Now you get to decide what your leaf looks like! Grab those scissors and trim the ends of the cords to the shape you want. I went for a simple shape here, leaving the center strands the longest and making the tip and the stem the thinnest points.
This is where you get to make your choices! Have fun with it and make a bunch! They’re really quick once you get the hang of it. You can make them with multicolored macrame cord, or make them white and dip dye the ends with water color or fabric dye
The possibilities are endless!
Note: If one turns out more special than the others, set it aside and give it to someone you care about. You can stick these in a binder for school, hang it on a cork board of memories, or put them on key rings and make them into lanyards! You can even make them MASSIVE and hang a collection of them on a wall like the art they are.
And who knows, maybe in a few years you can open an Etsy store and sell them (Large ones are selling for about $80 each right now before shipping) it might be something relaxing to do to make some extra spending money in college.