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New Freebie – Peppermint Mocha

Maddie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:24:10 +0000

I suck. I’ve been caught up with all the holiday crazy and I didn’t have time to put out this freebie while it was still seasonal :( Anyways, it’s still adorable, and up for grabs if you want it. (there’s always next year, right?)

Peppermint Mocha Theme for WP and Blogger!

View Demo|Download

Blogger Demo | Blogger Download

— These themes were coded by Quite Random.

New Freebies!

Maddie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:30:08 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post some updates to the freebies section and I feel awful about that! But fret not, I’ve got a brand new Wordpress theme called Pottery Barnery (also available for Blogger!) for your downloading pleasure.

Pottery Barnery for Wordpress -Demo currently unavailable | Download Theme
Pottery Barnery for Blogger – View Demo | Download Template

I’ve also added some wallpapers for your iPhone or iPod to the wallpapers section. I went through a bunch of sites with popular girl names and used the most common ones I can think of but if you want one with your name just drop me an email and I’ll be happy to customize one for you ;) More designs coming soon!

A HUGE thanks to Fernando of Quite Random for helping me make the Wordpress & Blogger Freemades available…he did all the coding so I could continue on working :) I look forward to working with you again soon Fernando!

Help Wanted :)

Maddie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:51:14 +0000

I’ve been really slacking with the freebies lately. I know, I suck. But, I do have a few scrapped design concepts that would make cute freebies. Anyone want to take a stab at creating some freemade blogger templates / WP Themes out of them? I’d be glad to collaborate with you! Just drop me an email or fill out the contact form and I’ll get back to you asap.

Birds on a Wire template now coded for Blogger Beta

Maddie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:02:20 +0000

A big thanks to Fernando from “Randomness” for converting the template for others to enjoy over to Blogger Beta. Please note that some of the functionality, for example the ability to change the fonts and colors from the dashboard are not available in this version, but if you are a little html savvy you can quickly change out the template code to best suit your needs. Download link below:

Demo
Download

Thanks again Fernando!

Might be R.I.P.ing my work computer

Maddie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:11:46 +0000

As of right now my work computer is either dead or doing a very, very good impression of a dead computer. Thankfully, I regularly back up my client files so I have everything, I just don’t have access to my programs (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc) I used my serial number to activate the second copy of photoshop on this new computer after my old laptop spazzed out on me and now I have no way of installing photoshop on another computer unless I purchase the program again. Which I planned on doing, but didn’t think it would be this way :( Anywhoo, what this means is that for the next few days (hopefully not more than a week!) I won’t be on chat as often (I’m currently using my daughter’s laptop) because I have to send out my computer to be diagnosed and hopefully repaired. If you’re a client of mine and you break the internet or something and need immediate access to me please feel free to call my work number (585)542-4872.

Freemade Support

Maddie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:28:38 +0000

I get TONS of emails daily with questions regarding the Blogger freemades that I offer here. Readers wanting to know about a font I used on a particular design, others needing help with their image hosting, others wanting help modifying their templates into 3 columns or needing help adding items to their sidebars. Etc. Etc.

Up until recently I’ve been able to manage handling these emails along with the emails from prior, new or potential clients that have questions regarding their websites, hosting, or what have you. However, lately it’s become quite the task for me as we have been listed in various websites offering links to free blogger templates- thus increasing site traffic significantly. So, unfortunately at this time I have decided I can no longer offer support for the freemade blogger templates.

I will keep the existing freemades available for download and I will continue to post new freemades, however please note that support for these will no longer be available as of today March 27, 2008. I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause some of my visitors, but it is crucial for me to weed out the things that are unnecessarily keeping me from offering 100% of my attention to my paying clients.

Meet Mari.

Maddie — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:15:16 +0000

I hinted about a new face around here the other day. So what a better day than today to introduce to you Maritza Cander. Maritza is my dear friend, a fabulously talented writer, mommy, wife, and as of recently has added illustrator to that list.

Maritza has been working with me behind the scenes as customer support, keeping me organized and caught up with all the emails and questions that get sent my way. Just recently, Mari was showing me some little things that she was doodling on PSP and I couldn’t believe how good she was! So good in fact that I’ve decided to feature some of her illustrations on some of my freemades and premades. And by all means if you see some of Mari’s work that you must have on your site please let me know- we’ll happily oblige. And I’m not sure how much workload Mari can handle, but I’m sure she wouldn’t mind whipping up a custom illustration every now and then!

Click here to view some of Mari’s illustrations, and here to view some of the freebies she’s created for your enjoyment :)

Maritza’s Freebies for You!

Stitches in Blue Etsy Kit
Buttons Etsy Kit

If you’d like to speak to Mari about creating a custom illustration, Etsy Kit, banner, or any other graphic for you, feel free to contact her at maritza[at]betterinpink.com .

How do I customize the header image on my freemade?

Maddie — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:58:25 +0000

I think this is the one question I get asked the most, so instead of emailing each person separately, I thought I’d do a quick tutorial on the subject and link it for future reference. The first thing you will need to add your blog title to your new template is an image editor. Not just any image editor, like Picassa but one that will allow you to add text to your images. I’ve linked a few resources (free) online below. For this tutorial, I’ve used picnik since it was the first one that came up for me on google.
Picnik
FotoFlexer
Online-Image Editor

Part I – Editing your Image

Upload the blank header image that was included in the zip file you downloaded to the site.
Click on the “Create” tab.
Click on the “Text” tab.
Add your blog title in the text field and select your font, size and color preferences.
Drag your text into desired position.
Click on the “Save and Share” tab.
Click on “Save Photo” button.
You now have your edited header image which you can upload to imageshack, photobucket or any other free image hosting service of your choosing. I always use imageshack because it’s easy and requires no registration ;) But you can easily upload your image right into photobucket from Picnik if you have an acccount already.

Part II -Linking your new image

Once you have your image hosted, copy your image url.
Log into your blogger account and select “layout” from the dashboard.
Click on “Edit Html”
Scroll down to where you see the link to the sample header image. You’re looking for something similar to this snippet of code:

#header-wrapper {
background:url(“http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5567/headerzo3.gif”) no-repeat;

Replace the image url with the url of your newly hosted and edited image and preview your template before you save your changes. Voila!

New Freemade up!

Maddie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:03:43 +0000

I’ve been promising a new Blogger freemade for a while now and it was finally time for me to come up with the goods! Here’s a cute little blogger template just in time for Valentines Day called “Quirky Valentine”. The little header is a custom graphic made by moi.

All images are hosted at imageshack for your convenience. I’ve also included in the zip file a blank header image for customizing along with a link to the free font I used for the sample header title. As always, if I’m not too busy I’ll be more than happy to customize the header image for you just drop me an email or let me know via the contact form!

Happy Early Valentines Day everyone, enjoy!

view demo | download .zip

Instructions on how to use the Freemades templates on the new Blogger Beta

Maddie — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:38:04 +0000

1. Login to Blogger Beta with your account.
2. Click on Layout (you’ll go direct to Template tab) or Setting where blog you want to Edit.
3. Choose the Template tab of your blog then click on Edit HTML.
4. Next scroll down to the end of your page and choose Revert to Classic Template.
5. Copy all the code of the template and paste it into your blog.
6. Click on SAVE TEMPLATE. Enjoy!