Finesse

First off, you've got a GREAT, eye-catching layout. Your background is just the teensiest bit busy, in my opinion, and I would go with something slightly downplayed since your layout images are so strong. Also, the links would look better without the color blocking, I think. I didn't really notice these things until my second visit, though, my first impression was definitely positive.

I am not a fan of themed intros, and there are many reasons to not be, so I would suggest getting rid of that part on your opening page.

Your content div cuts a little close to the widest part of your left-hand image. I would make it a little more narrow and nudge it to the right.

Your extras page isn't really extras, they're awards. I'd change the title accordingly. Also, the icons can be on the same line together. You may have to use columns to make that work, but it would look a lot better. Your text areas should be the same width as whatever is above it, so your icon text areas need to be 100 px wide.

Under sitely, your text areas should go beneath the buttons. You should be able to fit three or four buttons in a row, then a row of text areas, then a row of buttons, etc. Your second to last button doesn't show up for me, knocking the last row out of alignment.

Make sure to have the text areas under "vote for me" underneath the buttons, again.

I suggest adding a "button here" place holder until you get an even number of affixes, and centring your "listed at" and review buttons.

Overall though, nice-looking site, and I am excited to see you get more content!

Soroptimist Directory

This layout seems completely new for you. I don't remember Soroptimist having a layout like this before. It is extremely functional, and as far as I am aware, works and lines up properly in most browsers. I really enjoy how orderly the navigation links are. I do wish that there was a way to get to the Daily Updates more easily, without having to scroll (it's hard for me to find for some reason) or hover over Soroptimist. One solution would be to put a link to the daily updates centred above the first header, Introduction to the Experience.
The whole page layout does seem like a lot of scrolling to me, and I enjoyed the more "anchored look" of some of your past layouts. Finally, if my page isn't situated to be wide enough, my cursor is constantly lost in accidentally scrolling through boxes I didn't mean to be scrolling through. A "page down" feature could be quite cool, and help with that. I believe this next point is a matter of personal taste, but Soroptimists' colors really don't appeal to me at all. The grey is unexciting and drab, as in the green used. They really aren't fallish colors, either, which one might think is the whole point of trying to use unappealing colors. Again, it's a matter of preference, but it would be worth looking into whether or not the majority of your viewers enjoy it.
Rather than having pixels which one must use a key to decipher, why not have pixels made that actually just say what they represent? Recommended, NT Article, Resources, (I'm) Listed. They could all look like "Request," and I think it would be much more simple, easy, and even more aesthetically pleasing!
Finally, I think you should have people help you with link-sweeping and ranking as often as possible. You may have to ask in updates, advertise for this help, and possibly even offer incentives. It seems, though, that this would make your job a great deal easier and help keep Soroptimist up-to-date. You should have "ranking helpers" check out all sites in one category and give you their suggestions. You can check out the top few or confirm their suggestions, before putting your "seal of approval" on it. This would be great so that all site categories had up-to-date rankings, not just high-traffic ones like those listed at TSC.
For TSC, what about having another section for open button requests that make decent buttons? I've seen some really cute button-making sites that churn out some perfectly useable buttons, but I would normally not have found, as they aren't ranked or listed at TSC. Given the high-demand for open button requests, this could be a nice feature.

Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification on anything, or let me know anything else I can do. Thank you so much for letting yourself be reviewed by Sparkle Wire. You may link back if you found this review helpful.

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Childlike Innocence

35/100

Overview:

Childlike Innocence is well-organized and fairly easy to navigate. For the most part, your grammar, spelling, and punctuation are very good. Your layout, however, is not attractive, and your navigation is not straight-forward enough. There was also a problem with many of your images loading. When I viewed it in Firefox, your banner didn't load (as well as many of your buttons). It looks very plain and unfinished without the banner, so it is imperative that your banner loads. I see that your images are hosted by tinypic, and that is often a problem with that image hoster. I suggest switching to photo bucket. The images did load for me in Safari, which is better than nothing. Remember that if your site does not appear to its best advantage in any browser, your main page should clearly state that.

