"How long was I in a coma?" - "Why, Blogger, it was just a few days"

Dear Blogger,


Welcome back from your coma.  Whilst you were asleep, many people thought about jumping ship to WordPress. Even though I use WordPress and Blogger, I still believe in you.  You are free, flexible and this is the biggest breakdown you have had, even since I have been using you (yeah, since 2003), and you know, blogs are cool and all, but there are other things in life more important and it doesn't hurt to remember that sometimes.

(Besides, there are so many freaking fugly WP themes out there that it's not funny!) 

So Blogger, my trusty friend - welcome back.


Love,
Sharnee

Did you miss Blogger a lot over the last few days or did you not really notice?

Here's a welcome back template in some lovely light hues (I don't want to shock you with too much colour after the events of the week), so we'll stay calm.  Green, Orange, Blue. Calm and relaxing.

The image preview below looks lame, but if you click on the template you'll see how lovely and delicate it is.

(I have used Google Fonts which are not changeable from within the template designer tab)

click image for a live demo site

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here
  

Mint, Latte & Pink versions of "Oh!" She Said!

Alrighty alrighty!

I do love the last blogger template I made - "Oh!" she said and I have now made it in three different colour combinations: Mint, Latte & Pink!

I haven't made a live preview blog to view how these look, but you can see the previous {yellow} one here.

Enjoy!

Remember that if you want the date to show up as "Friday April 2, 2010", you'll have to go to to SETTINGS > FORMATTING under the menu tabs and then selecting the 'Date Header Format to be the same as below:

Hello Friend - Green Blogger Template (with Squirrel!)

Here is a green (luuuurve this shade of green!) blogger template with girl feeding a squirrel. I think it's pretty sweet and reasonably simple but I like it. I hope you do too!

(click image above for a live preview)

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Leafy Subject - pretty, leafy template!

Here is a design I have had in the wings for some time, never seeming to have the time to quite finish it off. It's fairly simple, clean and classic and has a repeating image of dangling leaves that goes across the top of the page. It's very pretty (perfectly suited to an enviro-blog too).

Don't forget to become a fan of yummylolly.com on Facebook too! Link is: here.

click above image for a live preview

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Laci-Maree XML blogger template

OK, one more pin-up girl template (I promise no more for a while, unless of course you like them!). I know that not everyone likes pin-up girls like I do - and let's face it, they may not be perfect for every blogger, so I have also made it without pin-up girl

WITH PIN-UP GIRL:

click for a live preview

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

WITHOUT PIN-UP GIRL:
The header text is centred and there is no image. Download below:

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
• Need help installing this? Click here

Please back up your widget data before installing a template!

Simple Simon blogger template XML

This is a pretty simple template with a navigation bar (editable from within the Layout > Page Elements tab) which looks fantastic when you upload a header image into - either a new header or an image behind the title/description (hope that makes sense, let me know if it doesn't and you want step-by-step instructions).

The background and innner blog colours are changeable from within the "Fonts & Colours" area but the navigation bar is made of images so you're best to stick with greeny type colours.

click for a live preview

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Kids at Play - Green Version

This is a sweet child-themed Blogspot template that has silhouettes of kids in the side background area! It's very cute - the images are adorable and are from Pinkmoustache.net (and are delightful!)

I'll make more colours very soon and will post them as soon as I've made them.

click for a live preview

Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

You are getting sleeping - Free XML Template

Here is a dark (yet vibrant) blog template - kind thanks to pinkonhead.com for the flower used in the background - I love love love love LOVE the colours! Ahh, so pretty!

click for a live preview

Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Enjoy!

It's so easy - XML template: 3 columns

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Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

PS: the inner blog colour is #F1F9DC - just incase you want to have your google ads blend in like I have on the test blog.

Cupcake Icing - Free Blogger XML template

It's no secret that I like cupcakes. They are pretty and delicious!

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Rainbowz - XML Blogger template

click for a live preview

The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here
  
  

Please note that the background colour is changeable. The header has a transparent background and therefore won't look good with all colours, but it does look good with many. Here are some examples:

orange


pink


green

All the colours are changeable from within the "Fonts & Colours" area. Enjoy!

Green - And by the way... - XML template

And.... here's a green one....

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

PLEASE NOTE: That your blog header title/description will NOT SHOW UP! I have created the design this way so that the Sylvia Plath quote is visible and your blog title is hidden. I have included the Photoshop layered file in the zip folder and blank jpg and blank gif... so if you want to change it yourself... you easily can (assuming of course you have some kind of image editing software)!

Tiffany's Sister - free XML Blogger template

I don't know what else to say except this is really pretty! And it's also quite delicate!

(click for a live preview)

The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Flowery Kaboom! - Free XML blogger template

Hmmm, this image (by vectorportal.com) is absolutely delightful! I also placed some little flowers between each post which is also pretty cute! I hope you like this free Blogger template!! xx

click for a live preview

The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Paper Dolls - free xml templates! Two options! Woo!

Here are two pretty paper doll templates (dolls are sans heads I'm afraid). I like them and I had trouble deciding which one to put up, so we have them both.
The #2 template includes the Photoshop - .psd - layered document so you can change the words in the speech bubbles. If you have any questions about this, let me know.

PAPER DOLLS #1:

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here
  

PAPER DOLLS #2:

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

As noted above, I have included the Photoshop doc for those who wish to alter the speech bubbles. If you install the template as is, then they will be saying "Hi!" and "Why, hello!", just like in the test blog above. Confused? Let me know.

It's Retro Baby! - free xml template

OK, this is a simple but sweet retro template, perhaps it should be called "minimalist retro" or "simple retro" - anyway, you get the drift I hope. It's just simple and cute... with navigation bar. You can find how to add the links within the code or you can read the info below.

1. Log into blogger. Click on "EDIT HTML"
   
   
2. Scroll down the large box of code until you see the following (it's near the end)
   
   <li><a href="'/'">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
   <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
   <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
   

To add your own links:
replace the "#" symbol with your link URL and then edit the "Link Here" text to be the name of your link (see colour coding below). So if you wanted to put a link back to me, this is what you'd change one of the lines to be:

<li><a href="'http://www.yummylolly.com'">Yummy Lolly</a></li>

You can remove or add any lines as you wish. You just have to add them before the </ul> code.
Let me know if you have any questions.

click for a live preview

The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

* I HAD THE WRONG ZIP FOLDER LINK! APOLOGIES! IT'S ALL FIXED NOW!*

Background image made by me :-)

Greener Grass - free XML template

I don't often use photographs in my header images, but I found this one and liked it. You can also change a lot of the colours - the background, the "inner" blog colour and, of course, all the fonts and colours. Enjoy.

click for a larger preview

The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Friendly Forest - Free Blogger Design XML template

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Enjoy :)))

Olive Martini - Free XML blogger template

Here's a cute olive-retro theme. I like it!

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Heart Attack - free XML blogger template

Apologies for not being around much lately! I am trying to find more time to post some more designs here (as I really love making new templates).

(click for a live preview)

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Enjoy... xxx