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

Please note that the buttons were created by me and I do not give anyone permission to use them for any other public/commercial projects, except this blog header. You may not use the buttons in other graphics, on business cards or for digital scrapbooking. You may use them for personal projects with no commercial or public (including internet) purpose.

I have included a PDF with instructions on how to replace the header image - alternatively you can leave it as it is and it will look the same as the live preview (the header will say "Mode Parisienne").

Labels: blogger template, blue, buttons, cute, free blog design, french, illustration, paris, simple, sweet, white, xml

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Argh! I have just moved house and have been without internet for a few days (ok, it was a WEEK!), but we're back online tonight, so here's a cute design.

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

I have included a PDF with instructions on how to replace the header image - alternatively you can leave it as it is and it will look the same as the live preview (the header will say "Tweet Tweet").

Labels: bird, blog header, cute, DIY, header images, illustration, light pink, pink, simple, tweet, white

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

I plan on making a similar template but with a customiseable header image. I love the background on this one! So cute! (created by me with the help of 60s Chic & Tack-O-Ding dingbat fonts!).

Labels: alcohol, blogspot design, cute, free blog design, girl, martini, patterned, red, retro, silhouette, white, woman

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

Labels: changeable, cute, dingbat, DIY, girl, green, header images, sexy, white, woman, xml

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Here's a free powder-pink cute 3 column blogger template! So cute! Hope you like it!

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

Labels: 3column, blogger template, blogspot design, brown, cute, free blog design, pink, simple, xml

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

I have had this background stored away for the last few years but I have no idea who it's by. If you know, please tell me so I can give them credit. I originally downloaded it as a MySpace template, which makes me think that it's OK for non-commercial. Anyway, hope you enjoy it!

Note: the inner background colour and the border colour is completely customisable from within the "Colours & Fonts" area.

Labels: blogger template, cherries, colourful, colours, cute, DIY, kids, pink, stars, xml

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Here's a design called Pyjama Party (no, I didn't spell that wrong, that's how we spell it) and I really really like it. It's a pretty wide 3 column template, but I love the colours and the look of it and I hope you like it too.

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

Labels: 3column, blogger template, blogspot design, blue, cute, free blog design, simple, stripey, xml

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Hello everyone, I am back on board and here's a design for you! So named as bees don't say "bzzzz" in Japan, they say "Boon", and it always makes me giggle. The background colour is changeable from within the "Colours & Fonts" area so don't fret if you don't like pink.

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

PS: I have included photoshop image and a PDF file with instructions on how to get rid of the boring text header (seen on the test site) that comes from yr Blogger Dashboard so you can make your own pretty headers with actual nice fonts if you so desire.

PPS: As far as I am aware, the image is in the public domain. Artist unknown.

Labels: animal, bee, blogger template, colourful, cute, DIY, flowers, free blog design, xml

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Labels: acornglue, blogspot design, cute, paid templates

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I love brown when it's done well (that sounds so odd to say) - but other, brighter, colours tend to look very pretty with dark brown. Anyway, I love this template. It's 750 pixels wide.

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The design is free and 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.

• Download the XML template: here (zip)
• For a live preview click here
  
• Need help installing this? Click here

Labels: cakes, colourful, colours, cookie, cute, dark, DIY, pretty, xml

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This Blogger/Blogspot design is called "Whimsy" and it's available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

*** A few things ***

This blogger template is for those of you who are comfortable editing images and uploading them to the internet (and then replacing the image path). YOUR BLOG TITLE AND DESCRIPTION WILL NOT SHOW UP - this design is not interactive from your Blogger Dashboard.

The header image is a blank banner that you may do what you wish to. I have included a jpg, a gif and the layered photoshop file (for those who have photoshop).

Here is the image (see it's blank and ready for you):

click the image to view full size
and then right click and "Save Image As....."
(or download the zip file, it's in there too!)

For more details on how to replace the header image - click here.

I got it! Gimme the template!

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

Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, changeable, colourful, cute, DIY, free blog design, trees, white, xml

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Here's a blogger design that's 850 pixels wide and has 3 columns. The background colour is customisable from the Template > Edit Colours & Fonts area. The "inner background" will stay white.

