HOW MUCH ALUM??? One heaping teaspoon of alum per cup of hot water works perfect for me. Make sure the water is hot so that it dissolves properly. (Alum can be found in the spice section of most grocery stores).😉
Oh. My. Holy. Wow. This is SO AWESOME. I couldn't stop saying wow especially as you unwrapped batch 3. I've been eco dyeing for a while but have never heard of this method. Going to get out my dye sprays now and gather some leaves. Thank you THANK YOU for your generosity and for linking to the other 2 artists. You made my day. With appreciation, Kay
You mention this to me a few weeks ago and they were worth the wait. Every single one is more beautiful than the next. Thank you for sharing your talents. Hugs!
Kory, I've just watched Susan T Brown's demo, and you have really amped this up about 3 notches with your colors and results. I'm following Jibid Neary now! Thank you for referring other artists. I love what you've done, I live in a forest with constant inspiration.
Thank you for sharing and linking previous artists! I'm going to try with natural dyes with steam or rust water as well as leaving in the sun! looking forward to experimenting! :)
Wow! These came out beautifully, Kory! I’m definitely going to try your method. Thank you! I also love Susan and follow Jibid as well. Susan is the one who told me how much I would love you and your work. She’s right! 😊
@Kory's Art Cafe Thanks, Kory. I have to say that after having gone to watch the two TH-camrs who inspired you, I think you have taken their work to a new and stunning level. Tying those grids together over the papers was inspired, and and clearly provides a fabulous result! Well done!
I stack mine too Kory. Lack of space to lay them out individually is the main reason. The kitty litter tray is a good idea. I have been using a foil baking tray but the base is corrugated whereas the litter tray is flat. It would be better. I love these results and am eager to do another batch. Thanks for sharing. xoxo I love Susan's and Jibid's methods too and I have done it those ways as well.
Absolutely stunning! Really I have to tray this...I watched Jibid and Susan lond time ago and I wanted to try and I forgot, and now you reminded me. TFS. You are amazing like always.
Susans papers are amazing. I just sprayed papers using watered-down Tempra paints. Maybe that will work with these. I probably should add the allum to spray my papers I love the dark ones too !!
On the first batch the next to last one you showed looks like an eye. I have not done the technique this way. I have only done a boiled book using leaves, pine branches, rusty items and flowers but the background itself always comes out gray or brown. I love doing this. You never know what you are gonna get. But I have found that the green leaves make the water turn gray and the metals also from pot, maybe racks you used. I love them all
I was wondering if the type of metal used could effect the outcome, as well. For some reason I think using those disposable, aluminum baking pans sold at dollar stores might have a negative reaction. I don't mean bad for your health, I mean the prints may not turn out as nice.
This is sooo gorgeous ! Thank you so much for sharing and being so generous 🙏🏼 ! It was like Xmas time for me when you open presents 😁 (in fact it was much better !!). I wondered how it would work on fabric...
sabine thank you. I would do it with RIT dye on fabric. All the sprays are water activated. If you did it that way, you just couldn’t wash the fabric ever. Not sure if it would work.
@@KorysArtCafe Thank you for this useful advice with Rit dye which I didn't know ! Most of the time I don't wash my fabric because I embroider it after dying 😉 ! Thank you again, I love your experiments 🙏🏼 !
Just WOW!!!! Amazingly gorgeous!!! This is the first time I’ve watched a video on eco-dying because I didn’t think I’d be interested. Was I wrong!!! Thank you!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜
Thank you FG! Yes, eco dying is amazing. I have a playlist of all my experimentations. Here’s the link if you want to take a look. th-cam.com/play/PL_FBoEcQ0yMBeSCHyglDairVhBlfowRKm.html
Trying this and drying them in a low heat oven - I'm REALLY impatient! Thank you for the video. I 'tea/coffee/stain/ink etc.' dye all my papers using the 'stack method' because the imperfections and surprises are perfect for my girlie grunge style. Ordering alum today! I'm also subbing your channel. Thanks again.
Thank you. Welcome to my channel! Yes, drying them in a low heat oven will work well. My only concern is when I use plastic stencils. Then I force myself to wait the old fashioned way. It’s REALLY HARD! Haha The most important key to this is making sure your elements are suctioned to your papers. Any air pockets will disrupt the printing. Enjoy! ☺️
These papers are stunning, Kory. I want to play with this technique, once I find the Dollar Tree drying racks! Will you share the dilution of alum to water? Thanks so much for doing this video.
Thx Cheryl! Sure thing. I use 1 teaspoon per cup of water. Mix with hot water to dissolve properly. If you mix a little more or less, it won’t hurt anything. I like to wear gloves due to the drying properties of alum.
