Painting a dried holly leaf
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Lynn on Aug 19, 2016Maybe you could dip them in dye to regain some of the green color? If they are too dry I would be worried that painting them might crumble them. . .Helpful Reply
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Flossie on Aug 19, 2016Best use a spray paint for this one. Rustoleum has a great range of metallics for a festive look, if you use a flat colour, you can always rub a little acrylic metallic effect on the edges. I purchased a store brand and it is as good as Rustoleum but cheaper (Wilko in the UK). Good luck, such a lovely idea for your new home. (If you have any breakages, you can fill in with dried bay leaves, great for this kind of things and very inexpensive too).Helpful Reply
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Darline on Aug 19, 2016After you paint them, use a spray on clear acrylic to help strengten and preserve them. It comes in several types of finish, from clear, to matte, to pearl et.Helpful Reply
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Meem Kaplan on Aug 19, 2016I've been thinking of bleaching pine cones as others have shown here on Hometalk and I think the pale color might just be another way to use them rather than worrying about bringing the green color back... They might look nice with the paleness and some silver or gold edging on them. Maybe even some silver or gold beads as berries, or even the red....Helpful Reply
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Elaine on Aug 19, 2016Hi Muverdear - the above answers are all good ones, With the many, many types of paints out there right now, you can paint ANY surface! Lynn raises a good point re the leaf crumbling - I would add to that, if you do try painting, don't hold the leaf by its edges (as it will probably crumble or split) but simply "cup" each leaf in the palm of your hand and gently stroke on the paint (cheap craft will work) OR do as Flossie suggests - use spray paint. If I know I'm going to get good results/coverage/etc with craft paint, I do because of the cost and no fumes or mess plus if you get paint on your hands (when holding each leaf) nothing is toxic. Meem's idea of just leaving the holly leaves pale is also nice.Helpful Reply
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Thalia Kottke on Aug 19, 2016It seems like you could dip them in wax to preserve them both the leaves and the pinecones. You could probably put some color into the wax to get the leaves a little darker.Helpful Reply
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