Well, hmmm...I'm not sure what to do with this one. I like the colors (being partial to purple) but it may be too busy for text.

When you start designing your site, don't expect everything to look perfect all at once. Combine your elements and take a good objective look at them. Walking away from it for a few minutes helps. When you come back, it's like you're looking at someone else's work and you can immediately see things that would look better if they were placed "there" instead of "there".

Don't be afraid to try something new to you. If you find that something just doesn't look right to you, think about how it WOULD look right and start looking for how to do it. There is all sorts of good help to be had in the web community. In the chat communities, there are channels and chat pages that exist just to help with problems you might run into.

And always remember, no mistake that you make in the designing of your web site will cause your computer to explode. At best, you can choose the "undo" option. At worst, you can start all over again with a blank canvas.