How to Make an Autumn Leaves Window Hanging

Autumn leaves turn the fall landscape into a vibrant spectrum of luscious warm tones. With this simple craft, you can capture the hearty reds, bright oranges, and lively yellow colors of Autumn leaves to bring the season into your home, or to treasure the whole year round. You can turn Autumn leaves into a beautiful window hanging just by adding a few sheets of wax paper. Nothing shows off Autumn leaves quite as well as letting light filter through them, showing off the delicate beauty of their veins as well as the dazzle of their colors. This window hanging craft shows Autumn leaves to their best advantage by putting them where they’ll get the most sun. In this project, you fuse an arrangement of Autumn leaves between two sheets of wax paper, creating a transparent base for your leaf design. The project is easy, inexpensive, and a great way to let your creativity shine with Autumn leaves.

Materials List
To make “stained glass” from Autumn leaves, you’ll need some common household items. Gather these materials before you start your project:

* Autumn leaves, of course! The brighter the better.
* Wax paper. You’ll need two sheets for every “panel” of stained glass.
* A large, heavy book, like a dictionary, to use for pressing the leaves flat.
* A few sheets of heavy scrap paper, to protect your book from the Autumn leaves.
* An iron, to fuse the wax paper together.
* Two paper grocery bags, to separate your ironing surface and your iron from the melting wax.