http://malimish.com/blog/2012/09/12/day-39-a-day-in-clear-lake-to-catch-up-with-life/ An Airstream Travel Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:42 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://malimish.com/blog/2012/09/12/day-39-a-day-in-clear-lake-to-catch-up-with-life/#comment-18321 marlene Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:44:53 +0000 http://malimish.com/blog/?p=5069#comment-18321 Ooooh, that is a much better plan for our nature book! Thanks, Eleanor I’m going to do that next time for sure. I knew I brought my iron for some reason!!

]]> http://malimish.com/blog/2012/09/12/day-39-a-day-in-clear-lake-to-catch-up-with-life/#comment-18313 Eleanor Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:13:39 +0000 http://malimish.com/blog/?p=5069#comment-18313 Have you tried pressing leaves between sheets of wax paper? I used to do this as a kid & then with Emma. It’s quite basic:
□ Lay out a paper bag or folded paper towel on an ironing board or other solid heat resistant surface.
□ Place a sheet of waxed paper on the paper bag.
□ Place a leaf onto the wax paper.
□ Cover the leaf with a second sheet of wax paper.
□ Layer that with another paper bag or folded paper towel.
□ Press on the paper towel or paper bag with a very warm iron (no steam) to seal the wax sheets together.
□ Depending on how moist the leaf is, how thick the paper is & how hot the iron is, you may need to flip the leaf “sandwich” over and press the other side as well
□ When it is cool enough to handle, cut around the leaf, leaving a margin of wax paper “seal”.
□ You can then tape or glue the wax sealed leaves to paper & label them or put them in a sheet protector & 3 ring binder.

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