Whether it's driftwood from the beach or twigs and branches from the forest, crafting with natural materials of this type is not only fun and easy, but also creates interesting decorations that you can decorate your home with. Do you have some of these materials available and would you like to make something with branches and twigs? What nice things could you do yourself?
A table lamp, a candlestick or small, cute crafts for children, so many things can be created with these simple materials. Just take a look for yourself!
Craft ideas for young and old
Below you will find a few beautiful and simple ideas that you can recreate. There are variants for adults, but also ones that are suitable for children to spend a fun, creative afternoon of crafting together.
Make a table lamp with branches and twigs
Do you still have an unsightly lamp lying around that you don't want to throw away?A bit of upcyclingcan work real miracles. Decorate the stand with a few branches or twigs and, if you feel like it, dip out the lampshade or fabric.
- old or new floor lamp
- any branches, e.g. driftwood
- Hot glue
- primer
- light brown acrylic paint
- Wooden ball
- Acrylic wood varnish
- a sharp knife (e.g. carpet knife)
- sandpaper
- Brush and palette
Before you start the craft project, clean the branches. Remove bark and dirt from the surface and then allow it to dry thoroughly for a few days.
- In order for the branches to stand on the lamp base, they must be cut straight on one side. Use a saw for this and then sand the edges smooth.
- Paint the wood with the clear varnish. After 6 hours for this first coat to dry, apply a second coat and let it dry in the same way.
- The next step is optional: If you don't like the stand, you can design it with acrylic paint and give it a wooden look, for example.
- As soon as the paint has dried well, you can use the glue to glue the branches onto the lamp base and around the stand. To do this, first remove the lampshade so that it doesn't bother you.
- After the hot glue has dried, use the carpet knife to cut off the visible residue.
- Put the umbrella back on and it's yoursDIY Lampcomplete.
Make unusual decoration ideas yourself – wooden candlesticks
Like the lamp variant, you can also have oneMaking candlesticks. To do this, the sticks are cut straight on both sides and then glued to a solid base. Make sure that the upper ends are far enough apart so that you can easily put the candle holders on.
Another variant would be to use a middle base branch if you don't want a base. All other branches are then placed around this base branch and glued on. In any case, it is important that you build a sturdy stand, especially if you use real candles. However, we still recommend using LED candles.
It is best to varnish the wood again in advance to make it more resistant. Then you can use the candle holder itself for the terrace.
Crafts with 2 year olds and older children
Children's imaginations are so big that it doesn't have to be anything complicated to spark their fun and creativity. In the picture above you can see a few simple ideas that you can implement even with the very little ones and also modify and individualize.
Image 1 – Make a tree as an autumn decoration with branches and twigs:
- Find a well-branched tree branch or put individual ones together like a tree. You can also glue everything onto a sheet of craft cardboard.
- Decorate the crafted tree with any things you like, such as rhinestones, fingerprints, stones, shells or whatever else you have on hand.
Picture 2 – for autumn crafts with children:
- Thin and thicker branches can be decorated with adhesive tape, googly eyes, ribbons, rhinestones and many other small decorations.
Picture 3 – Make your own toy or costume accessory:
- Magic wands are something that children really enjoy playing with. And they can also be doneso easy to craftwith branches and twigs, for example.
- After you have cleaned the branches and let them dry, decorate them as you wish with ribbons, tassels, pompoms or, as in the example, with homemade clouds, stars, suns, hearts or other motifs.
- Feel free to decorate with other decorations. Do it tooa fairy costume too!
Image 4 – Craft ideas with branches from the forest:
- Trim a branch.
- Collect other natural materials such as leaves, berries (rose hips), twigs, acorn caps and maple seeds.
- Create a face on the branch and a bouquet of leaves to use as hair.
- You will receive a mystical forest figure!
Also read:Stick craft ideas for spring, Easter, Valentine's Day & other seasons