Good video! (from another Colorado gal!) Funny but even before I heard you say it, I was going to thank you for sharing the names of the other artists who did this technique before you! Great practice! Looking forward to getting to know the first and already in awe of Jibid! Your prints are awesome! I just bought a bunch of oxide sprays and so this is very timely for me to find you now! Lucky me! Good luck to you too!💕
WOW!!! Totally GORGEOUS! They came out perfect. I need to try this method of paper dyeing. Can you do fabric the same way??? I've done leaf printing before, which was beautiful. I rubbed distress ink pads straight onto leaves. And pressed between 2 pieces of paper. Maybe a little spray of water on copy paper first. But no boiling it. I'd like to try it your way next time. TFS Austin TX USA
Your leaf way sound awesome! I’ll have to try that. These were left to dry after I sprayed. (No boiling). I used water activated Lindys Stamp Gang sprays on these. You can do this on fabric which dye, but not the sprays. They sprays are beautiful, but wear off with time. It’s a bummer thing about them.
Absolutely stunning papers I love every color combination… After hearing you say you used a kitty litter box I thought this is definitely my type of channel ;) I subscribed with full notifications… Again just gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous paper
Haha. I hear you. The problem is lindy’s sprays are forever water reactive. And they rub off too. Not great for longevity. I’m thinking of trying this with ink or dyes, hoping to eliminate the drawbacks.
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for this video. I just love your site, you are incredibly talented. I am going to try this and I have a feeling I will have more dye on me than the paper.👍🏼❤️
Thank you. Yes, and it’s really important to have the leaves pressed hard into the paper. If there any gaps, they don’t print well. So it’s absolutely both. Happy printing ☺️
These are so absolutely stunning!!! OMD they’re gorgeous 😱 Those blues & greens, the browns, pinks & all of them are treasures indeed. I was eco-dying tonight after watching Luise Heinzl’s genius idea of die cutting real leaves & using them in the process. And I was wondering if I could use sprays in the process too. I did try some Brushos on a few pages & also tried die cutting some coloured cardstock. I actually boiled that batch & they’re waiting for me to unwrap in the morning (night here in Australia). And can’t wait to see how they turn out. But looks like I have some sprays & more eco-dying in the morning (if I can stop watching videos & go to sleep lol). Thank you so much for sharing
lol. Sounds like you caught the bug of eco dying and paper spraying. Yep, just keep experimenting. These art forms are all about trying different stuff. That leaf die cutting sounds fabulous! Can you link that video here for me? I’d love to watch it.
Just awesome! I have done similar with flower petals and leaves but I ironed them dry or baked them in the oven. Do you think either of those ways would work with sprays? And I agree, alum really makes a difference. Thanks
For safety reasons, I would iron them, but not bake. The sprays have a lot of metallics in them and I would be afraid to have that around food. I think ironing the papers dry would produce fabulous results! ☺️
I stumbled across this video looking for Jibid’s which I wanted to view as a refresher. Thanks for your experimenting with keeping this process contained to a small space. One request though: please do not take leaves from plants in public places unless it is autumn and the leaves are on the ground! If everyone did that, the trees would die! Instead, carefully choose leaves from your own plants in the manner of pruning. In other words, removing what will help the plant to grow better. Or use the “weeds” you pull from the garden. That’s a win-win. “Eco” isn’t Eco if we aren’t thinking about the health of the ecosystem. Thank you 😊
Thank you Gill. No, I made these with lindys sprays, so the process is to make your stack, secure it tightly, and let it dry completely. No simmering for this technique. The key is to walk away for a couple weeks.
These papers are absolutely beautiful!!! This was my first time watching one of your videos and I'm looking forward to seeing more. Thank you for sharing
Amazing video. Really wow. Actually, I really enjoyed listening to you. I can tell beyond the utube world that you are an amazing person. Hoping that if I ever get past my technical difficulties of technology and do videos that I can support the people I learned from along the way like you. I also so appreciate people who share . Why not!. I’m the type of person that will share everything I know. The second batch when you pulled out that first one with the strong blue it was deja vu of pottery class in high school with blue marble glaze. Glazes had just started coming out with these crystals that exploded into bursts of color when fired. Remember how in the video u said something about going on too much, that’s me right now. I’ve only done boiled eco prints and somebody did something with my pot so when I saw this …. I may be back with more questions of what to do with the racks and drying method but I’ll try the other videos first. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Carol for taking the time to write this comment. Yeah, the world of eco-dying is a magical, but complex one. I watched lots of videos, and asked lots of questions. I do have a playlist of eco dying videos. But they’re mostly experimentations. I have one tutorial and I’ll link it here. It’s older, so if you have any questions, ask away. As far as the alum goes, I use 1 teaspoon per cup of water. Eco-dying tutorial th-cam.com/video/yhADqjcTqvw/w-d-xo.html Here’s the link to the playlist if you want to check it out too. th-cam.com/play/PL_FBoEcQ0yMBeSCHyglDairVhBlfowRKm.html
Those are so awesomely beautiful. WOW! What kind if water did you say sprayed on your paper (Alum water)?? This is the first time I have watched you and WOW am I glad I did, Thanks and God Bless.
