• Nov. 18, 2008 - Beautiful Christmas Gifts with PRESSED LEAVES!
One of the things we like to do with our pressed leaves is to use them to make lovely sets of note cards for friends and family! These are very easy and inexpensive to make. IF YOU MISSED PRESSING LEAVES...BUT HAVE PANSIES GROWING IN YOUR YARD, YOU ARE ONLY 3-4 DAYS FROM SOMETHING TO PUT ON YOUR NOTE CARDS -- Check out how to perfectly press leaves below and use it for ferns or violets now.
All you need is...
- Card Stock 8 1/2 x 1, I like to use one that looks like parchment paper. When cut in half you will have 2 cards that will fit "invitation envelopes".
- Liquid School Glue (mixed one part water to one part glue)
- A box of the largest, cheapest kleenex type tissue you can find.
- 2-3 inch wide SOFT paint brush (pastry brushes work well because they are so soft)
- wax paper
- box of invitation envelopes (costs about $4.50 for a box of 40 from Walmart or Office Supply store)
Directions...
- Cover work surface with wax paper.
- Cut the card stock into halves so that you can fold them to fit in your envelopes.
- Fold paper. Use 2-3 dots of glue to hold leaf in place on card.
- Separate the tissue into one ply. Lay tissue on top of card. If you can cover entire card do so, if not, make a slit in wax paper and slip the back of the card through it so that it won't get messy as you work on the front only. Try both ways to see which you like better.
- With tissue laying over card, dip brush in glue/water mixture. Hold the tissue in place with left hand and carefully brush over it with soft brush moving in one direction. You will now have brushed across one 2-3 inch strip. Now move down and do the same thing until you have brushed over entire card. Do not go over the same area twice as it will cause the tissue to tear.
- If there are spots that didn't get dampened, gently use brush to pat at the dry spots (if it tears simply use brush or your finger to repair hole)
- Let the cards dry, then tear the excess tissue from around edges.
- To really make it pretty, tie a piece of raffia on spine of card. Then complete your gift by adding envelopes and tying them together with another piece of raffia.
When we give these note cards no one can believe that we made them all ourselves! They are really beautiful. You can also make bookmarks! AND using the same pressing instructions listed on this blog you can press ferns, greenery and flowers pansies are easy, readily available and keep their color nicely!
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