TT852.7.N37

Includes index ''A Sterling/Chapelle Book.''

5 Foreword 8 Introduction 10 Ethics of Collecting From Nature 11 12 Spring Projects 12 14 Smashed Flowers Tote 13 17 Canvas Place Mat 14 20 Onionskin-dyed Eggs 15 23 Stepping Stones 16 26 Fern-printed Rug 17 29 Bleach-printed Pillowcase 18 32 Summer Projects 19 34 Veggie-printed Apron 20 37 Gyotaku T-Shirt 21 41 Fish-stamped Print 22 46 Foil Art 23 49 Etched Glassware 24 52 Cement Bird Feeder 25 55 Decorative Fruit Tile 26 58 Autumn Projects 27 60 Decorative Serving Platter 28 65 Homemade Greeting Cards 29 68 Watercolor Notecards 30 71 Feather Cyanoprint 31 74 Burnt-velvet Pouch 32 77 Leaf-printed Scarf 33 82 Winter Projects 34 84 Nature Paper 35 90 Gourd Jewelry 36 92 Crackers au Naturale 37 95 Leaf-printed Gift Wrap 38 98 Color Copy Prints 39 100 Imprinted Cookies 40 103 Chocolate Leaves 41 106 Timeless Ideas 42 108 Natural Papers & Cards 43 112 Scrapbooks & Pages 44 116 Artwork & Collage 45 118 Gifts & Accessories 46 120 The Ogden Nature Center 47 122 About the Contributors 48 124 Acknowledgments 49 125 Metric Tables 50 126 Metric Equivalency Charts 51 127 Index

There’s no greater source of creative inspiration than the living palette of the natural world. From the Ogden Nature Center, a 127-acre wildlife sanctuary and educational foundation in Ogden, Utah, comes a collection of inventive ideas for using nature’s bounty to produce beautiful prints. By applying ink or paint to such materials as leaves, flowers, and bark, then transferring the image to paper, fabric, or another medium, you can make marvelously unique designs. There are some 30 projects in all, including Leaf-Printed Gift Wrap and Etched Glassware, accompanied by full-color photographs and explanatory text. Techniques include direct printing, gyotaku (Japanese fish rubbing), imprinting, hammer printing, and collage. Special tips on using color and printing on fabric, pottery, or glassware assure excellent results.