So, if you happen to miss something from your kitchen or from your tool box, it may be one of them, trying to get ready for All Hallows’ Eve.” - Designed by Carla Dipasquale from Italy. “Have you ever wondered if all the little creatures of the animal kingdom celebrate Halloween as humans do? My answer is definitely YES! They do! They use acorns as baskets to collect all the treats, pastry brushes as brooms for the spookiest witches and hats made from the tips set of your pastry bag. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine.

You can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendars series.

All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper,.

The wallpapers in this collection all come in versions with and without a calendar for October 2017 and can be downloaded for free.

This monthly wallpapers mission has been going on for nine years already, and we are very thankful to everyone who has and still is contributing to it each month anew. To provide you with some fresh inspiration even when the weather is gray, artists and designers from across the globe once again challenged their creative skills to design beautiful, one-of-a-kind (and this time around also spooky) wallpapers for you to indulge in. That’s October - at least if you’re living in the Northern hemisphere. Bright, colorful leaves, rainy days, Halloween.

2017 desktop wallpaper victorian