Thank you so much Laurie! Alum binds dye to your papers. You can find it in the spice section at the grocery store. I mix 1 teaspoon per cup of hot water. (It must be hot to dissolve the alum).
Thanks, K. I love this technique!! So after you bundle them, you just leave them in or outdoors to dry for 3 or so weeks? I am thinking about them molding---I live in VA. Thanks.
Thank you Robin. That’s a great question. I live in Colorado and it’s very dry here. If I were in your situation, I would give it a shot, wear gloves, and keep all kids and pets away when I open it up. The worst that can happen is you’ll have to throw them out. I think it’s worth a try. It really does have to be completely dry for the leaves to print.
Getting ready to do some leaf prints today but have to do a different technique, as I don't have alum. I habe various inks and sprays, as well as some acrylic paint. Not sure yet what I will use. I might test a few different things to see what gets the best results.
Oh my goodness these are incredible! Ive only just discovered eco dyeing and these have really inspired me. What kind of paints did you use? Is it special dyeing paints?
I’m glad you’re excited about eco-dying. This is a different technique but similar. I used sprays for these papers. I go over all the materials in the beginning. It’s pretty involved, but very fun. I hope you give it a try.
Thank you Mar! The THT stands for Treasure Hunting Tuesday’s. My channel used to be named Art archaeologist, and it used to be a thing. It’s not anymore though. 😊
Watched the 2nd and 3rd batch now. Eco prints are a,ways like Christmas, you never know what to expect. The subtleties and the blues of the 2nd batch, and the details of the leaves and the beautiful purples and greens,wow! Thanks so much for sharing. Why do you think the first page in all 3 was so vibrant?💙💚🖤💚❤️🤎🤍
Sue Thank you. I think the printer paper worked best, believe it or not. But I had problems with it sticking. Plus the mixed media paper always does a beautiful job. Canson mixed media is my go to paper for eco dying because it prints beautifully, and it’s strong enough to hold up through the process. I love watercolor paper, don’t really love the thickness though.
@@KorysArtCafe Thanks for letting me know. I found myself wondering if it would work on something like onion skin, which I know is not as sturdy as what you usually see these prints on, but I love the way it melts into the paper it's collaged to. It would be fab to be able to to that with these gorgeous prints and backgrounds. Of course, you could scan it (or buy a download pack) and print it on onionskin and be able to do that. Thanks again!
Awesome, awesome, awesome...what more can I say, this technique has just taken away my fear of eco-dying and “boiling bundles of paper” as I have tried and failed mirserably. Thank you for sharing and definitely a new subbie! About the alum, where do you acquire it and how do you prepare it? 🙏🏻😄
Jay thank you. ✨Alum is sold with the spices in the grocery store. I mix up about half a container with a large squirt bottle full of hot water. Your water needs to be hot to dissolve the alum. You may want to try eco dying again with the alum...💗🌿
@@KorysArtCafe sadly I have searched most mainstream supermarkets and other market places here in Australia, I’ve not been able to find food grade Alum. Our local garden centre has spray bottles of AlumnSulfate, however, I’m reluctant to use this due to the ‘health warnings’. It appears I will have to go searching for safe Alum online 🧐
Jay, Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I agree. I would stay far away from the alumnSulfate. I hope you find some. That’s curious that you can’t get it there. I wonder why not.
@@jayrandall9075 I found www.herbsonlineshop.com/ herbs online Australia, and they sell alum. I hope this helps! :) I loved this video very much! I think I might try it with stamp pads watered down, since I don’t have any sprays. I will see what happens! Thank you @Art Archaeologist!
Thank you Debrah. Collage mostly. Or these would be great just in frames. I haven’t done any art with these yet other than creating them. They make for amazing journal pages too.
You might want to consider using Rit dye, tie dye,or permanent inks in place of sprays. The sprays just don’t have enough binders to last. Your results will be beautiful, but unfortunately, most of it will wipe right off. Just a heads up for you.
They really are beautiful! Do you lay down something between the iron and the paper to take out ripples? Do you use a steam setting to iron the papers?
The tutorial was astounding. Thank you for sharing. I have only just seen this and am mad keen to do more interesting paper dying. I love the colours and am looking forward to giving this technique a try. I usually do similar but finish them off in the oven. I'm terribly impatient and could not possibly wait for three weeks for them to be dry enough to use. I suppose if there was a quicker way of drying them you would've told us on your video. Anyway, thank you so much.
