
Embracing Autumn. Glorious tones of gold, crimson, and endless shades of browns orchestrate a superb finale. Our hands are warmed by rich and delectable cups of coffee that burst with a flavor-filled aroma. The sweet chipmunks and squirrels are busy collecting their harvest of nuts. The berries hang thick on trees providing food for the woodland creatures of all sorts. If you are in my part of the world, it’s time to prepare for winter and celebrate the beauty of the season. Just for good measure, black cats, spiders and pumpkins round out the month of October. Snuggle in and come on the journey with me.
Welcome to our October edition of When Fashion and Nature Collide. On the third Wednesday of each month, we will post a new collaborative edition. You will see art, beautiful fashion and accessories modeled and styled by Dominique from 3C Style. Botanicals, critters, photography and beautiful art by Darren from the Arty Plantsman. Botanicals, critters and art from me Lisa@Lismore Paper. Be sure to check out each blog for the full edition and click on the links for free printables. Check out our shop for the original fashion and accessories from all of our editions.



Roasted in small batches, the scent wafts towards you as you open the thick wooden door of a downtown coffeehouse. Good conversation, an old world feel, and people watching. An informal club of regulars who gather over a hot cup and a sweet treat. Darren’s photography of his local coffee house and Dominique’s gorgeous flat lay inspired this paper with old coffee invoices and graphics. It even includes one of my favorite illustrations by Elizabeth Blackwell. There is also more to come with a coffee design in a special post.

Free to use in your craft and paper projects. For personal use.


We were going nuts this month! Dominique is inspired by nature with this fantastic style. There is something special happening over at 3C Style with an incredibly special squirrel and nuts.Just a preview of what is happening over there. Make sure you don’t miss it!

Darren has created some life-like drawings of walnuts in many forms. He is such an incredible artist who truly amazes me each and every month. The laughs the three of us share about our subject matter was quite fun and I relived being a young girl again. If you could see behind the scenes of these editions you would crack up! Darren was kind enough to allow me creative freedom with his drawings. There is also more to come with this nut in a special post.


It’s October and I could not resist to include some of my favorite Halloween ephemera. Last year Dominique did an amazing spread with this recreated Black Cat Paper. I have included a few other trick or treat goodies. These are great for journal and craft products.




I hope you enjoyed this edition of When Fashion and Nature Collide. Our next edition will be on Wednesday, November 20th. Until then you can check out some our past editions. Please take a moment to visit our Fashioned By Nature shop.
Much love,
Lisa