Layout:

You could do a lot to improve your layout. You might consider switching to a different layout altogether. If not, at least follow these instructions.
a) Your banner is low-quality. The words are hard to read, only one bokeh circle reallly shows up, and the butterflies, while a nice touch, are clearly just a stamp. You did, however, pick images that reflected your site's name very well. I would suggest having another banner made by someone who specializes in banners. Check out Soroptimist's The Status Center to find banner makers that are open.
b) Your background is a little hard on the eyes. While stripes can be fine, because your content box is so small, that many tiny stripes are way too dizzying. It also really isn't an attractive background anyway, especially with that layout. Look for another background, through ~Soroptimists' recommended graphic sites.
c) Your navigation is a strange color. I don't think it matches the layout, and even if it strictly does, it doesn't appear to. I would have used the lighter green. (Then you will probably have to change link color.) It also seems strange that the whole navigation bar isn't full. I have an idea for that, though, which I will mention later.
d) The pink in your headers match nothing else on the site, and are too neon to be comfortable on the eyes. I like your bold and italic colors because they compliment the green in the site, and add a punch of interesting color. However, your italic and bold are too similar. Your links are boring! Also, grey does not really reflect childlikeness, to me. The hover color isn't great, either. Use your dropper to select colors from your header image, and use them as often as possible throughout your site. (You have shades of pink, blue, yellow, green, and red in your header right now.) Make sure everything is always friendly on the eyes as well as attractive and interesting. (Change your header underlines/shadows away from green. You did well picking a pale color, but it's too much green!)
e) For your sub-navigation, on the pages Reflection, Doodles, and Keepsake, you should have spaces between every pixel and word. Try adding a white & sign or something as a space holder.
f) Your rules are a wall of text. Make each line have one space in between, and be more concise in your wording whenever possible.
g) Don't forget to host your images at the most reliable source possible.
h) Your navigation is not clear enough. Call your services what they are. Reviews, Art Requests, and Buttons (or Button Requests). You can have cute names for them still, but people should be able to knowledgeably navigate without reading your into.

Page-By-Page:

All pages - Wherever you say Why don't you go and apply for a [word here] today, say, Why not apply or just apply [rest of sentence here].

Welcome page - Your introduction should be left-aligned. Re-word your intro to be something like this (your first sentence is too casual): "Childlike Innocence is your one-stop-shop for art and button requests, as well as reviews! My reviews are thorough, organized, and helpful, and you can request one for your site without sifting through confusing rubrics. My art requests are open to anything, even pet applications! My button requests are a hidden gem, so go discover them!
Since you are a requests site, you should have your request status for all your requests plainly visible on your home page. I suggest above your updates box, and you can just say: All Requests Are [and then insert graphic that says OPEN]
Say scavenger hunt instead of game, and get rid of the word little. No need for a break after enjoyable.
Your updates go back way too far. Only keep a week, tops. Also, updates (not necessarily dates) should be left-aligned.

Game page - Your header looks unprofessional. No need to make it all caps. Left-align everything, except the emoticon and possibly the last line.
I have some suggestions for your game. Is there a prize, like a special button from you? (There should be.) If so, clearly state that, and be as specific about the prize as you can be. I don't think you should use emoticons like that, as they look like broken coding. You can use any pixel. Don't apologize for having each word on a separate line. Finally, I only found three and I searched your site most carefully. Make sure the game is not too difficult! People will not bother to look very hard, and you don't want them feeling frustrated.
Finally, my idea is that you place a text box somewhere on your page where it is always viewable (under Sitely in navigation) where people can paste the codes they find and edit them to solve. Make it white with no border or scrollbar, so that people can only find it by clicking on it. Tell them where it is.

