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Handmade Paper from Naturals

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Creating handmade paper is fun, easy, and eco-friendly too!

Every one of these 25 gorgeous papers uses repurposed, recycled, and natural materials, from junk mail to grass clippings and coffee grounds. The simple recipes yield attractive results, and even beginners can master the basic techniques.

And crafters will love the fabulous ideas for showing off their handiwork, including a greeting card, gift wrap, tags, books, a molded decorative bowl, and more. Make paper with:

  • Grass
  • Seeds
  • Coffee and tea
  • Flower petals
  • Old denim
  • Herbs
  • Lavender
  • Soy fibers
  • Plant pulp
  • Cumin and marigold
  • Chili pepper
About the Author

Diane Flowers is a self-taught creative designer and well known craft book author. She enjoys working with natural plant materials and all varieties of artificial flowers to create her unique designs. Diane started out designing, assembling, and selling her own lines of home decorating accessories; today, she sells her designs to manufacturers and magazine and book editors. She is the author of Silk Flowers for Every Season (North Light, 2005) and Preserved Flowers, Pressed and Dried (Sterling, 2006).

Introduction p. 8
Chapter 1
Paper Making Supplies p. 10
Chapter 2
The Paper Making Process p. 22
Chapter 3
Paper Making Recipes p. 46
Preparing Plant Materials p. 47
Ivy Leaf Paper p. 48
Grass Paper p. 50
Onion & Garlic Skin Paper p. 52
Coffee & Tea Paper p. 54
Flower Petal Paper p. 56
Seed Paper p. 58
Denim Paper p. 60
Herb Paper p. 62
Moss Paper p. 64
Lavender Paper p. 66
Queen Anne's Lace Paper p. 67
Fern Paper p. 68
Juniper Paper p. 69
Soy Fibers Paper p. 70
Pure Plant Pulp Paper p. 72
Cumin & Marigold Paper p. 74
Chili Pepper Paper p. 76
Lettuce Paper p. 78
Birch Bark Paper p. 79
Pressed Daisy Paper p. 80
Dried Thistle Paper p. 81
Cinnamon Paper p. 83
Plants to Use for Paper Making p. 83
Chapter 4
Handmade Paper Projects p. 84
Cutting Your Papers p. 86
Tearing Papers p. 87
Grass Paper Greeting Card p. 88
Plantable Seeds Greeting Card p. 90
Queen Anne's Lace Greeting Card p. 92
Veggie Candle Cylinders p. 94
Making Handmade Books p. 96
Lettuce Leaf Paper Journal p. 98
Flower Saver Book p.100
Lovely Leaves Book p.102
Papermakers' Recipe Envelopes p.104
Booklover's Botanical Bookmarks p.106
Tag Art Botanical Tags p.108
Bark & Herbal Decorative Accessories p.110
Pressed Botanicals Framed Art p.112
Floating Leaf Framed Art p.114
Grass Paper Lampshade p.115
Birch Bark Paper Desk Accessories p.116
Soy Fibers Molded Bowl p.118
Flower Pin Paper Jewellery p.120
Rose Petals Gift Box p.122
Flower Greeting Card p.122
Fern Botanical Wallhanging p.124
Tea & Herbs Diary p.126
Metric Conversion Chart p.127
Index p.127
Table of Contents provided by Lark Books, A Division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ISBN: 9781600594472
ISBN-10: 1600594476
Audience: General
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Published: 3rd March 2009
Dimensions (cm): 26.1 x 22.6  x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.744