I have looked at several websites that gave me ideas on how to improve my blog.
Don't forget about HEADLINES! This is the start of a blog and if you messed it up, you are going to lose some of your audience. It is important to grab the attention of the readers by putting a headline that interest them. Sometimes, it is not always about YOU, it should be about THE POST you want to share to your readers.
Talk through the USE OF IMAGES! It makes sense that sometimes you don't have to write a bunch of words just to describe what you think about something interesting to you. Get your camera and get a snapshot of the object that you want to share with people. This really helps not only to keep variations regarding your blogposts, but also is very helpful to prevent boredom from your readers.

And oh, the BACKGROUND COLOR TOO! Make it lively, but not exaggerated sense of having a lively, colorful background that would actually damage the entire blog page. You will posts several items in the blog, so, male it simple color that would not actually interfere with the fonts that you decide to choose for the blog.