Pretty Autumn.

1. Flinders Ranges, 2. Jesen stiže dunjo moja (Autumn is coming), 3. KISS OF AUTUMN, 4. sun_flower_autumn_2007, 5. Past Vintage, 6. i am autumn., 7. AutumnMorningS, 8. autumn aran sock #1, 9. Autumn Chiltern view, 10. Autumn Sunset, 11. Autumn Framed., 12. Flinders Ranges

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.

- John Muir

Check out Flickr for more seasonal inspiration and wonder.

Making Book Tags...

These days I am finding that working full-time and studying part-time means I do not get in much crafting. It's been over 12 months since I started a scrapbooking project (despite the numerous ideas swimming inside my head), and I've had to take a hiatus from trading ATCs due to a lack of time for making them. Any plans to learn something new have been put on hold.

But then I put together some BookCrossing bookrings, along with an RABCK package for a fellow BookCrosser, and couldnt help but think how much nicer the parcels would be for the receivers if I made some book tags to go with them.

A book tag is simlar to a bookmark, except you use a gift tag as the template. It works well, and as they are generally smaller than a bookmark I find them much less time-consuming to make.

Keeping in mind that I am very much out of practice and incredibly time-poor, this is how they turned out:

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Random Saint Patrick FACT: Although known as the Patron Saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick was not born Irish. He was the son of a Roman-British army officer, kidnapped as a child from south Wales by priates and sold into slavery in Ireland during the 4th Century AD.

Recommended Reading: How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill.