Making a 3 Column Blog...Need Help...Here you go...Updated info for the new Blogger

For those out there who have been wondering how do you make a Blogger template from 2 column to a 3 column.

I have searched the web and many friends have sent me links to help me find the easiest way to make a 2 column template to a 3 column. Well after searching and searching for hours and hours I found it. It was so easy when I applied it I was so excited. I am going to share with everyone how easy it is and some places I found great information to help me out.

I started out with this link here from this wonderful site called "Tips for New Bloggers" I really like it, it was so helpful in so many ways. But the adjustments for the Html and XHtml codes are for the older version of blogger. So there is some confusion of why the adjustments did not work. 
I went ahead and read through some of the blog posts on this page and found some interesting facts on Html and XHtml codes. There are many templates listed to use with blogs on here. You should check out this site.

I then browsed around on the internet visiting various sites trying out different things and not only finding out there is a lot out there with spyware and malware attached. I found a very safe and easy to use tutorial when I visited this blog called "The Beginners Blogging Guide". It was so helpful and easy and even adds the latest updates for changing some of the Html Codes and the XHtml codes also. I recommend this tutorial mainly because it is updated to the latest versions of the Recent Blogger templates and formats. 


Some requirements to changing the back ground and the entire template for your blog. Always download a copy to your hard drive. That way if there is any problems you can always refer back to that template code. Just follow the easy to read steps here and hit preview and save you should have your new 3 column blog.


Here is a blog you can view to see an example. This is How I changed my blog.

If you have trouble there is help...I found a resource that helped also when I got a little    frustrated, you can see this here. 
I found this just a little too easy since I wanted to learn how for myself. I went back and did the other steps to try on a different blog. I succeeded and was very happy with the result.


Now to make a decorative back ground to your blog. I have to give the creative details to this blog called "ShabbyBlogs" They have templates for all sorts of really neat back grounds. As you can see the back ground I chose for my blog is called "Heart in The Clouds" Its very pretty and accents the posts I make in the blog here. These back grounds are so easy to install its just simple as installing a gadget in your layout area of the Blog. You can add the code just like a Html code and when you pick out the back ground you would like to have it gives you step by step instructions to help you install it. I love it!! 


So try it out and I hope this helps. If you have any questions I would be happy to help the best I can. Please comment and let me know how it went. I would love to see the results. 

RCTees The winner of the EFChallenge...Congrats

I want to say congrats to my fellow teammate RCTees who won the Etsyfriends Team Challenge this month on the EFPromotions Blog.
This is a women's alternative apparel basic crew t-shirt.

In the description it says...

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and countries in between, our wish for the World is PEACE.

I just love that comment. The shirt speaks for itself. Her items are wonderful and the graphics are amazing. You can check out more items that are available at http://rctees.etsy.com

From Old to New.... The Magic Blanket.

The Magic Blanket....

I do believe by far that this was the best gift she claimed to receive. This is a large pillow about the size of what they call a "Body Pillow". I had made a small baby blanket quilt a long time ago. She was 3 years old and I even wrote a little message on the back and dated it. The quilt has only been altered to form a pillow shape. Nothing has been removed. She wont even let me sew up some of the small tears where the seams have come undone on the blocks.

When she was little she called it the Magic Blanket. It was her comfort item. She would have this with her when she was scared or sick. Or just needed that extra comfort. She is 12 years old now and still uses that blanket to make her feel better. She says to me "it's just like magic, you made it special and it makes me feel better."
Yea something that will bring tears to a mom's eyes.

So it came time to decide to put this up or turn it into something else. So she complained for the longest time "my pillows fall off my bed I cannot stand it anymore!!! Mom, make me a new pillow one that will fit across my bed".

Well there you have it in the picture below her magic blanket is now the magic blanket pillow.
I cut nothing off and removed not a single thing. I just folded it in half and sewn the edges together and used the stuffing from the pillows that kept falling off her bed to fill the pillow.
This is a great idea to turn a comfort item that our kids carry around with them into something they will have forever.

Sock Monkey Fred Joins our family for Christmas..

This is Fred the Sock Monkey.
He came to our family in December
and He has just been a joy to have around.

As you can see I caught him
climbing the Christmas Tree.

He just had so much fun.

OH and he loves the Christmas stockings.
I couldn't keep him out of them.

But a Monkey who love books.
Now this is one place Fred loved to be.
He would read stories and learn new things.
Such a smart monkey.

I am very grateful that Fred came to our family. He is very sweet and so much fun. Not to mention he is soooo soft. He also would love to be apart of your family. You can have one of your own just visit here.

How Did You Spend Your Holiday....

This Holiday Season My Daughter and I spend one evening at the local "Joe Stock Memorial Park" to view the annual Christmas Lights show.





Nightly shows start at 7pm all the way through December and will end January 2.









So many as up to 40 songs are played per show and each show is different. And over 200,000 lights are displayed to create such a fabulous theme.






Its amazing to see these lights move in tune to each song and the families who come to see this event leave with smiles and children are happy. Many of the small kids we saw here were saying "thats so cool!!!"



In times like these it is good that we can just go spend time with family and enjoy the happiness this can bring.
Its about Happiness and the music will definatly put a smile on your face.






Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas.
Hope your holiday season was a GREAT ONE.

2009 LaFayette Ga Christmas Parade 12-4-09

Melanie and her friend ready for the parade to begin.










JROTC High School Group. Marching along










Our High School Mascot. THE RAMBLER and our high school marching band.










Military Vehicles




















Herbie and one of our classic trucks with its original body and paint










Some of the Floats in the Parade, Disney theme and one of our local churches











Corvettes and Cadillacs Classics and the Newer cars










Clydesdale horse with the Cowboy church and their clowns. They had beautiful horses in the parade this year.








And Jolly old Saint Nick. Merry Christmas everyone.
Have a happy new year!!!

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