AM/PM Alpaca Haven Website Complete

I am pleased to announce the completion of AM/PM Alpaca Haven's website!

The site included a completely custom designed with HTML, CSS and Javascript.  The client already had a logo, so I built the site around that and integrated the current logo seamlessly into the site.  There is also a mini inventory management system for the client to add, delete and update the animals in their herd, backed by a MySQL database and written in PHP.  There is also a custom contact form for users to submit comments.

Site is live here: http://www.ampmalpacas.com 

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