Preserving Fall’s Bounty
My seasonal decorating is all out of order. I have been working on Christmas stuff since September and now I’m working on my fall decor for next year! HGTV.com has me writing several holiday decor tutorials for them and I need to work on the ones that require fresh pumpkins and the great outdoors before the season changes to winter. Our “leaf peak” has passed in Pennsylvania, so I needed to preserve some leaves for my photo shoots before they were dried and gone. Here’s how to preserve the colorful falls leaves for next year: Collect freshly fallen leaves. They need to be supple, not dried out, yet. I love maple leaves and those are in abundance in our church parking lot, so I stole some time at youth group last night to collect some. Place each individual leaf between the pages of a thick book. The moisture in the leaves


