Totally Yellow - wide photo blog template!

OK, I can't take all the credit for this one as I was largely inspired by Sarah's Totally Severe backgrounds.  I LOVE this one and decided to use it in a template for you.  I know some people may be scared of yellow, but there's no need to be because it's a lovely colour. 

Some colours can bite, but I promise this yellow doesn't.


There are two things you should know about this template:

1. It is a very wide template with one main blog area.  There are no sidebars on the "side" - they are actually located on the bottom of the page.  Check out the demo site to see for yourself.
   
2. The blog title font (and post title fonts) are actually using Maiden Orange Google web font.  This is NOT changeable from within the 'Template Designer' area of Blogger.  Why? Because Google have not made this a font for use with Blogger yet (I DON'T KNOW WHY!) and I am too impatient to wait.  So I have hard-coded the font in and it is therefore not changeable.  The body font - as well as all font colours, ARE changeable.

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

RazzleDazzle - free blogger XML template

Hmmm, I love a pretty pattern and here is another gorgeous one from Pixels & Ice Cream (visit the site here). I love this template and hope you do too!

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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

I think that the navbar colour of "tan" looks awesome with this template (just like I have in the test blog). To change it just go to LAYOUT >> PAGE ELEMENTS and edit the navbar. I'm soooo sick of seeing that blue navbar! You can change the colour, people!

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.

Swamp of Sadness - Free XML blogger template

You may have cried when Artax died in the Swamp of Sadness (yes, from the Neverending Story) - this one's for you, Artax. :-). I cried a lot.

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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.
This template is a bit more plain than my usual templates, but I like the dark lines of the background.

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

Classic Grey - free XML template

I cannot for the life of me recall where I learnt to put this search bar in - I apologise for not being able to tell you -- this is one design I have had sitting around for the last 6 months. I finally got around to finishing it. I like it a lot - I think it's very classy without looking like any of my other templates. It may look odd with no description, but maybe that's just what I think.

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

Retro Bar Fly (Plain Version) - Free XML blogger template

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

(created by me with the help of 60s Chic & Tack-O-Ding dingbat fonts!).

Gotham City - free blogger template XML - I'm back!

Hello everyone! I am back!

Good news - on my vacation, my boyfriend and I eloped! So now I am a Mrs yummylolly.com! It was a perfect day!

Anyway, thanks for being so patient in awaiting my return! I am glad to be back!

Here's a design called "Gotham City"......

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

1960s Kitchen - free XML blogger template

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

Retro Green - free XML blogger template

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

1950s Slumber Party - free XML blogger template

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• Download the XML template: here (zip)
  
• Need help installing this? Click here

Please note that I have made my own header image and installed it under LAYOUT > PAGE ELEMENTS. You can do this too - as long as the header image has a background colour of white (to be seamless!) and is 720 pixels wide. Height isn't as important as width, so it doesn't matter how high. This design will come with a plain text header by default.

Make sure that you select the following if you want to replace your header with an image:

This is what I did (thinking it would be easier than replacing the image path in the code as I have been instructing in my recent designs - the jury's out - I think I prefer the other way as it allows you to be more precise and specific).

'tis cute though!