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Froggie - XML blogger template
Friday, 13 February 2009
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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
Labels: 2 column, animal, blogger template, cute, free blog design, frog, light, white, xml, yellow
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Don't be afraid of Colour! - Free Blogger Template XML
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
This is dedicated to Dori! :-)
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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
PS: We have reached 1,000,000 page loads at suckmylolly.com.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone!! xxx
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone!! xxx
Labels: 2 column, blogspot, blogspot design, bright, colourful, colours, cute, free blog design, free design, purple, xml
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Watch Me Fall -free XML blogger template
Monday, 27 October 2008
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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
Header image is by the delightful Everydaypants at flickr.com. xx
Labels: 2 column, blogger template, blogspot, blogspot design, blue, cute, delicate, fall, free blog design, fun, grey, illustration, light, neat, seasonal, trees, xml
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Rainbow Lovers - XML blogger template
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
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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
Labels: 2 column, background pattern, blogger template, blogspot, blogspot design, changeable, colourful, colours, cool blog design, feminine, free blog design, free design, vibrant
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Pink Scrolly - free XML blogger template
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
Labels: 2 column, blogger template, blogspot design, brown, cute, feminine, free blog design, light, light pink, pink, simple, xml
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Book Smarts - Free XML Blogger Template
Sunday, 27 July 2008
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- 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
Labels: 3column, black n white, blogger template, blogspot design, cute, free blog design, old book illustration, simple, white, xml
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Custom Colours - 100% customisable blogger template
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Here is a blogger design with NO graphics - you can fully customise all the colours (background, 2x borders, inner background) and create whatever kind of look you want. I've made the test blog a greyish/blue, but you can do whatever you like. I like this idea a lot....
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
Here are some example of what you can do.....
Enjoy!
Labels: blogger template, colourful, colours, cool blog design, custom, free blog design, free design, graphics free, xml
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Sushi - free XML blogger template
Sunday, 8 June 2008
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
As far as I am aware, the header image is in the public domain. I got it in Japan, hence the sushi I suppose. Clip art in Japan is greater than any clip art you could ever imagine.
The background colour is customisable from within the fonts & colours area! Go crazy with it.
The background colour is customisable from within the fonts & colours area! Go crazy with it.
Labels: blogger template, clip art, cute, fish, free blog design, green, images, light, simple, white, xml
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Spaceman - Free XML blog design
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
Labels: blogger template, cute, dingbat, free blog design, green, grey, simple, space, text header, xml
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Martini Free Backgrounds (tiling)! 10 images - Zipped and ready to go!
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Martini background image (in 10 colours) avaliable for free! You can use these images in your personal blogs, scrapbooking or any other personal/commercial work. The only rule is that if you do use them for commercial works, you have to show me.
(oh and the second and most important rule is that these images must, under NO circumstances be put up on another website for download. It's up to me when and IF I ever do that).
(oh and the second and most important rule is that these images must, under NO circumstances be put up on another website for download. It's up to me when and IF I ever do that).
You can see the red image in use over at the "Retro Bar Fly" blog. Pretty swell.
I was going to say "chin chin", but that means "penis" in Japanese! So if you yell out "Chin Chin" in a bar and a table of Japanese businessmen wink at you - you'll know why!
I was going to say "chin chin", but that means "penis" in Japanese! So if you yell out "Chin Chin" in a bar and a table of Japanese businessmen wink at you - you'll know why!
- To download the images: click here (zip folder)
- Read image T&C: here
Labels: alcohol, background images, blog backgrounds, collection, colourful, free blog design, free images, freebie, girl, martini, woman
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Mode Parisienne - free XML blogger template
Thursday, 15 May 2008
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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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Retro Bar Fly (Plain Version) - Free XML blogger template
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
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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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Pink Boudoir - free XML blogger template
Monday, 14 April 2008
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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Pyjama Party - free XML blogger template
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
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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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
Labels: blogger template, blue, free blog design, free design, green, patterned, retro, simple, xml
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Dotty Pants - free XML blogger template
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Here are a few designs - quite simple, yet colourful. The inner background colour of this template can be changed to whatever you like. I've made it a blue (to match the blue dot).
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
Labels: blue, colourful, colours, dotty, free blog design, pretties, xml
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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
Labels: blogger template, free blog design, green, grey, patterned, retro, xml
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You Make My Heart Go "Boon" - free XML blogger template
Monday, 7 April 2008
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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1950s Slumber Party - free XML blogger template
Monday, 3 March 2008
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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:
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!
'tis cute though!
Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, blue, DIY, free blog design, grey, patterned, retro, simple, white, xml
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Ume Blossoms - free blogger XML template
Saturday, 1 March 2008
There are loads of Ume Blossoms out in Japan right now and they are soooo cute. I, personally think that Ume (plum) blossoms are more aesthetic than cherry blossoms - their colour is more vibrant and they seem heavier. Of course I do love them both. Anyhow, here's a blog design with some ume blossoms (image from a public domain collection).
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
Labels: blogspot design, flowers, free blog design, free design, fun, japanese, pink, simple, white, xml
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Whimsy - Free XML blogger template
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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.
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):
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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Party at my house! - DIY XML blogger template
Thursday, 21 February 2008
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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):
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 )--- */
click for a larger view
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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The Only One - Free blogger design XML
Monday, 18 February 2008
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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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Heartz - free XML blogger template
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Hi, here is heartz vII (a redoing of this template). The background colour is changeable - I chose pink for this example but it's up to you and what you fancy.
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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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Fancy Fashions - blogger design XML
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- To download the xml template: click here (zip)
- Preview the site here
- Need help installing this? Click here
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.
ps* the inner background purple colour is #A186BE - for all those of you who want widgets to blend in seamlessly.
Labels: blogger template, blogspot design, dress, fashion, free blog design, ladies, pink, purple, retro, woman
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Retro Typin' Gal - free blogger design XML
Friday, 15 February 2008
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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, bl