Love it! The maples leaves are falling here on the west coast; I am going to make lots of these!
The lady on the Russian source website looks just like me! Maybe she’s a relative.
Thanks so much
My friend and I went crazy last year making a million of these. It’s really important that you use leaves that are not dry. If you pick up a bunch of leaves and wait several days to make the roses, it won’t work.
We decoupaged all of our leaves, both sides, while they were still moist so that they wouldn’t dry out and crumble. They’re still perfectly intact a year later!
That is brilliant! If only I could find some maple leaves here. There are so many trees where I life, but not sure if there are many maple trees in the northwest.
[...] I love it when artists and crafters use “supplies” found in nature to create, and these roses, made from maple leaves (I know, can you believe it?!) would make a gorgeous fall centerpiece or bridal bouquet for an autumn wedding. The tutorial is in Cyrillic, but the step by step pictures are very clear, so the language barrier shouldn’t be a problem. – found via iDiY [...]
[...] donuts. In the spirit of this imaginary fall wedding, I decided to make leaf roses. I saw them here, but the directions (Lobzik) are in Russian. So I gathered up a bunch of leaves and set about [...]
A friend sent me a link to this post! Fabulous trick with maple leaves – I have a tree of red ones turning right now. But for sure I will preserve them in Mod Podge as I do with my “flat” leaves saved from the forest floor.
[...] I think, since it is still fall here and I’ve recently discovered some mind-blowing tutorials HERE and HERE on transforming fall leaves into crafty decorative flowers—perfect for topping off your [...]
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Love it! The maples leaves are falling here on the west coast; I am going to make lots of these!
The lady on the Russian source website looks just like me! Maybe she’s a relative.
Thanks so much
Oh my gosh, SO SO cute, I can’t wait until I get to MD next week so there will actually be leaves I can try this with =)
Wow, fabulous!
Wow….just….WOW! How stunning!
http://www.weddingistas.com
WOW! I love this idea….so perfect for a fall! Now to wait for our oak tree to start changing colors….
Wow! I would have never thought to do something like that! Thanks!
My friend and I went crazy last year making a million of these. It’s really important that you use leaves that are not dry. If you pick up a bunch of leaves and wait several days to make the roses, it won’t work.
We decoupaged all of our leaves, both sides, while they were still moist so that they wouldn’t dry out and crumble. They’re still perfectly intact a year later!
Who the heck comes up with this kind of amazing stuff?!
If only Arizona had maple trees.
Wow this is amazing!
I love it. I’m already married, but I’m probably going to start making these just because… That’s some creative thinking right there.
how clever! these are so pretty – they look just like dried roses!
That is brilliant! If only I could find some maple leaves here. There are so many trees where I life, but not sure if there are many maple trees in the northwest.
How charming. Great idea for Fall.
These are amazing and would make great centrepieces for a fall wedding.
Crafty! I love it!
[...] I love it when artists and crafters use “supplies” found in nature to create, and these roses, made from maple leaves (I know, can you believe it?!) would make a gorgeous fall centerpiece or bridal bouquet for an autumn wedding. The tutorial is in Cyrillic, but the step by step pictures are very clear, so the language barrier shouldn’t be a problem. – found via iDiY [...]
[...] Fold roses out of colored leaves; here’s an illustration. [...]
What another great idea for fall. It amazes me how creative people can be.
[...] donuts. In the spirit of this imaginary fall wedding, I decided to make leaf roses. I saw them here, but the directions (Lobzik) are in Russian. So I gathered up a bunch of leaves and set about [...]
A friend sent me a link to this post! Fabulous trick with maple leaves – I have a tree of red ones turning right now. But for sure I will preserve them in Mod Podge as I do with my “flat” leaves saved from the forest floor.
I just tried this out on my blog (and cited you). Thanks so much for the tutorial!
http://creativelymediated.blogspot.com/2011/10/maple-leaf-roses.html
[...] I think, since it is still fall here and I’ve recently discovered some mind-blowing tutorials HERE and HERE on transforming fall leaves into crafty decorative flowers—perfect for topping off your [...]
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