Hope this helps the newbies or even the un-informed 
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Part One: 1. Go to http://linuxenvy.com/bprentice/Banners/Banners.html 2. Enter text you want the glitter to say in the "banner text" box. 3. Pick your font type. (There is a link at the bottom of the page that shows the font examples) 4. Pick your font size. 5. Leave border size at "10." 6. Change text color to white. 7. Change the background color to transparent. 8. Select "regular" user type. 9. Click submit. 10. Right click to save name to your computer.
~NOTE~ If you want to change the font or the font is to large, simply click back on your browser and change font or font size.
Part Two: 1. Go to http://www.glittertheworld.com/glittertiles.html or any other website to pick a glitter color. 2. Right click on the color and save to your computer.
Part Three: 1. Go to http://magick.net4tv.com/MagickStudio/scripts/MagickStudio.cgi 2. Click on browse and select your "white name" made in part one. 3. Click on the "view" button. 4. Click on the "composite tab" at the top of the page. 5. Click on browse and select your glitter color picked in part two. 6. Change the "gravity" to North. 7. Under "compose," selcet "In." 8. Check the box under "Miscellaneous Options." 9. Press the "composite button." 10. Click on the "output tab" at the top of the page. 11. Select save as a "gif" then click on the "output button." 12. Right click on the image and save to your computer.
Part Four: 1. Go to http://photobucket.com/ or http://tinypic.com/ and upload your image.
~NOTE~ Photobucket requires you to register as a member, tinypic does not. For Sgt. Grits: Copy the entire [IMG] code and put in your siggy. For Myspace: Copy the entire <IMG> code and put wherever you want in your myspace profile.