Maidenhair - silver plated pendant and necklace green The silver plated pendant base

The silver plated pendant base is 25 mm in length and 10 mm wide

Alcohol inks are used to bring the design out further

Created using cyanotype photography it features a young horse chestnut leaf

Margin are a striking pair of sterling silver stud earrings containing a cyanotype of a leaf tip

The design for this piece was created digitally and embellished with tiny silver and blue seed beads mimicking the arrangement of the flowers

Maidenhair - silver plated pendant and necklace green The silver plated pendant baseMaidenhair is a silver and resin necklace that contains a cyanotype Maidenhair fern frond. Cyanotypes are made by creating a photosensitive fluid from two chemicals. This can then be brushed onto a surface and can be used to make photographs. These particular chemical react to the uv in sunlight. Botanical items can be place on the surface and the u protected part of the photo reacts but those parts in shadow won't. The final stage is a rinse under a