It is very sad to watch how autumn comes after a sunny summer: the leaves on the trees turn yellow, it almost always rains, it gets cold outside, you have to get warm clothes out of the closets.

Despite this, the autumn time can also become beautiful and full of colors during the onset of sunny days. Cheerful children run around the city parks, play, collect colorful bouquets from fallen leaves.

At home, I begin to collect a variety of crafts for school and kindergarten sometimes just for myself. There are a huge number of exciting ideas, and our article will be about them.

Crafts from leaves for kindergarten

The child loves to take part in the creation of various crafts. Show him what can be made from the colorful leaves that fill all the streets of your yard, and he will be extremely happy to take part in this.

Creating crafts is not only entertainment, thanks to such activities, children can get wonderful exciting lessons on getting to know the world around them, develop thinking and Creative skills. The presented options for working in kindergarten will help you with this.

What is needed for crafts from autumn leaves:

• Directly the leaves themselves, of different colors, sizes and types;
• Stationery (Glue, pencil, scissors, paper, white and colored cardboard);
• Threads;
• A wish.

Possible options for crafts from leaves

Application of autumn leaves

It is considered the simplest type of leaf crafts. You and your child can easily make an application in the form of animals or birds.

With the help of dry leaves, PVA glue and paper, you can count to create. In order to make the work more vivid, use leaves of various colors.

Crafts from leaves and cardboard

Making crafts from cardboard and leaves is not difficult. You just need to cut the base out of cardboard and glue dry leaves to it.

Herbarium

One of the most fascinating and common types of crafts for children is an amateur herbarium. You can collect many types of natural material, according to which your baby will be interested in exploring the variety of plants growing in your area. Use as many types of plants as possible to create a beautiful herbarium.

Garland of autumn leaves

Dry the leaves, then dip each of them in yellow paint to give the leaves a brighter color. Then we hang the leaves to dry in the form of an elegant garland.

Need to take Maple leaves different sizes and colors, then cover them with a transparent varnish. After the leaves dry well, you need to hang them on strings, decorate with beads or beads and hang them up. The resulting suspension will become great decoration both on the street and in the house.

Bouquet of flowers from autumn leaves

Flowers created from maple leaves look very impressive.

Vase of leaves

You can use any leaves you like. For one vase, you can use several types of leaves, different in color and shape, or you can make them from the same ones.

Instructions on how to make crafts from leaves Application First you need to prepare all the necessary materials and shoot the table with oilcloth.

To create an overhead application, you should draw the picture itself on the cardboard, then put the leaves on the drawing, you do not need to cut the leaves, they are used as a whole. Everything that is not enough can be finished with paints or made from other materials.

Silhouette application, created from cut leaves. The leaves are cut to embody with the help of them, the conceived pattern.

The most difficult way is to create a modular application. It is made from leaves of the same size. In this way, fish scales or bird feathers are made.

To obtain a symmetrical application, it is necessary to select paired leaves that are identical in all respects.

Note!

Tape - with its help create many details in one picture.

Herbarium

It is better to collect leaves for a herbarium in dry weather, as wet leaves require additional processing. Each detail of the herbarium must be straightened with a cold iron, before that, carefully remove all creases of the sheet.

If the street is constantly damp and there is no time to wait for dry weather, then they should be allowed to dry on their own. After the leaves have dried, they are ironed with a warm iron, placing them between two sheets of paper. It is not necessary to press the iron on the leaves, just press a little so as not to flatten them.

The prepared elements are placed on a sheet of paper, which will serve as a background and at the same time a frame. Fix the leaves with thread or glue.

Bouquet of flowers/rose

In order to be accurate and beautiful flowers leaves should be even and clean. Place the paper directly in front of you, fold it in half. Then you need to twist half the leaf into a tube, but do not twist it very tightly, the flower should be voluminous.

It turned out the core of the flower, we make the petals from the rest of the leaves. Insert the core into the second maple leaf. In turn, wraps the edges of the sheet so that petals are obtained. The sheet can be fixed with a thread so that it does not fall apart later.

Note!

To make the flower voluminous, at least six or seven maple leaves should be twisted in this way, each of which is fixed with a thread. To create a bouquet, you need several of these flowers.

Vase

To make this craft you will need:

• PVA glue;
• Leaves of different colors;
• Ordinary Balloon ik.

It is necessary to inflate the balloon to the desired size of the vase. Take glue diluted half and half with water. Lubricate one half of the ball with glue solution.

Each sheet must be properly glued and smeared on top with another layer of mortar so that the upper layers of the sheets hold just as well. When you have glued the top layer, then it should also be smeared with glue.

