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    Beauty Forever: Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers
    Beauty Forever: Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers
    Beauty Forever: Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers
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    Beauty Forever: Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers

    By Dueep Jyot Singh

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Making up Your Mind to Start!
    Begin Your Collection
    Pressing Leaves Steps and Tips
    Techniques for Pressing Flowers
    Grasses, Mosses, Lichens, and Ferns
    To Varnish or Not to Varnish – That Is the Question...
    Lacquer
    Traditional Gums
    Beginning Our Projects
    Floral Wreath
    Bookmark
    Cards
    Conclusion
    Author Bio
    Publisher

    Introduction

    Just imagine that you have a number of dried flowers and leaves, which you wanted to make into a thing of beauty and a joy forever.

    This, of course, is a challenge for anybody who thinks she or he has a creative instinct and talent. If I was living in the 19th century and had plenty of time on my hands, I would have studied young, under the tutelage of a teacher or a governess or perhaps my mother.

    But now, living in the 21st century world, tied up to my PC/laptop and my cell phone and my apps, who really has the time, and energy to spend some enjoyable man-hours in making some beautiful creative pictures, out of some dried flowers and leaves?

    On the other hand, if you are the sort who does not mind going outdoors, ever so often, looking at the beauties of nature from April to October, or later until it becomes the time of Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, is it surprising that many of the treasures that you have carried home during the autumn or the summer, may be turned into a thing of beauty or a decorative item for posterity, when it is cold outside.

    In the 18th and 19th century, people loved to make decorations with dried flowers, leaves, and other dried items of nature, and even though it took a little bit of time and energy, the results were well worth it.
    The pictures that you are going to see in this book are more of instruction so that you can know how to make these decorations on your own. Naturally, I cannot tell you which flowers to use in your designs, because I do not know where you are, and I do not know which flowers you have at hand. At any given time of the year, my gardens are going to be full of nasturtiums, gardenias, Bougainvillea, Larkspur, pansies, delphiniums, sweet peas, pansies, forget-me-nots, baby’s breath, roses, and other flowers, depending upon where I am.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMendon Cottage Books
    Release dateSep 10, 2016
    ISBN9781370991341
    Beauty Forever: Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers

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      Beauty Forever - Dueep Jyot Singh

      Beauty Forever

      Creating Beautiful Works of Art from Dried Leaves and Flowers

      Dueep Jyot Singh

      Gardening Series

      Mendon Cottage Books

      JD-Biz Publishing

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      The information is this book is provided for informational purposes only. The information is believed to be accurate as presented based on research by the author.

      The author or publisher is not responsible for the use or safety of any procedure or treatment mentioned in this book. The author or publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions that may exist.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Making up Your Mind to Start!

      Begin Your Collection

      Pressing Leaves Steps and Tips

      Techniques for Pressing Flowers

      Grasses, Mosses, Lichens, and Ferns

      To Varnish or Not to Varnish – That Is the Question…

      Lacquer

      Traditional Gums

      Beginning Our Projects

      Floral Wreath

      Bookmark

      Cards

      Conclusion

      Author Bio

      Publisher

      Introduction

      Just imagine that you have a number of dried flowers and leaves, which you wanted to make into a thing of beauty and a joy forever.

      This, of course, is a challenge for anybody who thinks she or he has a creative instinct and talent. If I was living in the 19th century and had plenty of time on my hands, I would have studied young, under the tutelage of a teacher or a governess or perhaps my mother.

      But now, living in the 21st century world, tied up to my PC/laptop and my cell phone and my apps, who really has the time, and energy to

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