Thank you so much. I’m just not sure it’s safe to dry these in the oven. If you live in a dry climate, they can dry faster, (depending on the size of your kit). I find it fun to make it, and busy myself with other projects knowing I have an amazing “present opening session” if I’m patient, lol. You do run the risk of it not working if you open it wet...I know it’s so hard. 😊🌿🌸
HOW MUCH ALUM???
One heaping teaspoon of alum per cup of hot water works perfect for me. Make sure the water is hot so that it dissolves properly.
(Alum can be found in the spice section of most grocery stores).😉
Stunning papers , each bundle was a delight.
These are incredibly fun! Thank you. 😊
Oh. My. Holy. Wow. This is SO AWESOME. I couldn't stop saying wow especially as you unwrapped batch 3. I've been eco dyeing for a while but have never heard of this method. Going to get out my dye sprays now and gather some leaves. Thank you THANK YOU for your generosity and for linking to the other 2 artists. You made my day.
With appreciation, Kay
I love your comment! Thank you and I’m glad you love it! Stay tuned for more goodies. 🥰
I'm just now seeing this video, but WOW! The colors and the textures you got are amazing! 🤩
Thank you so much!!
These “stack hacks” are really interesting. I hope you try it! ☺️
Kory, these are just beautiful! The one with the bright blue in the second package is just breathtaking I thought! Thanks for your video 👍💜
Thank you for commenting!
I’m really glad you like these. ☺️
You mention this to me a few weeks ago and they were worth the wait. Every single one is more beautiful than the next. Thank you for sharing your talents. Hugs!
Kory, I've just watched Susan T Brown's demo, and you have really amped this up about 3 notches with your colors and results. I'm following Jibid Neary now! Thank you for referring other artists. I love what you've done, I live in a forest with constant inspiration.
I love it Lisa! The forest is the most magical place for me. 🍃
This is awesome and you explained the process so well. Thank you for sharing and I will certainly try it once we don’t have snow.
Snow, snow, snow!
All I’ve done in the last few weeks is shovel, lol.
So excited for spring leaves. 🌿
Darn hard to beat the beauty of nature but I think you did it!
With nature haha!
This my first viewing of your work. I love it and will be a constant viewer. Thank You
Thank you so much Shirley. Welcome to my channel. 🥳
Got my papers all sprayed, have been drying a week. Sure hard to wait but leaving them alone until Nov . Thanks for the inspiration.
Isn’t it though?!
The great thing is, when you open them it’s like Christmas. Please message me on Instagram and show me what you came up with!☺️
OM Goodness! Thank you for sharing. Your prints are amazing!
Thank you Stephanie! I’m so glad you’re enjoying these. 🌿
Thank you for sharing and linking previous artists! I'm going to try with natural dyes with steam or rust water as well as leaving in the sun! looking forward to experimenting! :)
You are so welcome! I’m glad you like this. Happy creating. ☺️
Oh wow..set 3 is absolutely STUNNING!!..I love them all!!
Thx Megs!
Wow wow wow! Deeply inspired! THANK YOU!!
Glad you enjoyed it Sari.
The dark is really gorgeous, love the first one with the orange gold. The dusty, corrally blue - oh my, they are all just marvelous.
Thank you! They were really fun to make.
Wow! These came out beautifully, Kory! I’m definitely going to try your method. Thank you! I also love Susan and follow Jibid as well. Susan is the one who told me how much I would love you and your work. She’s right! 😊
Thx Tuesday!
These really are fun and I’m glad for Susan’s and Jibid’s great experimenting! 🌿
Oh my goodness, these are stunning!!!
Thank you so much Janina. I love your name. ☺️
@Kory's Art Cafe Thanks, Kory. I have to say that after having gone to watch the two TH-camrs who inspired you, I think you have taken their work to a new and stunning level. Tying those grids together over the papers was inspired, and and clearly provides a fabulous result! Well done!
@@janinafisher101 thank you! We can always expand on great ideas. ☺️
@Kory's Art Cafe I think that is how life has always been - building on ideas. Every expanded idea is a contribution!
I stack mine too Kory. Lack of space to lay them out individually is the main reason. The kitty litter tray is a good idea. I have been using a foil baking tray but the base is corrugated whereas the litter tray is flat. It would be better. I love these results and am eager to do another batch. Thanks for sharing. xoxo
I love Susan's and Jibid's methods too and I have done it those ways as well.
This is such a great art form. I’m glad your playing with it and getting great results! ☺️💚
C'est magnifique ! Des fonds sublimes ! J'adore ! Merci
Thank you Claude! ☺️
İlk gez gördüm bu yöntemi. Harika sonuç verdi. Şap, deniycem çok teşekkürler..
Your so welcome. I’m glad you like this. ☺️
@@KorysArtCafe❤
So many WOWs as you revealed each page. Love them so much and can’t wait to try this technique. You explained it well so I think I can have a go
Thank you Carolyn. You’ll love it! 😊
These are so incredibly beautiful! You must have the patience of a saint to wait 3 weeks for them to dry, but so, so worth it.