After that, remove the ball for a few days until completely solidified. When our fake is completely dry, it will be necessary to burst the balloon. A vase of leaves is usable. Making such a work is not difficult, but very interesting, so it is good to do it with children.

Photo crafts from leaves

Note!

It is easy for children to be carried away by something new and interesting. If the child is already bored with drawing or modeling, you can invite him to make crafts from bright autumn leaves. This process is utterly fascinating - amazing things are born from simple dried leaves with the help of glue, threads and other improvised devices. Having engaged in applications or making vases and bouquets, the child will not only be able to develop his creative skills and imagination, but also get to know environment. Collecting a herbarium for crafts is an excellent opportunity to teach your child to distinguish between different tree species. So, what can be done from the leaves?

Preparing leaves for crafts

For the manufacture of any leaf craft, only well-dried material is needed, fresh leaves will not work. Leaf preparation takes long time so you have to be patient. In addition, you need to dry the material correctly, here are the basic rules:

1. If the evenness of the leaves is not important for the craft, they can be placed in a spacious container (for example, a large wicker basket) and left on fresh air. So the leaves dry quickly, and air circulation will not allow mold to develop.
2. To get perfectly smooth leaves, you need to lay them between book pages or landscape sheets under pressure. Carefully spread the material between the sheets of books or albums. It will take at least 14 days for the material to dry completely and be ready for use.
3. If you do not want to wait a long time, you can use a special herbarium press. To do this, fold a stack of leaves, alternating each layer with newsprint or scrap sheets. In a few days, the material for crafts will be ready.

How to make leaf skeleton

Skeletons of leaves due to their lightness and transparency look very impressive as a decor. To achieve this effect, you need to resort to a special technique - skeletonization.

What you need:

• any fresh leaves;
• soda;
• egg dye;
• small capacity - ladle or pan;
• Toothbrush;
• paper napkins.

How to make skeletonized leaves:

1. Mix soda with water in proportions of 1 to 4 and put the leaves in the prepared solution so that they are completely hidden by water.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the saucepan from the stove and remove the leaves, lay them carefully on the table, glossy side up.
4. Remove excess moisture with paper towels.
5. Peel off the pulp from the leaf with a brush (this must be done very carefully, the leaves are quite fragile).
6. Rinse the skeleton under water, and then paint it in the desired color.
7. Leave the painted skeletal leaves to dry.

The resulting material is ready for use.

Bouquet of flowers from leaves

A bouquet is the simplest thing that can be made from leaves, and it is worth starting with it if the child has not previously been engaged in such crafts. To make crafts in the form of a homemade bouquet, it is not necessary to use real flowers, dry them, etc. Buds can be made from multi-colored leaves collected on a walk. Connect children to every step of the process, creating a real creative workshop.

What you need to make crafts:

• maple leaves (fresh) with stems;
• spool of strong thread.

To make a bud from maple leaves, you will need to perform several steps:

1. Take one sheet first and fold it glossy side out.
2. Roll the sheet into a tube.
3. Fold the next sheet in half and wrap it around the straw.
4. Continue to wrap the bud with leaves until the flower is quite lush.
5. Wrap the base of the bud with thread so that the flower does not fall apart.

With this method, you can make any number of flowers, which are then simply collected in a bouquet.

Topiary can be made from the most different materials. You can often find crafts made from coffee, banknotes, sweets, hearts, etc. This version of the topiary involves the use of maple leaves.

So, what is required for the topiary:

• pot;
• wooden stick for the trunk;
• a ball of foam rubber or polystyrene as a base;
• gypsum;
• dye;
• hot glue;
• elements for decoration.

The procedure for creating an autumn topiary looks like this:

1. The stick must be inserted into the pot and firmly fixed with a gypsum mortar. As a result, the structure will be strong and stable.
2. Paint the pot and wand a color you like, such as gold to match the leaves.
3. We fix a ball of foam rubber on the top of the stick - this is the future crown of the tree.
4. Stick the desired number of leaves into the ball. For decoration, you can use berry clusters, ribbons, beads, as well as artificial twigs and flowers. To make the stems of the leaves more durable, they must first be soaked in a hot solution of glycerin (1 to 2) and left in this form for 10 days in a dark, cool place .
5. Next, we decorate the trunk and soil of the tree with dry moss, bark, and beads.

How to make a decorative fall wreath

From bright autumn leaves you can weave a beautiful wreath to decorate windows, doors, walls, etc. A wreath attached to the front door will delight not only you, but also your guests.

