Materials
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Fresh leaves
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Unbleached muslin or other fabric
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Old newspapers or cardboard
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Rubber mallet, hammer or wooden blocks
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Heavy paper or card stock
Printing
Choose some leaves that you like, different colors and shapes make the best
designs. At first try to stick to leaves, as flowers are a little more difficult.
Avoid Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac or Poison Oak or any other
poisonous leaves in your area.
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Cut your fabric to size.
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Put old newspapers or cardboard on a
hard work surface to protect the work surface from the hammer.
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Place muslin on your prepared work
surface.
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Place one leaf anywhere on the material.
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Using your hammer or wooden block, pound
on the entire leaf.
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Continue to place one leaf at a time on
your material, and hammer each one completely.
You can place a new leaf over an already pounded
leaf for more color. You may have some leaf parts left on the material when the
project is completed. Just let them dry a little, then brush off.
