Mostly Minimalist - Free 2 column blog template

This template is simply simple - very minimalist and nothing pretentious.  It includes a wide "main blog" column for your blog posts and a sidebar with light grey banners in the background.

click above for a live demo site

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

BONUS BLANK HEADERS:

I have also included some blank pre-made banners for this template which look quite nice too.  These are made using dingbat font "Adhesive Nr Seven" and can be found here. 

Here are the 6 headers I have made:

If you would like to use one of these header images instead of the boring old plain-text header that comes with the template you will have to follow these instructions:

1. Pick the header image you want to use.  There is a folder within the downloadable zip folder called "HeaderImages" - the blank header images can be found in here.
   
2. Edit the image to include your header/description.  You can use various graphics programs like Photoshop, Photoshop Elements etc, or you can use free online applications like Aviary (use Phoenix) or Editor by Pixlr. There may be more out there that I don't know about.
   
   
3. Upload your new header image into your blog:
   Go to the LAYOUT then PAGE ELEMENTS window and click on “EDIT” in the header area:
   
   
   
   
   A pop-up window will appear (see below)
   
   
   
   Browse for the header image file on your computer and make sure you select “Instead of title and description” is selected (also, do not select ‘shrink to fit’).
   Click SAVE.
   
   
4. Done!
   

Booon - cute 2 column template with BEES

Bees don't say "bzzzz" in Japan, they say "Boon", and it always makes me giggle.

This is a very old template, rejiggered to be ultra fresh and functional. Click the image below for a preview (YES, the fonts are all changeable from within the "Template Designer" tab).

Enjoy!

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

Orange Love Letter (more colours coming soon!)

Wow, I love this template, I really really like it!  Click here to go and have a look - it's got a delightful scalloped edge with tiny hearts and also a banner for behind the date.

Isn't it lovely?

If you like it or use it, let me know - I'd love to see it in action!

xx

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

Pink Frilly Knickers - 2 Column Template

So truth be told my knickers are not pink nor are they frilly.  And another truth be told, this template is only slightly frilly and doesn't at all resemble a pair of knickers.

If the title of this template gets your knickers in a knot then calm down, I promise there are no actual knickers in the template.

This template is brought to you by the word: knickers.

In all seriousness, it's simple but it's cute :D Click here to see the test site.

 

Click for a live preview

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

Northern Jealousy - 2 Column Winter Template

First of all I would like to apologise for not posting a template for a while.  I am sorry but I have been so busy (yeah yeah, I know I always say that! It must be true!).

Before I get onto the template I would like to say that - YES! I am currently making a tutorial on how to change your blog fonts if they are pre-determined by your template.  It's quite a complex thing to explain (with loads of screen grabs) so I want to make sure I get it just right!

Here's a very winter-inspired template that I started making when it was over 35 degrees Celsius here (about 100F?) and I was quite jealous of all that snow the North was getting.  But now it's cooled down quite a bit and maybe I'm not so jealous after all?  Haha, whatever, here's the template:

PS: this template has fully changeable fonts, even the 'comments' link at the bottom of the post uses the same font as the sidebar title! Woo! Hoo!

(click above for a live preview)

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

She May Adore Me - Blogger Template with BONUS BUTTONS!

This was a half-made template I have had in the wings for a while... I was never quite sure how to finish it off. I have just noticed in the last week or two that Google Font Directory has grown even bigger (YAY!) and they have added more fonts, including the font I have used in this template 'Mountains of Christmas'. So I think I found a perfect match for the black tree in the header image as the font is kind of spindly like the tree!

If you don't like the font that I have used in this template, please feel free to change it (more information on how to do that here). Basically it's just a matter of looking for where I have used the 'Mountains of Christmas' font and replacing it with another font name - from Google Font directory - you want to use.

(click above for a live preview)

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

STOP THE PRESS - BONUS BUTTONS!

I have made some buttons for your sidebar that match this blog template. You may chose to use them away from this template, that is fine. The only rules are that they can be used for any purpose but you may not distribute them or sell them.

I have made 12 buttons - facebook, twitter, myspace (do people still use that? I'm not sure), email etc.

Some examples?


Download the buttons here

Please don't direct link from those images above - please download the button set and upload them to your blog (you can go to the DESIGN tab and then PAGE ELEMENTS and select the 'Picture' widget. Just add the URL too, and it will link).

Any questions, let me know.

Enjoy xx

Hello, Yellow!

Ok, I like the photo blog idea so I made another one with the same basic layout as 'Say Cheese!' but this is brighter with a header image by the ultra talented Pixels & Ice Cream.

Enjoy!

click above image to view a live preview

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

Say Cheese! (the perfect template for a photo blog!)

Now I know this template preview (below) is going to look like all hamburger but in actual fact it's a very neat super wide Blogger template perfect for a photoblog!

The maximum sized photo I would recommend is 900 pixels (as the template itself is not much wider) but if you click through to the test blog you will see that I have put a few example images in there so you can see how they look.

Obviously I don't recommend uploading your photos on Blogger (because they can be re-sized too small and look kinda crap in this super wide template). I would opt for using Photobucket or Flickr pics here. Then you'll know that they'll be very clear!

Oh, and the sidebars (3) are actually in the footer of the blog. I like it!

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

Rain Rain Go Away - Stripey subtle template

Woo, this is a pretty one! I love it! It's striped, it's subtle colours, it includes a vintage illustration. What more could you want?