What you need for crafts:

• flexible branches of any tree;
• dried leaves of different colors (contrasting combinations look best, for example, yellow and red);
• bunches of red berries (mountain ash, viburnum, etc.);
• physalis;
• glue;
• spool of strong threads;
• decorative metallized threads;
• small figurines of birds for bouquets.

How to weave a wreath:

1. The branches will serve as a frame - make a round or oval wreath out of them.
2. For strength, fasten the structure with a thread in several places.
3. Wrap the frame tightly with gold thread, leaving small twigs free.
4. Glue the leaves to the branches.
5. Attach the berry clusters with string.
6. Glue or thread physalis.
7. Finally, attach the birds to the wreath.

A ready-made craft made of leaves in the form of a wreath can be hung anywhere in the house, it will delight you with its beauty for a long time and remind you of the most colorful season.

Beautiful autumn leaves can be used not only for simple children's crafts, but also for a full-fledged interior decoration. One of these products is a fruit vase.

To make such a vase you need:

• glue and brush;
• inflatable ball;
• petrolatum;
• scissors;
• maple leaves.

Step by step instructions:

1. Inflate the balloon to the size you need.
2. Lubricate the surface of the ball with petroleum jelly, this is necessary so that the leaves do not stick to it in the process and easily separate from it.
3. Fix the ball in a stationary state, so it will be more convenient for you to make your vase.
4. Glue maple leaves to the ball, pre-lubricating them with plenty of glue.
5. To make the vase strong enough, you will need several layers of maple leaves.
6. As soon as the last layer is completed, once again carefully coat the product with glue and leave for 3 days.
7. Pop or deflate the balloon, remove its remnants from the product.

The original interior decoration is ready.

Photo frame in autumn style

Children love to decorate the walls of their room with their own drawings and favorite photographs. Craft from leaves in the form of a frame, perfect for complementing the design of the room. Help your child decorate the frame with autumn leaves, where he will then place his favorite photo.

For crafts you need:

• thick cardboard;
• glue;
• leaves you like;
• pencil;
• scissors.

How to make a frame:

1. From cardboard, cut a square or rectangular frame of the desired size. The center of the frame, where the photo will be placed, needs to be cut a little smaller than the size of the photo.
2. To wrap the frame with leaves, pre-soak them in hot water, so they will become softer and will not tear and break in the process.
3. Glue the leaves to the frame.
4. Wait for the product to dry.

When the frame is ready, insert a photo into it, securing it with glue or tape.

Applications from autumn leaves

Applications are one of the simplest types of crafts made from dried leaves. Using leaves of different shapes and sizes, you can create real paintings, which will then become a decoration for your home. You can make a whole series of panels united by a common theme. These can be animals, landscapes, etc. Next, several small workshops will be presented on making applications in the form of an owl, a Firebird, a fish and a lion.

Owl

To make an application with the image of an owl, you will need:

• small leaves of brown tones (for this you can use oak, willow, birch);
• colored paper;
• a small branch of thuja;
• a sheet of cardboard;
• a bunch of rowan berries;
• any branch of a tree;
• glue.

Before starting work, the leaves and berries must be dried. Once all the materials are ready, it's time to proceed to the most important thing:

1. Cut out an owl from cardboard along the contour.
2. Birch or oak leaves will depict the ears and legs of an owl, glue them in the right places.
3. For feathers, use long, narrow willow leaves.
4. Cut out eyes and a beak from colored paper and glue them on.
5. Glue your owl onto a tree branch to serve as a craft stand.

For additional decor, you can use moss or thuja twigs. You can also use mountain ash as owl paws. The product is ready.

Firebird

For the application with the Firebird you will need:

• paper;
• leaves of linden, birch and wild rose;
• pumpkin seeds;
• thuja branches.

And here is what the process looks like:

1. A lime leaf is glued to the place where the body of the bird will be.
2. Birch leaf - head.
3. Rosehip leaves are glued individually on the tail.
4. Whole rosehip branches will serve as an additional decoration of the tail.
5. Glue birch leaves to the body, these will be the wings.
6. From pumpkin seeds, eyes are made, as well as decorations for the body and tail of the Firebird.
7. The final stage is a crest from a thuja sprig or any other suitable plant.

The firebird is ready.

a lion

Children love different animals, so it will be especially interesting for them to make one of the familiar animals.

What you need for a lion cub:

• rounded linden leaves of yellow color;
• black marker;
• ash seeds;
• horse chestnut (nuts);
• glue;
• a small pine branch;
• scissors;
• a sheet of yellow paper;
• a sheet of orange cardboard.

Having collected all necessary material, it's time to start making crafts:

1. Draw a lion's head on yellow paper or print the image on a printer, cut it out along the contour.
2. For the mane, use linden leaves by gluing them around the head.
3. Draw the lion's nose and glue a chestnut in its place.
4. Pine needles will go to the mustache.
5. The ash seed will represent the tongue.

