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A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Free Book: The Phantom Bouquet: A Popular Treatise on the Art of Skeletonizing Leaves

The Phantom Bouquet: A Popular Treatise on the Art of Skeletonizing Leaves and Seed-vessels and Adapting Them to Embellish the Home of Taste
By Edward Parrish
Published by J.B. Lippincott, 1863
Original from Oxford University
Digitized May 15, 2006
47 pages

Begin reading here.
Main page.

Book is in public domain and is free to download, print, or read online.

Printing and Saving Tips: Make sure that the page is set to HTML(bottom right sidebar at page). It should be defaulted to this setting in the first links above, so try saving first before messing with the setting. Click on image of book page to save and print. Book is fully downloadable. I use a free download helper with my slow internet.

I saw a version of these beautiful works of nature art in this month's Bliss Victoria done with ferns. I remember when these were popular to make in the 70's.

"To learn how to press your own ferns, see “Falling in Love with Ferns,” on page 78 of the March/April issue of Victoria magazine. "
Read a portion of this article and view some images here.


2 comments:

Denese said...

What a great resource for nature studies!
We skeletonized leaves before...by accident. :)

Alexandra said...

Thanks, Denese. :) Funny the things you find while doing. It's the best way to learn.