The Crafting Circle | Family Crafts | Kids Crafts | Scrapbooking | and More

                                                                                                                                                                                           


Link Exchange
Exchange Links with our Website - Find Links to related Websites

  

How to Use Feathers and Dried Flowers to Give Your Scrapbooks an Artistic Feel

Navigation: Main page » Scrapbooking

 Print this page 

Author: Mia LeCron

Article source: http://www.nancyskitchen.com/. Used with author's permission.

Feathers make exotic and interesting embellishments and borders. Feathers add an air of softness. Feathers may be useful in scrapbooks with a freedom, peace, or quiet theme. However, colored or exotic feathers may add a touch of adventure or a feeling of a far away land to a scrapbook page.

When gluing feathers, place a thin line of glue along the center of the feather. Alternately, use embroidery cotton to tie the feather in place.

Keep in mind, however, that feathers are not acid free. This will reduce the life of your scrapbook page.

Dried flowers make elegant embellishments and accents in scrapbooks. Flowers can be placed whole, in bunches with other flowers, as petals, or punched into various shapes. Flowers can be used to add a homey touch to photographs or to draw the eye away from cluttered scrapbooks. Flowers can also be used to add to an outdoor or elegant theme.

When gluing flowers, place a thin line of glue along the stem or directly on each petal. Alternately, use embroidery cotton to tie the flower or a bunch of flowers into the appropriate place on your scrapbook.

Remember that flowers are not lignin free and acid free. This will reduce the life of your scrapbook page.

Mia LaCron is the founder of 101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - http://www.101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - devoted to helping individuals record, store, and preserve their most cherished memories via the art of scrapbooking.


Google
 

Sign Up for our Free Newsletter:


12 Creative Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Cards!
Don't throw your Christmas cards away! There are so many creative ways to use your Christmas cards, ...

Favorite Gold Coins to Collect for Investment
Gold coins are a favorite of coin collectors with an eye toward investment. Not only are golden coi...

Help! Your Heart is Missing From Your Scrapbooking Journaling - Part 2
Want to take a different approach to scrapbooking journaling? Find out how scrapbooking journaling f...