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Like.

Like the frame, but not on the shutter panel -looks too messy. a plain whie or neutal color w/o pattern works best.

very nice
too bad all of the leaves here are dead now! :(

Love!

So, for the craft-challenged, like me, how would one actually go about creating something like this? Speak slowly and clearly, please ; )

...are these dried leaves? or fresh ones you rotate frequently? a very lovely idea indeed...just wondering how/if they stay so fresh and green like that.

Yes how do you keep them green?

I assume you can press a leaf the same way you press flowers. I have an old flower press that my mother gave me when I was younger. You want to put it between a few piece of paper (an old book works, like big textbooks or law books, but be careful, because it will ruin the paper), and put a ton of weight on it. Leave it for about a week, and it will be flat and preserved in the color.

For fall leaves, you can use wax paper because there isn't as much moisture to absord during the pressing process.

Does anyone have a link to those frames?

-Ruth