i tried putting the leaves between wax paper and ironing it but the wax paper only stays together for a short time. is there a specific way to iron it that would make the wax paper stick together long. or is there another way of preserving the leaves?
2007-10-06 12:08:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
make sure that the waxy side of both sheets of paper are touching the leaves..
yes the wax paper is supposed to seal the leaves.. it wont last forever but it can last years..
ironing board, wax paper waxy side up, leaves, wax paper waxy side down. i also heard that you should not iron directly on the wax paper.. putting cloth, foil, or paper over it.. (i donno, i wouldnt iron paper!) also, make sure your iron is set to iron with out steam :)
edit:
okay i did it! :) i used reynolds cut-rite wax paper (cut-rite, yeah right.. but it's easy to cut off the jagged tear later.
finding the waxy side was easy when i took the first sheet out.. but then i lost it.. when unrolled the waxy side is up. i'd make a note of that so that maybe you use a ton of paper like i did :)
i put the paper down on a towel i put on the table (the iron is even borrowed i dont have an ironing board, i never iron)
then i put the leaves in place
i used leaves i picked off a tree today, you dont want to use dried ones.
then i put the paper on top, and i started with ironing over foil.. but the foil was sticking.. so then i ironed over a clean dish cloth.. everything was going well. i went over it all again with out the dish cloth to get the bubbles out though.. there are still some bubbles.. maybe from the towel underneath? an ironing board could work better..
and here's some pictures
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a96/envisagelapin/Picture56.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a96/envisagelapin/Picture55.jpg
everything is sticking :)
2007-10-07 11:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by Lapin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put the leaves between two pieces of wax paper. then put the whole works inside a large book. put it away for several weeks ( or years if you forget where you put it) after it dries, it will remain flat. the wax paper is not supposed to seal it in. you can also preserve leaves and flowers in glycerin. this dries them out nicely. you can usually find glycerin at a crafts store.
2007-10-06 12:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by barbara b 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
After you dry them you can put on laminate paper and run through a laminate to seal and make book markers.
2007-10-10 11:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by James 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you take wax paper and put the item between it and then put heavy bookson top of it and let it press itsself.
2007-10-06 12:26:03 · answer #4 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
formaldehyde
2007-10-06 15:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