I'm no help, Sis, because I did the same thing for the first few days of blogging. I saw those pretty ones and wanted one too. Then people were saying to me that they are too hard to read. I admit they are pretty hard (Brother Ray probably hates them...lol!) but I think they are gorgeous and mine looks boring. I finally gave up looking for them but if you find out how to do it, let me know. I would still like the option!

I'll make sure that Jeremy sees your blog. I picked one out and just said, "Put this one on my site, okay?" It took him all of about 10 minutes. The background that he has on his came from a picture that he took on Okinawa, so if he can figure out how to put one of his own pictures on there, surely he can help you get a pre-fabbed background on your's.

I look forward to seeing what you pick out.

the way to change your blog is by altering your "template".

If you log in and just want to change colors and things, you go to "change settings" then to "template". Where you see things that say Font, that is where you can change your font, it will then say stuff like font size, change that. If you see something that says "background: #dcff89" that # sign with the numbers following is a code for a certain color. If you like some pretty cool templates, there is a link on my blog as to where I found mine. You will have to open a photo bucket account to download the pictures from the templates to re save then put on your blog as your own. I know you can do it, I started blogging about six months ago, and I have learned it pretty much all by myself. The main thing is, it takes time. I can spend up to two hours just fiddling with it and decide to keep the original look I started out with. Good luck, email me with any ?'s.
-Kasey

Have you used the "preview" button to see how everything looks before you save it?

if you are getting the template from the same place I got mine, then you need to do this:

Decide which template, download the template (i think it uses a zip file)Save the pictures onto your pc, then upload them onto your personal photobucket account. Then find the original picture code and replace it with the photobucket codes you uploaded (you will need to do this for every image provided in the original template used off of photobucket)Once you have put the photo links from your own photo bucket in place of the old photo links then copy the whole template code. Go to your blog template and clear it out then paste the new template in. Click preview. If it looks good, save it. You can do the little things like changing font later, but if you have the good "bones" of a template then save it and alter things at a different time. hmmmm...I could email you a sample template.

COOL, I LIKE IT!

cool background.

Cool background, but it is so Tammy Lewis Kaufman... Plaid...yes...this...I'm not so sure.

Glad that Kasey was able to walk you through it. Jeremy's response was, "why would I want to help her, she tied me to a chair...she shut me up in the dryer...naw, I don't need to help her." I was sensing some bitterness there. ~grin~ actually, he is a bad procrastinator and you would have figured it out by yourself before he got around to telling you how to do it.

Tammy was one of those preppy dressers and that is what ARGYLE reminds me of. When I see this I think of those plaid, school-girl skirts with the button-down white shirts with vests, bobby socks and penny-loafers. Now...when you think about it, does that not remind you of Tammy when we first met her? It does me!

This just doesn't scream REBEKAH! *sigh*

I just realized you have stars in your title box. Now those scream "REBEKAH!" There are certain things that remind me of you and there are certain things that remind me of Tammy. Can't help it.