More painted Autumn leaves

I liked the painted leaves so much that I used the idea as Christmas cards last year.  I first ironed the leaves with a steam iron between 2 layers  of cotton, then painted them and afterwards covered them in a layer of paverpol  (something I think similar to modge podge).  I wrapped cotton string around the stems and attached a small card to write on.

Really nice when visiting friends and see one of these hanging somewhere!

Thanks again EenigWonen for this great idea!

Crochet poncho

 

  

  

 

Garland of painted autumn leaves

 

 During a Sunday morning walk in the woods I gathered hands full of beautiful Autumn leaves.  Inspired by by this wonderful and creative site,  Autumn Ideas, I kept them in the garage to let them dry properly.

  

 

A few weeks later I was lucky enough to have the daughters of two good friends from back in South Africa, stay with us for a weekend.  They were spending the year en Europe, working as au paris in Holland and Belgium.  On the rainy Sunday we spent time being really creative and enjoyed ourselves  painting all sorts of patterns on the leaves.

   

 

The results were really amazing and the autumn leave garland is still hanging in our dining room!

Crochet hot water bottle and glasses case