Looking to make a custom template

Hey!  So I'm interested in designing my own template with Blogger and I am not too sure how to go about making it.

I want to kind of do something that looks more like a web site instead of a blog and was wondering if anyone can help me talk this out.

hellocookie

Hahaha stalk away, whenever you "stalk" me, you're always uber helpful, so ya!   

I'm thinking of purchasing the domain name for my site, would that help things a bit more (like if I needed to transfer to a different host)?  The graphic aspect of it is easier for me, since I only know basic HTML and CSS is completely lost on me, but ya.  Hmmmm...  Ahh.  Maybe I'll try and come up with some graphics and go from there.

With blogger, is it possible to over the boundaries of the page, like for my Art Libs blog, tons of space on the left hand side is used up for nothingness.  And also, is it possible to make a banner that's bigger than 660x150??  Or whatever the dimensions are?

hellocookie

Ahh thank you!  That's amazing!  Also, as a random note, on Freshly Scented, you got 2 out of 3 right!!   

hellocookie