What makes fall so wonderful? The cool breezes, cozy sweaters, and, of course, the beautiful leaves. Celebrate the coming of fall with these very simple, very affordable, and very adorable DIY décor centered around the leaves.
1. Framed Leaves
What you will need: A clear glass frame and fake, or real, leaves (different sizes and colors)
All you have to do is place 3 leaves, smallest to largest, faced down into the frame in a vertical position. You can hang this on your wall or just place it on your dresser. This is my favorite DIY because it is very pretty and so easy to make.
2 Autumn Lights
What you will need: Fake leaves and fairy lightTake a leaf, fold it in half, and cut a little incision into the middle of it. Then, poke the light into the hole of the leaf. Do this into you have all of the lights in a leaf.
This looks great hanging on a wall, especially above or around a window.
3. Illuminating Leaf Candle
What you will need: Mason Jar, a fake leaf (medium to large), acrylic paint, a paintbrush, and a small candle
You should begin by attaching your leaf to the front of the jar with a piece of tape. With the color of your choosing, paint the entire jar while painting over the attached leaf. When the entire jar is painted, remove the leaf. Then, leave the jar to completely finish drying. Once the jar is dry, place the candle inside and light it. You could also tie a string of twine or a fall-themed ribbon around the opening.
4. Leaf Bowls
What you will need: A balloon, fake leaves, mod podge, scissors, a bowl (to place the balloon in) , and a sponge brush
Begin by cutting the stems off of the leaves and peeling off the veins if there are any on them. Then, blow up the balloon to your desired size and put it inside of the mixing bowl to keep it in place. With the mod podge in a cup, apply a thin layer on the top of your balloon. Lay a leaf on top of the mod podge, smooth it out with your fingers, and a apply a thin layer of mod podge on top of it. Continue this process, covering empty spaces by overlapping the leaves on top of the balloon.
Tip: How much you cover the balloon determines how much depth you bowl will have.
When the mod podge dries completely, carefully pop the balloon with a pin at the tied end to slowly let the air out. The leaves may shrink down when the balloon deflates, but it will go back to normal after a minute. Now you should have a bowl made out of leaves
Use your bowl to hold Halloween candy or just use it as a decoration.