Blog Question

Does anyone know how to search for types of blogs?  For instance, I would like to look at cooking blogs, recipe blogs, dog blogs, blogs about blogs, etc.  Is there a way to do this? 

Using Picnik

William, James, and Keith

Well, I discovered Picnik.com and have had some fun as you can see. First I made the new blog header for my blog, and this was my second project made just for fun! I was thinking about having this made into a poster for my boy's rooms.  Jessica took the picture at the site of the dormant volcano in Amboy, California a couple of weeks ago.

This is how the picture looked originally:

If you have never used  Picnik.com, then here is a link:  http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome  Have fun!

Steps for Creating my New Blog Header

I had a lot of great suggestions for making a new header for my blog. I had no idea how to even start! After receiving several helpful suggestions, these were the steps I took:

1. I didn't want a frilly header because I liked my desert background, so first of all I needed a good desert picture. I used this website: 

http://www.themeheaders.com/

2. Next I went to Picnik.com and worked with the dimensions. That was the hardest part--I had to resize many, many times to get it to fit just right.

3. I was also able to work with the color of the picture a little bit. I softened the image and added more yellow to the sky which had been much more orange. I didn't want a stark contrast to my background.

4. Next I was able to choose a font--that was really fun. Picnik had some really fun fonts to choose from. I first chose one that looked really western, and it was cool, but it felt a little too masculine for me. I wanted a font that looked more like feminine writing.

5. Last of all I was able to choose a border. I liked many of the borders, and I'm not sure that I will stick with the one I chose, so you might see that change in the next few days.

I always liked art class in high school and working on this project had an artsy feel to it! Let me know what you think of the header and if you have any suggestions. I can take constructive criticism, I promise! :)

New Blog Header

I had fun trying out Picnik and working with a new header for my blog. Thanks to those who guided me to programs that I can use. I love the creativity the programs allow me to have--woo hoo!!!! I kind of feel like a mad scientist--who knows what I might create next :)

Question for my Blogging Buddies

I would really like to do something with my blog header--like a border or something. Is that possible? I have already looked at several pre-made headers, but I like my blog background, so I don't want something fussy. I would love to have your help!