Hapa zome

As you all know by now, I love painting with watercolor. I have shared my

Hapa-zome is a Japanese word meaning ‘leaf dye’ and was given to a technique for transferring plant image and colour on to fabric by beating the colour into the material (as mentioned…

For those that love the colours of autumn, Hapa Zome is the perfect way to capture the season in time...

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And when you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done. Dr Seuss. I found myself thinking of this gem of Seuss wisdom this morning. Is it something to do with the time of year? The first flush of summer is past and the garden seems to be more work than pleasure; all dead-heading, weeding and very little harvesting - scarcely a handful of loganberries. Sometimes, I figure, you have to "just do the work". After taking a long walk in the garden, pushing…

Hapa Zome = leaf dye. Have you tried it? It's an excellent hands-on activity to do with young children! Ours turned out so beautiful I just had to share! All you need is some flowers or leaves, fabric, we used calico and a hammer. We work outside whenever possible and this is a great activity to do outside, in-between those April showers. We put a waterproof tarpaulin on the grass and work on some nice large wood pieces. We arrange our flowers in between two pieces of fabric or fold the…

Hapa Zome = leaf dye. Have you tried it? It's an excellent hands-on activity to do with young children! Ours turned out so beautiful I just had to share! All you need is some flowers or leaves, fabric, we used calico and a hammer. We work outside whenever possible and this is a great activity to do outside, in-between those April showers. We put a waterproof tarpaulin on the grass and work on some nice large wood pieces. We arrange our flowers in between two pieces of fabric or fold the…

I always find crafting to be therapeutic and soothing, but this project takes it up one notch by allowing me to literally hammer my troubles away while creating beautiful botanical art. Welcome to the

Nature Crafts for Kids. Hapa Zome. Flower and plant pounding. Easy activity for kids to do in the garden. Nature activity for kids. Flower nature craft for kids. Plant craft for kids. Preschool forest school activities.