🍂Tiny Treasures: Add a Message on a Dry Leaf to Make Your Card Extra Special 💌

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Looking for a simple, heartfelt way to add magic to your Love It Forward List correspondence? Try tucking in a dry leaf with a handwritten message! 🍁✍️

Whether it’s a word of encouragement, a quote, or just a little “you are loved,” these natural touches carry a quiet beauty that can mean so much to someone going through a hard time.

It’s a small gesture with a big impact—a little piece of nature + a lot of heart. 💖

Directions:

Drying leaves for crafts is simple and fun—and the results can be beautiful for projects like your Love It Forward List cards! 

🍂💌 Here are a few easy methods to try:

🌿 1. Pressing Leaves (Book Method)

Best for: Flat, delicate leaves
How-to:

  • Choose clean, dry leaves (not damp or freshly watered).

  • Place each leaf between two sheets of parchment or wax paper.

  • Insert the layered leaf into a heavy book.

  • Stack more books on top and leave it for 1–2 weeks.

  • When ready, remove and use as-is or spray with a light sealant for protection.

🔥 2. Ironing Leaves (Quick Method)

Best for: When you need them the same day
How-to:

  • Place a leaf between two sheets of wax paper or paper towels.

  • Use a warm (not hot) iron, no steam, and press for 1-2 minutes.

  • Let cool, then peel off the wax paper—voilà! Flat, dry, and ready to use.


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Supplies used:
(affiliate links for your convenience)

Small Leaf (brown envelope):
For this one, I simply added a few words using my Faber-Castell Black Pitt marker—sometimes, simple is all it takes. 🖊️✨


Medium leaf (green envelope)

Read tutorial on my other website, click HERE.


Big leaf (white envelope)

Read tutorial on my other blog, click HERE.


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