Pressed Leafs Candle Holder

In this project, I injected the idea of making pressed flowers without the days of waiting for the flower to get dry with the help of silicon gels. Here I repurpose a few left over plastic containers with some unique leafs I can find on the roadside and a few pieces of transparent wrapping papers that comes with your new shoes purchased. Yes, I do keep those wrappers especially the white and clear ones for tracing and paper marche purposes, they are very useful when you need it.

Fresh from the ground, cut the leaves into the required length needed for the container. You may need to reduce the thickness or slice it thinly, if the leaf or stalk is very thick and quite stiff to stick on the container later.

When this is done, plan the layout of your design where you want to place the leafs. Use a brush to spread enough white glue on the container where you want to place the leafs. Don't have to worry about the mess of paints here and there, as you'll be spreading another layer of white glue all over the entire container with the leafs on. This time you can dilute the glue with a little water so it's easier for the application. You may choose to do in parts, a portion of the container at a time.

Now, slowly and carefully, lay the transparent paper on the portion you've spread glue. Use the brush and diluted glue to smooth the paper around until all parts are wrapped with the transparent paper. Cut out the excess part and make sure every corner are glued and covered.

Leave it for overnight drying and you can decorate it with shiny silver garland to blink it up or add a little ribbon to sweet it up! Happy crafting!