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!
   

Positive, Negative - Cute Blogger template with RSS icon.

OK, here is something simple, sweet and cute. I have put a little RSS feed icon in the sidebar there which is my absolute favourite RSS icon ever! (credit: ComingUpForAir). I hope you like it!

(it looks better at full size, so click to see)

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

Find me a Poppy Posy - free XML Template

1This is a beautiful template with 2 columns (or is it 3 columns?) that you may say slightly resembles the new look to yummylolly.com. People are always asking me if they can have the same template as me and - yes - now you can. Although it is slightly different of course.
If the red highlights aren't you're thing, just change the colours in the Fonts & Colours tab. Enjoy.

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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
  
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here
  

Earthquake Etching - free xml template

The little screen grab image below doesn't do this template justice - it really is prettier at full size! Click here to see a preview site! It's feminine without being too girly. The header image is made by PS brushes by Jen at Pixels & IceCream (beautiful) which have been modified by me to be a header!

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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

Black n White Elegance - 3 column blogger template

OK, so the small preview image below looks kind of lame, but if you click on it to preview the site, you'll see that it looks a lot better full size. Also, how awesome do the adsense ads look in there? (I hate it when they never really look quite right!).

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(go on, it looks heaps better bigger!)



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

Bicycle, bicycle! - XML blogger template

Whenever I see a bicycle, I just want to burst into singing that song by Queen. It's very catching, unfortunately.

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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

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

Book Smarts - Free XML Blogger Template

(click for a live preview)

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

The extremely cute header image is in the public domain! I love it! xx

Black 'n White -- Free Blogger Template

You may recognise the background as being the same one I used in "Having my Cake and Eating it too" - an old "classic" blogger template I made. I felt like using it again but on something a little simpler and classy. Hope you enjoy this one...

(click for a live preview)

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