Botanical Blueprinting: Cyanotype Craft Kit

Explore the history of early photography and make your very own blueprints from real botanical specimens in this unique DIY craft kit.

Your craft box will introduce you to the basics of the cyanotype printmaking process using watercolour paper, cyanotype paint and sunlight to create your own botanical images.

The cyanotype process allows you to create beautiful floral Prussian blueprints - just open your craft kit to learn about its history and chemistry! Following detailed step-by-step instructions, you'll use real dried plants to create interesting images.

Explore this early photographic printmaking process on your own for some creative downtime, sit down and enjoy the kit with your partner, friends or family or gift it to a botany lover as a special creative present.

Your DIY craft box / kit includes:

• Cyanotype paints kit - 2 x 30 ml paints.
• 5 x sheets of watercolour paper.
• Foam brush.
• Dried botanical specimens.
• Gloves.
• Detailed instructions of the process to follow.

International shipping is available at an extra cost: please enquire for details.

Enjoy this creative experience and have fun making some unique botanical images whilst you explore the processes of early photography in the comfort of your home. If you've never tried printmaking before, don't worry - this craft box is designed for beginners.

As you get crafting you'll soon find yourself absorbed in the printmaking process. By the time you've completed your craft box, you'll have some unique and interesting botanical prints to display at home. You'll also have a new appreciation for historical printmaking practices, as well as lots of new skills to use for future projects.

• Picture frame.
• Cup for mixing ingredients.
• Tap water.
• Hairdryer (optional but highly useful!).

This would also be a lovely gift for her, gift for mum or birthday gift.