cebehrendt Their bell jar lantern looks very much like the handmade reproductions made by thefederalistonline.com (thumb print pattern, antique brass finish).
allisims17 dont buy from the federalist online. they make their bell jars so thin that they crack at the slightest touch. 2 have already broken at my house
The couple found the leaf installation for the entryway during a trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Typewriter labels identify the botanical names below each specimen. The artist is Lucy Mitchell.
Curate your collections. Close your eyes and imagine a big crazy cornucopia full of weird plastic vegetables and dried leaves atop this cabinet. Open your eyes and see how this organized grid cleaned up the look of an autumn leaf display.
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Artwork looks great when grouped in a collection; create a fall display by tearing out leaf pictures from a book, drawing your own or even collecting a batch from the backyard and preserving them through wax-paper pressing.
This wouldn't have worked if there were, say, only four or five prints pinned to the wall. But there are 40 leaf prints hanging above this sideboard in a large rectangular scheme that covers the entire wall. Dramatic!
6. Savor leaves in the home. Last but not least, you can keep autumn's beauty alive by incorporating some long-lasting foliage — like this leaf collection — into your home decor.
You can easily create your own prints. Here is a collection of loose leaf inks of leaves simply stuck to the wall. It expands on the French garden theme.
Another method to try is pegging your favourite collection onto a string. Try old fashion seed packets, favourite artist cards or even a row of Tibetan prayer flags.
interesting. a good project to do with Jackson when he is older.
Go around the yard and get as many different leaves as we can and
make a book. Put inside the plastic sleeve pages.