What to do with a 4-leaf clover?

In My Humble Opinion
1

I found a 4-leaf clover. I’d like to preserve it somehow, in a way that will keep its color and shape as much as possible.

In the past I’ve tried pressing them in a giant book, but the result is often misshapen, and crumbles to dust if it’s touched.

What can I do that will keep it in good shape, to give as a gift? Has anyone had any luck (ha ha) preserving plants?

2

Maybe if you go to a crafts store and get one of those lucite paperweight kits, where you embed it in lucite?

3

Wasn’t there a thing kids did with wax paper and leaves? You put the leaf between two pieces of wax paper and then heat it with a low-heat iron. You might want to experiment with a leaf, or a 3-leaf clover first.

4

I bet you could put it on a piece of paper and laminate it, to make a bookmark or something.

5

From this site…

http://www.fourleafclover.com/preserve.html

How to Preserve Clovers

  1. You can press and dry the leaf between pieces of paper and press it in a book.

  2. You can press and dry the leaf between pieces of wax paper with a warm iron.

  3. You can use a clear adhesive laminate attached to a card or paper backing.

  4. You could also seal the leaf in a small jar of alcohol to preserve it. It will turn white and if you remove it from the alcohol, it will deteriorate.

I’d give it a go with a “test” clover, whatever way you choose.

PS: You have put the song, “What’ll we do with a drunken sailor…” in my head. I don’t know why, but your OP title put it there.