Things You'll Need:
- Florist Sticks With Wire
- Beeswax
- Clotheslines
- Clothespins
- Ironing Boards
- Irons
- Double Boilers
- Fallen Leaves
- old, heavy books
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Step 1
Gather fall leaves at their peak.
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Step 2
Choose fresh-looking leaves with no blemishes. Leaves should not be brittle.
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Step 3
Place in an old book with a weight on top for a few hours to press leaves flat.
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Step 4
Melt 1 pound beeswax in a double boiler, oven, or solar oven. Do not let wax get too hot.
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Step 5
Hold leaf by stem and dip into melted wax. Dip quickly so as not to damage leaf.
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Step 6
Hang leaf by stem on a line with a clothespin until dry.
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Step 7
Wire a florist stick to stem for a longer stem to stick into an arrangement.
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Step 1
Gather fall leaves at their peak.
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Step 2
Choose fresh-looking leaves with no blemishes. Leaves should not be brittle.
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Step 3
Place in an old book with a weight on top for a few hours to press leaves flat.
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Step 4
Heat an old iron to medium heat.
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Step 5
Rub a chunk of beeswax over warm iron.
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Step 6
Press leaves with iron to leave a thin wax coating.
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Step 7
Hang leaf by stem on a line with a clothespin until dry.
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Step 8
Wire a florist stick to stem for a longer stem to stick into an arrangement.









Comments
wish said
on 6/18/2007 anyone know how to make african wire and bead art ?