I was really getting bored today, so I tried making Skeleton Leaves. Even though it was first in-my-senses try, it turned out better than I expected. And since I just wanted to get over with it quickly, I brushed it up with few basic colors.
Didn’t wanted to go for the Stone-age method of pressing the leaves for weeks etc., hence went for the quick and easy way out:
- Take a pan. Add water (at least half of the pan size or depending upon the number of leaves you’ll be putting in), baking soda (about 2-3 tsp) and baking powder (2-3 tsp).
- Boil the leaves till they are soft.
- Remove it from the fire and delicately rub of its flesh (keeping in mind that the structure doesn’t get torn).
- Bleach it. (I added Non-Fruit Vinegar for a quick result).
- Dye, paint or use it as it is on your greeting cards.
Here it is what it looks like:
Amazing! I was woncering how to do this!
Thank you! It does take a lot of time for the skin to become soft. But maybe that was because I actually took leaves with a tough skin! 😀 But yeah. I was really happy with the way it turned out.
Try doing it with leaves with soft skin on it. We don’t have maple leaves here in India. It would look really gorgeous with that.
i’ll try to make it soon… look like easy but i know that always with trial and error.
I have many tips to do but not working as well. Hope this is work…
thanks for sharing… tell you later if im success .. 😀
Hey jyoti!
I would love to see how your leaves turned out! 🙂
Thank you for the beautiful comments!
XoXo
That was not woorking good, maybe because the leaves is too thick and i must waiting few days. LOL
Would to be try again.