As soon as the craft dries, it will be completely ready.

Rybka

What kid doesn't know about the wish-granting goldfish? Making crafts with your own hands will be very entertaining for the baby.

To make a fish craft, you will need:

• dry leaves of quince and linden brown and yellow, respectively;
• glue;
• marker;
• ash seeds;
• acorns;
• paper scissors;
• sheet of blue paper.

How to do:

1. Draw the outline of the fish on blue paper and cut it out.
2. Make scales from linden leaves and glue them to the body of the fish.
3. Use brown quince leaves to decorate the tail.
4. Use acorn caps to draw the outline of the fish's head.

Everything real gold fish ready.

Multi-colored leaves delight the eye every autumn, falling to the ground. This beauty quickly fades under the rain, turning the leaves into a solid brown mass. However, there is a way to preserve the beauty and brightness of autumn leaves - dry them or skeletonize them and use them to make various gizmos from children's crafts to interior decorations. This activity will appeal to both children and adults.

75 photos of leaf craft ideas

Autumn gives us a lot of materials for creativity. These are leaves of various colors, and chestnuts, and dried flowers, and acorns, and a decorative miniature pumpkin.

But, before you start making souvenirs from them, you need to properly prepare them, namely, dry them and, if necessary, varnish or paint them.

If you make crafts from unprepared raw materials, then this will be a short-lived product.

As soon as the material dries on its own, the souvenir will lose its shape and will have to be thrown away. And besides this, half-baked leaves can simply rot or become moldy.

Therefore, let's start by drying our autumn finds.

Let's prepare the leaves for the herbarium as follows:

1 way:

Put them between the book sheets and put them back on the shelf, pressing the other books firmly on the side. After about a week and a half, the leaves will become suitable for crafts.

This method is the best, since the natural color of the leaves does not change and then they do not break for a long time.

2 way:

This method is good if you do not have the strength to endure a week and a half and want to quickly get to work. Place the sheet between two white sheets of paper and iron on the lowest setting.

In this case, the yellow and red leaves retain their color, but the green ones can darken and become an ugly, brown hue.

We dry chestnuts, acorns and decorative pumpkin.

1 way:

Dry outdoors in the shade. It will be necessary to wait quite a long time before these materials acquire the dryness we need.

Sometimes this process takes a month. This is especially true of decorative pumpkins, from which wonderful autumn DIY crafts come out.

You will see for yourself when the moment of readiness of the gifts of autumn comes. Acorns and chestnuts will become lighter, and the pumpkin will become like a rattle, as the cavity inside will dry out and shrink, and dry seeds will beat against the walls.

2 way:

We use the oven for this. It must be set to a temperature of up to 60C, and dried until tender, stirring occasionally.

The main thing is not to rush and do not set a high heat, as the fruits will simply boil and become completely unusable.

Drying dried flowers

There is only one way and it is long-playing. Flowers should be strung on a thread threaded through the stems and hung in a dry place, peduncles down.

Drying in a book or an iron will not work, so the shape will be lost and they will become flat. After the dried flowers are completely dry, they must be covered with a layer of hairspray. It will give them the right density and will not allow them to crumble at the slightest touch.

Well, now, let's move on to specific master classes and examples.

1. Panel of autumn leaves

We offer you a great DIY leaf panel idea. It is not difficult to make it, but the result is quite impressive.

It would be nice if you placed other autumn decor elements next to the finished leaf painting. For example, pumpkins, spikelets and other gizmos suitable in style. Then you will have a whole autumn ensemble.

What we need to work:

1. 1. Dried maple leaves of yellow-red color.
2. 2. Tree branch for the trunk
3. 3. A piece of square plywood
4. 4. Stain or dark varnish
5. 5. Simple pencil
6. 6. PVA glue
7. 7. A bunch of dry spikelets
8. 8. Wicker basket for pumpkins
9. 9. A few Jack Be Little or Baby Boo pumpkins

If you do not have such pumpkins, then the basket can be filled with chestnuts and acorns. But on next year it would not hurt to grow them, as they look very colorful and festive. Of course, if you have a piece of land.

See what a variety of varieties and how harmoniously they combine with each other:

Master class step by step:

1 step. Sand the board, paying special attention to the edges. They must be smooth.

2 step. Cover it with stain or varnish, preferably with a brownish tint. Apply the coating in several layers, trying to make the board not of a uniform color, but slightly “spotted”.

3 step. Freehand draw a large maple leaf.

