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I remember my mother doing this project with me as a little girl and to this day I can't look at a pansy without thinking of her!
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Look for pretty flowers in your garden...(pansies work very well)
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Find an assortment of shapes and colors.(white flowers may have a tendency to yellow)
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Look for flowers that will lat flat (and are non- toxic and that you are not allergic to!)
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Fold a piece of wax paper in half and place flowers along the fold.
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Fold the wax paper back over the flowers.
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Turn your iron on to a medium warm setting.
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Fold a sheet of paper around the wax paper and lay a sheet down to protect your ironing board.
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Slowly and firmly iron the paper until the impressions of the flowers and wax begin to show through.
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This is what the paper will look like before you peek inside.
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Look inside and your flowers will be sealed in the wax paper.
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Pretty!
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Hold up to the light and admire :-)
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Take scissors and trim.
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Display in a window like a pretty hanging of stained glass...
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or use as a bookmark, make a greeting card, a scrapbook embellishment, or what ever else your imagination desires!
Supplies
| Small flowers & leaves | |
| Wax paper | |
| Iron | |
| Paper |