Fern

I'm very fond of botanical prints, and would love to have a whole bunch of them framed on the wall (I would love to have a whole bunch of other stuff on our walls, too, like plates, portraits, old movie adds... I think we need more walls! Also, has anyone noticed that wall arrangement is what I talk most about on this blog? Hm. I think I need to expand my range of topics.)

The other day I got myself some real fern - which I am nerdily pressing at the moment - which made me think in return that I would prefer to have a wall of real, dried, pressed plants, rather than botanical prints, so now I'm on a lookout for some fine specimens to press and frame. Another in a line of projects which will or will not be completed. The list is getting longer.

Here are some fine examples of framed plants or prints, found on Martha Stewart and Design Sponge...

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Wonderful.

Here's my beautiful fern...

I love the back, with the tiny spores (or suction cups, as I like to call them.)

I'm not planning on using that paper as a background, although it looks pretty good. I think I will use a tea stained paper as a background for my fern. (Now, how does one tea-stain one's paper? Another project?) I do love this brown stripped paper so much though and if I let myself I would pretty much use it for everything. Decoupaging, lining drawers... I already used it to cover a trunk I found on the street, and last week, whilst experiencing a cold medicine induced hyperactivity I used it to decoupage a pot.

(Yes, if you look closely you will notice a foot sticking out of the pot. I am a collector of body parts, doll body parts, to be precise. And what better place to stick one into than a pot. {I am aware that the plant is not looking its best, but I'm working on improving its health.}) 

Now we have a matching trunk-pot, which is not really what I was looking for but can be tolerated. As long as it stays at those two in one room.

Where was I... fern.

I think I remember from elementary school how fern is a plant that's been around since prehistoric times. Correct me if I'm wrong. It was perhaps picked, dried and pressed by lady dinosaurs, too.

Happy weekend to you.

xoxoxo 

Comments

[Susan]

I love ferns, too. All of them. And I adore the idea of lady dinasaurs:) It's the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones. Perhaps Wilma & Betty decoupaged & pressed ferns? I hope so.

Now about that paper...I'd like to know where it's to be found, etc. If you don't mind saying. I feel some decorating urges coming on. I'm not feeling well enough to do a trunk, but a pot, I could do.

xo