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How to Print Flowers with Flowers

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Jeff_Rudell Jeffery Rudell, contributor
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A beautiful flower made from a beautiful flower! (Mother Nature does the work and you get the credit.) 
This image gives new meaning to the term botanical print and is a perfect way to send someone flowers through the post.
What better way to thank someone for sending you flowers than to thank them with a note made from the very substance of their gift?
A beautiful flower made from a beautiful flower! (Mother Nature does the work and you get the credit.) 

A beautiful flower made from a beautiful flower! (Mother Nature does the work and you get the credit.) 

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 For my design, I created three images—being careful to allow each to dry completely before attempting the next.

 


 The addition of some stems, leaves, and a short message completed my card. Total time, 15 minutes.

 

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HelenV writes: Love it !!! This is so beautiful . Will try it myself...

HelenV.
Posted: 5:30 pm on April 22nd
FaveCrafts writes: Wow. Love this idea. And it came out so beautifully. I would love to learn more about the company.
Posted: 3:37 pm on February 10th
horsewoman writes: For Japanese translation, you can copy and paste the information from the website, onto babelfish.com and it will translate it for you.

For example, the sentence on the nature-print website just below the word Botanic Art translates from this:

花と植物で楽しむボタニックアート、ネイチャープリントのサイトへようこそ

to this:

Welcome to the sight of [botanitsukuato] and the nature print which are enjoyed with the flower and the plant
Posted: 4:02 pm on February 9th
wildenfunky writes: Jeffery, my apologies for spelling your name incorrectly!! Adrien
Posted: 9:15 am on February 9th
RocketCity writes: This technique is something that I learned about a while ago and it was called "Cherokee leaf printing". It doesn't require a kit to do it. Just a hammer, masking tape, and some cotton/muslin. I wrote about it on my blog: http://awaytome.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/cherokee-leaf-printing/

If you put a piece of scrapbooking paper underneath the muslin when you are hammering the flowers/leaves, you will get a pattern on the fabric and the paper. It looks really beautiful quilted and would be a good way to preserve the memory of the Valentine's Day flowers that you receive.
Posted: 8:21 am on February 9th
wildenfunky writes: Jerrery! I have a book called Nature Printing by the Ogden Nature Centre and they show this technique. They used pansies. In their materials list they mention a "tote bag, T-shirt, or other fabric item such as a visor, hat or shorts". You can also use the flower more than once if it stays in tact. My book also suggests a mix of 1/2 cup of salt to two gallons of water and the item to be soaked for about 10 minuts. And then dry it in the 'outdoors' or in a dryer. You can also do this on heavy cardstock for gift cards. Would you like any other info of the book? If you have any other questions, you can contact them at chapelle@chapelleltd.com their website is chapelleltd.com and the phone is 801 621 2777. Good luck! Cheers, Adrien PS it's a terrific book!!
Posted: 3:56 am on February 9th
ErinR writes: This falls into the "Why didn't I think of that?" category. That is just too cool.
Posted: 2:05 am on February 9th
Jen_W writes: Gorg. Thanks for posting this. I've been too lazy to experiment with the bag o' goodies from the Japanese vendor.
Posted: 1:31 am on February 9th
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