This month we used gathered leaves as simple stencils to play with. With such a simple project, the delight is in the doing. It’s fun to explore different patterns with the colours and leaves that you choose.
Using leaves instead of cardboard stencils gave a pleasing variety to the task and the discarded leaves became the most beautiful by-product, their edges gilded in so many painted shades.
You could just as easily use poster paint and sponges