Preserving Autumn's Beauty

Has it really been the best autumn ever?

Have the leaves been brighter? 

The skies bluer?

I decided to preserve the leaves as best I could so I could enjoy them after they'd blown off the trees and vanished.

Janelle and I gathered the most vibrant leaves we could find and preserved them simply.

It was lightning fast and so easy we decided to share a little tutorial with you here:

Here's our video showing how you can do it, too.

But that wasn't enough. I sketched and painted and snipped a bit...

Here's how you can do that, too.

First I did a very pale pencil line, simple as could be.

Then I used a pen to ink it in, refining and adding more detail.

Then paint and calligraphy and a layer of cut paper under the main sheet on a matching watercolor completed the piece.

Two ways to remember the foliage of autumn...

What fun!