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Crafts

 

Leaf Mobile
  1. Collect fresh well shaped leaves.
  2. Collect two or three branches about 2 feet long.
  3. Lay the leaves flat between the pages of a large book, or a newspaper then place a book on top.
  4. Leave the leaves for about 3 days, until they are dry and flat.
  5. Shellac leaf surface one side and let dry, then repeat for the other side.
  6. Tie branches together in the middle, so that they cross one another.
  7. Cut different lengths of string ( 8" to 18").
  8. Glue the shellacked leaves to one end of the string.
  9. Tie strings to the ends/middle of the branches.