Roll hundreds (yes! hundreds) of autumn leaves so create a natural, upright flower frog

14 October 2015
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I wanted my rolled leaves to be the exact same size so that the shape of the calla lilies really attract all the attention.

Roll an autumn leaf around a thick dowel stick

Glue the leaf with a small drop of floral adhesive. Hold the leaf in place for a few seconds to make sure the glue sets.

Loosen your grip and slip the leaf from the dowel

Roll a few more fall leaves...

... And a few more.

I rolled 500 autumn leaves to stand upright in my large container

Cut the leaf so that it stands flat in the water

Make sure all the leaves are approximately the same size

Stack the cut leaves with the stem to one side to make it easier to stack into the container

Keep the stem part of the leaf so that it can add a contrasting randomness to the design

Place the container on its side and let the first leaf rest on the side of the container

Start to stack the autumn leaves

Place the cut side in the container...

As the container fills up with stacked leaves you can gradually lesson the angle at which it is held

I wanted my leaf colours to be random and just kept that in mind as I stacked the leaves

Add the last few leaves to fill the container

Space out the leaves so that it is snug and fill the container with about 1cm of water. Add the calla lilies.

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