Mini solar printing kits eco friendly Party favors and activity.
Using items from nature make blue and white shadow prints . Wow ! it’s the Magic of science, art and nature all rolled into one cute activity.

Make from home or on the go , gather small items from nature add to your sheets of light sensitive cyanotype paper.
Expose in the sunshine and watch the paper change colour to grey then plunge in water to see your images appear

Great for gifts bags and group activity’s 🍀 suits most ages and abilities.

All kits come with free video tutorial links to walk you through how to get creative with this kit.

Choose your amount of mini kits at the checkout.
Each individual kit comes with 5 sheets of light sensitive paper , easy to follow Instructions, kits are proudly plastic free! packaged in a biodegradable eucalyptus cellulose bag. All paper materials are from recycled and sustainable sources.

Size of kits : 8.5 x 11 cm
Size of sheets approx: Business card size

Perfect size for crafting gift cards or making framed prints , tare into smaller pieces if you wish to make small note cards or share with more little hands.
Experiment exposing at different lengths of times to gain various depths of blue.
Be playful.

Making prints is fun and easy simply take your kit to a dimly lit space if outside in the shade , remove one sheet of light sensitive paper from your envelope and sit it on top of a sturdy surface like a book or the kit itself , place the plants you wish to print on top of the treated paper place your paper back the cello bag to hold plants in place use a clothes peg to secure your layers.
Or alternatively substitute the cellophane bag with a piece of clean glass from a old picture frame. ( this works well because the weight helps the plants to contact the paper )
Parental supervision advised here.

Now you are ready to expose your paper to Ultraviolet rays , the sun is a perfect source for this, expose for 5-20 minutes or until your paper turns beige the longer the exposure the deeper the blue will develop in the water stage. Patience is key.

After exposing in the sunshine carefully carry your set back to your dimly lit space to remove objects , rinse your paper in cold running water making sure not to rub the paper. Pat dry and allow 24 hrs to develop to its full colour depth of beautiful blue.
Optional : fast track this step with a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in developing water to speed up the oxidization.

After you are finished with this kit the cellophane bag is compostable ! Made from sustainable plant cellulose or toss it in the fire and watch it magically turn to ash !
All materials are ethically sourced and made with and recycled paper. Kits are all constructed by myself from my art studio I hope they make your inner artist shine a little brighter 💫

© 2017-2022 Elemental leaf

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If you like this kit check out the DIY swingy tag kit ❤️💫
https://etsy.me/317tMtn

Video tutorial for inspiration
https://www.youtube.com/user/berlinroses


If you live in Melbourne Australia I host creative workshops solar printing workshop and botanical dying tutorials send a message to find out when my next dates are. Or to create your own event

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