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

Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, cats, colourful, cute, DIY, simple, white, xml

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

Of course this is a re-doing of this template. There was a bit of middle-bit heart overload so I shaved some of the middle hearts off (ouch, shaving a heart!) but it looks a little neater.

Labels: cute, DIY, hearts, instructions, pink, redo, xml

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The background in the header is a tiled pattern so I can't supply you with a blank header image for this one (but I intend on making it my future plan). Stay tuned for more designs soon - I plan to take into consideration all the ideas that my readers gave me a few posts ago.
In the mean time, here is a dark template with a star pattern in the header and footer.

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

Labels: black, blogspot design, cute, dark, grey, new blogger, simple, stars, xml

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This Blogger/Blogspot design is called "Party at my house!" and it's available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

*** A few things ***

This blogger template is for those of you who are comfortable editing images and uploading them to the internet (and then replacing the image path). YOUR BLOG TITLE AND DESCRIPTION WILL NOT SHOW UP - this design is not interactive from your Blogger Dashboard.

The header image is a blank banner that you may do what you wish to:
Here is the image (see it's blank and ready for you):

click the image to view full size
and then right click and "Save Image As....."
(or download the zip file, it's in there too!)

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

"So, how is this different from your other designs?"
It's not, really. I have just included the "blank" header image so you may edit it to include your blog title/description or any images you want. You don't have to edit any other images or change where they are hosted... just the header. If you do nothing and install it as presented in the zip file, it will look exactly the same as this page with "Blog Title Here" in the header image.

"WHY did you make this design like this?"
Two reasons really - one: I know that a lot of people want to customise their design a lot more (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" well in the banner 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. I have also included the (layered) photoshop file for those of the Photoshop persuasion.

"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 "Layouts" >> "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/HeaderTest.gif

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

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Replace the original image path with the newly created header image path that you've just uploaded to your own hosting. Make sure not to remove the brackets. Preview to check it's all ok and then save. Viola!

OK OK OK, gimme the template:

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

Labels: blog header, blogger template, blogspot design, cute, DIY, editable, free blog design, green, grey, simple

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

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!

Labels: blogspot design, border, cool blog design, cute, free blog design, free design, hearts, ladies, love, red, retro, sexy, white, woman, xml

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

Labels: black, blogger template, blogspot design, cute, free blog design, hearts, pink, redo, xml

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Yes, the woman is static. She will stay in the bottom right corner forever *sigh* she's never going to meet her Prince Charming!

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

Prefer it in white?


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

Labels: cute, fashion, old book illustration, old fashion, pink, romantic, silhouette, woman, xml

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

PS: Inner background grey hex colour is #FFFCA8 (you might need to know that incase you're going to put widgets in).

Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, cute, dingbat, free blog design, martini, orange, retro, typewriter, woman, yellow

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

Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, blue, cute, free blog design, redo, retro, rockets, space, xml

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Here is a free blogspot design that I've had on the back burner for a few weeks - the design had kind of stalled for lack of inspiration but I love the way it's turned out! Hope you like it too.

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

PS: the "inner" background green colour is #99CC99 - for those of you who want to use AdSense and have it blend seamlessly into the background. Also, if you want to add a widget in the bottom of the blog, I have adjusted the padding that a 468x60 adsense banner will be aligned in the center (otherwise it would cut into the sidebar bit). This will also work with a photograph or plain text - whatever kind of widgets you're into.

Observe:

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I would not recommend any footer stuff that's wider than 470 pixels (hey, it's the footer anyway, who looks down there?) but as you can see, the adsense fits in well at the base (and sidebar, of course!).

PPS: I will do different colour versions of this soon! Stay tuned!

Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, cute, free blog design, green, hearts, purple, simple, xml

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

Labels: blogger template, cute, dingbat, free blog design, green, sexy, simple, woman

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

Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, brown, clean, cute, delicate, free blog design, woman, xml

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

Labels: blogger template, blogspot, blogspot design, cute, dark, flowers, free blog design, green, grey, header images, xml

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Here is a cute free voodoo doll template that I just love! The header is made with a dingbat font from "Divide by Zero". So cute and yet.... so nasty.

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

Labels: bittersweet, blogger template, blue, cute, free blog design, love, pink, white

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