I made some pastel note cards from what amounts to junk mail and used office paper.
I embedded them with seeds that you can plant to grow plants like these:
* hollyhock flowers (green cards)
* columbine flowers (pink cards)
* cosmos flowers (yellow cards)
* lavender (lavender cards)
About a week ago I put some damp paper scraps inside a plastic bag and set it on a window sill. They germinated! The cosmos sprout easily and quickly. I can see the hollyhocks will take some more time before they will sprout, but they look like they're trying.
If you really like these cards, you can buy them. They are for sale right now in my etsy store for fourteen dollars a set.** Give the gift that keeps on giving **
Oh yeah, and my shop got picked up by a pretty cool website devoted to environmental stuff - Groovy Green.
41 comments:
omg, I love those. Going off to hear them on etsy right now....
Great idea and photo!
Sweet! That is so cool. :o)
I love the seeded papers! I've never really seen them growing directly from the papers, though. Excellent! And the photo is really pretty, as well! :)
Totally cool!
This is an incredibly cool idea!
Good idea.
Very cool, I love that idea!
that is probably the coolest uniquest recycled idea EVER
Very cool!
That's interesting...and cool! I'm going to have to check out your shop on Etsy. :)
This is great! I hope you can copyright this!
These are wonderful! I love flowers and handwritten notes. I'm adding you to my favorites!
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Very interesting site. what a great idea - the seeded paper! Congrats. on being picked up by the environmental site!
This is a great idea =)
OK, that is SO COOL. Hmmm, I'm supposed to be trying to make money, not spend it.
Georgeous pic.
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Wow I LOVE the seeded paper! Great shot too.
Great idea -- love it!
I was given something like that a few years ago...grew wildflowers by planting the card. It's a great idea!
Very cool. I remember making paper when I was little what a great idea to do with all that freaking junk mail.
That is an awesome photo of your cards growing!
Excellent idea! Great work!
Great idea!
oh wow. that is superb!!! i love your blogs! thank you for checking mine out!!
Sprouting paper! What a great idea for the gardner who thinks they have everything...or to send mom on mothers day...oh the ideas!
Oh my gosh! How neat!!! I may have to feature this on my blog!
this is awesome--i just found your blog through an etsy thread and wanted to be your 28th comment ;-)
i love this, and have always wanted to try it! i'll keep checking to see if you restock your store. ;-)
I saw your cards in one of your Etsy forum posts. They are so cool!
Such a unique idea! And congrats on the feature!!
The coolest cards ever! I love them. :)
This is neato
One of our favorites! We love your seeded paper.
Very very cool!
Smiles, Karen
Wow! That is so cool.
Truly fantastic idea, LOVE IT!!
This is so cool! You can write on it just like regular paper?
Absolutely it can be written on like regular paper.
It can even be run through home printers once ragged edges are cut straight.
Wow! I think this is one of the coolest things I have seen in a really long time!!
Very cool. I'll be ordering some soon!
Wow... I have got to get some of these! I saw a link for your shop on Jadewicks blog and had to check it out.
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