Haha! That’s the magic of working on multiple projects at any given time.
Great video! I've never seen anything like this. Beautiful results. I'm a fan!
I’m so glad you like it Linda, thank you!
I love the colors! The dark is a great treat!
Thank you Matilda. Yes, these are really fun.
These are beautiful and truly amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous results!!!
Thank you! 😊
Absolutely stunning! Really I have to tray this...I watched Jibid and Susan lond time ago and I wanted to try and I forgot, and now you reminded me. TFS. You are amazing like always.
Wow, this is very inspirational! I can't believe you waited so long to unveil them!
Right?!
Susans papers are amazing. I just sprayed papers using watered-down Tempra paints. Maybe that will work with these. I probably should add the allum to spray
my papers
I love the dark ones too !!
Yes, I think that would work great!
It’s always worth experimenting.
On the first batch the next to last one you showed looks like an eye. I have not done the technique this way. I have only done a boiled book using leaves, pine branches, rusty items and flowers but the background itself always comes out gray or brown. I love doing this. You never know what you are gonna get. But I have found that the green leaves make the water turn gray and the metals also from pot, maybe racks you used. I love them all
I was wondering if the type of metal used could effect the outcome, as well. For some reason I think using those disposable, aluminum baking pans sold at dollar stores might have a negative reaction. I don't mean bad for your health, I mean the prints may not turn out as nice.
Absolutely love these thanks for sharing 🙏🏻 will hop over and watch the linked videos. Thanks again 😊❤️🙏🏻
Sheryl You bet! 🥰
This is sooo gorgeous ! Thank you so much for sharing and being so generous 🙏🏼 ! It was like Xmas time for me when you open presents 😁 (in fact it was much better !!). I wondered how it would work on fabric...
sabine thank you. I would do it with RIT dye on fabric. All the sprays are water activated. If you did it that way, you just couldn’t wash the fabric ever. Not sure if it would work.
@@KorysArtCafe Thank you for this useful advice with Rit dye which I didn't know ! Most of the time I don't wash my fabric because I embroider it after dying 😉 ! Thank you again, I love your experiments 🙏🏼 !
Fabulous patterns!
vicki thx! Love your shower girl. Hope all is well. 🌸
Oh waaaawow.......this is awesome..........love it !!!!! So glad l stumbled upon you 👌👏☘
Thank you! Me too, enjoy. 🦋
Very inspiring!!! Love this....hope to try it soon!!!! Thankx❤
Please do Sheri. I think you’ll really enjoy it. 🌿
Just WOW!!!! Amazingly gorgeous!!! This is the first time I’ve watched a video on eco-dying because I didn’t think I’d be interested. Was I wrong!!! Thank you!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜
Thank you FG! Yes, eco dying is amazing. I have a playlist of all my experimentations. Here’s the link if you want to take a look.
th-cam.com/play/PL_FBoEcQ0yMBeSCHyglDairVhBlfowRKm.html
Trying this and drying them in a low heat oven - I'm REALLY impatient! Thank you for the video. I 'tea/coffee/stain/ink etc.' dye all my papers using the 'stack method' because the imperfections and surprises are perfect for my girlie grunge style. Ordering alum today! I'm also subbing your channel. Thanks again.
Thank you. Welcome to my channel!
Yes, drying them in a low heat oven will work well.
My only concern is when I use plastic stencils.
Then I force myself to wait the old fashioned way. It’s REALLY HARD! Haha
The most important key to this is making sure your elements are suctioned to your papers. Any air pockets will disrupt the printing. Enjoy! ☺️
Lory this is fabulous wow! If you spray bottles get clogged then just use and eye dropper to squeeze it onto the paper :-)
Thank you Brade.
Yes, it’s an ongoing problem! Thx for the great tip. I have some Pipettes.
Woooow you are amazingly talented ! Thank you so much ❤
Thank you too cleopatra!
WOW ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, THANK YE YO ALL YE GALS !! CANT WAIT TIL SPRING 🎉❤😂
Thank you too! ☺️🎨
Such incredible results
Thank you so much! 😊
OMG. 😳👍🏼YOU ARE AMAZING! how have I not seen you before???
Thank you Jolene!!! TH-cam is hiding me…😩🙄🤣
Wonderful! I don't use my spray stains and oxides enough. Also have mica sprays. This will be fun.
Yes! I think you’ll really like doing this Victoria. ☺️
So glad I found your channel. This technique is inspiring.
These papers are stunning, Kory. I want to play with this technique, once I find the Dollar Tree drying racks! Will you share the dilution of alum to water? Thanks so much for doing this video.
Thx Cheryl!
