Following a teddybear tutorial… I came up with this…
what a great idea 
since everyone goes to this site for textures i might as well suggest it to you as well… http://cgtextures.com/
It would help with the sand and definitely the tree
I wanted the world to be made of the same fabric as the bear…
still it was fun and a good learning expirence
was a good idea of how you made the ocean and island like cloth