4 step. Start gluing on the maple leaves. Start from the edges, gradually approaching the middle. The edges of the leaves should match the edges of the sketch as best as possible. The next row of leaves should overlap the previous one. Do not glue the ends, they should be “overhang” so that the effect of volume comes out.

5 step. Glue the selected branch in place of the stem.

Now hang a hand-made autumn panel over a cabinet and arrange other decorative elements around.

2. Topiary from a herbarium and other autumn materials

Topiary is an ornamental tree. In autumn, you can collect beautiful leaves and make such a wonderful and cozy element of decor.

Any leaves, dried flowers, acorns, spikelets will be used here. The main thing is to understand the essence and make the right foundation. And what to fill it with - fantasy will tell.

What we need to work:

1. 1. Ceramic pot of soft color
2. 2. Smooth tree branch for the trunk
3. 3. 1 ball of foam rubber, polystyrene or special floral foam
4. 4. Dry moss, sesame or a handful of beautiful pebbles, acorns, dry mountain ash
5. 5. Glue gun
6. 6. Gypsum dry
7. 7. Decorative elements: herbarium, dried flowers, mountain ash, acorns, etc.

Master class step by step:

1 step. Let's start with the base. Take a styrofoam ball and put it on a branch that will serve as a trunk for you. Then remove it and drop glue from the gun into the hole formed. Reattach the ball and let dry.

2 step. Secure the stem in the pot. To do this, put a drop of glue on the free edge of the branch, attach it to the base of the pot.

Then, dilute the gypsum with water to the consistency of liquid sour cream and fill the container. Keep in mind that you will still need to decorate everything on top with moss or acorns, so leave a gap of about 3-4 cm from the top.

3 step. Now we insert leaves, dried flowers into the ball, sticking their stems inside. If you want to add acorns to the composition, then first put them on pieces of wire.

4 step. Now you just have to decorate the top of the pot so that the gypsum is not visible.

That's all. According to this simple scheme, you can make a variety of autumn crafts with your own hands, not only from leaves, but also from dry peas, nuts and other things. All of them will look just fine!

3. Roses from maple leaves

Looking at this elegant bouquet of roses, it would never occur to you that it is made from ordinary maple leaves!

But, nevertheless, it is so. It is enough just to learn how to fold them correctly and you will get a chic basis for many ideas.

Such roses can be included in various autumn topiaries, wreaths, compositions and panels. They look great in combination with any natural materials.

Well, let's get down to business.

What we need to work:

1. 1. Maple leaves not dried
2. 2. Thread or soft wire
3. 3. Matt lacquer for hair

Master class step by step:

1 step. We form the middle of the bud. To do this, fold the sheet as shown in the pictures below. Try to twist it as tightly and evenly as possible. First in half, and then sausage.

As a result, we should get something like this:

2 step. Now take the second sheet, fold it in half again and wrap the base around it.

The sharp edges of the maple leaves need to be carefully hidden inside, like this:

3 step. We continue to build up mass around the base, fitting more and more new leaves. If you want to end up with a bud, then twist it tighter, and if you ate a more lush rose, then loosen the twist a little.

4 step. When you see that a real rose has “bloomed” in your hands, you need to fix it with threads, as tight as possible.

5 step. We cut the edges with scissors and put the rose on a lining of leaves, preferably already dry. We cover the composition with varnish and admire!

Such roses from leaves stand for a long time, for the whole autumn season it will definitely be enough. You can make as many of these colors as you like. The more of them, the more chic this autumn composition looks, resembling a fabric motif in appearance.

4. Compositions from decorative pumpkins

Even if you do not grow this vegetable on your site, in the autumn you can freely buy them on the market and then dry them yourself. How to do this, we have already told above, so let's not waste time talking.

Let's get creative!

There will be no master classes in this block, we will just show you examples of such decor, and how to make them is quite clear from the photo.

Of course, there are more complex techniques, for example, carving or painting on dry lagenaria, but this topic is extensive and worthy of a separate article. Here we will consider only the simplest compositions that even a schoolboy can do.

1 option. Basket with a scattering of pumpkins. It couldn't be easier, but the view is spectacular!

Option 2. Candlesticks from mini pumpkins. To do this, you need to cut a hole large enough with a knife so that you can put a foil-based candle in it.

Or this option:

Incredibly simple, right?

3 option. Wreath on the door of pumpkins. Take any circle as a basis, for example, an embroidery hoop, and attach mini-pumpkins to it.

Pierce the tails with wire and screw it to the base, circle. As additional decorative elements, use berries, acorns, twigs and autumn leaves.

