Pressed Flowers By Preserved Gardens

Pressed Flower Information
Flower Examples
Foliage Examples
Grass Examples
Herb Examples
Natural Materials
Glue and Seal Pressed Flowers
About Matting
Framing Pressed Flower Pictures
Saving Funeral Flowers
Shipping Fresh Flowers
Book Reviews

Flower Preparation
Conditioning Fresh Flowers
Pressing Simple Flowers
Press Full Open Roses
Fruit and Vegetable Preparation
Dying Flowers and Foliage
Preserve Foliage with Glycerin

Projects
Pressed Flower Magnets
Pressed Flower Book Box
Pressed Flower Luminaries
Marbleized Papers
Sticker Glue
Examples of my Work

How to Marbleize Papers

You need a container larger than the size of the paper you will marble. It doesn't have to be deep, just an inch or two like a cake pan and you're on your way to creating your own beautiful, one of a kind marble papers.

Add a drop of dishwashing liquid to the water so your paper takes the color better. The idea here is to have the color float on top of the water rather than being mixed in.

• Cover your work surface to control messes.

• Pour water into pan with a drop of dishwashing liquid.

• Paints should be very liquid, so thin if needed. Gently drip colors onto the surface of the water so they float.

• Gently swirl the colors with a straw, stick or anything that won't be harmed by the paint.

• Hold a piece of paper horizontally with both hands and bring ends together so that the paper is curved into a "U" shape.

• Lay the paper on top of the painted water surface by placing the center of the paper (bottom of the U shape) on top of the water and lowering both sides onto the top of the water.
  Handling the paper this way prevents air bubbles between the paper and the water.

• Immediately remove the sheet.

• Set with painted side up on an absorbent, flat surface to dry. If needed, paper can be ironed flat by placing between sheets of paper and then press with an iron.

Try different types of colors on small paper samples to see what works best for you and don't be afraid to mix these together. Here are some ideas:

• Acrylic Paint

• Oil Paint

• Watercolors

• Tempera Paints

• Chalk Shavings

• Pearl-Ex

• Ink

• Dyes

• Spray Paint

• Wood Stain

• Latex Paint

• Easter Egg Coloring

Make sure you let this paper dry completely before using it for your pressed flower art.

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Methods of making Marble and Jasper Paper using techniques popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.