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Miller said. “My attic is full of boxes of sand. In those I have the flowers that can’t be dried, that have to be pressed under weight of the sand. Like peonies and roses.”
The blossomed plants dry to suit Mrs. Miller, but the bundles of foliage she kind of “helps.”
“I use a mixture of onethird glycerign and twothirds water. That makes foliage a richer, browner color. And after it dries it leaves a hard film on the leaves, making them stronger and easier to preserve.” Mrs. Millerusually uses pear leaves or mountain laurel for “background foliage” when she makes her dried arrangements.
Contrary to what many people think, decoupage is not hard. Mrs. Miller said. "All you have to do is lay the print you're using against the surface, then glue it tightly and put on enough coats of clear varnish to 'sink' the print, so \ou don't feel it when you run your finger across the surface. This often means 30 coats. Hut sometimes. if the print it self is especially thick. I'll sand the back of it."
Each coat of varnish can
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