Give fall leaves a sparkling touch by adding a bit of glitter.
Tools and Materials
Gathered leaves
Flower press or an old magazine and weighty item
Wide-tip glue pen
Glittering glue with fine-tip applicator
Glitter (we used Fire Opal and Brownstone)
Small shipping box
Glittered Leaves How-To
1. Press a leaf to keep edges from curling: Place the leaf in a flower press, or between pages of an old magazine with a weight on top, overnight or longer.
2. Cover one side of the pressed leaf with glue, using a wide-tip glue pen. Cover with glitter and shake off excess. Allow to dry.
3. Glitter other side of leaf and allow to dry.
4. Use glittering glue with a fine-tip applicator to write the year on one side of the leaf. Glitter in a contrasting color.
5. Fill a small shipping box with gathered leaves. Place the glittered leaf on top, and close box.
Resources
Wide-tip glue pen, glittering glue, and glitter are from marthastewartcrafts.com. Shipping boxes can be found at containerstore.com.
cats4judy, i had the same question, then i hit the close button to stop the video (top right corner) and got a 2nd page, with the instructions for the glittering process. i'm about to try it now with all the leaves that i didn't glitter before the holidays!! haahaa !!
The title says "GLITTERED" leaves, but there is no glittering in the video. Why?
It says "GLITTERED" leaves, but the video doesn't show any glittering. Why?