Sure thing. I use 1 teaspoon per cup of water. Mix with hot water to dissolve properly. If you mix a little more or less, it won’t hurt anything. I like to wear gloves due to the drying properties of alum.
Enhanced Nature at its best!
I love creating with botanicals. 🌿
Beautifully done! So inspiring.
Just found you, gorgeous papers❤. I hope to try this soon.
Thanks so much Dolores! 😊
Beautiful!!
Thank you Cindy
They are gorgeous thank you
Stunning!
Thx Trish. 🤗
Good video! (from another Colorado gal!) Funny but even before I heard you say it, I was going to thank you for sharing the names of the other artists who did this technique before you! Great practice! Looking forward to getting to know the first and already in awe of Jibid! Your prints are awesome! I just bought a bunch of oxide sprays and so this is very timely for me to find you now! Lucky me! Good luck to you too!💕
So awesome Donna! Happy staining and printing! ☺️
Thanks for sharing this. I am looking forward to trying this out:)
Your welcome Diane. Thx for commenting.
This came out better than I hoped.
Just remember to let everything dry completely and you’ll be good to go. 🥳
WOW!!! Totally GORGEOUS! They came out perfect. I need to try this method of paper dyeing. Can you do fabric the same way??? I've done leaf printing before, which was beautiful. I rubbed distress ink pads straight onto leaves. And pressed between 2 pieces of paper. Maybe a little spray of water on copy paper first. But no boiling it. I'd like to try it your way next time. TFS
Austin TX USA
Your leaf way sound awesome! I’ll have to try that.
These were left to dry after I sprayed. (No boiling).
I used water activated Lindys Stamp Gang sprays on these.
You can do this on fabric which dye, but not the sprays.
They sprays are beautiful, but wear off with time. It’s a bummer thing about them.
Absolutely stunning papers I love every color combination… After hearing you say you used a kitty litter box I thought this is definitely my type of channel ;) I subscribed with full notifications… Again just gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous paper
Thank you! Welcome to my channel. 💖🎨
Beautiful ❤❤❤
Thank you Angie!
Unbelievably beautiful!
such beautiful results, thankyou so much for sharing, i enjoyed watching it a lot xx
Spectacular results! Not a one of those prints is a ‘dog’! I wish I had the materials and patience for this technique.
Haha. I hear you. The problem is lindy’s sprays are forever water reactive. And they rub off too.
Not great for longevity. I’m thinking of trying this with ink or dyes, hoping to eliminate the drawbacks.
AMAZING, LOVE THE DAR "grunge", ? Is the alum mix in the spray bottle u wet paper with initially??? Beautiful creations
Thank you!
Yes 😊
It just helps adhere the sprays to the paper.
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for this video. I just love your site, you are incredibly talented. I am going to try this and I have a feeling I will have more dye on me than the paper.👍🏼❤️
Dawn Karasaki hahaha. Making a mess is half the fun...🎨🌸
These are stunning! Do you think that part of the reason for getting such clear prints is you kept the stack in - tact for 2 - 3 weeks?
Thank you.
Yes, and it’s really important to have the leaves pressed hard into the paper.
If there any gaps, they don’t print well.
So it’s absolutely both.
Happy printing ☺️
Gorgeous prints! Really interesting and dramatic. I would use them in mixed media and eve some fall cards.
Yes! I love both ideas Cindy. Especially the fall cards.
These are so absolutely stunning!!! OMD they’re gorgeous 😱 Those blues & greens, the browns, pinks & all of them are treasures indeed. I was eco-dying tonight after watching Luise Heinzl’s genius idea of die cutting real leaves & using them in the process. And I was wondering if I could use sprays in the process too. I did try some Brushos on a few pages & also tried die cutting some coloured cardstock. I actually boiled that batch & they’re waiting for me to unwrap in the morning (night here in Australia). And can’t wait to see how they turn out. But looks like I have some sprays & more eco-dying in the morning (if I can stop watching videos & go to sleep lol). Thank you so much for sharing
lol. Sounds like you caught the bug of eco dying and paper spraying.
Yep, just keep experimenting. These art forms are all about trying different stuff.
That leaf die cutting sounds fabulous! Can you link that video here for me? I’d love to watch it.
Just awesome! I have done similar with flower petals and leaves but I ironed them dry or baked them in the oven. Do you think either of those ways would work with sprays? And I agree, alum really makes a difference. Thanks
For safety reasons, I would iron them, but not bake.
The sprays have a lot of metallics in them and I would be afraid to have that around food.
I think ironing the papers dry would produce fabulous results! ☺️
Absolutely stunning I've got to do this!! Thank you!!
It’s really fun. I think you’ll love it!
These look amazing! Must try this with the few leaves we have left from last season!
