4 ways to preserve the color of fall leaves October 21, 2016 by Holly Ramer, Associated Press | Updated October 20, 2016 at 10:06 p.m.

By HOLLY RAMER. Associated Press: Published: 11-01-2016 10:21 AM ... Since there are so many different ways to preserve leaves, I tried four methods instead of this column’s usual three.

Preserving leaves is a fun project. Find a big book and place the leaves between paper towels. Put them between the pages, with at least 20 pages between leaves. Keep the leaves in the book for abo… ...

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I liked how this method didn't leave a thick, obvious coating on the leaves. Cost: 7; Ease: 9; Results: 7 DECOUPAGE GLUE. This technique was easy but a bit messy, and took a bit of time given that ...

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Since there are so many different ways to preserve leaves, I tried four methods instead of this column's usual three. None of them were particularly difficult, but they all suffered from the same ...