How to make a fancy schmancy blog background

So, you have a blog on Blogger and you want a fancy schmancy background to give it your own personal touch... well, look no further because here are your easy peasy instructions (makes sense that you'd have easy peasy instructions for something fancy schmancy, huh?).

Hop right to it, follow the directions below, and prepare to amaze yourself:

1.  Open Blogger and login to your account

     a.  click on the Design tab

     b.  click on the Page Elements tab

     c.  click "add a new gadget" and choose the HTML gadget

     d.  paste the code below into the HTML gadget page (leave the title blank)

               <style type="text/css">
                body {
                background-image: url (YOUR DIRECT LINK WILL GO HERE);
                background-position: center;
                background-attachment: fixed;
                }
                </style>

               

  2.  Open a new browser window for photobucket

     a.  upload your chosen pattern/background to your account (accounts are free and easy to sign up for)

     b.  click on your uploaded picture

     c.  copy the "direct link"

     

  3.  Go back to your Blogger window and paste the direct link into the text where it will replace YOUR DIRECT LINK WILL GO HERE

     a.  click save

     b.  view your blog and be amazed by your tech skills!