I love this kind of art. It’s like always having presents to open, lol. 💗🎨
I stumbled across this video looking for Jibid’s which I wanted to view as a refresher. Thanks for your experimenting with keeping this process contained to a small space. One request though: please do not take leaves from plants in public places unless it is autumn and the leaves are on the ground! If everyone did that, the trees would die! Instead, carefully choose leaves from your own plants in the manner of pruning. In other words, removing what will help the plant to grow better. Or use the “weeds” you pull from the garden. That’s a win-win. “Eco” isn’t Eco if we aren’t thinking about the health of the ecosystem. Thank you 😊
I’m very careful about how I collect and share that on my Channel. Thank you.
Completely Frame-Worthy as is!
Thank you Deborah. I really love it too. Maybe I’ll just do that. ☺️
Love this - definitely going to try it…
Wow mouth watering beautiful. You are so inspiring. Thanks. Are these just simmered in plain water for the usual 1-2 hours. Thankyou for sharing
Thank you Gill.
No, I made these with lindys sprays, so the process is to make your stack, secure it tightly, and let it dry completely. No simmering for this technique. The key is to walk away for a couple weeks.
@@KorysArtCafe oh thank you so much. Beautiful work.
@@gillyb44 sure. If you have any more questions along the way, let me know. 😉
These papers are absolutely beautiful!!! This was my first time watching one of your videos and I'm looking forward to seeing more. Thank you for sharing
Thank you! Enjoy. 🎨
Beautiful!
I love the unown paterns of colours do you re use the leaves or is it one time use for the leaves .
For this technique, they can be used twice. You can also press them after use too for collage embellishments.
Brilliant video can the stacks be dried in a low temp oven?
Yes, I think you’d be fine to do that.
Amazing video. Really wow. Actually, I really enjoyed listening to you. I can tell beyond the utube world that you are an amazing person. Hoping that if I ever get past my technical difficulties of technology and do videos that I can support the people I learned from along the way like you. I also so appreciate people who share . Why not!. I’m the type of person that will share everything I know. The second batch when you pulled out that first one with the strong blue it was deja vu of pottery class in high school with blue marble glaze. Glazes had just started coming out with these crystals that exploded into bursts of color when fired. Remember how in the video u said something about going on too much, that’s me right now. I’ve only done boiled eco prints and somebody did something with my pot so when I saw this …. I may be back with more questions of what to do with the racks and drying method but I’ll try the other videos first. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Carol for taking the time to write this comment.
Yeah, the world of eco-dying is a magical, but complex one.
I watched lots of videos, and asked lots of questions.
I do have a playlist of eco dying videos.
But they’re mostly experimentations.
I have one tutorial and I’ll link it here.
It’s older, so if you have any questions, ask away.
As far as the alum goes, I use 1 teaspoon per cup of water.
Eco-dying tutorial
th-cam.com/video/yhADqjcTqvw/w-d-xo.html
Here’s the link to the playlist if you want to check it out too.
th-cam.com/play/PL_FBoEcQ0yMBeSCHyglDairVhBlfowRKm.html
I'm thinking about trying this but I want to add salt after layering the leaves! Thank you for the tutorial!
I bet that would look really cool! Let me know how it turns out.
Those are so awesomely beautiful. WOW! What kind if water did you say sprayed on your paper (Alum water)?? This is the first time I have watched you and WOW am I glad I did, Thanks and God Bless.
Thank you so much Laurie!
Alum binds dye to your papers.
You can find it in the spice section at the grocery store. I mix 1 teaspoon per cup of hot water. (It must be hot to dissolve the alum).
How much alumn do you put in your spray bottle? These are beautiful. Hope to try this. Thanks for sharing
Hi Ruth. I do about 1 teaspoon per cup of water. Make sure you use hot water to get the alum to dissolve.
Thanks, K. I love this technique!! So after you bundle them, you just leave them in or outdoors to dry for 3 or so weeks? I am thinking about them molding---I live in VA. Thanks.
Thank you Robin. That’s a great question. I live in Colorado and it’s very dry here. If I were in your situation, I would give it a shot, wear gloves, and keep all kids and pets away when I open it up. The worst that can happen is you’ll have to throw them out. I think it’s worth a try. It really does have to be completely dry for the leaves to print.
Amazing!! TFS ❤️
Getting ready to do some leaf prints today but have to do a different technique, as I don't have alum. I habe various inks and sprays, as well as some acrylic paint. Not sure yet what I will use. I might test a few different things to see what gets the best results.
Sounds great! Let me know what works for you. Happy printing! 🍂🍁
Oh my goodness these are incredible! Ive only just discovered eco dyeing and these have really inspired me. What kind of paints did you use? Is it special dyeing paints?
I’m glad you’re excited about eco-dying.
This is a different technique but similar.
I used sprays for these papers. I go over all the materials in the beginning.
It’s pretty involved, but very fun. I hope you give it a try.
Fascinating! You got some beautiful results!
Question: what does THT in your title after their names mean?
