autumn pumpkins

These 'autumn pumpkins' are today's inspirational photo.

Haven't they the best shapes and colours to best describe this time of the year?

:: image source :: via 100 layer cake

dress your tech :: for november

november desktop calendar

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november trees - desktop background

Hello my lovelies!

Yes, a brand new month is upon us and so, as usual, I bring you a little something to dress your tech, one of my very own photographs to adorn your desktops, tablets and phones for the month of November! - and it's FREE.


For your desktop, just click the image (above) for a larger view and save it as your background. For your tablets and smartphones you can view the one below (lower bottom) which is suitable for both formats.

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november trees - tablet and phone background

I really hope you like it!
Have a great November.

Love,
Pippa xoxo

halloween playlist

Hello my dearest creepie crawlies!

Halloween is upon us with its mighty claws and you might feel the need to celebrate with an horrendous party or, you may be already feeling the 'ghoul' mood and deciding to make a day out of pumpkin carving - well, it is one of the greatest activities you can do this time of year, specially if you have children!

If so, and in case you are in need of some ear candy inspiration, here is the most funky of playlists - the pumpkin carving hipster tunes, Halloween playlist, by me.

You can hear it on soundcloud (link here and 'play' button below) or, if you prefer, through spotify (...shh!, the spotify version has 3 extra creepy songs!).





So please enjoy it and shake it all until the end of the month!

into softness

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Hello friends.
Here is our daily inspirational board, with the best colours from around the web, to set us into a truly magnificent Wednesday.
Have a great day!

into the blue :: end of summer

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october 2015 free desktop calendar

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october calendar {design 1} :: geo pattern

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october calendar {design 2} :: pumpkins

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october calendar {design 3} :: sugar skulls

Hello my lovelies, here we are again... welcome to October!
Still can not believe how this year has been running from me, and October comes to remind us that there is only 3 months left of it!!
So, let's celebrate the arrival of October with three FREE desktop calendars - which, you know, you can just save as your computer background at a click of the mouse.

Celebrate in style the month of the most beautiful 'changing' season by dressing your tech. October, when...

'The Trees Are About To Show Us How Lovely It Is To Let The Dead Things Go'...!

Wishing you a great month of October.
Love,
Pippa xoxo

 :: photo on design 2 - pumpkins :: by The Merry Thought.

gracefully dancing in the waves

She was 

gracefully dancing 

in the waves.

She finally understood 

how you could feel

so detached

from the world,

yet be at one

with it.

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:: text :: author unknown 

la nuit est a nous

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Today's colour board is an assortment of pinks with a glimpse of burnt orange - just to reminds us that, even though Mr. Summer is packing his bags ready to leave for another year... it is always worth the wait!

cactus collection

cactus collection at society6

Hello there!
Inspired by our latest FREE desktop background {see it here} I have designed a brand new collection to my society6 store. A watercolour cactus in turquoise with geometric details.

What do you think of it?
My favourite has to be the super funky leggings... can't wait to wear mine!

Come by and visit sometime!

hot pastel

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I hope you like today's hot pastel colours as our daily inspiration!

september desktop background

click image for larger version {back to school}

click image for larger version {cacti}

Hello friends! I hope you didn't think I had forgotten you and our new desktop background.
So it is, September is here and I can not believe there are only 4 months until the end of this year!

This will be an 'almost' new season, since in some places it is still pretty warm as some of you are still enjoying the summer vacations, others will already feel a change in the weather, in the air, in the leaves on the ground and start to embrace the magic of Fall {ooh, can't wait!}.

So to celebrate the brand new month of September here are a couple of FREE backgrounds I made just for you - one design with my newest 'trend love' -the cacti-, and the other is the celebration that is the start to school {yay!}

So, my dears, I hope you love them and I hope you can proudly display them on your tech!
{Let me know which is your favourite}.

Love,
Pippa

inspiration today

Hello friends, how was your weekend?
It appears this week started a bit dull and grey, so here is a beautiful image by Matthew Stone to brighten our spirits and inspire us for the day.

:: image :: matthew stone

august desktop background

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Hello August!
Be good to us and please, please, please can you make time slow down?


Let's enjoy the best month of summer... and so you can do it in style here is a FREE desktop wallpaper to dress your tech!

Hope you have a most lovely month, full of sunshine and happy thoughts!

crossing the sea

#30dayjournal

Would you take a leap of faith into the unknown?
How often in your path are you faced with such decisions?
As some of us are faced with such challenges more than often, what makes us jump?

It is true that staying ashore, in the comfort of what we know, it builds our roots, our sense of security; the unknown however, just outside the boundaries of our safety zone, will involve some courage, and whichever the result with it comes experience, builds character, knowledge, self-development and awareness... it predicts growth.

It is also true that sometimes all you need is just to stand there, staring at those waves, taking in the immensity of the ocean against the horizon line just there, to make us feel whole. 

Sometimes all you need is just to breathe.
Stand, breathe and just be in the company of 'you'.

If you are to leave solid ground and cross the sea, then make sure you give it your all.

Nothing is worth if you only give half of your heart, half of your soul, half your body... after all, lukewarm water does not make tea, does it?!

Some seas are harder to cross than others.
Even though they are all fearful unknowns, some are terribly and horribly harder to face.

Love is one of them. You would not think so... but it is! 

Love is to risk, to risk it all. Therefore, to cross that sea wholeheartedly and with intention takes bravery.

You have to break down the waves (your walls, no matter how high and deep), expose your soul, become vulnerable, trust your insticts, and harder even...trust the Universe. 

You have to remember, half-hearted-half-souled is not an option.

Love is bravey.
Only the brave can reach it, it is the ultimate reward for exposing your vulnerabilities.

And so exposed, you are in touch with your truer self, with your essence (away from chains and covers), you are now truly following and listening to the language of your heart... in touch with the 'wild' in you.

If it was not to take a good amount of courage and bravery then we all would easily 'cross' this sea. You need to be brave, you need to be wild. Keep that in mind!

:: image source :: all images by me from Praia da Areia Branca, Portugal 

hot pastel

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wild winds

she brought out the storm in people,
because she knew wherever there were dark skies and wild winds,
lied a truth.

a truth that described
how much love one can leave behind
the moment they accept all the pain they have lived.

and that is all she ever wanted.
for everyone around her to embrace their storms
and make them fall in love
with their own violent winds.

:: image :: source unknown
:: text :: r. m. drake 

playlist summer 2015

Here's a very summery playlist with a variety of tunes, 33 of the best gems - some new and fresh, others not so new (but classics!) - nonetheless, here compiled to tantalize your ear buds whether you are on a road trip or a funky cool pool party... or even stuck in the office through the summer heat.

Just press play and enjoy!

a colourful winter by florent tanet

As we find ourselves steaming through a hot and colourful summer, I thought nothing could be as fresh and exciting as Florent Tanet's project 'a colourful winter'.

Tanet is a young Parisian photographer and fashion designer with a special eye for graphic design and visual art, presenting us with this appetising fruit photography essay so refreshing and interesting in the most suitable summer colours...which, I'm sure, will delight you!

Visit Florent's website (here) for more images of this project and all others.

minty fresh

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all the golden lands

But why think about that

when all the golden lands

ahead of you and all kinds

of unforeseen events await

lurking to surprise you and

make you glad you're alive

to see?

:: image :: rookie mag
:: text :: jack kerouac