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Greeting cards on skeleton of real leaves.

Unusual and unique handmade greeting cards which are all individually made on the skeleton of real leaves.

First of all the leaves are soaked in water for a period and then gently scrubbed to make them in to a "strong" skeleton, dyed in natural colors and then painstakingly with 60 or more pieces of straws, each one cut to the right size, a illustration of bird, animal, scenery or Christmas theme is drawn on the skeleton, producing a very pretty product, which can give pleasure to the reciepient for years to come in a frame etc.

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The Peepul leaf

Peepul trees are seen in the plains and small hills of South India and is considered to be the King of trees. It is considered a good omen to plant Peepul trees, and as such it is seen in plenty in and around temples, hermitages etc. Lord Gautum Buddha is said to have got enlightenment when as a hermit, he sat under a Peepul tree in meditation for several years.

Botanical Classification
Subclass     Monochlamydeas
Series         Unisexuals
Family        Moraceae
Species       Ficus

The Peepul leaf has many medicinal properties - one such being the specialquality of retracting poisons. The Peepul leaf being natural can be in any size from 5 to 10.2 cm long and 6 to 12 cm wide. The leaf is light in quality and its tip is long and tail like.

 
 

Processing

Peepul leaves

  • Selected in particular sizes and left to decay in spring water for about 10 days.They are then rinsed and cleaned to leave only the skeleton.

  • The leaves are soaked in dye to give the required color. Dry paddy straw (rice straw) is then hand cut to the required size and pasted on the leaf by an artist in the required designs.
  • The Peepul leaf is then mounted on handmade paper cards, framed or matted.

Handmade Paper
  • Cotton or silk waste/jute/straw/hay is shredded depending on specific requirements. These shreds are beaten into pulp and left to ferment for a week.
  • The resulting mass is rinsed and thinned into sheets. Bamboo mats or textured cloth is placed between each sheet depending on the texture of paper required. The sheets are then compressed to remove water.
  • The sheets are dried and passed through a glazing machine to give luster and gloss. These are then cut according to the size requirement of the cards.

                                             

 
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