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exposing leaf veins

20 years ago

saw someone had made a frame using leaves that had been stripped of all greenery.

Does anyone know how to do this? They had then dyed them different colors.

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neil_allen
20 years ago
I don't know about the dyeing, but this link gives recipes for skeletonizing leaves.

Here is a link that might be useful: Skeletonizing leaves
cytobear
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks Neil, That is exactly what I was needing.
Debby_BC
19 years ago
The link is now http://www.almanac.com/garden/crafts/skeletonleaves.php

In the fall, I pick up magnolia leaves around my neighbourhood, and scatter them under shrubs in my own yard, leaving them for the slugs and bugs to skeletonize naturally. They are ready by springtime!

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