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be in the picture. Now take a piece of blue print paper from the package, 

 making sure you take it out with the face side down, and place it in the 

 frame with the blue side next to the glass. Tie the frame together and turn 

 it over and expose it to the sun. Leave it exposed until the paper turns deep 

 blue 30 or 60 seconds is about right on a bright summer day. Remove the 

 paper and wash it thoroughly in cold water. Place it in rinse water, or 

 running water if you have it. After the print is washed thoroughly, place it 

 between newspapers to dry. 



Variations: i. The prints may be colored with crayons or water colors, 

 using the fresh flower or leaf as a guide. Leaf prints are much more valuable 

 in a collection if the veins can be drawn in with crayons or ink. 



2. Small stars glued on the glass in the form of constellations make 

 attractive star charts for nature notebooks. They can be cut out of paper 

 with a conductor's paper punch. 



3. Blue prints of flowers, grass or ferns make attractive greeting cards 

 or place cards for camp. They also may be cut in small squares and used for 

 decorating stationery or book marks. 



4. Lay a piece of screen on the plant and the paper on top and expose 

 it to the light. This will give the print a checkered background. 



5. Place photographic negatives in the frame and expose to the light. 

 The print will come out blue and white instead of black and white. 



6. Large prints may be used for screens or panels and for decorating 

 cabins and troop houses. 



Invitations and Greeting Cards 



Very attractive invitations and greeting cards can be made from blue- 

 print paper for flower shows, nature plays, campfire programs, etc. Use 

 miniature leaves, flowers or ferns for the designs and place small figures cut 

 as silhouettes around them, remembering to keep the theme in accordance 

 with the occasion. If you want writing or printing to be included in the 

 design, either write the words on the top of the glass in the printing frame 



