Adding a House of 3 Blog Couture Background to Blogspot.
1. Download your House of 3 Blog Couture Background of choice. Here, I’m showing the Vintage Ledger design.
2. You’ll need to host this on Photobucket. So, create an account, if you don’t already have one, & go to your Image Gallery.
**Notice the above red star: Make sure the ‘Reduce to’ says ‘1 megabyte file size’. In order for your background to span your screen width, this MUST be selected. (IF you have problems with the size of your 1MB background, you may want to try uploading it as a 2MB background. It may help in the screen viewing.)
3. Click: Choose Files & upload your House of 3 Blog Couture Background.
When your background is loaded, it will appear as an image in your account.
Click on the box & copy the Direct Link.
4. Now, you’ll apply this to your blog, so log into your blog.
5. Go to: CUSTOMIZE>LAYOUT>PICK A NEW TEMPLATE & choose a ‘Minima Template’.
6. Go to: EDIT HTML. Inside your box, you’ll see a bunch of HTML code.
so…..Scroll down just a bit until you see body {
Below, you can see what it will look like with no background code.
7. Now you will paste the Direct Link from your Photobucket Image Gallery into the blue highlighted area. **Note the parentheses.
You’ll replace the HTML code highlighted as-
background-image:url(DIRECT LINK FROM PHOTOBUCKET)
;background-position: center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed;
as shown here highlighted in blue.
8. Click Save Template & view your House of 3 Blog Couture Background on your blog to make sure it’s correct. If you have any problems, just go back into your HTML code & make sure it’s got the link, etc.
Have fun changing up your Blog Couture!
**note: Each monitor & browser does different things to everyone’s *view*.
The backgrounds have been designed with this in mind.
So, each background has some designs on the edges *for those monitors * that show MORE of the background*
but, also has designs closer to the middle for those that don’t show all of it.
***You may or may not be able to see the entire background. (unless you fiddle with the HTML code, but I suppose that’s why you pay $$ for custom blog wear! 
Please keep this in mind as you work with your Blog Background…and be sure to choose/purchase one that will accommodate your blog.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:56 am
Great, Elizna. I just emailed you back. If you don’t get mine, LMK here, ok?
we’ll get it worked out!
and….anyone else that is having troubles…just email me.
trust me…once you get it the first time, it’s a breeze to keep changing it up.
but, getting it just right at first can be tricky…don’t give up!
it’s sooo fun!
R
May 6th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Thank you for your help with my blog!!! I love it
May 10th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Thank you for your help House of 3, I now have my blog couture up on my typepad Blog!
Can’t wait to see more new creations!
Michelle
http://www.michellehartjes.typepad.com.au
May 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I just ordered my banner and background. But how do I even download it???…was I suppose to get an email a code?
help please!
May 11th, 2009 at 6:13 am
Michelle…fan TAS tic!!! love it! congrats!
cinnibonbon….
you actually purchase the download. Then, you will have a zipped file (after you download) that you’ll need to open up. They are offered as JPG files, so whatever program you have that supports JPG files will be the way to open it.
Just follow the instructions above & if you have any problems, post here or email me!
R
May 12th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I purchased the Chintz set and when I click on the link to download, it just opens the image in a new window. It doesn’t give me the option to save it unless I right click. Will that work?
May 14th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I managed to post the image to my blog, but it’s completely out of place and won’t scroll with the rest of the page. It just sits there like a big brown stain.
How do I get rid of my previous header?
Thanks
May 19th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Are these true 3 column blog templates?
May 19th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Thank you for your help with my header. Looks great! I also purchased the background and I am having trouble with it. The same problem as many others, the width of the columns if off. I’ve tried everything, nothing works. And do you know how I can get my blog title into the header. Please Help! Thanks a bunch!
May 21st, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Hi I love your page and have been a Heidi fan for a while so I was really happy to see these designs!
I wanted to ask though do you have any tutorial on HOW TO MAKE the backgrounds and banners themselves? or do you have a program we can buy?
I would love to know more, I really want to make my own like that! thank you for the great inspiration~!
-angelina
May 21st, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I can’t get it to work. I am using blogspot. Help!
May 27th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
please email me when having problems.
most of the time it’s 1 of these things:
1. There are extras in the HTML code: like, an extra space, or ‘ or ;
2. If you’ve gone into Photoshop or some program & added text or something, then didn’t ’save as web’ …that will effect it.
3. something else! LOL…
i’ll help ya!
R
May 31st, 2009 at 5:27 pm
ok so I am with one of the other posts here that all that hapens is you have to right click and save it…. like what she said already will this work?
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Hi - I just installed a border and having trouble getting it to fit. There is an inch white border on each side. Also the test on the left side is overlapping onto the design. Can this be fixed?
These are so pretty and the directions were easy to follow
thanks
June 4th, 2009 at 9:15 am
I have extra space on the sides too. Help!
June 4th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Maureen & Scoobie…yes, this can be fixed.
Just email me so I can help you!
rhonna@houseof3.com
R
June 5th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I downloaded 3 backgrounds and they are too small for my monitor
I’m so sad, but I also downloaded one of the frame kits and I LOVE it! I may have gone overboard with them on my blog! Thank you so much for sharing your talents and creativity! I think it’s safe to say we are ALL enjoying them!
