How do you do that?!?

Have you ever wondered “How do they do that?” when looking at other peoples blogs? I have been blogging for almost a year now and I often wondered how some of my fellow bloggers come up with the neat little gadgets, buttons, headers, backgrounds, etc. that they include on their site. Here are some links to some great ideas and how to’s:

For Free Blog Backgrounds The Cutest Blog on the Block has so really good one and instructions on how to uses them. The also have a tab for Blog Secrets which include how to customize your banner, change the 'comments' line and 'posted by' at the bottom of each and much more.

Aqua Poppy Designs and Shabby Blogs also offers free backgrounds.

If you want to add a signature to your blog post, there are some great tips on Moms Who Blog or you can go to My Live Signature.

Blog Buttons was my biggest challenge. Heather over at Five Makes A Family was a huge help (Thanks!). First you need to build the graphic. You can always create your own button using Photoshop or other image editing software. Second, save this graphic and upload your picture to the web. I use Picasa (a Google Pack Software) to host my pics online. To find your picture location, just right click and select properties. Here is were I had trouble...the code. It will not let me post it, but leave me a comment and I'll email it to you. Add a gadget to your sidebar and paste in your code.

Good Luck and Happy Blogging!