If you want to do crafts with natural materials, you will now have the perfect season in a few weeks at the latest. Because nature now offers a lot of suitable materials and this also includes the leaves, which can also be used in other seasons, but are not as beautifully colorful as they are now. And you can make the most beautiful decorations with leaves and make the whole house autumnal. But what can you do with it? We have put together some options for crafting with autumn leaves for you. Find the perfect activity for the cool and rainy afternoon and spice up the interior with new decorations!
Make roses with autumn leaves
Everyone likes to have roses in their home, but in autumn they are rarely or not at all to be found in the garden. It would be a good idea to have some yourselfAutumn decoration ideasto make crafts and decorate the table with them. It is best to use red, orange or yellow maple leaves. These have the perfect shape. Of course, you can also try out the roses with other tree leaves and put together different models.
You will also need branches of any length and adhesive tape or another beautiful ribbon in a natural color. For the second, you should also have glue ready. How exactly do you find these attractiveCrafts made from leavesyou can follow the instructions in the instructions. Simply attach the finished rose petal to the branch using the adhesive tape. Place the autumn leaf rose individually or in groups in a beautiful vase.
Autumn craft ideas for the wall
How about you have oneMake wall decorations? The best way to do this is to use as many different types of leaves as you can find. If you also want to do crafts with children in autumn, you can turn this project into an educational afternoon by explaining the different trees and their leaves to the little ones. Press the leaves that you have collected together in heavy books for a few days. Then glue each sheet onto a separate sheet of paper. Now connect these together like garlands, where you can create several rows. Fix it on the wall and you have a beautiful autumnal wall decoration.
Make your own bunting
This pennant chain is made in a similar way. The tree leaves, dried and pressed in advance, are glued to paper, which you either cut out like here or in the shape of triangles. Not only white paper is suitable, but also colored paper or the pages of old books and newspaper. Glue string to the back. If possible, create an even distance. It will be particularly beautifulhomemade pennant chain, if you make them from leaves that are all a different color or color pattern.
Design your own tablecloth
Would you have had the idea to create such a table decoration using autumn leaves? It is a simple tablecloth that you can easily redesign with any pattern and color. You get the patterns with the help of the leaves, while it is best to use textile dye as the color so that it lasts even when washed. A wide variety of leaf shapes can be used.
You also have the option of using just one leaf shape to design the fabric or combining different variations. This is a great way to spice up a boring fabric. It is best to use a sponge to apply the paint to the leaf. Then the print on the fabric becomes a little more subtle. You can also make crafts with autumn leaves in this way if you want to make curtains or other things to match autumn yourself.
Make metallic pictures with fresh autumn leaves
How about creating such attractive murals with foliage? You can make attractive autumn decorations yourself in just a few steps. Obtain various sheets of paper, as well as wooden boards or canvas, aluminum foil, spray adhesive, very soft steel wool and black, matt spray paint. First, spray glue onto the wood and onto the surface of the leaves and then stick them in place. Then spray another layer over the leaves. Now take the aluminum foil and wrap the board with it. The shiny side should face up and the foil should be pulled tightly so that the leaves can be shown to advantage. You can also achieve this by running your fingers over the surface afterwards.
Finally, spray the black paint evenly over the picture. You can also use a different color if you are making this idea with autumn leaves. This is purely a matter of taste. Just experiment! Now use the steel wool to remove the black paint from anywhere. Be extremely careful when doing this so that the film does not tear. If it does happen to you, you can use spray paint to cover up the hole. You decide for yourself how much silver you let shine through.
DIY fairy lights in autumn
As colorful as autumn is, it unfortunately also has some rainy and dark days. You can make this much more comfortable with a few pleasant lights in the house. You can also easily redesign a simple string of lights and decorate it with autumn leaves. In addition to the fairy lights and the colored leaves, you will also need wax paper, an iron and eagle owl glue.
The collected leaves must first be preserved. The quickest way to do this is to place one sheet between two sheets of wax paper and run the iron over it. The wax is transferred to the leaves and seals them. To ensure that the leaves always cover the front of the lights, it is an advantage if you first hang the fairy lights in the desired location. This can be a railing, a pillar, but also the window. Only then do you stick the leaves on the lamps. Otherwise they would twist or even fall off again when the chain was attached. When you switch on the fairy lights, the light shimmers through the colored leaves.
Make glittering autumn decorations
It's also very easy to make a glittering decoration with autumn leaves. They can cover the entire sheet or specific patternsdesign with glitter. Glitter colors that suit autumn are recommended. Using a brush, apply glue to the leaves, then cover them with glitter and let them dry. The designed leaves can be used to create garlands or use them as window pictures. Even just spread out on the table, they look very pretty and glamorous and autumnal.
