The one below was done for Lesley at The Bower. She inspires me alot as did our trip to the Oregon Coast along with the book that was read for the book club over at the Bower. I really love this ATC too. I used rock, sand, a fossilized shell all from the Oregon Coast(except the little shells on the bottom) plus a teeny tiny bottle(maybe a sample perfume bottle) that I've had since I was a somewhere between 10 and 13 years of age. I had found it in an old car of my uncles who died in a car accident( not the car I found the bottle in)when I was 9 years old that was sitting at my folks place parked in the trees. He was only 21 when he died and was more like a big brother to me. I liked to go sit in there from time to time when I thought of him. It was comforting. 
I even made a little scroll with a wee little tie around it and stuffed it in the bottle. I cut out a piece of cork form a wine bottle cork to make a stopper for the bottle. I always loved the idea of a message in a bottle. Of course I use a copy of a vintage illustration and a cut from a music sheet set in the background.
The last one you see was made from all things found in nature that I had got from a camping trip at my grandparent property by the river in WA. The Lichen, moss, twig and rock are all glued to a piece of cotton wood bark. Looks like birch bark. Actually the lichen was naturally adhered to the bark and twig but I gave it a little more support with some glue.Of course, I added more vintagey things to it along with a bit of glitter for good measure.:) Another favorite ATC of mine.
This weekend I'll try to post some to the ones I've already done this month.
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