It will look something like this:

5. Chestnut Topiary

To create this spectacular do-it-yourself autumn craft, we will need the same materials for the base as for creating a decorative herbarium tree. And for decoration, you just need other elements.

For work we need:

1. Ceramic pot
2. Styrofoam ball
3. Gypsum dry
4. Glue gun
5. Tree branch for the trunk
6. Cones, chestnuts, acorns
7. Harsh thread or twine to form decorative balls

Master class step by step:

1. 1. We form the base of the tree in the same way as in the case of the leaf topiary.
2. 2. We fix the base in a pot with glue and plaster
3. 3. We apply drops of hot glue to chestnuts, acorns and other elements and randomly attach them to the foam ball-crown.
4. 4. A wreath on the chestnut door

Such a wreath of chestnuts on the front door will cheer up not only you, but also passers-by. It is very easy to make it. Follow all the steps given for making a pumpkin wreath.

Find some kind of dense base, then pierce the chestnuts and other elements through the reverse side, insert the wire, form a hook and use it to screw them to the circle.

Complement the chestnut composition with leaves, acorns, berries and other autumn decorative elements that this fertile time of the year gave.

6. Autumn garland "Leaves" from salt dough

This is a very spectacular autumn craft with your own hands. The big advantage of such a garland is that it is not seasonal and will decorate your home for many years.

It's not made from natural materials, and from salt dough, which does not deteriorate for years. The only thing is that such products are fragile and must be handled with care so as not to break. But, even if this happened, they can always be glued together, but the joint will not be noticeable.

What we need to work:

1. 2 cups flour
2. 1 glass of salt
3. 0.5 cups of water
4. Gouache
5. Sewing pins with hook eye
6. Twine
7. Oven
8. White landscape paper, pencil

Master class step by step:

1 step. We draw patterns of leaves of various types on the landscape sheet, but approximately the same size. We cut them out.

2 step. Knead a stiff dough of flour, salt and water. If the dough turns out to be non-plastic, then liquid can be added drop by drop. Mix well the resulting material and roll it out on the board. The layer should be approximately 5-7 millimeters.

3 step. We lay out the templates on the rolled out dough and cut them along the contour with a knife.

As a result, we should get about as many blanks.

4 step. We make holes with pins and carefully fix the heads. On them we will hang our leaves. We squeeze out the veins with a knife.

5 step. We dry the dough in the oven at a temperature of 50-60C until completely dry.

6 step. We color the blanks from the dough with gouache, trying to make natural tones and transitions.

7 step. We string the garland on the twine, making a knot over each leaf so that they do not move.

So our autumn do-it-yourself craft is ready. You can hang it anywhere, it will be in place in any corner of the house, especially if you have some other decor elements in autumn style.

7. Vases and houses from an ordinary pumpkin

Autumn is the season for pumpkins. It costs mere pennies and find nice shape and coloring is not difficult.

And to make an element of autumn decor on its basis is as easy as shelling pears! No need here step-by-step technologies and accessories.

All you need is pumpkins, a carving knife, a tablespoon to pick out the pulp and flowers to fill these colorful vases.

Look at our selection of photos of pumpkin vases. Looks very dignified and autumnal.

As you already understood, you only need to cut off the top and clean the core of the vegetable. Then fill the container with water.

And you can make houses out of pumpkins. To do this, you just need to cut holes in the right places. Where exactly they are located, you can see in the picture below. Kids love these things!

8. Wreath on the door made of natural materials

We have already given above an example of wreaths of pumpkins and chestnuts. How to make them - you already know. Here we just give a selection of the most spectacular, in our opinion, ideas.

9. Frame of acorns for a photo or a mirror

Decorating any base in this way is very simple. We think no explanation is needed here.

The only thing we can advise is that you should not glue acorns on a glue gun or PVA. Much better if you use plasticine.

Because, most likely, you will soon get tired of such decor and have to throw it away. And so, you can always dismantle the acorns and get a regular photo frame back into use.

This is how it will look like.

There are whole acorns on the photo frame, and only hats on the mirror. Thus, you can create a variety of autumn crafts with your own hands and decorate any surface: caskets, bread boxes, and more.

10. A bunch of acorns

This autumn craft will look the best way, if you paint the "berries" in natural colors, and instead of grape leaves add a herbarium of their maple, of various colors.

Also, a bunch of acorns is a wonderful element of any autumn wreath on the door or a large topiary. After all, it can be made not only desktop, but also in human growth!

Only instead of a foam ball, you need to take some large, plastic one. Grapes from acorns are made very simply, we will now tell you exactly how.

What we need to work:

1. Acorns without caps
2. Shilo
3. Wire
3. Glue gun
4. Acrylic paint
5. Autumn leaves for decoration

Master class step by step:

1 step. We pierce holes in the base of the acorn with an awl.