Hope you like it....

click for a live preview

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

Mode Parisienne 3 Columns

Here's a 3 column version of the Mode Parisienne template (2 column template here).

Please note that if you want to edit the included blank header to include your own header text, then please feel free to do so. The blank header image is included in the zipped folder.

Information on how to create (and then add) your own header image, follow these instructions. Otherwise, the template below just comes generically with a plain text image.

click for a live preview

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

If you are interested in this but 2 columns instead of three, check out this template here.

Sequins Everywhere - Template by Carly

There's always a party somewhere, right?

Here's another template from the lovely Carly which involves some of my favourite things - sequins and streamers. BYO party of course because we can't zip one of those into a folder.
Anyhow, hope you like it.....

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

Visit Carly's site {here}

Lady on the Side - 2 Column template with feature lady!

Here we have a delightful blogger template with a woman on the side. Literally! This has a main blog area and a somewhat recessed sidebar - a lovely change from the ordinary blogs that just line them both up together. I hope someone out there likes this....

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

Free For All! (yes, this was my giveaway template a few months ago)

So, a few months ago, I had a giveaway. I emailed the winner a few times before they disappeared and never emailed me again! Tough luck, cookie because now I'm giving that Blogger template away to everyone!

click for a live preview

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

A FEW THINGS TO NOTE:

(1) Your blog header and title will not show up! That is because there is a blank header image (within the downloadable folder) that you need to edit yourself. You don't need Photoshop to edit the header image, you can follow these instructions and edit - and add - it. Easy peasy and fancy fancy!

(2) Please don't leave me a comment complaining that your blog title doesn't show up. If you have this problem, please read point #1.

(3) If you like this template then why not look at some of my similar ones on offer at Suck My Lolly. It's easy to jazz up your blog, why not try it?

(4) If you were the winner of my giveaway a few months back, sorry! You missed out.

(5) If you like it and use it, leave me a comment and show me what you do!

(6) Enjoy!

I See Woodgrain - Grey Woodgrain Blogger Template

So-o, this template is a bit different being that some parts of it are transparent and some are not (sorry kids, IE 7+, just another reason not to use IE). I also have a sidebar background that is cheangeable from within the "Fonts & Colours" area. I had trouble deciding between a hot pink, a lime, a Tiffany blue and this pinky/red. Anyway, change it yourself!

Hope you like it!

(click above grab for a live preview)

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

PS: if you put a widget between the header and the main "blog body" it may have a weird gap in there. So therefore, I dont recommend putting a widget there (not that you should, cos it looks weird anyway)

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

Excuse Me, I'm Fancy - Blogger Template

(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

STOP THE PRESS!

Why not edit the header image and get something a bit spiffier?

I have included the blank .jpg image in the zipped folder so you can add your own title/description in whatever font you like.

This is, in a nutshell, what you have to do:

1. Open the header image in your graphics program*. Add your own header title text/description. Save this image.
   
   I came up with this:
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Go to LAYOUT > PAGE ELEMENTS and click "Edit" in the header area. You are basically going to tell the blog to show this new image in stead of your boring old plain text header! Click image below for a grab on what to click:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Done!
   

* You don't need Photoshop (or such) any more because there's something called Pixel Editor which I seem to have within my Firefox Browser. I have no idea if this is now included in Firefox or if I installed the plugin. When I right click on an image, one of the choices is "Edit Image" and when I click that, it brings up a very 'Adobe' inspired editing window:

It looks pretty freaking sweet.

Saw A Ship - Cute Sailor Template

Hey! Who said I never make any "boy" templates?

Well, if you said that, you are WRONG! Here's one here - well, admittedly it's still kinda cutesy. But it's blue and it has a picture of a boat.... so that's probably as masculine as I am going to do. I hope someone, somewhere likes it.

And YES! I plan on making some different colours and different looks, cos I like this kinda thing a lot. If you find your header doesn't fit in well, then you may have to change the font size in the "Fonts & Colours" area of Blogger.

(click for a live preview)

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

Vine Me Up & Down Blogger template

Apologies for not posting many templates recently! Ahh, I have been SO BUSY! Here is one I have had up my sleeve for a while. It has a flowery frame at the top and bottom of the main blog area which makes it ultra pretty! Hope you like it! xx

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

PS: Have you seen the comments section of this blog? I have changed it up so the comments are numbered and with a little image between each post! Soon I will write out a tutorial for you to do similar!

Pin Me Up - Pin up girl XML blogger template

This is kind of in the same vein as 'A Dream Girl for Dan' (because that template is one of my absolute favourites! It's simple, yet elegant and I hope ... if you like pin up girls... you like this one.

The background is changeable from within the colours and fonts area (although the middle "blog" box will remain white). xx

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

Wanted: For Christmas - Santa has been naughty this year!

Here is a pretty cheeky Christmas themed template (you can use it if you like Christmas or if you don't: Santa & Frosty have been naughty after all!). I don't really like the dripping-in-grungy-snowflake themed templates - sorry if you do ;-) - but this is something for someone who's got a bit of a sense of humour and likes simplicity. it's not like you'll be using this template all year or anything {or will you??? I do admit that my favourite coffee mug is a Christmas one that I use all year 'round}

click image for a live preview

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

Header images by Kevin Dooley at Flickr. Lovely!