And the winner is............

I'm sorry I'm 3 days late posting my give-away winner.  I've been very much under the weather, my stomach has been giving me fits.

I have a big fear of doctors so I'm self medicating & spending a lot of time google-ing symptoms. 

Thanks to Prilosec OTC I'm better & managed to finish my little nature journal.

The winner is Marie from Lost Bird Studio!

I hope you like it Marie.

Thank you to everyone for entering & for leaving such sweet comments.

Spending time camping last month & being in nature was heaven. 

 I dyed linen & laces the coolest shade of blue/green, similar to the moss covered rocks I saw.

Like Tina, I'm using more color in my work. 

 It must be spirng fever!

6 pages in all.

Lots of fabric & fiber, layered & burned.

A little resin charm made with a pressed wildflower.

I like to tuck things into pockets. 

I got a little carried away, I just kept adding elements.

Bookpages & barkcloth.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back ~ Henry David Thoreau

Side view.

Here's the spine all wrapped up.

Thank you DJ, Lk, & Traci for endless inspiration!

Nature inspired give-away

I can't believe it's been 12 days since I posted last.

Now that winters chill has left us (I think) we are spending every free minute outside.

We went camping in Texas Hill country over spring break, & had so much fun we went again the next week,

 & the week after that!

  There is nothing better to me than heading to a National Park for some R&R.  

Days spent hiking, looking for nature,

 swimming in the still frigid water,

star gazing & of course MANY s'mores.

Right now I'm pretty much obsessed with everything nature.

 Perhaps it's all the camping, or the evidence of spring in my garden, or the anticipation of Karla's Bird Songs event next month.  

On my bedside table, 3 of my very favorite art books.

Nature Inspired by Traci Lyn Huskamp.

Mixed Media Nature Journals by LK Ludwig.

& the newest addition to my library, Eco Colour by India Flint.

 You can find them all on my sidebar under Amazon Favorites.

Another HUGE dose of heaven to me is reading DJ Pettitt's blog, she is absolute perfection!

 Someday I hope to will take a class from her, until then I will drool all over my laptop.

On my art table right now.

 Playing with techniques I've learned from these amazing books.

Last week I realized that I've reached a milestone with my blog, over 1000 followers!

 Wow, that's insane to me.

 I think that calls for a giveaway, don't you?

The rules for my giveaways are always simple, just leave a comment on this post.

 I will draw a winner on Sunday night, April 10th.

The prize????

A nature journal I'm working on, I'll try to post more pictures this week.

And so no one goes away empty handed, I'd like to share this sweet picture with you.

 Maybe you can use her in your work.