by Daisy | Sep 22, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
As I mentioned in a former post, I have been getting around to making paper from the plants in my yard and environs. This time it is yucca paper. I decided to use the old, dried leaves instead of the green ones. These have been “retted” (allowed to break...
by Daisy | Aug 21, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
In an earlier post I told you how I made papermaking material out of dried daylily leaves from lovely plants like the one above (the leaves, not the flowers). Here I’ll show how I transformed that “stuff” (an actual papermaking term,...
by Daisy | Feb 23, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
At this time of the year, I have all kinds of shredded paper sticking out of my favorite gardening books and a bunch of full size seed packets with a millimeter of seed inside. Messy! How to Get a Free Bookmark with Seed Purchase 1. Bang chosen packet on its noggin to...