Love the post Lisa! 🙂
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Thank you, Sophie!! 💗 Hope you a re doing well 😊
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October…even if maybe it’s cold outside, the colors, beauty and sweet of your post, keeps us warm 🙂
As always a great collaboration! Beautiful designs and Dominique is gorgeous, blending perfectly with autumn colors 🙂
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Thank you! Autumn provides so much inspiration and warmth in it’s beautiful tones. We really appreciate you visiting us all 😍🤗
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Loving this like I love you three! These editions are so much fun. Plus, you have those fun black cat images! Now I can’t wait for November! 🤗💕🤗💕🤗
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Thank you, Linda! Had to have a black cat! I know you have a Halloween cat 😊 💀 Love and hugs to you my friend!!
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Love autumnal colours, and I particularly your black cat and walnut designs. Your words have got me craving a coffee, though.
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I think just mentioning the rich scent has a coffee lovers cravings kick in 😊 Thank you! I really wanted to include the black cat for 🎃
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A wonderful and colourful post Lisa! The downloads are gorgeous 🙂
I adore what you did with my walnut drawings and it is always such a pleasure when we collaborate 🙂
Love and hugs my friend!
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Thank you for allowing me to use your walnut drawings. I absolutely love when we can combine our work. It has a special meaning. Love and hugs my friend!
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I love the collaboration too Lisa, and it drives me to do my best work. Love and hugs to you too! x
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Lovely and wonderful presentation, Lisa and such beautiful autumn colors. Too good. Thanks for the share.
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Thank you so much! It was such fun and autumn really created a wonderful palette. 💗💗
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Yes must be, autumn is like that. Welcome 😊😊 😊 Lisa
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Great post with beautiful artworks! Thanks for the lovely shares, esp. the black cat.
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Thank you!! I am so pleased you like the black cat. So fun for October. 💗
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This is a great post Lisa. You have such a creative mind and your paper designs are delightful. I don’t own a printer (I live on a Narrowboat in UK) nor do I have any room for artistic things, but I love looking at the collaborations that you, Darren and Dominique offer. I sort of go into dream mode and think about scenarios of a different sort of living. That is so inspiring. Thanks to all three of you. Your creations are a unique presentation that shows collaboration in the world, is so much more desirable, than division (which invades our political and religious existences). Thank you so much for the escape to a better world!
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Thank you! That is awesome you live on a boat! That has to be incredible 😊 I would encourage anyone to collaborate with like minded people. Its an amazing and enriching experience. I always appreciate your visits. Stay well. I would love to learn more of how it is to live on a narrowboat 💗💗💗
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A Narrowboat (17 metres long by 2 metres wide), is small living Lisa. However we have everything we need. We have a full size bed (pulls out to width of the boat) and a small guest bed is convertible into our saloon sofa. We have a woodstove with a backboiler for heat and hot water, a gas stove and oven (although we can cook on the woodstove when it is lit). We have solar panels that provide us with enough power to run smaller energy items like lights, our small fridge, TV, laptop, etc. We do need to run our engine to power vacuum cleaner, microwave and washing machine, but we run them sparingly.
There isn’t a lot of room for clothes…. And it requires a fortitude sometimes. Dominique’s organised wardrobe, always makes me smile. Everything I own is rolled up tightly and squeezed into small drawers and a closet space that Dominique would consider useful for only two jackets. The boat is all wood finished inside (including the walls and ceiling), decorated with the original nature artwork of Liz Garnett Orme (a gifted but likely poor, artist). My favourite is a painting of badgers in a woodland scene.
Usually, in the March to November period, we are out on the UK canals and rivers (it is not a sea worthy vessel). We move every few days on a meandering journey (top speed is only 4 miles per hour) and choose most mooring spots in countryside as much as possible. Our view is nearly always beautiful. We always have ducks and water life around us so that is special, and connected to nature.
There are downsides… We did break down this year and it can feel a worry if that happens. We must find places to fill with water and to empty a chemical toilet (like a caravan) Also, without a car, we have to give ourselves time for everything. But even those things do not detract from the beautiful life in a mobile home, living a nomadic life. In winter months, it becomes a litlle more difficult. Rivers spend more time in flood and some areas of canal network are shut for maintenance, so we head for our marina where our home can be parked with similar craft, hooked up to an electric shoreline for washing machine and vacuum operation, and life goes on. We do tend to go away at this time (mostly to the ever warm, Thailand, with its friendly people, sandy beaches and temple rich Buddhist culture.
I hope this gives you a little glimpse (and for Dominique and Darren, too). 😉
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This sounds absolutely amazing! To me, this is living life to the fullest and embracing nature. Thank you so much for sharing a glimpse into your life this is absolutely fantastic. Big hugs!
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I am calling into you last Lisa. What a beautiful collaboration. Autumn is such a truly an inspiring season and the colours…I remember your black cat design from last year, and the trick or treat cat is so sweet. I have a little black kitten calling into my garden every day at the moment. He is a sweetie. x
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Thank you! Autumn truly is inspiring. How wonderful a little black cat visits your garden each day. Brings such happiness. Hugs!
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And just in time. No kidding. October in Texas can and will be warm. However, we’ve enjoyed a couple of cool fronts. This morning was one of those mornings. I broke out my Mr. Rogers house sweater and sweatpants. The coffee maker had just squeezed out the final drops of brew. As I sipped my first dark roast of the morning I opened this post. Just perfect. I always love your vintage Halloween displays. The coffee inventory (?) graphic for background made me smile. The creative October juices from the trio flows once again. Bear hugs from me. God’s grip – Alan
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That is perfect! Happy to hear you are enjoying a few days of cooler weather. There is nothing better than a Mr Rogers sweater!! Thank you Alan! Love vintage Halloween. We were definitely having some fun this month 😊 Bear hugs right back!
