Some beautiful snowflake pics can be found at:
http://www.snowcrystals.com/
You could use an image editor to up the brightness and lower the contrast to make it suitable as a watermark.
To add to your document (Word 2000 here, hope it's same/similar for you):
Format -> Background -> Fill Effects... -> Picture tab
Good Luck,
Keith
> I'm trying to create a christmas letter with a snowflake or other christmas
> background. This will be put on a CD with some family pictures. Where can I
> find backgrounds to download and how do I insert it into the documant?