Pressed Botanical Journal
Thursday 9:00 - 4:30 $130 Marylin and Tracie Lyn Huskamp
Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Process
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This workshop, suitable for all skill levels, explores a fusion technique creating a journal enhanced with real botanicals that are pressed, painted and bonded to the cover and various pages. This is a great method for preserving finds from a vacation or the flower garden. Teachers will cover the art of preserving botanicals grown in the garden by pressing them then bonding them for strength so they can be enhanced with paints and tints. The botanicals will be used throughout the journal providing a unique look to the various pages for colorful memories.
Using a Vintage book instructors will demonstrate the proper way to remove pages without damaging the cover. Pages from the book may provide excellent words for inclusion in the journal.
Materials fee of $15 payable to Instructor at class time includes- Steam-A-Seam2 ® Fusible Web
- Variety of Pressed Botanicals
- Twine for book binding
- Various Fabrics for Cover
- Ribbon
Supply List:- Sharp Scissors
- Various Ephemera and Bits of Lace or Trim for Embellishment
- Vintage book (no larger than 7 x 9 inchies and cover should NOT be vinyl)
- Exacto knife
- 140 lb Watercolor Paper - (6-8 sheets large enough to be folded in half and fit inside the book)
- 1- Foam Brush
- 1- Styrofoam Plate and Water cup
- 1- Large Needle for bookbinding
- Optional: Apron to prevent getting paint on clothing
Questions? Email Tracie Lyn at TheRedDoorStudio@yahoo.com OR Marylin at MarylinsNouvelle@yahoo.com
Websites: TheRedDoor-Studio.com and MarylinsNouvelle.blogspot.com