My New Blog Layout Story

My Ibu (Mother) has done a great job in making up my new Blog Layout as you see right now here. I would like to thank her for her hard work to make my Blog looks much better, cuter, sweeter and more beautiful.

Below is her story how she made up my new blog layout design:

It had been many months I looked for a great website that offered the free nice templates with the linkbars but I could not find it perfectly to change two columns old Blogger Template of my daughter's blog as you see it at this below paragraph. If I found the templates, they didn't match with my taste. Sometimes I liked their layouts and headers with their 3 columns, but they didn't have the linkbars on them, or they had linkbars in their layouts but I didn't like their layouts. Most of them were difficult to customize the colors, and headers.

One day, when I was searching the free Blog Templates, finally I found ourblogtemplates.com . I was so happy because OBT had the answers that I needed.

What does OBT have?
- OBT has many kinds of layouts/templates that you need from 1 to 7 columns.
- If you are looking for the blog layouts with the link bars, OBT is the answer.
- OBT has great beautiful headers that you might like to use them if you don't like to customize your own header.
- Their layouts are so very easy to use to customize your own headers, colors, letters and fonts.
- Their layouts offer more places to customize your gadgets.


Layout 'sunshine' theme attracted my eyes. After I downloaded its template, then the next step was I would like to customize the header that had to match with the name of my daughter (Ariel) Blog: Little Mermaid. Searching the right pictures for the header wasn't easy, but finally after some pictures I found, my choice was as you see right now on this blog, Little Mermaid with Flounder and Sebastian. It is so cute, sweet and beautiful.

Attaching the header image wasn't difficult. I just needed to change its size became 800 pixels wide (with any height) to fit the header nicely. OBT also provides the helpful links on template installation guides and instructions if you need to learn how do it.

The next day I had time enough to customize the colors, letters, fonts, etc. I needed several days to finish everything because I just did it when I had my spare time. After I felt satisfied, I showed the new look of this blog to my little daughter and my husband. Both of them looked happy seeing it. My husband said, "It is great, Honey," and my little daughter had big smile on her face seeing her Little Mermaid Blog had the picture of her special figure. It wasn't only my husband and my little daughter liked this new layout, but a loyal visitor, Tante Icha liked it too. She wrote a comment on the shoutbox, "Hi Sweetie!! I like your layout. It's beautiful and sweet!!! I love it!! Give my best regards to your Ibu."

So, if you are the Bloggers who want to use the new templates to replace the all-too-common templates provided by Blogger, giving you huge freedom of modifying the templates completely and easily without going through the XML and CSS code to make your template personal and unique, OBT should be your choice. Don't forget, OBT also contains many tips and tutorials that you might need them to build your blog.

In this special posting, I also would like to thank to OBT team for their great job and they deserve to get my two thumbs up!

Have happy designing!!!

Little Mermaid's Ibu

Thank you for Your Generousity Donation to Support My Talents

I like drawing, coloring, dancing, singing, reading, and playing instruments & games. I know I still can not read well but I have learned the letters and numbers since I was 16 months old. Ibu taught me continuously and when I was 2 years old, I could put all the letters exactly at their places in a letter puzzle so fast. I could count one to ten at that time perfectly.

Daddy also bought me the tools to color. I have known coloring since I was 13 months old. When I was 2 years old, I was interested to draw a lot. My Ibu (mother) has collected them till right now and she will post them here step by step. Everybody is amazed with my drawing. My Dad said that my drawing like a child who is 2 years older than my age.

Playing games at the computer/internet is one of my favorite activities. My Dad has introduced computer and internet when I was 2 years old. Around 3 years and couple months old I could operated the mouse like adult already. Now I have been familiar with everything on the keyboard, I can print and type with an instruction. I play many games, learn and draw on the computer screen.

Dancing is my hobby. Everytime I hear a very nice music that can stimulate my moving body, I will start to dance. I am not a shy child but a very brave child. My Ibu and Daddy are so proud of me.

About reading, although I still can not read right now but sometimes I make up a story of my own by playing with my toys and opening my book collections. I got my books as the presents from Ibu, Daddy, my sisters and brother, also my aunts, Cathy and Mary Joy, and my parent's friend, Tante Marie S. Lupone.

I also like playing instruments. Ibu said that one day she will bring me to the instrument/music class that I am most interested in. Dancing is also my hobby. I really want to go to dancing class. I ever told Ibu that I wanted to be like Angelina Ballerina who could dance ballet very nicely and beautifully. Ibu said, one day she will bring me to a dancing class if I have been older enough.

Now I always enjoy my life with my whole family. I love them very much. One day I would be someone that makes everybody in my family so proud of me. Ibu and Daddy are the persons who would make my dream comes true beside the supports from my other family members. Everybody can support me in many different ways.

My Ibu has attached a small room below for every family or friends who are interested and would like to support my talents by donating my beautiful drawing cards (quality printed). Every person who makes a donation at least USA $ 5.00 will get one of my best drawing card with its envelope sent via mail/airmail. You can use it to send it to your family or friends. That is why don't forget to let my Ibu knows that you have ordered and donated by sending an email to febri_70@yahoo.com to confirm your generousity donation. Please, write your name and address in order to send your card/s.

All received donations will be saved at my money saving box and used for my talent's needs.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generousity donation to support my talents.

Pinky-pinky Do Card by me Available in a pair, a regular and a holiday cards (my 1st edition cards)
Next theme cards will be available soon next year
It is available to send to all around the world, USA & all other countries. The Prices have been updated. All the prices are included Tax, Processing, Handling and Shipping.
Shipping for USA:USA $ 5.00 for 1 card
USA $ 8.00 for 2 cardsUSA $ 12.00 for 3 cards
USA $ 15.00 for 4 cards Shipping outside of USA (any other countries around the world):USA $ 6.00 for 1 cardUSA $ 10.00 for 2 cardsUSA $ 15.00 for 3 cards USA $ 19.00 for 4 cardsTo order more than 4 cards, please email my Ibu at febri_70@yahoo.com
Once again, thank you for your support!!

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My New Barbie Roller-skater

Last month Ibu brought me a new present because I had been a good girl who wanted to learn to go to potty training. It was a pair of Barbie Roller-skater. I tried to ride on them after Ibu opened it and I could. Horray!!! I was so happy.

Below Ibu took several photogrpahs after I finished my drawings, Ariel with her new roller-skater (Am I a good drawer?)




Ibu also took a video of me when I was riding on my new Barbie Roller-skater. Thank you Ibu. I love you!