Would you believe, there’s a spectacular painting method without using paintbrush?
My kids love collecting colorful leaves in autumn. I love it too but they use my books to press the collected leaves before they glue them to paper and make collage on the kids rooms’ corridor. And this is my problem: I want to read my books and not just to use them as a weight. I needed a creative idea to solve the difficulty between us. What was the solution? Here it is! (Source.)
New way of leaves pressing
This idea, which is a kind of leaves pressing or moreover a painting method without paintbrush is more than good because my kids could gratify their passions and however, with the help of it they make such objects we’re always short of. What am I talking about? About bookmarks, of course. I don’t know why but ours always disappear… So this idea .
Supplies
- handmade paper
- leaves, flowers
- paper towel
- hammer
How to make?
- cut to size the handmade paper as you like
- place the flower(s) or leaves on it
- cover it with a paper towel and gently hit it with the hammer (go through it carefully, you don’t need great strength)
- when you finish it, reveal the paper
- if you do it well an imprint of the flower or leaf will remain on it
- prune down the remains of the plant from the handmade paper
- let your new bookmark dry and after about a half an hour you can already use it
If you make it, come and show me on my facebook page!
I have been looking for a fun leaf project to do with Mason in the Fall. This is perfect! Thank you for sharing.
Hello Crystal,
Thanks for stopping by. I hope Mason would like it as much as LittleOne did it.
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Oh what a great idea! I haven’t pressed leaves since I was a kid.
Hello Chrissa,
Thank you for stopping by and leaving comment.
Every autumn I press leaves thanks to my kids but this year I wanted something new.
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Great idea! We’ll have to try this out. Thanks for sharing!
Hello,
Welcome to my blog. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’ll enjoy it.
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I love this idea. I have been wanting to get back in this too. I have seen some use ceramic tile and microwave to dry them, but I have not tried it.
Hello Haley,
Thanks for coming back again. My kids loved this idea, the two-year-old LittleOne was very excited when he got the hammer in his hands… 🙂
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Thank you, Haley.
Oh this is an awesome way to “preserve” leaves and not have the mess of decaying plants. So cute!!
Hello Addie,
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment. It made me happy.
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