Free graphics and templates for your blog!

I finally made it! My first blog post.. and it took much longer than I had anticipated. Mostly because I'm a research nut, and I decided that I wanted to find my own unique designs and images to put on my blog.  Which, of course, took me hours of searching because each time I find something I liked.. I would hear this little voice in my head saying... just look a little bit more, for that perfect image.

Now, I kept telling myself that I would know what I wanted when I saw it, however, I either didn't know what I wanted, or I was blind.. either way, it doesn't look too good for me:)  And.. you'll be surprised to know that I didn't use a single image I had downloaded.. in the process of searching, my brain became overloaded and I just went back to Blogger and used one of their templates, which are fabulous, I might add.

The good news is.. I saved all of those sites I spent hours perusing.. so check out the links below!   All of these sites have free images for download.  However, there are some that also have images for sale.  There are some sites that you can click right on the image and download, and some that you have to register for beforehand.. I will make notes of this info in the descriptions... so enjoy, and happy creativity!!

http://www.themeheaders.com/
Theme headers has a fairly small gallery compared to the rest of the sites that I will be listing-and they only have two categories in their gallery, headers and backgrounds, but, every download is free.. and can't beat free!  In addition, you don't have to register to download images.. just click and save.  Below is an example of what you will find on Theme headers.

 

http://www.dreamstime.com/free-photos-resi2674154
Dreamstime offers over 5,000 free images.  They have some fantastic images to choose from, however, you do need to register in order to download.  They also have a referral program, which is free to register for,  and they will pay you for leads generated from the clicks on your link.  They will also pay you a $5.00 bonus once they have successfully confirmed their button is installed on your site.  The image below is an example of what you will find on dreamstime.

http://www.stockvault.net/
Stockvault boasts over 19,000 free images!  You'll find everything from graphics to stock images.. and very high quality ones as well.  They also provide several links for tutorials, ranging from helping navigate photoshop, dreamscape.. and even how to make your own buttons for your site.  As far as I could tell, these tutorials were free, however, I didn't click on everyone of them, so you will have to check them out yourself.  Below is an example of what you will find on Stockvault

If you found these sites useful to you, please leave me a comment.  I would love to hear of other sites offering free images, so please don't hesitate to share:)