Leaf Guide Book

1. Collect fresh well shaped leaves.
2. Lay the leaves flat between the pages of a large book, or a newspaper then place a book on top.
3. Leave the leaves for about 3 days, until they are dry and flat.
4. Remove leaves from book or newspaper carefully.
5. Cut Wax Paper approximately 8 x 10 in. (you need to be able to fold with leaf inside - one sheet per leaf).
6. Fold wax paper in half (8 x 5 in).
7. Place leaf inside the wax paper (with fold of paper to the right and leaf facing up).
8. Press leaf in wax paper with an iron.
9. Stack wax papers (with fold of paper to the right).
10. Use coloured craft paper (8 1/2 x 11) for the book cover, by folding in half.
11. Insert the stack of wax papers into the craft paper, so that the fold of the wax paper is pointing out.
12. Staple at the fold side of craft paper to secure the leaves in the wax paper.
13. Label pages of the leaf guide book with the name of the leaves.