<p>Notice anything different?</p>

<p>I spent a few hours procrastinating yesterday and cleaned up things around here. It&#39;s still a work in progress, but I&#39;m quite happy with the results so far - everything is clean and neat -unlike my actual house.</p>

<p>I did my own (very) simple banner - based on an illustration by the very talented <a href="http://almaloveland.com/">Alma Loveland</a>, who made the banner for my neglected style site. (I have plans to relaunch soonish.) Alma has been nothing but gracious and professional and I highly recommend her work.</p>

<p>After I did the banner I decided to clean up my sidebar a bit. I settled on buttons instead of word links to help people subscribe to the blog and find my Twitter stream. I spent a good amount of time looking for just the right buttons (procrastination is an art I&#39;ve mastered, my friends) and of course I didn&#39;t find anything suitable. So I made my own, with the help of generous souls who have created illustrations and distributed them freely online. </p>

<p>I don&#39;t steal words or pictures from the internet which, sadly, makes me an anomaly, but I do things old-school. I give credit where credit&#39;s due. I also want to pay it forward, so I thought I&#39;d share my buttons with anyone who wants them. Just be sure to give credit, OK?</p>

<p>Enjoy!</p>

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<li>My RSS button is adapted from the <a href="http://comingupforair.net/2008/01/rss-icons/">Ojingogo RSS icon</a> - Isn&#39;t she adorable? I added some text, mostly to make myself laugh (&quot;take me to your reader...&quot; Ha! I crack myself up!) There are two versions to choose from, and I&#39;ve included the code to make things easier for you. Just be sure to replace the words ADDYOURFEEDHERE with your feed address (keep the quotation marks) and you&#39;ll be all set!</li>
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<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/everydaytreats"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39a0a970c" src="http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39a0a970c-pi.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2009/08/free-rss-twitter-buttons-code.html">Get Button</a><br /><br /><textarea cols="40" name="textarea" rows="4" wrap="VIRTUAL">&lt;a href=&quot;ADDYOURFEEDHERE&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj146/roxsar/RSS.png&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2009/08/free-rss-twitter-buttons-code.html&quot;&gt;Get Button&lt;/a&gt;</textarea>


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<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Miguelina"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39a17970c" src="http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39a17970c-pi.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2009/08/free-rss-twitter-buttons-code.html">Get Button</a><br /><br />
<textarea cols="40" name="textarea" rows="4" wrap="VIRTUAL">&lt;a href=&quot;ADDYOURFEEDHERE&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj146/roxsar/takemerss.png&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2009/08/free-rss-twitter-buttons-code.html&quot;&gt;Get Button&lt;/a&gt;</textarea>

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<li>My simple Twitter button is adapted from the free image <a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-remarkably-beautiful-twitter-icons-and-buttons/">found here</a> - I simply changed the color and font to suit me better. Replace YOURTWITTERNAME with, well, your twitter name, and the button should link to your Twitter stream.</li>
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<a href="http://twitter.com/miguelina"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39a32970c" src="http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef01310fa39a32970c-pi.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2009/08/free-rss-twitter-buttons-code.html">Get Button</a><br /><br />

<textarea cols="40" name="textarea" rows="4" wrap="VIRTUAL">&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/YOURTWITTERNAME&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj146/roxsar/Twitter.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2009/08/free-rss-twitter-buttons-code.html&quot;&gt;Get Button&lt;/a&gt;</textarea>
