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8 Crafts You Want To Do This Fall

Let's get festive!

Mikayla (Tia) Meyer

Oct 14, 2015

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Let's be honest, fall is a glorious time of the year. Here are 11 crafts that will satisfy your creative side, and allow you to make your home/apartment/dorm room a little more festive.

For this craft, you only need four things! You could make these mason jars then fill them with tea light candles and put them all around your apartment just to make a soft glow. Want super cheap mason jars? Check out your local GoodWill stores - a lot of people go to recycle them there!

This cute cup can be used for so many purposes and is super easy!! All you need are cheap wine glasses (you can find plastic ones at the dollar store!), paint and a paintbrush. You could technically do whatever leave colors you wanted too!.

Want to mix it up and not use a wreath? Buy some cardboard letters (or cut out your own) and paint them whatever color you prefer! Then use your favorite ribbon to tie the letters together, and to tie the word to a door, or window.

I am calling it now - leaf rubbing is the next big thing! Leaf rubbing is super easy, meaning that all you need is a leaf, paper and some sort of pencil. Just make sure to not get a leaf that is too crunchy...that could end up bad in multiple ways.

So I have never actually looked for an acorn on the ground before but if I find one I am definitely do this!! If you could find a couple, paint them, and put then in a mason jar, you could definitely make cute centerpieces or paper weights.

These adorable little candle holders only require sticks! Just use super glue or monkey glue to attach the sticks around a glass candle of your choice for a festive pick me up.

Let's throw it back to elementary school for this one. Just grab your favorite sucker... think tootsie roll pop, some tissue paper, ribbon and googly eyes to make a sweet ghost! This craft, while quick, would be a good idea to distribute to some friends to get them in the spirit.

If you happen to run across empty wine bottles, then this craft is for you. Take the bottle and thoroughly rinse it out. From there paint the outside your perferred color, wait to dry, and then add any detail that you would like. One the bottle is dry, you can fill it with fall flowers.

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