June 5th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
bree, email me.
the backgrounds should be fine. It’s just a matter of getting them just right!
your blog banner looks great!
R
June 15th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I never received a zip file for Order #100008200 (placed on June 14, 2009) the links on my order page simply open up a new page with the background template and header that i ordered. Am i supposed to right click this?
July 8th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Would these work as custom Twitter backgrounds?
July 9th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
yes, sinead. i used one for my twitter.
July 10th, 2009 at 6:06 am
Thanks, Rhonna! Off to make my purchase!
July 19th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Thanks so much for the instructions on how to post the blog backgrounds. I finally “get it” !
Just one question. When I put my header on, the colors changed & it no longer matches. Any suggestions? Thanks!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Thank you so very much for this tutorial! I am loving your blog couture…great stuff!!!!
August 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I tried it so many times I could scream — big waste of money!
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
hi… I am trying but I can’t change my blog background. In my photobucket, I dont have the (RESIZE) function?? where can I find that.
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Can’t get anything to work out! Photobucket doesn’t let me set a size for uploading either. everything has gotten messed and I’m getting frustrated. help?
October 14th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Please help. I have uploaded everything and it is there but my background is smashing my header. See http://embracethepossibilities.blogspot.com/ to see what I mean. It looks like others are having the same issue but I can not tell how to widen my background. Can you help?
October 14th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Please tell me what I did wrong…….sooo frustrated.
October 14th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
please help. http://www.mommysvintagebaby.blogspot.com, this has been all day, i know it’s something simple, but give up now. Please look to see what I did….wrong.
October 21st, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I finally got my blog couture to work but my posts and such are not centered in it, is there anyway to do that???? Thanks!
October 25th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I am trying to use a background (Damask) and I’ve followed the instructions via photobucket and edited the html but i cannot get it centered - can you help?
Thanks,
Shelly
October 29th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I do not seems to get it right. It somehow looks weird as i cannot widen the background…it looks overlapping with the center of the blog. Please help
November 10th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I have a MAC, threfore I do not “zip” files. How do I download my template to my blog with MAC?
November 18th, 2009 at 11:32 am
I just downloaded a template I purchased…then tried to apply it on blogspot…and now I don’t know where it is…HELP me…Please.
I though I knew what I was doing…where is it now?
Thanks…Jan
November 24th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Rhonna i have a typepad blog and i can’t work how to get your gorgeous blog background on my background …Please help ?
November 26th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Thanks so much for your tutorial! I linked to it in my fledgling blog and LOVE the design.
November 28th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Just downloaded the free “gratitude” header. I wanted to try the free one first just so I would be sure I knew how to apply it, then I will purchase one of the others. Well, I have the header on my blog but it is “fixed” it doesn’t move. As I scroll down my blog, everything on the blog just “moves” over the header. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated. thank you
December 5th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Hi there,
I am having difficulty with my background I just bought from you guys! My background isn’t big enough, so my posts go outside the blue centered aread. I uploaded the background to photobucket, but photobucket no longer allows you to download 2 mb unless you have a professional subscription (which costs 25.00). I tried uploading my background to flickr, but I have the same problems. I know I can’t be the only person out there with this problem! I’ve emailed someone named “Stewart” several times, but he has not been able to help me and has actually been pretty unhelpful.
Are there any readers out there who could help me? This has been an incredibly frustrating experience.
Thanks!
December 28th, 2009 at 12:07 am
I’m having the same problem as a couple of the ladies above…my text is overlapping on the sides of the design. It makes it hard to read the text, plus I don’t want to cover the pretty design. Same thing on the banner that I have. Also, I had to edit the banner as “behind title and description” when putting it into the customized header otherwise I lost my title somehow. Never done this before, so any help you can give would be much appreciated! Thanks!
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:27 pm
If I wanted to make mine own background and header what size is the image? Everything I have tried it is to small are too big!!! Please help! :0)
January 9th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Thanks, very useful.
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
I’m also frustrated. I think your tutorials are very generic and outdated. I can’t resize my Photobucket image either. When I e-mailed for help, all I got sent was the tutorial with no questions as to why I couldn’t install the background. PLEASE help!!!! I e-mailed again today but received no reply. Thanks.
February 5th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Hi Rhonna,
I just purchased 3 blog backgrounds and 1 header. I am doing my best to follow your instructions, but just not getting it right. I don’t see the exact HTML wording that you show in your instructions, so it’s hard to know exactly where to put the copied direct link from Photobucket. I found the right spot on the blog template HTML, but the wording is just not the same as in your sample pictures. Keep in mind that this type of thing is a little “over my head”.
Any additional tips for me?
Thanks,
Becky
February 5th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I was going to buy a blog background and header but after reading all the comments, I think I will pass.
Love the designs.
February 6th, 2010 at 6:42 am
I love the beautiful blog backgrounds, but I’ve worked on my blog for hours on my blog and have carefully followed your instructions, but it just isn’t working. I am hoping someone will get back to me soon.
February 6th, 2010 at 8:19 am
I’m feeling the way some others are, I’ve never had this much trouble changing the template on my blog. The header I bought from you is up, but I’ve spend a couple of hours trying to change the background and I give up. It’s not a lot of money, but this HUGE frustration leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.