Customising the SharePoint search box

On a recent project I worked on some custom branding for a SharePoint site.  One of the things I wanted to do to help layout the page they way the wanted was to change the mark-up that was used by the search text box.  I found an excellent MSDN article detailing how to do this and as it worked splendidly I decided to share it with you.  Head on over to the article here: How to: Customize a Delegate Control