought it would be a great time to shout out to all my new followers! 

Hey guys! You have no idea how excited I am! Thanks so much for all your sweet comments and thoughts x

1. What is the name of your blog and how did you come up with it??

I used to blog under the name Life As I Know It... but I knew it was very generic and wasn't "me" enough. So I changed to Sinead in the Sun, very me (obviously, cause its my name) and it has the vibe I want for my blog, happy and hopeful and warm!

2. What do you love the most about blogging??

I love the idea of keeping an online journal, something I can look back on a say "remember when..." but I also love the community, obviously not all my posts are a life scrapbook, some are for the connections with other bloggers. I love how sweet everyone is, how willing they are to help, and how many fantastic connections are formed other the internet!

3. What are your 2 favorite posts you've written?

Ok I can't help it, I have to pick 3!

Fan-Girling into Geekdom

That Time I Momentarily Stole a Cat
If You Really Knew Me

4. What is something you'd want to tell someone just starting out in blog world?

Definitely fix the "no-reply blogger" issue! It makes me sad when I get an awesome comment, write an awesome reply, and it goes nowhere! And it will hinder your connections in the bloggy world. Also be sincere. Be you. No one wants to read a blog that almost the same as another blog, but less genuine. And we bloggers can tell!

To fix the annoying "no-reply" issue do this:

Click "edit Blogger profile"

Check "Show my email address"

5. Biggest blogging learning experience you've had?

I think blog design, I have always like design, but never really got into it this much! But now I'm designing pre-made blog designs every other week. I'm thinking of starting to sell them, but I'm not sure...

6. Give us 3 blogs we NEED to be following that you love. 

Ok I'm gonna have to do more than 3! I will split them into categories!

My IRL friends that are now brand new bloggers and are super fantastic:

Rachel @ Yellow Brick Road 

Lauren @ Here I Am

 

Abbie @ Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust

p.s I designed their blog designs! go visit!

Bloggers that I get excited about when a new post pops up:

Alyx @ Every Day is a New Adventure

Miki @ Becoming What I Always Was

Erin @ Living in Yellow

Enjoy my darlings

xx

The Times They Are a Changin'

It's official my friends!

This little blog here will be undergoing a name-change, perhaps tomorrow if I get around to it!

I even have a sneak peek of my new header for you to see! (its almost the same, but with a cute new addition)

You like?!

I'm thrilled with the new name and therefore, new chapter in my blogging life...

I just have a question for you guys.

What do I need to change? My URL won't be affected, I have a new header and new buttons...

other than changing my info on websites etc is there anything else I need to remember?

Thanks guys for your feedback before, it was fantastic!

Watch this space...

xx

Inspiration...Obsession

I'm sitting in my lounge right now staring at my computer screen trying to figure out what to post about. I tend to not get writers block very often but today it has hit. I have actually had a rather unmotivated week in the bloggy world, I missed Oh, How Pinteresting and Book Club Friday (which I love linking up to) and now cant think of anything to write. I'm on holiday, I haven;t done much, sue me.

So I thought I would share with you what I am mildly obsessed with at the moment.

Photoshop.

I have always used Photoshop, whether it was in school, or at uni or just mucking around but the version I had on my computer was CS3 and I was a little over it. SO I found a version of CS5 and I'm so happy I now can't stop using it!! I keep Google-ing fun tutorials and doing blog designs for my friend. Its crazy. So I thought I would share some of my latest creations, and you can tell me what you think, mmmkay?

these ones are all based on this tutorial

All photos taken by me!

and then here are the headers I have been working on for my friend Laurens blog

I installed one for her, but she hasn't picked a final one yet so what do you guys think?

also Lauren what do you think? let me know :D

Hope you all have a fab weekend!! I may or may not be going to see Chris Evans butt The Avengers again for the third time! What! What! (channelling my inner Laurie Keller)

I will leave you with this...

Goodbye my loves!

xx

Opinions...

I love graphic design and blogging so its only natural that I am constantly wanting to change bits and pieces of my blogs design, but I feel like that might get annoying for you guys as readers so I generally refrain.

However lately I have been thinking this little blog looks a little crowded, especially at the top with my banner and buttons, but before I change anything I want your opinions!

I have also been thinking about changing my blog name. I have seen a couple of others with the same name, and i think its quite generic. I came up with it in a split second when I decided to give blogging a go. I didn't think I would love it so much. I kind of want something more personal. But it would be a huge hassle. What do you guys think? Should I think of something more...me?

What do you think about my layout and designs? Should I change anything? Is there anything you think could improve my little blog? I want your feedback :D

Thanks loves

xx

Meet Me...

I don't know if you guys have checked out my "meet me" page and come across my annoying under construction/coming soon note and been disappointed (I know I would have been).

But it seriously has been under construction. I didn't want just lines and lines of words to bore you! I wanted pictures! And colour! And pretty little things!

So that is what I've done...

Here's a sneak peek!

So? What are you waiting for?! Head on over to my sidebar and meet me!

xx

Getting My Design On...

Hey Lovelies!

As you may have noticed I have got my design on and made myself a little banner for my blog!

I love it! Buuuut I had a one other option that I really liked and I thought I would show it to you anyways.

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE your feedback!

I'm also currently designing one for my friend Abby at her adorable blog Only Impossible Untill Done 

So when I have finished I will show ya! 

p.s If you want me to design you one I can give it a go! For free as well! Which means if you don't like it, its no harm done!