Theme Request...??

Hey Everyone,
I've been messing with creating a theme for a little bit now but I keep getting discouraged as it never comes out the way I intended.
I'm trying to make this one for a buddy of mine and I found the perfect image to use and know what I want to do. Would somebody be willing to help me make this theme?
Here is the background I want to use:
http://www.hdwallpapers.net/gallery/...ravel_0097.jpg

I want to shrink the icons at the bottom of the screen to fit primarily on the grass area. Then I want to remove the darkened area at the top of the screen and try to shrink the clock a little bit, remove the AT&T logo, and put the date there... I've been messing with Plazmic but I can't seem to get it to work. If someone could help me out that would be great, or if give me a start in the right direction. Feel free to PM or IM me.

Thanks,
Mike