I decided to make a new template for this blog.
I do several webpages and know a little about CSS (well, I know what it is anyway). So I thought I’d spruce this place up a little.
That turned into a time-consuming mess! I fooled with it and fooled with it. I got all wrapped up in it and would suddenly realize I’d spent hours at the computer and still didn’t have anything that looked even half-way decent. I have about 10 templates on my computer that looked terrible when I proofed them!
Either the column was way down at the bottom of the page or the posts were down at the bottom of the page. One turned out where everything in the post went all the way across the page.
I ended up downloading templates and using them as guides. Still didn’t get very far. Although, I have to say I’ve learned a lot from doing this. I have found out that having a wrapper or container in the template is pretty important.
So this is my current final product. I’m not 100% happy with it, but it’ll do for now and I have to stop. I’ll keep tweaking it and hopefully end up with something that I like better.
This template is a modified version of a template I downloaded from V4-NY Templates Only. It’s actually this template modified.
In all my foolin’ around with templates, I have noticed that the ones made by V4-NY Templates Only are well made and stand up to modifications (some don’t, I’ve found). I’m glad there are people out there that make templates available for those of us who are CSS challenged 
So now, back to seeing what is going on in the blogging world.
ciao
I love the new look! Congratulations!
Wow! I feel like I have learned quite a bit about HTML and RSS through the few modifications and additions I have done; but I spent an hour yesterday just trying to figure out what I had sone to make to bottom of my sidebar disappear. I still don’t know what I did to fix it.
You have done a great job on this template and on Carol’s.
The font is about the same color as the background on my computer, and I’m having to highlight text in order to read it! Eek! Otherwise, I love the look, the logo, and the graphics!
Dear Beth,
The new template is beautiful!
If we ever get the Blue Star Families & Friends going again, I want to have a look sort of like this for our Web site. It’s time for a change.
You do such good work.
Very truly yours,
EB
Empress, I’m thinking it’s too plain - but thanks for the comments.
Thinking Southerner - I changed the font colors, you may have to hit refresh to see the changes. Hopefully, that’ll take care of the problem of not being able to read it. Let me know if it doesn’t!
Thanks for y’alls comments. I’m going to work on it some more
I like the new look. I am very impressed!