St. Patrick's day is fast approaching so over the weekend the kids and I made some cards to send to loved ones near and far, Irish and not! We needed to use supplies from around the house so I decided to take a few clovers from the Oxalis plant which has served as our kitchen centerpiece this month. The kids arranged the petals (face up) on card stock, which was placed on top of a thick book which served as our work surface.
We laid wax paper over the paper and petals then the older boys took turns hammering the leaves all the way to to the edge to ensure that the green pigment from the petals fully transferred onto the card stock.
The kids then removed the wax paper and peeled back the clover petals to reveal the shamrock prints!
We have tried this transfer before with fresh flowers and often the pressed (or hammered) leaves and petals look so nice affixed to the paper that this becomes the final step.
Turned out very cute! Love it. We haven't done any St. Patrick's day things yet! Visiting my GFC followers today. Have a wonderful Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Thanks for sharing on Hey Mom, Look What I Did at Adventures In Mommy Land! Hope to see you again sometime!!
ReplyDeleteI have a shamrock plant and love the idea!
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty! Thanks for sharing with Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool. I didn't know you could do that! My boys pretty much love hammering anything!
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