It is very simple Mrs Chickie.
-Duplicate one of the default skin folders in Rainlendar (or any skin folder, it doesnt matter since everything will be change)
-Change the duplicate folder's name to the name you're gonna give to your skin.
-Create a Background image for the calendar (Not too big, look at other rainies for refference)
-Load the 'new' skin to your rainlendar. (it's gonna display the copy skin since no changes have been made yet)
-Right click on Rainlendar and from the pupup menu go to
Skins>Edit Current Skin
-The Configuration window will open and you will see a series of tabs (Background, Days, Today, Month, Year, etc)
-Click on each tab and make the necessary changes to create your own skin. (while you make the changes, you can click on 'Apply' to preview how the skin looks.
Have fun
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