I dressed up the place!!

I made my own HEADER - I googled "images" for a chocolate keyboard. Found one and saved to my computer. Then I opened my trusty Microsoft Digital Image software and began to compile my "header". I used a Free alphabet being offered from lettering delights http://www.letteringdelights.com/freebies.php called JDL Neopolitan and wrote out the words "Chocolate on the Keyboard" - then cut and pasted the words the way I wanted them (- oh I first Iinstalled the alpha to the free Creative Delights browser http://www.letteringdelights.com/programs.php ,) typed out my word or phrase and then saved it as a stand alone image)

Ok with me so far, I have the words graphic, the chocolate keyboard graphic. Then I get a frame from the pcCrafter Creatable "Club Diva" by Beth Yarbrough. I fill in white area with a pink color. Then I arrange the text image, the keyboard image, and 3 chocolate pieces that are from Gina Jane's creatable (back from when she was at pcCrafter) "Candy Hearts" on the frame - which I had change the dimensions of to be more of a rectangle. Then wrote some text on the whole thing, and named and saved it once I was happy. So now I go to my Blog space on Google - and I edit the blog and click on the name part - and choose put an image, and check the box "shrink to fit" and I check - replace current info already there, and waa-laa - it updated my blog and put my very own created header in there.
Here are some bookmarks I had that I may have posted on other forums that might be useful to future Bloggers and/or anyone wanting to create their own headers for their own blogs:
Here's some links that may help you - or to keep handy for reference-

Blogging Tips & Tricks from Blogspots
http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/

http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-find-width-of-your-blog-header.html

http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/07/add-graphic-to-blog-header-easy-way.html

http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/02/adding-graphic-background-to-blog.html

http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2006/12/generating-simple-graphic-header-using.html

http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-put-image-or-logo-on-side-of.html

http://blogger-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/07/menu-bar-for-blog-header.html

How to Make a Blog Header Graphic
http://paulstamatiou.com/2005/11/06/how-to-make-a-blog-header-graphic

Easy Create Amazing Header Graphics
http://www.xheader.com/features.html

Blog Header Generator
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/blogheader.php

More stuff on blogs and headers
http://webheader-banner.blogspot.com/

http://paulstamatiou.com/2005/11/06/how-to-make-a-blog-header-graphic

http://mompopson.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-make-your-own-blog-header.html

http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/02/easy-way-to-make-great-blog-header.html

http://beehacker.blogspot.com/2007/02/your-own-graphic-blog-header.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/33056/custom_blog_headers_how_to_design_your.html

http://www.newstechzilla.com/2009/01/spotlight-how-to-make-your-own-blog/


I am still learning on what all I can do on this here blog thingy
I added a "blog" roll - and just could only remember the digi free blog and ikeagoddess's blog addresses - off the top of my head - LOL!. ** I will add more of my favorite blogs, when I find the time and all their url's.

Please don't expect too much from this blog, I really have more fun surfing and exploring the internet.
And of course visiting my favorite Community forums like:
pcCrafters, Aimee Asher.com a.k.a. The Island, or even sometimes I venture back to Daisie Company's forums (a.k.a. Across the Street or The Garden)
see too the fun happenings at The ZOO - ttydesigns.com/forum

So while that was a fun exercise..I have other things to do today:

I have to go sign in for my daily entry to win the HGTV Dream House. Ya gotta be in It to WIN IT!!
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-dream-home-2009-giveaway-enter/package/index.html