There’s a totally free tool out there on Crackberry that lets you create your own wallpapers really super easy (if you know how to use it).

Did you know this thing existed?

This tool sadly, is very frustrating initially, but once you understand how it works (And their instructions are very vague) it’s really a blessing!

Here’s the gyst.. Select a high resolution graphic you want as your wallpaper, upload it and go to the next screen. Here you’re presented with a grey box with your graphic inside it. Check the checkbox below that says “keep aspect ratio” or otherwise the graphic will squish or squeeze to the wrong proportions and look weird.

Then, play with your zoom level to get the right size you’re looking for… And finally, double click in the middle of the graphic and line up the rectangular outline you can see displayed over your picture until it outlines the background you wish to have. Pretty cool eh?

Visit the Tool Here.

There’s nothing that quite gets you into the Christmas Holiday spirit better than holiday pictures and that yule log that’s played on TV stations accross the nation on Christmas morning. Cute story, my family has watched this TV show religiously since it first started airing and my brother has re-named it “The hand show” and they’d make a big joke out of when the hand came out to change the log on the fire…

Anyway!

The holiday themes are quite warming, one of my favorites is the Fireplace Animated Wallpaper theme from Bplay… Even when your waiting at a crowded bus stop, checking the time, looking down at that little fireplace burning away seems to warm you up at least 1 Degree… Well, maybe it doesn’t, but it does make your mood brighter!! Friends and family will definitely start to think your Blackberry is much cooler than those hip iPhones when they see themes like this exist… It totally sparks the neatest conversations.

I haven’t tested all of the themes from the holiday collection, but I can honestly tell you the Fireplace theme isn’t slow, doesn’t bog down your blackberry and won’t cause you much trouble. Just remember the Icons do look different than the regular set, so you’ll need a day to get used to them… AND they’re a bit difficult to differentiate one from another so it takes a little getting-used to… But a small price to pay for holiday cheer and friendly compliments…

Go ahead, show someone your blackberry screen and tell them to warm up by YOUR fireplace! haha!

Download Blackberry Fireplace/Yule Log From Bplay!

Yes, I admit that I’m one of those guys who’s gone out and found some nice pictures and re-sized them. I didn’t design any of it and if any original author contacts me I will remove, or link to them as preffered. But who can blame a guy for wanting to share some blackberry holiday spirit?

Here’s some Blackberry Bold 9700 Desktop Backgrounds/wallpapers – I believe also would work on the Blackberry 8900 as well.

DOWNLOAD All of them in one zip file Here.