Reviews page - Left-align. If possible, make your criteria box as large as the page or don't use the box at all, since you only have one criteria. Your button here button is not very good, I suggest you use a different one. You left out an apostrophe in it's under content. Under neatness, get rid of the word through. I love your idea of bonus points! Rules: Get rid of second sentence #1. #3: Get rid of So do not ask me to. Why don't you review those sites, though? #5: I suggest getting rid of Because I will not. #6: Reword to If you rush me, you will be moved to the end of the waiting list. #7: Quotation marks make it easier for skimmers to pick-out the trick word. #8: Always NM people back kindly, even to reject their request. What if someone misread and doesn't know why you didn't respond? Reword to Please do not apply for a review if they are closed. #9 Reword to Please link back [insert everything else here…], thank you. Apply: Your status sign should be bigger, and I think it's a little bit too neon and unattractive. Your form boxes should be big enough to read the entire form. (Apply the changes that are pertinent to the other two request pages, as well.)

Art Requests page - Left-align. Examples: reword to Listed newest to oldest. Rules: #2: Why? If it is a yellow Jubjub with no changes to be made, why should you need a reference?

Button Requests page - Your buttons are cute, definitely worth requesting! You are not ranked or recommended I don't think at Soroptimist, though, so not many people know about you, most likely. Your first button under examples is not very good. The red border matches nothing, and makes it look like you forgot to add border=0. The blue is difficult to read. I would remove it. Your candychan one is the second worst, since the border is too harsh and the words too uninteresting. List them in the following order, last or second to last first, last or second to last second, second third, third fourth. You could also list Picnic Magazine's second button under examples, or one of the cherry blossom buttons. Rules: #8: Why not? You should make buttons for everything that you can. You cannot judge which sites will be successful, or stay open longest, or get your button viewed the most.

Sitely page - They do not need to each be on their own page, but they can be. Affies: use different button here buttons, and different request status sign (if any). You do not need the … after Listed At and Reviewed Be. Reword Listed At to be Listers. You could also reword Reviewed by to Reviews or Reviewers. Try to make buttons have padding under Listers. You can add it to the coding or put a white & sign between each one, depending on your coding skill. Dragon Lair's button is glitching for me, grab a different one. Link Backs: Get rid of all buttons except the Jubjub, Uni, and Ruki. The first three are very poor and the Candychan one is alright but not doing anything for you, while the other three are actually GREAT. Also make sure that your button text areas are 88px in width.

Service Aspect: (About - you can post this on your site, if you want to, like a letter of recommendation!)

^«I requested a button from Childlike Innocence and was very impressed. Her response was prompt (about twenty minutes) and my order was filled early that same day. The buttons she makes are very cute, and she has a good grasp on animation. I was excited to receive my button, so imagine my thrill when she made TWO buttons for me when I only asked for one! They were both different, but they followed my specifications beautifully. Her message accompanying it was beyond polite and even friendly, showing what a total sweetie she is. It was also professional and well thought-out. Since she offered to edit my order if I wanted, I told her some things that would improve the button for me. She was perfectly willing to go above and beyond to make sure I got the button I wanted. I would definitely recommend this hidden gem of a button maker!^»

Your score was originally 25/100. Your exemplary service bumped you up a whole ten points to 35/100. I wish I could give you even more, because the service aspect of a request site is frankly the most important. However, even though layout isn't the most important thing, first impressions are incredibly powerful and send a message that will deter people from even getting to experience your amazing service! Your layout is not visually appealing and sends the message that your site is low quality. I might not have even clicked on "Keepsakes" had I not been reviewing you. Can you see how important it is to be gorgeous and accessible? Also the wording of your rules are a bit harsh, and hide what an incredible sweetheart you are, which is a shame. I think site goers should get to see the type of person they are requesting from!

If you change or do some serious work on your layout and aesthetic appeal, and make sure that your formatting is extremely professional, you could go very far in the site world. You're one to watch! Your button-making skills could also improve, but of course so can anybody's. Just keeping working, experimenting, reading tutorials, and learning. I hope I've helped because you're definitely worth helping.

Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification on anything, or let me know anything else I can do. Thank you so much for choosing to be reviewed by Sparkle Wire. You may link back if you found this review helpful.

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Purple Dream Reviews

70/100

The Welcome -

On first glance, Purple Dream Reviews seems to be a high-quality review site. The layout is absolutely flawless. The theme is very relaxing, which is nice, since many review sites can come off as being too harsh and stressful. (Reviews should be "harsh," but the tone of the reviewer should not be.) Setting people up to be relaxed is a great idea, and I believe it will make people want to be reviewed by you.

