This is my take on the Inspired By Nature challenge, organised by BellaRemixes and taking place at YouLookFab. The inspiration for Day 1 is African elephants at twilight, Chobe National Park, Botswana by Frans Lanting.

I wound up ignoring the elephants for the most part, and concentrated on the varying shades of mauve in the picture. I went with brown instead of purple – since I don’t own any purple – as my dark hue, and mixed in a few pinks.

The dangling belt was initially going to be my elephant trunk, but I didn’t like it flapping around. Also, I really need to invest in a steamer – I know I’m never going to iron this shirt.