Posted By: Angel Wings
Date: 2004/1/21 6:06 p.m.
Froggy told me to paint a summer picture... something warm...so she could think warm. So this is what I painted. Will she be surprised...or what... Anyone know what kind of leaf this is? The person who gave it to me...didn't know what it's called...but it has these huge leaves. This leaf is larger than my hand. I painted an Arctic Fox on one.


It's pretty simple really. Most of mine are ironed in wax paper...then pressed by putting something heavy...like books...etc...on them to keep them flat. There is also a method soaking them in glycerin...which I haven't tried yet...but I am going to. See if there is a difference. I used acrylics to paint this leaf...after it had been pressed for about 2 to 3 months. I've had most of mine put up for a while now.

After I paint my leaf I spray a clear coat over it...then frame it. I would advise framing all leaves in some way...to protect them. I sprayed a light coat of bond adhesive on the back to hold the leaf in place, placed on felt and framed this one. Hope you have fun ...it's really neat painting on them.

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~Preserving Leaves~
Posted By: Angel Wings
Date: 2003/9/3 4:25 p.m.
I like pressing my leaves between two pieces of waxed paper.
I have found that it works really well.
You can iron it using a cloth so you don't get wax from the paper on your iron, or you can just put leaves between and put something heavy on top to flatten them until they are dry. Margie

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