Vintage Leaf Holders

Today I did a test-run of my DIY leaf cones for the ceremony recessional toss. It is quite the ordeal! I think prior to doing any of these for real, I should contact the wedding coordinator at the Otesaga and be sure that the leaf toss is even a possibility. After all, someone is going to have to clean all this up!

Anyway, here is how I did it:

I placed a doily on a cookie sheet, and made a pot of tea. Taking the tea bag, I ran it back and forth over the doily, coating it in tea. Here is how it looked:



I then let the doily dry. It came out looking like this:



I'm quite happy with the outcome. They look very vintage, and the tea-color coordinates with the rich fall leaves much better than the stark white. While this is a very time-consuming project (especially for someone in a one-bedroom apartment who can only make 2 doilies at a time), I think in the end the look will make it well worth the effort.

One important thing to remember for fellow DIY-er brides out there wanting to take this project on: stick with the 10" doilies! The 8" ones are too snug and hold onto the leaves quite well, making it impossible for them to fall out when they are tossed.