Put Stuck dashboard widgets in backround?

I just figured out how to make a dashboard widget "stick" on the desktop, but can i make it below everything? So i can have my widgets at a glance, but not blocking my view of my other stuff.
Any help would be appriciated.

There are only two ways to have a dashboard widget on the desktop, but not floating over everything:
1) The shareware application Amnesty Singles ($10); and
2) The shareware application Amnesty Widget Browser ($20).
No other methods exist.
Disclaimer: I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link [my company developed Amnesty].

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