Skeletonizing Leaves

  • Washing soda
  • Bleach Leaves
  • wire
  • Steel pot
  •  floral tape
  •  Dull knife
  •  glycerin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Add 1 tsp. of soda to quart of water and leaves. Boil for 30 minutes. Let stand and cool. Scrape and brush pulp off carefully. Add 2 Tbl of bleach to 1 quart of water. Add leaves and soak one hour till white. Remove, rinse, and put between paper towels in book for 24 hours. Leaves to use: magnolia, holly, ivy, Maple, beech, oak, avocado

Painted leaves To preserve the color longer in fall leaves: Gather colorful leaves, spray with an acrylic sealer, string and hang. That is all there is to it.

 

 

 

 

 

Pistachio Shell Flowers

Paper bag owls

Paper plate leaf flowers!

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