Full description

Cyanotype print, sun print, blue & white hearts on white textured card

Handmade Bookmark

Aprox 6 x 2 inches

With white cotton cord

Blank on the back for messages or notes

Each of the 3 I have listed are different and completely unique

I shall pick one for you at random as they are all equally as beautiful

The Science process

To make these blue & white hearts I used the cyanotype or sun printing process

First I painted some diluted chemicals on to paper and let them dry in a darkened room

I then sprinkled some dried lavender seeds and chamomile heads on to the paper

To keep them in place I used a clip frame and put the whole thing in sun light so the chemicals could work.

Next day I carefully rinsed the chemicals off the card and this is when the paper changes colour to this beautiful blue. Where the seeds had been the card remains white and created this wonderful natural pattern

Once the card was completely dry I then used heart shaped die cutters in my machine to cut out various sizes of hearts

I then fixed them on to some beautifully textured white card which I had pre-cut

I punched a hole and added 6” of 1mm cotton cord

Now you know the process you can understand how much work went into making each bookmark and why I charge how much I do