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A super collection of Redoute's roses taken from prints of the 1800's.
See the collection here

A superb collection of Orchids taken from prints of the 1700's onwards.

Dog backgrounds - These backgrounds are based mainly on the works of animal artists various breeds are shown including afghans, briard, bulldog, collie and more.

Peter Rabbit email backgrounds made from the original drawings by Beatrix Potter

Free Animal backgrounds.

Click for fun and novelty Backgrounds

Bird lovers backgrounds - includes owls and bird of prey


Go here for muted flower backgrounds - includes lillies, grapes, roses, orchids and various fruits.
Muted Flower
Backgrounds


Butterfly and roses Trinket box and matching necklace - click here for more details
 Butterfly and Roses trinket/jewellery box and necklace set Both trinket box and pendant have Gleaming Colour, Costume Crystals and Superb Detail.

Click on the picture for futher details or purchase.

Newly available fun and novelty costume jewellery includes stars and stripes set - apple and nautical themed jewellery
Stars & Stripes jewellery - perfect for the 4th of July. Delightful apple themed jewellery set. For the sailing fans a nautical set. All at very good prices and make great gifts for friends and family.


ALEX MEILICHSON Limited Edition Serigraph Titled Angel's Blossom click here for more details

ALEX MEILICHSON - "Angel's Blossom"
L. E. Serigraph
 FLOAT THROUGH THE FANTASTICAL REALM OF SPIRITUAL JOY CREATED BY ALEX MEILICHSON. THIS LIMITED EDITION SERIGRAPH "Angel's Blossom" is Hand Signed by Meilichson
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Fine art print Still Life MORNING LILLIES, by HELEN ANIKST - which is open to offers, click here for more details or make your offer

HELEN ANIKST - "Morning Lillies"
L. E. Serigraph
 This Fine Limited Edition Serigraph is numbered and hand-signed by Anikst herself, with Certificate of Authenticity.
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Intelibuzz
Family safe Search Engine
Fower Backgrounds - flowers that grow
Flowers That Grow

Downloads are free for personal and charity sites to use on their web pages. (Blogs/live journals/members sites are not personal websites) A link back to The Search Party is required on the page you use the background.

Left click on tile to see full page background and download there.
Or right click on tile and 'save picture as'.
The tiles are slightly distorted to fit boxes but will download correctly.
Baby blue eyes botanical drawing made in 1887
Begonia gloire de lorraine red flowered background tile
brown vase with mixed flowers tile
Rose bouquet with blue ribbon
Chinese birds in autumn foliage
pretty pink orchid flowers
Frog amongst the flowers
rose tapestry flowers seamless background
Apples from a botanical drawing

Please note the graphics are supplied without the logos,
which are in place on these samples to prevent hot-linking

The tiles on this site are made to be large bright and bold - for those who would like to know how to change the image size my Resizing Seamless Tiles Tutor has been posted at the Search Party's Background Tuts and Stuff pages.
The above link will take you to the index page.


Flower Collection
 250 E-mail Stationery - Desk-Top Wallpaper
and Web page backgrounds $12.00

The collection contains lots of backgrounds made from the works of famous botanical and flower artist. Including Redoute, Ellis Rowan, Berge, Shirley Hibberd, Kirby, John Linden, Emma Theyer and many others.

Lots of roses and poppies as well as cacti, dahlias, cyclamens, lillies, mushrooms & toadstools, foliage & trees, fruits & vegetables together with wild flowers and plant species which are no longer seen today. You will be surprised at how little change there has been during the last 200 or so years, despite what the commercial growers and breeders like to tell us.

flower montage made up from some of the backgrounds in the collection
1 background from the collection contact me by email - $4.00
2 backgrounds contact me by email - $6.00

This collection contains 250 backgrounds for Email Stationery, Desk-Top Wallpaper and Web page backgrounds.
Samples above and below are all in the collection.

1.rose panel sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background      2.Muscat Grape botanical drawing - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background      3.Redoute's single flower salmon coloured rose botanical drawing a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background

4.Redoute's white rose botanical drawing a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background      5.A beautiful botanical drawing of a hibiscus - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background      6.A botanical drawing of a South American Giant yellow flower - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page border or desk top background     

7.Stapelia know as the carrion flower because of its foul smell - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background      8.Cyclamens and violets in a window setting - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background      9.Lillies on a leaf botanical drawing a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background

10The very pretty early spring flowering crocus sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background     11The blue gentian flower - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background     12Peach blossom botanical drawing a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background

13The Braxilian Blue flower border background     14The Cattleya Orchid - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background     15Redoute's apple blossom rose a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background

16Chinese bird and flower border background     17Fruit and nuts - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background     18Chinese flowers with bird a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background

19aloe vera botanical drawing border background     20bigarreau cherry made from a botanical drawing - sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background     21Shakespear's rose a sample of email stationery which can also be used as web page or desk top border background

Flower collection optomised multi-purpose backgrounds. $12.00
Graphics are sent by email
upon receipt of instructions from PayPal
normally within 24-48 hours.

Also Included are the resizing in PSP 7 tutor and How to use backgrounds in Outlook Express, together with some background textured tiles.

These downloads are free for personal and charity sites to use on their web pages. A link back to The Search Party is required on the page you use the background.

Please read my terms and conditions page before downloading or using any of these backgrounds. This page also contains details for Commercial site and Trading Charities usage.
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I have on file lots of different varieties of apples pears grapes and other fruits and vegetables - If you are looking for something specific please email me and I will send you samples by email. A small admin charge of US$4.00 will be made for this service for non commercial usage.

Please state if personal or commercial usage is required - also let me know which type of background you need, border or seamless tile. And any other information you think would be helpful.

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Search Party Graphics created - 10th October 2002

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