2 step. We break or cut the wire into pieces 7-10 cm long.

3 step. Dip the ends of the wire in a drop of glue from the gun and insert into the punctured holes.

4 step. We paint acorns in any color you want. The main thing is that it is combined with leaves that will complement the composition.

5 step. We collect acorns in a bunch, forming a wire rod on top. Then we attach leaves to it.

Now you can make any decoration based on this fall craft. Panel, wreath and more.

11. Autumn crafts from felt

Working with this fabric is a pleasure! The material does not crumble, perfectly holds its shape. And this means that any beginner can make an autumn craft from felt with his own hands and it will turn out no worse than the products of experienced craftswomen.

We offer you a selection of the best and simple decors in autumn style, and you already choose any of them! They are so simple that they do not need to describe in detail their step-by-step technology.

As you can see, on the basis of felt leaves, you can make both a wreath and a garland, like the one we already made from salt dough. Here are a couple more options autumn wreaths with your own hands.

All you need to do is draw patterns, cut out the felt and decorate it according to our photos.

12. Pigtail of garlic and red pepper

How cozy it is when bundles of garlic, onions, red peppers hang in the kitchen! But if you hang them fresh, they will very soon lose their appearance or simply run out, because they will go to food.

Let's do something like this, but for the ages! Now we will look at how garlic and pepper are made, from which we will form a pretty braid for the kitchen.

For work we need:

1. White nylon tights or plastic bag (for garlic base)
2. Cotton wool or synthetic winterizer (for filling)
3. White harsh thread (for dressing and forming lobules)
4. Glue gun
5. Buckwheat or twine (to simulate garlic roots)
6. Fabric for sewing peppers or salt dough for modeling it

Master class step by step:

1 step. We form the body of garlic. To do this, we need to cut into squares or nylon tights or simple plastic bags. Garlic made of nylon looks, of course, more realistic.

But the package looks good too. But most importantly, this material is always at hand. So, cut out a square, about 7 by 7 cm in diameter.

2 step. We roll a ball out of cotton wool or synthetic winterizer, put it inside a flap of nylon and form a head of garlic. It looks like it is shown in the photo.

3 step. Then we begin to tie the head with a harsh thread, forming garlic cloves. First, divide in half, then into quarters, then into 8 parts.

Look at the photo, the process is clearly shown there.

4 step. In the place where the roots of real garlic are located, we drip a drop of glue and sprinkle this place with crushed buckwheat. If you want, you can replace it with twine, which needs to be unraveled and finely chopped.

5 step. We make a pigtail out of twine and attach the resulting garlic cloves to it.

6 step. Now it's time to do the pepper. You can sew it, but a pepper made from salt dough looks much better.

We have already given the recipe for kneading, in the subheading “Garlands of autumn leaves”. This is how the peppercorns should turn out in the end.

7 step. We make holes in the tails of the peppercorns (we will then thread the twine into them and with its help we will fix them on the pigtail with garlic). You can do this with an awl or any item at hand.

The main thing is to make them large enough so that you can thread the thread freely later. Otherwise, after drying, you will not be able to attach in any way ready product to composition.

And one more thing: if you make a hole, make sure that the edges of the legs remain more or less large. Otherwise, after you pull the thread, the thin walls may crack and the pepper will fall to the floor.

8 step. Dry in the oven, paint acrylic paint, after drying, cover them with varnish. When the pepper shines, it looks more natural.

Dry at a low temperature, do not rush, because otherwise, your work may burst and you will have to sculpt everything again. Cracked peppers can no longer be painted the way you would like.

9. We fasten the pepper to the garlic and hang this autumn composition to the kitchen. You can make several of these links. You can make carrots from salt dough, and from brown tights you can make an onion bunch.

The principle of making bulbs is the same as garlic, only even simpler. Slices do not need to be formed.

Also, a bunch of mushrooms on the wall will look great, which you can also mold from dough and paint realistically.

This is the end of our long review. You saw many examples and any kind of autumn crafts with your own hands. We really hope that our master classes will be useful to you and you will definitely take something into service.

Parents of schoolchildren often have to do different things with their children. For them, natural materials are used, in winter - imitation of snow from cotton wool, polystyrene foam, spruce twigs. I propose to make an autumn composition "Pear on a plate".

Autumn craft with leaves "Pear on a plate"

For her you will need:

• Balloon oblong shape;
• woolen threads - not too thin, but not thick;
• PVA glue;
• cotton pad;
• glycerol;
• food film;
• shallow saucer or plate;
• dried leaves of various shapes and colors;
• for decoration: rowan berries, physalis flowers;
• a piece of colored paper (brown, black).

