I’ve developed a goose egg on my forehead…

...from beating it against my monitor in frustration.

Here is the general look of the layout I would like to implement, if possible.



The red outlines whereabouts an image would be cropped to get the individual "background" pieces. The top, bottom middle pieces would repeat horizontally, and the left & right middle pieces would repeat veritcally. The corners would be flush against the margins (as would the top/bottom middle and sides).

The "title" would be a separate image, as would the dragon (in transparent GIF format). There are also image files for the "buttons" (about, categories, etc., not shown).

I know this is doable in tables, and probably doable in CSS only. I'm tired of trying to figure either out (even after picking apart other HTML files that have similar looks), so if you're up to a challenge and want to try to figure this out, email me for the images, I'll send them in a zip file.

The first person who successfully implements the look I am aiming for (with clean HTML or CSS, thanks) will get a medium size (4"-6") dragon sculpture as trade. I figure hard work for hard work is an even enough trade... If you'd prefer something other than a dragon, we'll talk.

I reserve the right to reject any entries.

If you read my blog and don't have HTML foo but know someone who does, pass along the offer to see if they're interested.

If no one wants to take this on, then I'll give up on the borders and try with just the title, buttons & dragon image.

edited to add: I'd be more interested to see this layout accomplished in CSS than tables, if it's possible.

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