How to Use
Feathers and Dried Flowers to Give Your Scrapbooks an Artistic Feel
By Mia LeCron
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.
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