However, your layout can only go so far. The way you write on your site, be it professional or unprofessional, instantly sends a message as to the quality of your site and reviews, just like your layout does. From your very beginning paragraph, your grammar is poor, and it will make people turn around and leave.

It is extremely difficult to pull off a narrative introductory paragraph. I am not a fan of them in the slightest. Neither is Cass of ~Soroptimist, who, believe me, you want to impress. Here's the rundown of why we're not fans:
1. Narrative intros are pointless. They aren't that fun to read, they're just taking up important space on your front page, and very few people actually read them. They also have nothing to do with your actual site.
2. Few people have the writing skill and stroke of inspiration to pull off a well-written narrative. And a badly-written one is grueling to read.
3. They encourage excessive site-theming. Excessive site-theming is this: confusing your visitor with inane and unnecessary fake language in the spirit of being cute and creative. Unfortunately, rather than being cute and creative, it's extremely distracting and frustrating.
If you want to open with an introductory narrative, that's your decision and I can't stop you. Many people do. However, if you do, it MUST be well-written. It doesn't appear that your intro was even proof-read. Here is your original:

^«You walk to an open meadow, beautiful day outside. There's a slight breeze, fluffy white clouds in the sky, and the flowers are beginning to bloom. You look around and there's no where in sight, you let out a sigh of relief. A few leaves blow by you. You sit down and look up thinking quietly to yourself.

Your eylids begin to become rather heavy, you try to stay awake to watch the clouds, but you can't fight the sleep any longer. You fall into sleep, a deep sleep, where dreams are made and soon forgotten. A figure appears, and she begins to approach you. "Hello, my name is Phoenix. I'm here to help you get through your dream, step by step.^»

Here is my corrected version:

^«You walk into an open meadow, it is a beautiful day outside. There is a slight breeze, there are fluffy white clouds in the sky, and the flowers are beginning to bloom. You look around and there is no one in sight. You let out a sigh of relief. A few leaves blow by you. You sit down and look up, thinking quietly to yourself.

Your eyelids begin to become rather heavy, and though you try to stay awake to watch the clouds, you can't fight the sleep any longer. You fall into a deep sleep, where dreams are made and soon forgotten. In your dream, a figure appears, and she approaches you. "Hello, my name is Phoenix, and I'm here to help you get through your dream, step by step.^»

(P.S. "Where dreams are made and soon forgotten." This implies that people will quickly forget about your review, and not make the changes you suggest. Probably not the best message.)

Here is my re-written version:

^«On a beautiful day, you walk into an open meadow. There is a slight breeze, driving fluffy white clouds lazily across the sky, and sending leaves scuttling past your legs. Flowers are just beginning to bloom. You look around, taking it all in, and there is no one else in sight. You breathe a sigh of relief. This is such a peaceful, relaxing place, you think quietly to yourself as you sit down on the comfortable grass.

Without intending to fall asleep, your eyelids begin to droop. The smell of the flowers is the last thing you sense as you drift into calm blue sleep. The breeze and the sounds of rustling greenery lull you deeper, into the place where the dreams that change you are made. As you get to that place in your sleep, a figure appears before you, more calming even than the meadow had been. "Hello,^» she says. 'My name is Pheonix. I'm here to help you through your dream. I will take every step with you.^»

Real intro: I like that you've kept it simple and to-the-point, but it's poorly worded and begins by repeating the last line of your narrative intro. Try something like this:

^«Hi there! I'm Pheonix, and I'm here you help your site. I review sites by request, and give constructive criticism.^»

(After reading your reviews, I wanted to add more about your reviews to your real intro, so try this):

^«Hi there! I'm Pheonix, and I'm here you help your site. I review sites by request, and have a laid-back, friendly style. I give constructive criticism in a kind way, and list both good things about your site, as well as things you can improve. I am not a 'scary reviewer,' but I am still honest. If you want your site reviewed according to your specifications, Purple Dream Reviews is the place for you!^»

