I'm Original, I Use a Template

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Here's an easy guide to customizing your blog.

1. Go to Mashable's list of blogger template sites
2. Find a template you like and save it to your computer
3. Open up your blog in blogger, go to the Layout tab, and click on Edit HTML
4. Under Backup / Restore Template, click Download Full Template link to save your current template to your computer just in case you need it later.
5. Click the Browse button and open your new template that you want to apply
6. Click the Upload button when you've found it
7. If you come across any warnings, just save or preview if you want to see how it looks first
8. Navigate your way back to Layout > Page Elements and feel free to move your page elements around.
9. To add page elements, click an Add a Gadget link where you want your new element to show up
10. To add music to the sidebar, sign up with playlist, add the songs that you want to your playlist, add the HTML gadget to your blog, and follow the steps on the playlist website.