The order of work is as follows:

First we make a "pear". To do this, inflate the balloon, tightly tie the tail. We generously lubricate it with glycerin or any vegetable oil- so that you can then easily separate the product from the base.

We soak the threads (I have pink ones, but you can take others) in the glue with your fingers (as an option: we thread it into the needle and pull it through the bottle of glue) and wrap it around the ball.

We wind tightly, in different directions, creating fancy cobwebs. When it is ready, we securely fasten the end of the thread, forming a tail.

The next step is to hang the "pear" and let it dry well. The process took me 24 hours. After this, we pierce the ball and carefully remove it through the lace. We hide the tail under a braid of colored paper.

Now let's make a plate. To do this, take a saucer of suitable size and wrap it with cling film from the outside.

We lay the leaves on top of the film, lubricating them well before that glue. We put the leaves in several layers so that the “plate” is strong and reliable. It is worth remembering the beauty of the product, so we create the edge of the plate from small maple or other suitable leaves.

When the product dries and takes shape, carefully separate the saucer and remove the film. Under my film, the glue did not harden, so I laid more leaves on top.

Now you can assemble the composition: put the pear in a plate (it is advisable to fix it with a drop of glue). Glue a few leaves near the tail, fix mountain ash and physalis flowers on a plate (I divided one of them into petals).

This craft will bring pleasure to both mother and child. I made it with my first-grader, so he picked up the leaves, said what colors to use, unwound the ball and proudly carried the product to school for the competition. Of course, you need to tinker a little and take the time, but the result is worth it!

Tools and materials

To make a vase from autumn leaves, you will need PVA glue, a balloon, petroleum jelly, a piece of foam rubber or a brush, scissors, as well as leaves that have already changed their color from green to red. The best option is to use maple leaves, their carved edges will make a very colorful vase.

Vase of leaves: a step-by-step master

First, decide on the size of the future vase. It depends on how many leaves you need and to what extent you will inflate the balloon: the larger it is, the more spacious the vase will be. In principle, any base can be used instead of a ball. However, keep in mind that removing finished vase later it will be very difficult from the frame, which cannot be said about the ball.

Lubricate the inflated balloon with Vaseline. Any one can be used together fat cream. Place the ball in some container so that it is easy to work with it later.

Prepare maple leaves. It is desirable that they do not have holes. Using scissors, carefully remove the cuttings from them, then proceed to form a vase. To do this, moisten each leaf abundantly with glue. This can be done both with a brush and a piece of foam rubber. Most importantly, do not spare the glue. The more it is, the stronger the vase will be.

Arrange the leaves one by one on the balloon. Make sure there are no gaps between them. So lay out the leaves in several layers. Spread the whole composition on top again generously with glue. Leave the vase alone until it is completely dry. Please be patient as it usually takes at least 48 hours.

The final step is to burst the ball and carefully remove it from the resulting structure. The vase of leaves is ready! It has every chance to become a highlight of your interior. It can be placed both in the kitchen and in the bedroom or living room. Such a vase will serve as a pleasant reminder of the golden autumn. You can store all sorts of little things in it, as well as sweets or cookies for tea.

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Tip 2: How to make a DIY maple leaf vase

From maple autumn leaves you can make cute bright crafts. Works of art created by your own hands, although they will not be particularly functional, they can always be used as decorative elements in the interior.

You will need

• - bright maple leaves;
• - a plate of a suitable shape;
• - newspaper;
• - PVA glue.

Instruction

Select maple leaves without damage. Remove their petioles. Place the leaves in a book and put under oppression for a day. This procedure will slightly smooth the leaves and in the future it will be easier to work with them.

Place the plate upside down on a work surface. Pour the PVA glue into a wide dish. Tear the newspaper into pieces about three to five centimeters in size. If there is no newspaper, you can use thick paper towels or napkins.

Take one piece of newspaper / paper, dip it in glue so that it is completely wet, and stick each one on a plate turned upside down. After gluing one layer of newspaper, make two more layers on top of it (this is necessary in order to make the vase more durable).

After all the layers of the newspaper are decorated, glue the leaves to the craft. Take one maple leaf at a time, dip it in glue, then put it on a plate. To make the product look prettier, glue the leaves as follows: first, lay the foliage along the edge of the craft in a circle so that the pointed edges of the leaves extend beyond it.

Next, put the next layer of leaves, but already in the central part of the craft. You can place them already in a chaotic manner, but always so that there are no gaps through which you could see the newspaper. Leave the product to dry at room temperature for at least a day.