> designing backgrounds, unfortunately, is not what i do best. perhaps > someone could suggest either sites sites or search terms that will bring > some to me? Here are some sites I use when searching for such backgrounds: http://www.theinspirationgallery.com/ http://www.kollermedia.at/index.php/pattern4u http://squidfingers.com/patterns/ HTH -- sarah adams web developer & programmer portfolio: http://sarah.designshift.com blog: http://hardedge.ca