Custom design

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  stephaniefasen · Member · Apr 28, 2012 at 11:04 pm

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  I have a blog called http://www.stephaniefasen.com and now I would like my blog specially designed so it shows who I am.. I’ve read something about custom design but I have now idea what CSS is? I love http://www.cupcakesandcashmere.com and I’ve read at her blog that she is on WordPress which must mean she has made her blog with custom desgn? Or am I completely wrong? How can I make something similar to her blog? Is it the custom design, is it necessary with CSS and if so – how on earth can I learn to use it?

  Hope You know what I mean ;-)

  Thanks

  Xx Stephanie

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  timethief · Member · Apr 29, 2012 at 12:41 am

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  Your blog is a free hosted WordPress.com blog. The one you point to is not a WordPress.com blog. In fact it’s a WordPress.org install. It’s running on outdated version of WordPress.org software and it’s broken http://ismyblogworking.com/cupcakesandcashmere.com

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  timethief · Member · Apr 29, 2012 at 12:43 am

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  You cannot build or use your own custom theme built from scratch at WordPress.com.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  The only themes we can use are those found here > Appearance > Themes
  This is a multiuser blogging platform. All blogs wearing the same theme are using the same underlying template and we cannot access the underlying files and edit templates or themes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/

  There are two free themes, Sandbox and Toolbox designed to allow maximum flexibility for CSS editing and creating new “skins”. Toolbox is more modern and includes a lot of support for CSS3 and HTML5, so it is really only limited by your skills and knowledge.

  If you have CSS editing experience the upgrade which comes with Staff support will allow you to stylize the appearance of any of the themes you find here > Appearance > Themes, but will not allow you to change the functionality, by editing the underlying template. It does not allow you to remove footer links to the theme designer or to WordPress.com. Also note that CSS is theme specific, so you cannot use the CSS stylesheets from other themes with the themes at WordPress.COM.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/