Easy Backgrounds
FIRST, change your blog template to minima
Click on Customize
Under Layout, click on Edit HTML
Scroll down and find:
body {background:$bgcolor;margin:0;color:$textcolor;font:x-small Georgia Serif;font-size/* */:/**/small;font-size: /**/small;text-align: center;
Change that whole part to say this
body {background:$bgcolor;background-image:url(direct link);background-position: center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center;
Find the background picture you want below. Copy the link and paste it between the parenthesis above where it says (direct link). Now you should have your background you want without losing any widgets.
Direct Link:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii86/dawncav/Papers/aeea3d01.jpg
Direct Link:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii86/dawncav/Papers/87459b01.jpg