Pressing Fall Leaves - How to Preserve the Beauty of Fall Foliage

Pressing Leaves with Weight - The Simplest Method to Preserve Fall Leaves

Pressing Fall Leaves

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Presing leaves with a weight is the simplest method of saving fall leaves, but the leaves won’t last as long as preserved leaves will. Here's how to press leaves to use for the fall season.

1. Choose leaves that are relatively flat and thin, with a low moisture content.

2. Sandwich leaves between newspaper or waxed paper.

Then select some of your heaviest books and continue on with the next step...

• Selecting Leaves to Press or Preserve
• Pressing Leaves with Weight - The Simplest Method to Preserve Fall Leaves
• Pressing Leaves with Weight - Weighing them Down
• Preserving Leaves with Waxed Paper - Great for Kids
• Drying Leaves in the Microwave
• Preserving Fall Leaves with Silica Gel
• Preserving Fall Leaves with Glycerin
• Preserving Fall Leaves with Glycerin - Holding the Leaves in the Solution
• Preserving Branches of Fall Leaves with Glycerin
• Saving Pressed and Preserved Leaves