Grow Your Own Paper: Recipes for Creating Unique Handmade Papers

ISBN: 1564772802

Author: Richardson, Maureen

Condition: Used

A range of beautiful handmade papers awaits you--just open the door to your backyard! Draw on nature's plentiful (and inexpensive) sources to create beautifully embellished handmade papers, using this practical and inspirational book as your guide. Learn how easy it is to cultivate, harvest, and prepare all-natural materials to make striking papers for use in a range of projects, from collages and greeting cards to subtly textured writing paper. Discover:* More than 100 recipes for creating a multitude of exquisite papers, using fresh and pressed flowers, petals, seeds, leaves, ferns, grasses, and herbs* Directions for customizing papers with watermarks and embossing, plus tips on making more complex papers with cooked fibers* Special instructions for creating wonderfully scented potpourri papers* Basic papermaking techniques, explained in easy to follow step-by-step directions