Creating a new Header for this template

well, its not totally done yet but I do have a new blog header
So far: I have an image 700x263 (I started at 800x300 but this template has a center section of 700 so that I resized it down). I uploaded the image into a posting so that I could get the http link address for it. I went into the bog html code (a scarey thing !) and couldn't find anything for 'header'. But that may be because the Dots template doesn't have a header, instead it has a small 3 Dot image just above the postings. So after finding out that images address I found it in the code and put my image's code in there instead. I also deleted the size restriction in that same line of code. Okay, that got my header image in but the postings and sidebar were sitting on top of it. I then went in and increased the padding for those sections and after some tweaking it looks better.

Now I still have to find a way to drop the header down a bit so that it isn't covered by the Blogger control strip. BUT that will have to wait for another time. This had not been on my day's schedule.

If you want the file names for the 3Dots so that you can find it in your code, just leave me a note here and SOMETIME I will get back to you. (I've got to make up for the hours I just spent on this stuff.

If you can help me fix the header so that it isn't covered up I would LOVE to hear from you.

A big thankyou to Mom2Ethan at the 2Peas board for sharing info about tweaking blog templates.

trying something new

Okay, I am trying something new: creating my own header for this blog. I created a photoshop file 800x300 pixels and then used the colors from a screen capture of the Blogger Dots template. I used some texture and an action from www.atomicupcakes.com for a slight crumpled effect. The font is CK Scratchy boxes.

Let's see what it looks like here before I risk messing up my whole blog

okay, it looks like it works here, now for the real test............. adding it to the template
You can be the judge about whether it works or not LOL