Damask Dame - free XML Blogger template

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• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
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Please back up your widget data before installing a template!

PS: the delightful background image is by Pixels & Ice Cream. *sigh* It's beautiful.

Ahoy Hair! - free XML Blogger template

If anyone wants to make me one of these ship headpieces, I would totally wear it! :-)

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• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
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Also.... please note that I love making things customisable so I have made the 'inner' background and main background colour customisable. So basically you can easily alter the look of the blog. Check out some combos below:

Lemon, perhaps?

Or a delightful dark purple!?

To change these colours, all you have to do is go to the Fonts & Colours tab within Blogger and change them to whatever you want. REMEMBER that the stupid colour palette that Blogger provides aren't the only colours you can have!!

You can look up any HEX colour and imput the six digit code into the box and hit "return". A big 'ol list of hex colours can be found {here} or a good colour selector {here}

PS: massive thanks to the delightful pinkonhead.com for the wonderful woman/ship/head Photoshop brush! I love it!

Retro Ladies - XML Blogger 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
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Note that the background colour (blue in above test blog) is completely changeable from within the "Colours & Fonts" area of blogger. Hooray!

Open All Day ... Open All Night - free XML blogger template

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• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
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ALSO - regarding the HEADER IMAGE:
NO, your blog title/description will NOT show up. This is because I have switched that option "off" so they will not display.


"WHY did you make this design like this?"
Two reasons really - one: you can edit this header image if you want - remove the "Open All Night, Open All Day" text and put your own thing in (you can use any graphics editor to put your own text onto this banner and there are waaaay more font choices than the silly old internet can handle. DaFont: droolworthy!) and two: I just thought it would be more interesting - and things are definitely better when they're more interesting ;-)

"I don't want to edit my own header image! Can you please let me know how to make my title & description come through from Blogger?"
No. There is no way that your blog title and description is going to come through (and actually "fit" in the correct bit), so bad luck.

"What graphics program can I use to edit this image?"
I have Photoshop CS, but you can use any graphics program that allows you to open/edit a JPEG or GIF - which should be pretty much any graphics program.

"Ok, I made my own banner, now what?"
Now you'll have to upload it to some hosting on the internet. I host my files on photobucket.com (a free image hosting service) but there are more options out there.
Upload the file to the internet, then find the URL of the image.

Next, go to the "Layout" >> "Edit HTML" section of your blog.
You will need to replace the original header image - seen on this page - to be your own.

Scroll down until you find the following image path:
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa231/free_blogger/HeaderOpen.gif

hint: it's under this bit
/* ---( header and site name )--- */

.....and replace with the image path of your new title. Viola!

The Only One - Free blogger design XML

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• To download the xml template: click here (zip)
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The sidebar alignment is weird in IE6 and before - so this is recommended for those of you with IE7 - and of COURSE it looks fantastico in FF, Opera & Safari :P - if you're using IE6 and before then I may have to seriously question your sanity!

Fancy Fashions - blogger design XML

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• To download the xml template: click here (zip)
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The background colour is changeable from the "Edit Colours/Fonts" area - note the cute scissors border on the side widget thingy. So cute!

ps* the inner background purple colour is #A186BE - for all those of you who want widgets to blend in seamlessly.