When I see all of the beautiful colors of autumn, I want to wrap it up and save it somehow, which is exactly what we do in our home.  Each fall, we go leaf collecting, being very careful to procure only the most brilliant colors we can find. Then we take them home and preserve their beauty right away by waxing them!  These lovely leaves are then scattered on our Thanksgiving table when all of the trees are bare.

Waxed Fall Leaves

Supplies:

• Fall Leaves (best if taken off the tree and not off the ground)
• Iron
• Newspaper
• Disposable foam plates
• Liquid floor wax (from the supermarket)
• Blow dryer

Directions:

1. Iron the leaves flat between 2 sheets of newspaper.  Use a medium heat level.
2. Lay 2 layers of newspaper all over a large table.
3. Pour some floor wax into a foam plate.
4. Dip each leaf (both sides) into the wax.  Let drip a little.
5. Lay each one to dry on newspaper.  Use a blow dryer to speed up the process.
6. You may want to give them a second coat.  This will make them like smooth leather!