{"product_id":"2940153749655","title":"Skeleton Leaves: Preserving Leaves for Everlasting Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eHow to Prepare Your Flowers and Leaves\u003cbr\u003eMaceration\u003cbr\u003eBleaching Your Leaves And Flowers\u003cbr\u003eMaking Labarraque’s Bleaching Solution\u003cbr\u003ePlacing of Your Leaves in the Jar\u003cbr\u003eFern Frond Treatment\u003cbr\u003eWhat about Leaves without Stems?\u003cbr\u003eBest plants for Skeletonizing\u003cbr\u003eMagnolia\u003cbr\u003eSilver and Aspen Poplar\u003cbr\u003eNorway and silver Maple\u003cbr\u003eWeeping Willows and Lindens\u003cbr\u003eThe sacred pipal – Bodh Tree of Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003eSycamore\u003cbr\u003eAsh and Elm\u003cbr\u003eDuetzia – also known as Deutzia Scabra\u003cbr\u003eChestnut, Hickory, and Beech\u003cbr\u003eSassafras and Rose\u003cbr\u003eIvy and Holly\u003cbr\u003eAnother Quicker Method for Macerating Leaves\u003cbr\u003eSeedpods and Seeds\u003cbr\u003eDIY – Tabletop Cover\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I was writing a book on dried flowers, and how things of beauty could be made out of them, I began to think that so many of us have not only preserved flowers between the leaves of our books – because either we want to hold on to their beauty for a little longer period of time, or we just want to hang on to the memories, which are associated with those particular flowers – but also we have reserved leaves in a manner that their beautiful skeletons are left for either our appreciation or for creating things of beauty which are going to be a joy forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo this book is going to tell you all about how you can preserve skeleton leaves – also known as phantom leaves in Victorian times when every woman who had a little bit of time on her hands pressed these leaves in either wooden presses or between the pages of a book, and made something beautiful out of them, when she had the time and inclination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when you look at the leaf in your hand, you are going to notice that it is made up of green material, which gives the color, solidarity, and coherent shape to the leaf. This green material is going to stick to the vascular material, which is also known as the veinwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur job is to get rid of the green material in such a way, that the beautiful vascular network can be seen in all its beauty while keeping well within the shape and structure of the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a sentimental type, and have traveled to a number of places, there is a chance that you are going to pick up a flower from a place, of which the memories are very pleasant, and also a leaf, for reminiscence sake. The only problem is, by the time the leaf dries, it is going to be really brittle, and the moment you pick it up, it is either going to crumple up or break.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you put them in a vase, it is going to lose its color, and you are going to have brown leaves collected from the Acropolis and the Parthenon or Mount Olympus, instead of those lovely green Laurel leaves! However, if you do a little bit of proper skeletonizing, you are going to have all those laurels and olive leaves to take you down memory lane 50 years from now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe positive thing about skeletonizing these leaves is that they are going to be flexible as well as strong. You can bend them, and even fold them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182613872880,"sku":"2940153749655","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153749655_p0.jpg?v=1764055694","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153749655","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}