^«Dream As If You'll Live Forever^» - adding another graphic to your page is a nice touch, however while the hues match your layout, the tones aren't perfect. It seems harsher and brighter than the rest of the site, drawing more attention than the header image, which isn't good. The title of your site is actually stated in an subdued way on your header, which is gorgeous. You will have to be careful not to upstage it. Your decorative sub banner should have a lower image height and perhaps not be so bright. The fact that it is linked is also distracting, especially because it is so big. Usually it is fine not to link back with a banner, and just to list the credit under your Sitely section. Check with the banner maker if the rules are unclear. Also, the quote seems to have little to do with your site, but keeping it there vs. finding another quote or getting rid of it altogether is your choice. I think having something there would be nice.

Your counter is lovely, but again, the colors are too bright! It is probably the most prominent thing on your page, which is again not a good thing. If you can tone down the colors just a bit, it would be perfect.

Your text is a bit boring. Using black font is great, but your italics and bold tags should be different, interesting and used throughout your text to add visual interest. Your italics and bold are too similar right now (they shouldn't both be blue) and your italics should actually be italicized, because it adds a lot of visual interest. It looks like you need more purple in your site, try taking the color from the outline of the mountains and use that for your italics. Your bold could be pink or blue, but make sure it is both interesting and legible.

Your updates box is borderline too small. Try keeping your updates shorter, so that it doesn't seem so crammed, or listing them in bullet points. Also, don't keep many of them. Your text is too small in the updates box; it should be the same size as your main text. I like the blue headers, but the bold color is too similar to the header, see that? Nice use of bold tags, though!

My main complaint with your main page, besides, grammar, is that you do not clearly state whether requests are opened or closed. That is what visitors are MOST interested in, and it should be clearly shown. You can format it prominently into your updates in an attractive way, or use a nice sign. (You could have it made in a matching - not overpowering - style and use it instead of your quote, for example.) The good thing about putting it in your updates box is that it is visible on every page.

Sleep -
Your review types are terrific. They aren't confusing, there aren't too many options, which can become overwhelming, and they make sense. I am not going to review the individual types of reviews despite to say that they look good. There were a lot of grammatical and punctuation errors there, but I'm going to go ahead and say that you should have Fine Tuning look at your site. They merely look for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors, and they would do a better job that I would. I use them myself. I recommend either the Gold Draik or the Maraquan Draik if they have that open. The Robot Draik alone is not enough for this purpose.

Rules -
Some of your rules are not the best. Let me tell you why.
Rule number 3. You should always Neomail people, even if you are rejecting their request. It is rude not to, as it leaves people wondering. What if a well-meaning person accidentally left something blank, and doesn't know why you never reviewed them? It is professional to respond to your customers. Give a polite response asking them to fill in all blanks. If they write back again and don't, you can say that you are not going to do their request as they did not fill in the form properly.
Rule #4. This is worded confusingly. I read it a few times and thought it meant that the reviewee must have their own link back button for you to use. This will deter new sites, and not procure the linking-back you are actually asking for. Try this:
^«4. Please link back to Purple Dream Reviews after you receive your review.^»
I like that you don't require it beforehand, I think that's ridiculous when other review sites ask that. Do, however, keep in mind that asking for a link-back can and will deter some potential requesters.
Rule #5. Why? That seems a little harsh. What if someone has made all the changes you suggest and wants a better score? Shouldn't following your suggestions be rewarded? You could put some sort of limit on it, like, "you must make half of my suggested changes or more," or, "you must wait one month." If you absolutely won't, gently explain why.
Rule #6. See Rule #3. You should always Neomail people. It is unrealistic to expect people to re-check your site to see if they did it right. Here are grammatical errors I fixed:

^«When I receive your review you will be placed on the list. I will only neomail you when your review is finished. If you sent in a request and your name isn't up there, I did not make a mistake, you simply did not read the rules.^»

Again, that is faulty logic, because just because someone read the rules doesn't mean that they will succeed in filling out the form.

