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I love the ethereal look of  skeleton leaves, and wanted to use them in some way as a home decor decoration.

Some of the leaves I left natural. Some I painted with USArtQuest Perfect Pigment Acrylic paints. I worked on a craft mat to paint the leaves. I used a fairly wet brush, and this thinned the paint just enough for good coverage without clogging the delicate structures of the leaves. I only used two drops of paint for five leaves!!

Painted leaves drying on my work table

To form the flower I lifted a length of Great Tape from the protective tape and gently rolled it into a ball. This Great Tape technique allows me to make my own custom glue dots—any size or shape!! I arranged the leaves as petals on top of my custom glue dot and pressed them firmly into the glue dot. Next, I turned the flower over and, working in a tidy tray, I liberally covered the Great Tape glue dot with USArtQuest prills. I pressed them firmly into the glue dot. Any prills that didn’t adhere to the glue dot were returned to the jar to be used another day. (Prills are a natural, small, round, pearl-like accent.)

Easy, peasy!! And a beautiful, handmade home decor decoration. I’m thinking that with the addition of a length of floral wire, these would make an outstanding arrangement.

Natural skeleton leaves with Heart of Gold prills

Skeleton leaves painted with Tomato Pearl Perfect Pigment and Heart of Gold prills

Skeleton leaves painted with Metallic Silver Perfect Pigment and Midnight at the Oasis prills

You can see more projects on my Create & Craft blog.