The Secret Life of Winter: Natural History Ephemera & Winter Wonders | The Secret Life of the Seasons Collection
There is more going on in winter than you might think...
Look closely at a frozen river, a bare hedgerow or a patch of snow and you'll find all sorts of small treasures — feathers and footprints, seed heads, strange frost patterns, beautiful colours in the ice and the first hints of life waiting beneath the ground.
The Secret Life of Winter takes its inspiration from those little discoveries.
It's a collection of natural history ephemera and winter papers made for cutting, folding, journaling and collage. Inside you'll find winter birds and botanicals, frozen water, feathers, roots, moonlit landscapes, frost, field observations and some rather curious winter specimens.
There are plenty of things to actually make and use too — large journal cards, pockets, envelopes, specimen mounts, fold-outs, observation cards and interactive paper pieces, mixed with a smaller selection of full-page illustrations and quieter papers.
Lovely for:
Junk journals and nature journals
Collage and mixed-media work
Pockets, tuck spots and journal inserts
Fold-outs and interactive pages
Scrapbooks and altered books
Handmade cards and paper crafts
Building your own winter-themed journal
I've kept the pieces generously sized and comfortable to cut out, with useful writing space wherever it makes sense.
And winter isn't all pale blue and beige. You'll find Prussian blue, turquoise, smoky violet, celadon green, russet, soft ivory and touches of warm winter light, all with the worn paper, painterly colour and delicate detail of an old naturalist's collection.
Cut out the pieces you love, mix them with papers you already have, write on them, layer them, tuck little things inside them — or simply enjoy looking through the pages until an idea comes along.
A beautiful box of winter treasures, only made of paper.
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