Pepper Paints

Preserving Fall

Fall seems to be the shortest season. It’s the time of busy work; putting summer to bed and preparation for the long winter ahead. On days when the sun is shinning bright and the temperatures are still tolerable we tend to run outside to savor those crunchy, colorful leaves and take in the fleeting beauty of the season.

One of the ways to preserve that beauty and bring it inside is the simple but very satisfying act of ironing  leaves between sheets of wax paper. Never mind that this is not a new activity actually it’s more of a traditional one around here.

It’s a little late in the leaf season but we were still able to find several newly fallen, not yet crunchy leaves for our project. We heated up the iron to” almost high.” Ripped sheets of wax paper and folded them in half. We pinched off our stems and placed our leaves facing down, leaving a little space between each one so the wax can seal around them.

We folded the wax paper back over the leaves and placed a single layer of newspaper over the wax paper and gently pressed the leaves. Next a quick iron with out the newspaper and then ……

Ooooooo Ahhhhhhhh!!

Next we cut out our leaves, leaving a little space around them so they stay sealed in the wax paper.

We hung some on our front door and side door. And the rest we poked holes in and and hung from our ceiling. I love the way they blow around and catch the light.

Hurry up and enjoy the Fall….winter is just around the corner (whether the calendar says so or not!)

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