Daun Kari Juga Boleh Dijadikan Pressed Leaves?

Susunan daun kari bersama
daun lain  dan pelbagai bunga .

Tak ramai yang tahu daun kari yang biasanya kita masukkan ke dalam kuah gulai atau kari  juga boleh dijadikan pressed leaves yang menarik. Biasanya yang menarik ialah daun kari muda yang mempunyai tangkai yang bengkok sedikit.

Adakalanya daun ini apabila di tekap lama ia akan berubah menjadi hitam. Kadangkala sekiranya kita mengeluarkannya dari buku yang ditekap beberapa hari selepas itu , ia mempunyai warna 'shading' yang menarik. Daun kari ini agak susah di tekap kerana daunnya mudah tanggal dari tangkai. Ini terutama sekali daun kari tua.

Cubalah tekap daun ini dan susunkan bersama bunga-bunga yang berwarna warni.
Pasti menarik, InsyaAllah.

Jemput lihat susunan pressed flowers saya yang lain. Klik di sini.

Susunan daun kari bersama
daun lain dan pelbagai bunga

Susunan daun kari bersama
daun lain dan pelbagai bunga

Pressed Flowers- Ways to Avoid Getting Attacked By Bugs

Recently when I  looked into my collection of pressed flowers which have yet to be arranged and glued, I found little bugs in it. I had been quite busy lately and  dizzy  that I could not really concentrate on my pressed flowers arrangements.
 So what do I have to do to salvage other pressed flowers that are not destroyed by bugs? Ideally  I  have to separate those who are on the verge of  getting destroyed from the fine ones. Then I would have to clean the container that I used to keep and store them.

I use separate containers for leaves and different kinds of flowers. Therefore the bugs won't destroy them all at once. Normally there are certain types of leaves and flowers that bugs attack earlier than the rest. Therefore it is best that we use a separate container for them.

Perhaps the best thing to do is to avoid arranging the leaves and flowers long after they are ready, that is a week or two after they are pressed. Living in a country of tropical weather inhibits bugs to attack the pressed flowers faster than the dry countries. To avoid the arranged and glued pressed flowers being attacked further, laminate them to avoid existence of air surround them.

So far it has been a year that I've laminated my pressed flowers and the flowers and the leaves look fine. Even the colors are still close to original. Alhamdulillah.
Feel free to view my collections of pressed flowers. Click here.

Bolehkan Bunga Raya Dijadikan Pressed Flowers?

Pernah terfikir bunga raya juga boleh dijadikan pressed flowers? Walaupun kelopak bunga raya berlendir atau berair, dengan cara cara tertentu ia boleh dijadikan pressed flowers.

Bunga raya yang dipetik janganlah ditunggu lama untuk ditekap kerana ia akan berkedut. Ingat! Jangan petik bunga yang bukan hak kita atau tanpa kebenaran orang. Tak berkat nanti!

Selain itu elakkan mengambil bunga raya yang berembun kerana dikhuatiri ia akan berkulat.Keluarkan keolpaknya satu persatu. Elakkan menekap bunga sekuntum terus kerana takut warnanya tidak seperti yang diharapkan.

Tentukan juga buku atau kertas yang digunakan untuk menekap bunga ini kering.

Gambar disebelah memaparkan pressed bunga raya yang saya susun bersama bunga lain. Menarik? Silakan lihat susunan pressed flowers saya diblog ini. Klik di sini!

Kelopak Bunga yang Menghasilkan Pressed Flower yang Menarik

Pokok bunga di sebelah ini yang saya kurang pasti namanya menghasilkan satu pressed flower yang sangat menarik kerana campuran warna merah jambu dan putih pada kelopaknya. Cuba lihat penanda buku yang saya hasilkan daripada campuran beberapa bunga dan bunga di gambar sebelah ini.
Ingin melihat lebih banyak penanda buku yang saya hasilkan? Klik di sini

Can We Add Cross Sketching Drawings to Pressed Flowers Arrangements?

I had learnt cross sketching when I was studying in the US. My major wasn't art or anyrhing related to it but drawing has always been my passion. It was indeed an interesting class where we were taught how to cross sktech from solid objects such as boxes from different angles to  living things such as birds and tree trunks. Of course, as muslims I focus more on trees, leaves and fruits. 

Recently I tried to include my cross skeching drawings with pressed flowers arrangements. Having the background of cross sketching in black pencil lead blended very well with the vibrant colours of the flowers and the varieties of green leaves. Alhamdulillah, even though I was a bit sceptical at first, mixing different kinds of arts did look extraordinary beautiful. 

Do have a look at  a few cross sketches that I included in my pressed flowers arrangements. Click Here! 

Susunan Pressed Flowers - Bukan Satu Lukisan

Pernah beberapa kali saya bertemu dengan beberapa orang peniaga kerana hendak meletakkan susunan pressed flowers ini secara consignment(tumpang letak di kedai mereka). Mereka membelek-belek susunan bunga ini dan bertanya," Adakah ini satu lukisan yang diwarnakan?" 


Puas juga saya  menerangkan kepada mereka bahawa susunan pressed flowers ini bukannya satu lukisan bahkan ia  tidak mengandungi apa- apa pewarna  yang diletak ke atasnya.Kesemuanya adalah bunga serta  daun asli dan warnanya juga adalah asli. Meskipun ada perubahan sedikit dari warna asal semasa proses penekanannya, warna ini tetap kekal selepas di'laminate'.


Alhamdulillah, susunan ini tidak mengalami perubahan warna dan proses pereputan meskipun lebih 8 bulan saya membuat susunan pressed flowers ini. Sudah semestinya ia boleh dijadikan hadiah yang amat unik dan indah 
terutama sekali buat seorang wanita.

Books and Bookmarks

Books are great gifts. They can be used to cement relationships between parents and childrens and also between friends and colleagues. Books are the source of knowledge. History books give great knowlege that could be passed from generations to generations. Motivational books are hardly outdated, they are always the source of inspirations. Kids normally appreciate storybooks, which enable them practise the imaginative part of the brain. 

Bookmarks are great gifts that comes together with books. Besides serving  its purpose as a marker, bookmarks makes a special remembrance gifts each time the reader look at it. Specially design bookmarks are often appreciated especially by the person who receives it as a gift. 

One type of really special bookmarks are pressed flower bookmarks. One can be assure that pressed flower bookmarks are hardly thrown away and most of them they are appreciated and kept nicely in books.


Have  a look at my collections of bookmarks and the great offers for this  weekend,20 Jan 2012 to 24 Jan 2012. 
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Remember the offer ends on 24th Jan 2012