Your reviews are open sign is nice and large. However, there is no green anywhere on your layout. I suggest finding a different review status sign, or having one made to match your site.
The box for the form should be large enough to read most of or preferably the whole form.
Remove the border from your envelope. Add border=0 to the image tag. Also, the envelope is a much brighter pink than your layout colors, I suggest you find a matching one.
Your waiting list list should be left-justified within a table. It would look much better and neater than it does centred. (The header should remain centred, of course.)
Speaking of headers, you should align your second header differently than your first. If h1 is left justified, h2 should be right justified or centred or avoid looking nearly identical to h1.

Reviews -
I really like your reviews. They are, as I previously stated, laid-back and kind but still very helpful. However, your language is too unprofessional. Fixing grammatical errors and thinking through what you're going to say carefully will help with that without you needing to change your tone. If you do not use near-perfect grammar in your reviews, reviewee's will not take you seriously. Type into a text editing program which will check for spelling and punctuation errors, at least. Also try proof-reading and having friends proof-read your stuff, especially if you know any writing people. Improving your grammar will help you in every way in life.

Your text boxes are too small. They should be nearly double that size. It is too claustrophobic trying to read your reviews. I love that they have a background color, though. It looks very professional. Make sure the color matches your layout perfectly. I'm not sure that it does. Take a screenshot of your site and open it in an image editing program. Use the dropper tool to select a color you want to use, and get the hex code for it. For your review backgrounds, I suggest getting the color from your background or the lightest blue in your header (right after the "S" in "Reviews").

Other -

The title "Slumbers" makes no sense. Don't get carried away with your theme. "Sleep, Dreams, Awaken, etc" are all tolerable, but only just. With "Slumbers," it's the same as "Dreams," and I have no idea what it is supposed to be before I click on it. What, then, is the point of navigation? Just put "Extras." "My lookup" and "Neopets" is off-theme, too. It will make no negative difference to end your theme one link sooner.

I find your rankings to be unnecessary, but they aren't harmful. Both Impulse and Utopia are closed, however. You should increase the padding in your main box, the buttons especially are too close to the side of the box. You could also centre them, to deal with that.

Again, I like your inset boxes for Sitely, but make sure the color matches your layout. Also, you should put your link-backs under a link-back header and put the link-backs in a matching inset box. The buttons in your inset box do not fit well. Shrink the box or at least centre the bottoms.

In conclusion, you have the makings of a great site. Grammar can be difficult to deal with, as you either have the knowledge or you don't, but you CAN improve. At the very least, your site can be edited. Since this all began with a very gracious on your part request to be affiliated with Sparkle Wire, I will say that I will definitely be affiiliates with you if you correct the grammar on your site. It's a good idea to be reviewed at several places, because as a review site, we shouldn't be hypocritical ourselves. You're just starting out of course, and I have to say, you are already starting out better than I did! Since you were kind enough to let me review you, may I just take this opportunity to say…would you like to review me? Hehe. You can let Sparkle Wire have it. :P Hopefully it will be the beginning of a long and wonderful affiliation and friendship.

I'm sorry that this review became a novel, I just wanted to be thorough per your request! If you feel that I was, I would love it if you linked back to me on Purple Dream Reviews, but you are by no means required to. You may request a re-review (which will be much shorter :P ) when you have made some changes. Don't forget to contact me if you have any questions at all. Thank you so much for letting me review Purple Dream Reviews, and good luck!

Textiles

Layout: 15/100 Content (Customization): 55/100

Overall, Textiles does not give off the impression of being a high-quality site. Your customizations are usually great, but your site does not present them to their best advantage.

The layout seems rather weak. The image used for it, however, is very cute and matches the site's purpose well. Unfortunately, the navigation blocks part of it, and furthermore, the navigation is difficult to read. The red color of the navigation links is a bit blinding (especially when it overlaps the red curtain in the background). Finally, the text is too small. The main box is not centred, and depending on the viewer's screen resolution, a lot of black shows at the bottom of the page. The image to the right of the main box is clearly homemade, which is a shame. While it is cute, you would be better off without it. I do like the way the top Neopets' bar is coded. I suggest that even if you make other extensive changes, leave that the same. It looks both stylish and professional.

