I know this question was asked a couple of years ago but I can't find it in the archives.

If a person uses fresh, green 4-leaf clover in a buttwrap. Will it stay green after a coat of finish is put over it?

Thanks in advance.

It's going to turn somewhat dark unless you use color preserver on it. You might talk to someone at a craft store or shop and ask how people treat various flowers that they wish to preserve. Once you do whatever it is you need to do to preserve it, you can then apply finish over it. Over time, UV could change the shade but it will take a good amount of exposure in order to do this.

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No keith, it will not. I tried this during the summer with various fresh flowers and leaves, including a clover on a grey blank. I put CP on them and the very next day they were all pretty much invisible. The clover and a couple types of leaves were visible and slightly green but they looked like a very bad paint job.

Taxidermist use a product to preserve various plants that they use in there wildlife displays. You can check these preservative products out at WASCO (www.taxidermy.net). I'm not sure if it will work on a clover leaf, but it might be worth a try. Good luck!!

Thanks everyone. I'll hunt around for the types of products you suggested and try them on a practice blank this summer. There aren't any 4-leaf clovers available to me right now as there is 2' snow of top of them with -39 degree temps keeping them cool.

Thanks again.