OT: Mounting and framing leaves?

[thegrower]

I got a really nice 11blade leaf i want to dry and frame for posterity... i got it laid out in a book right now but im wondering how people do this?

I know you need to flatten it [duh] then do you let it dry completely or just somewhat? Finally how do you seal it?

Thanks for any info

 

[Jack Crevalle]

Maybe try the toker's den. Did you google it? I'm sure you'll find a million ways to dry a leaf and save/display it. I'm not 100% sure, but I have seen people make lighters and stuff with laminated leaves like clear stickers with real leaves inside etc.. Good luck

 

[514-Represent]

Couldn't you leave it between the pages in a hardcover book?

God elementary school does pay off!!!

 

[Guest]

I remember placing between wax paper then pressing in a really big book.


Good luck.

 

[NiteTiger]

Hit up Michael's, or what ever craft store you have near by. They've got about 800 different ways to display flowers and such.

I seem to remember my mother using a sealant of some kind after she dried it out.

 

[screwdriver]

I remember wax paper on both sides flatten for a short while and iron flat with a towel to buffer the iron heat. Seventh grade leaf project.