Blogging+-Customise

Customising your blog

Visit these sites or Google search for Free Backgrounds []

http://simplychicblogs.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-cute-free-blog-backgrounds.html

These websites give very clear instructions to load their code into your blog. They all go through the same process of;
 * Select Layout (you may need to select customise first)
 * Add a gadget
 * Insert code into the contents section
 * save and admire!



To create your own original background (which I did you can view [] ) follow the instructions on The Cutest Blog on the Block...scroll down to Most Popular blog secrets I had to play around a bit, but it was a lot of fun. Use Gimp (which is a free editing suite similar to Photoshop) to design. Download free 'paper' and embellishments by Googling 'Free digital Scrapbooking'. Follow instructions but I had more luck with the code below than the ones at TCBOTB. When done save in Photobucket and then add to the following code (but put your photobucket file name where it's blue) Cross your fingers...sit back and admire. Admittedly this took a lot of fiddling as what you design changes in proportion depending on display settings but it works Yay!
 * How to make your OWN Background

 body { background-image: url( "http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt245/kelliem/blueblog.gif" ); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; } #logo { position:absolute; left: 0px; top: 30px; z-index: 60; } 