Thank you Mar!
The THT stands for Treasure Hunting Tuesday’s.
My channel used to be named Art archaeologist, and it used to be a thing. It’s not anymore though. 😊
Thank you - thats lovely ♡
Maravilloso. Gracias
Thank you Clau. I’m glad you like it. ☺️
Watched the 2nd and 3rd batch now. Eco prints are a,ways like Christmas, you never know what to expect. The subtleties and the blues of the 2nd batch, and the details of the leaves and the beautiful purples and greens,wow! Thanks so much for sharing. Why do you think the first page in all 3 was so vibrant?💙💚🖤💚❤️🤎🤍
Not sure. Like you said, you never know what to expect. 😁
Thanks so much for sorting! Love this! Question, how much alum do you put in the spray bottle of water?
Thx! I’m glad you like it.
I mix two teaspoons per cup of hot water and then pour it in.
@@KorysArtCafe thanks!
Thanks, Kory, for another wonderful video! The papers are amazing. I am curious -- did you find that one paper took the prints better than another?
Sue Thank you.
I think the printer paper worked best, believe it or not. But I had problems with it sticking.
Plus the mixed media paper always does a beautiful job.
Canson mixed media is my go to paper for eco dying because it prints beautifully, and it’s strong enough to hold up through the process.
I love watercolor paper, don’t really love the thickness though.
@@KorysArtCafe Thanks for letting me know. I found myself wondering if it would work on something like onion skin, which I know is not as sturdy as what you usually see these prints on, but I love the way it melts into the paper it's collaged to. It would be fab to be able to to that with these gorgeous prints and backgrounds. Of course, you could scan it (or buy a download pack) and print it on onionskin and be able to do that. Thanks again!
so beautiful ty
Ty Jan.
Awesome, awesome, awesome...what more can I say, this technique has just taken away my fear of eco-dying and “boiling bundles of paper” as I have tried and failed mirserably. Thank you for sharing and definitely a new subbie! About the alum, where do you acquire it and how do you prepare it? 🙏🏻😄
Jay thank you. ✨Alum is sold with the spices in the grocery store. I mix up about half a container with a large squirt bottle full of hot water. Your water needs to be hot to dissolve the alum. You may want to try eco dying again with the alum...💗🌿
@@KorysArtCafe sadly I have searched most mainstream supermarkets and other market places here in Australia, I’ve not been able to find food grade Alum. Our local garden centre has spray bottles of AlumnSulfate, however, I’m reluctant to use this due to the ‘health warnings’. It appears I will have to go searching for safe Alum online 🧐
Jay, Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I agree. I would stay far away from the alumnSulfate.
I hope you find some. That’s curious that you can’t get it there. I wonder why not.
@@jayrandall9075 I found www.herbsonlineshop.com/ herbs online Australia, and they sell alum. I hope this helps! :) I loved this video very much! I think I might try it with stamp pads watered down, since I don’t have any sprays. I will see what happens! Thank you @Art Archaeologist!
@@bansheekate thank you so much! 😀
These are beautiful! What do you use the prints for? Thanks!
Thank you Debrah. Collage mostly. Or these would be great just in frames. I haven’t done any art with these yet other than creating them. They make for amazing journal pages too.
I will try this on fabric
You might want to consider using Rit dye, tie dye,or permanent inks in place of sprays.
The sprays just don’t have enough binders to last. Your results will be beautiful, but unfortunately, most of it will wipe right off. Just a heads up for you.
At 22:15 and 23:52 are my favourites. 💕
Thank you for letting me know. ☺️
These are really fun.
You can get a lot done all at once.
They really are beautiful! Do you lay down something between the iron and the paper to take out ripples? Do you use a steam setting to iron the papers?
PS - I make cards so I think I will find more small leaves for my purposes.
Here’s a vid I made to address your questions. 😊
th-cam.com/video/-6XwougQyyU/w-d-xo.html
Wow so amazing
Wowwwzers!!!!
Thank you Yvonne. ☺️
Have you had trouble with leaves molding in the bundle?
Nope. Never. But I live in Colorado. It’s very dry here.
The tutorial was astounding. Thank you for sharing. I have only just seen this and am mad keen to do more interesting paper dying. I love the colours and am looking forward to giving this technique a try. I usually do similar but finish them off in the oven. I'm terribly impatient and could not possibly wait for three weeks for them to be dry enough to use. I suppose if there was a quicker way of drying them you would've told us on your video. Anyway, thank you so much.
Thank you so much. I’m just not sure it’s safe to dry these in the oven.
If you live in a dry climate, they can dry faster, (depending on the size of your kit).
I find it fun to make it, and busy myself with other projects knowing I have an amazing “present opening session” if I’m patient, lol.
You do run the risk of it not working if you open it wet...I know it’s so hard. 😊🌿🌸