Check out this description of Molly Crabapple's sublime stictching kit for a killer first paragraph. (theabundantartist.com)
Currently I have dried goldenrod, a pumpkin, dried branches from crabapple trees, found feathers, pine cones, various nuts, and the remnants of robins» eggs — all collected while walking my golden doodle. (theinspiredroom.net)
Focus on colors, such as burnt orange, or liven things up with crabapple branches and twigs. (potterybarn.com)