This is a flowering crab , ornamental which the birds enjoy the fruit in the fall .
Next to the crab are three apple trees that bear lots of beautiful apples but the past few years have worms .
We have had a few days of sunshine and nice temperatures so yesterday I tried something I had not done before , Sun printing . I have wanted to try this for such a long time but I live in an area where it is almost always windy but yesterday the wind was almost nil so I grabbed the chance . Now my wrist was somewhat a problem in this process as I had wanted to use my seta colour paints but no way could I get that top off . What did I do , well I have some cheap acrylic paints that have a flip top so I figured this is just an experiment so lets see if it works . I took a piece of plain cotton and watered down the green paint then made my fabric damp with a spray bottle (not easy either ) , then I painted the fabric all over with the paint using a foam brush , then I took my gathered leaves and placed them on the fabric adding paint on top to hopefully hold them down while the paint dried . I left this sitting in the sun for an hour or more and when I returned I knew things had changed as the leaves were all shriveled and I could see white underneath. Want to see ?
Thanks for the visit and have a great day.
hugs Sheila
Lovely flower photos. Neat technique.
ReplyDeleteI miss our crabapple tree - the deer chewed it down one hard season. At least you are getting some play in.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of your garden
ReplyDeleteVery cool! thanks for walking us through the process. I hope the wrist is healed soon.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms. Love your maple leaf project. Hugs,xx
ReplyDeleteisn't it great to have those blossoms?? beautiful pictures
ReplyDeleteSheila!! The leaves look great too!!!!
Love your flowering Crabtree. We had one in our yard when I was growing up and I loved seeing the blossoms. Really creative project you worked on today. Good for you!
ReplyDeletelovely spring blossoms and lovely experimenting....
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Gorgeous photos! Love your leaf prints and glad you had fun. I bet the ferns will look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat Scott, we've got flowers blooming too, the trees are a little ahead of yours, but the east coast catches up fast I hear from a friend in PE.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you couldn't get the top off the seta colour paints. I wouldn't have expected it to work so well with acrylics. You've inspired me to try a little experimenting. Thanks for the inspiration and good for you for not letting that cast slow you down.....to much.
ReplyDeleteLovely garden photos..
ReplyDeletepleased to see you can still play with fabrics. Your maples look great.
Ohhh Sheila, very nice photos, the blooms are so wonderful and your experimenting looks great!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Deborah
That is cool. I really like the maple leaf image. I love the flowering trees, too. Beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteWe saw the spectacular crabapple trees blooming on our road trip. They were stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love the leaf painting piece.
Isn't spring wonderful. Beautiful pictures of your trees. Love the sun painting. Is that fabric washable now? or do you need to use it for non washable projects?
ReplyDeleteThose prints are lovely Sheila - not something I have tried but I must. xx
ReplyDeleteImagino o perfume destas flores de maçã...
ReplyDeleteInteressante a tecnica de tingimento. Você com certeza fará lindos trabalhos com este tecido.
Que bom você conseguir fazer algum trabalho de criação com a mão esquerda!
Um grande abraço!
I imagine the fragrance of these flowers apple ...
Interesting technique of dyeing. You sure will work with this beautiful fabric.
Glad you can do some creative work with the left hand!
A big hug!
Nothing more beautiful than the flowering crabtree
ReplyDeleteOh, Sheila, what fun!! I want to do it, too! But around here, I'd be chasing my fabric all around the harbor in my kayak. Maybe when I get to TX this fall! When next we meet, you'll have to explain the process to me again.
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