Lacy
Leaves
A
pre-Thanksgiving to collect leaves to use as patterns is part of
the appeal of this project. Scatter the graceful leaves around a
pumpkin to create a seasonal centerpiece
What You Need:
Golden leaves based on the real thing. 
- Real leaves
(oak and maple leaves have wonderful shapes)
- Window screen
(available by the foot at hardware stores); approximately 6
square inches for each leaf you wish to make
- Newspaper
- Gold spray
paint
- White typing
paper
- Permanent
black marker
- Old scissors
(cutting metal screening may dull your favorite scissors)
- Gold, copper,
or bronze paint pen (often used for fabric painting; available
at fabric, discount, and crafts stores)
Instructions:
1. Collect
your favorite fall leaves. Pick shapes that have some cleanly
formed edges.
2. Cut and
paint the window screen. Cut the screen a little larger than
the leaf. Lay the screen on some newspaper and spray the screen
gold. Let it dry and paint it on the other side. Let the paint dry
thoroughly.
3. Transfer
leaf shape onto screen. Lay the leaf on the piece of white
paper and put the painted window screen over the leaf. Draw around
the leaf with the permanent marker. Add the veins of the leaf with
marker. (See Photo 1.)
4. Cut out the
leaf shape using old scissors. (See Photo 2.)
5. Use the
paint pen to edge the leaf and trace over the veins. (See
Photo 3.) Let the paint dry. Bend the leaf slightly to make it
look real.
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