On Templates and Things

I wanted to have a more striking look for the Blog so I'm experimenting with third party templates. The one I added today was free so, nothing ventured nothing gained. I obtained it at http://smittenblogdesignsgallery.blogspot.com  . They have a large number there but don't expect to find anything that's masculine at all; lots of girl stuff. Next I'd like to figure out how to design my own. I used to be a crazy good artist in my younger days so if I can find the appropriate software or whatever else is needed I'll give that a shot.