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This is a fantastic post, Lisa. Love all of your paper designs, and the Going Nuts is sooo beautiful! Right in my wheelhouse. You are truly gifted and inspiring sis. Cant’ wait to show you my Halloween home decor for this year. It is also inspired by one of your artwork, the white pumpkin and butterfly paper. It is always so pleasant to create and collaborate with you and Darren. This month’s edition was particularly fun to do. Love you both! xx
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Thank you sis for being so inspiring! You are so gifted, its a true pleasure to do this with you and Darren. I am SO excited to see your Halloween decor! I am so happy you like the white pumpkin and butterfly paper and it inspired you 💗💗💗🎃 Love and hugs my friend!!
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Aww, thanks Lisa! I fell the same sis. I wanted to complete my Halloween decor this weekend and take photos of it but got distracted by other important things. I’ll try to do that this week. Your white pumpkin paper is absolutely stunning. I’m always curious to find out what you will create each year for Halloween. Much love!
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All so wonderful, with that lovely feeling of autumn. Thanks, Lisa!
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Thank you, Becky! Autumn this year is especially brilliant. Hope your Autumn is filled with beauty! 💗
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It’s cooler in Texas, now, which is a good thing!
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Lisa, your writing and artwork is so beautiful. Combined you three continue to make magic and inspire so much through your gorgeous themes of nature. Love that black cat too! (I grew up with one so very special to me). A wonderful post. 🧡
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Thank you, Miriam! We love doing this and have so much fun sharing our love of nature. Im so happy you like the black cat. 💗 I bet your kitty was cute and very special. 🎃
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Astounding!! I love that walnut brain and the black cat pictures!!💕
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Thank you Dee Dee! The walnut brain was fun and really special to me 💗
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Wow! Nice artwork! Great fall colors! Very inspiring. ❤
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Thank you, Deb! I love autumn 💗
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Such a lovely edition, Lisa. October has been very inspirational for the three of you. Your brain/skull adaption of Darren”s walnut artwork is so mischievous. I really love it.
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Thank you! We were very mischievous this month and had a lot of fun doing this 🎃💗 Your comment brought a big smile to my face!
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My job is done, Lisa. 🙂
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Wow: I love how the three of you work so brilliantly together, and still keep your individuality. I love this post and adore your design using Darren’s drawing.
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Thank you! Its fun to read each others posts. We have the same theme and access to all the pictures but each of us put our own style to it. Darren was kind enough to allow me creative freedom with his drawing. I really enjoyed it.
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Gorgeous 🙂
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Thank you 💗💗💗
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That coffee paper is very cool !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you! It was so fun to collect the ephemera and put it together 💗
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You do a wonderful job with it !!!
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Likewise! Your ephemera collection is incredible! So inspiring 💗
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🙂 Thank you so much. I appreciate you ! 🙂
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Love it I love it I love it💗💗💗💗💗but ….frankly could it be otherwise?😉
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Thank you!! You made me smile 🎃 Big hugs!!
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Honestly, you never fail to put a smile on my face and astound me at your artistry skills. Just amazing xxx
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Thank you! You put a big smile on my face 💗 😊
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Fabulous post, reminding us all just how very much there is to appreciate in Fall! I am always in awe of how you manage to use your art to inspire us to enjoy and engage in the natural world. Keep it up!
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Thank you, Ann! Our beautiful world is inspiring. So many colors and little critters to appreciate. Fall truly is magical 💗🎃
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Such an amazing post, Lisa! Love what you did with Darren’s nuts! Oops – that sounds weird! 😂😉 And the coffee paper is so cool – and very stimulating, I think I need a refill. 😉☕💕
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Thank you, Sarah! We have laughing like little kids for weeks abouts Darren’s nuts lol! Im so happy you like it 💗😂
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OH MY! Two of my favorite things, October and Coffee!!! And you are so sweet to share your talent with the rest of us! I have downloaded and can’t wait to hang near my coffee area in the kitchen. I have been looking for some kind of “coffee art” and it is always too big, this is just perfect. 🙂 Happy fall dear friend!
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Thank you, Jen!! Im so happy you could use the print! Happy Fall!! 💗
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Another fabulous post filled with the thrills and spills of for me one of the most vibrant seasons of the year with its beautiful autumnal colourings and how bizarre seeing Lady D as a chipmunk it makes me think of this …
Truly lovely post!
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Oh my, this got me laughing so hard Rory! Can’t wait to read what Lisa will reply to you. I definitely see the “Happy Trio” as chipmunks. 😂
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Ha ha – hey Lady D, l am not sure if she has seen it yet in truth – but yes Chipmunks is most assuredly you three 🙂
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I think that Lisa has a power outage because I haven’t heard from her since yesterday.
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Oh right – have you got your parcel from Lisa yet?
I know she had a power outage at one point, very true.
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No, not yet. I told Lisa to keep it because I might soon see her.
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Ah, got you 🙂
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Wasn’t this funny!! I can see us three doing this 😂😂😂😂 Writing to you and Darren now 💗😘
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Me too! this would be so much fun. glad to hear from you sis. I was getting a little worried. On my way to read your mail. Much love!
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Oh my goodness!! This really made me laugh! 💗💗💗 Thank you Rory!
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Hey Lisa – my absolute pleasure 🙂
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