My Blog has had a makeover

Today my blog has had a makeover. I was rather envious of those delightful designs of some of the 23 Things participants; growing in confidence and ambition I wanted more. The helpful 23 Things people were once again my angels. Referred to btemplates.com. I spent a happy hour browsing the fantastical, the extravagant, the sentimental and the professional template styles, before deciding on what I hope is suitably elegant. I can certainly recommend btemplates for anyone wanting to change the appearance of their blog.

Having selected a new template I paused apprehensively would my existing blog disappear into the ether. There are helpful instructions so with much anxiety I pushed the download button hoping and fearing that this was not my nemesis. I downloaded the file and unzipped it and all I had then to do was copy and paste the file location in the space provided. The file didn't save to the desktop so a bit of hunting around was required and initially it insisted that no such file existed! Back to boring old blog I believed. After some puzzlement I managed to add the file. The process identified the widgets I had added previously and asked if wanted I to retain them. I did. A new madeover blog ! I had to spend a few moments tweaking the colours, including some html editing, and the removal of the Google seach gadget. Overall I am feeling rather proud of smart new blog! I do hope my follower likes it too.