Inside your main box, your font is very difficult to read. It should be larger, without so many page breaks. I believe it would also look better left-justified as opposed to centered. The text link color doesn't match your layout, and the standard blue link color already gives off the impression that nothing has been done via coding to your links. Your second header, for "Link Back?" is difficult to read, due to size, color, and italics. Your first header is good, although personally I don't think it's a good move to start off the site name without proper capitalization. I didn't even understand at first that it was your site name. Consider getting a simple header banner done if you can, or capitalize the first letter of the site name.

You should absolutely get new link-back buttons. Link-backs are very important. People who are looking for a high-quality site (which is most people) will not click on unattractive buttons. They should be 88x31pxs, and preferably made by someone with button-making experience. (Having a standard size will also help with making the edges of the text boxes line up.) Your current link backs are an inconvenient size and unpleasant to look at. The letters overlap the image borders, and the colors make it difficult to read. I can see that they were meant to match the site's theme, which is a great thought, but they don't quite make it. Nothing has been done in the coding to make your text area boxes more attractive, which I definitely think you should do. Because your main box is rather small, real estate is costly, and you shouldn't fill it up with ugly white text boxes. Make them a little smaller and colored prettily.

You do not need all that extra space between link-backs and the start of your customizations. Again, your header for species names aren't attractive. The blue does not match your layout perfectly, and it's difficult to read. I would suggest using a lot less italics on your site. Also, make sure there are appropriate spaces, i.e. "Acara - Flotsam" vs. "acara-flotsam." A hyphenated word means that it's some new species that is a mix between an Acara and a Flotsam.

For your individual species headers (Acara, Aisha) they are too small, and hard on the eyes. Red is rarely fun to read, and the dotted black line doesn't help. Also, remove the unused headers whenever possible. If you don't, they should still have at least one line of space between them. Individual pet name headers (Allisorah) should be larger, probably not italicized, and possibly less neon of a green. It does appear, though, that this color matches the green Nimmo in your layout, which I do like. Because there is so much blue and red in the layout, and not much else, it's great to draw out another color more like that. I suggest you make it your main header color, so that it gets more limelight. Then use a slightly smaller font for species headers, which can be a (matching!) blue or red, and your third headers (usernames/petnames) can be blue or yellow, but still not tiny.

Finally, get rid of all that extra space at the bottom, maybe insert a farewell message, with possibly a reminder to request a customization from you.

So here is an overview of things to change to make it a little more simple…
1. Fix your layout! You've got a solid idea there, you just have to hone it.
a) You would be better off getting rid of the low-quality look alike on the right, and just stick with the original image. Make your main box as tall as that is.
b) Move your navigation. If your box remains small enough to easily fit within a page for most screen resolutions, put it below! If not (and I think your main box should be made bigger) perhaps add it to the right.
c) Remove, if possible, the Neopets copyright from the image. It isn't necessary since it's on a Neopets' petpage, and it is distracting.
d) Cater to eyesight. Make fonts larger, with plenty of contrast, in eye-friendly colors.
e) I suggest making the customization previews larger. They should be fairly easy to see without needing to drag to the URL bar.
f) Go the extra mile. Make your text area boxes spiffy, consider adding a "Sitely" section where you can put helpful links, affiliates, and listers.

2. Get new buttons! Check The Status Center (~SilverCityLights) as often as you can for open requests, OR post a request for gift buttons in the site community section of ~Soroptimist. If neither of those garner results, you can even grab a button base from a site like ~Lievig, and slap some small text on it yourself. If you really can't do any of those things, I would even make a quick one for you.

Remember: Your content is great and it deserves to be seen in the best light!

So sorry about the length of this review, I just wanted to be helpful! If you feel that I was, I would love it if you linked back to me on Textiles, but you are by no means required to. Please request a re-review (which will be much shorter :P ) when you have made some changes.
Don't forget to contact me if you have any questions at all. Thank you so much for letting me review Textiles, and good luck!

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