LEAF PRINTS
Make your own cards, framed art or gift wrap for autumn gifts by using nature's bounty of freshly fallen leaves. For cards, gift wrap or paper items, use poster paint for printing leaves. If decorating an item that needs a waterproof finish, such as glassware, clay pots, etc., use acrylic paints. Brush a small amount of paint onto the underside of the leaf where the veins are more pronounced. Carefully place the leaf where you want the design printed, cover with a layer of paper towel and gently roll with a rolling pin over the top. Remove the paper towel, lift the leaf and there you have a beautiful leaf print!
WHEAT WEAVING
Soak wheat on the stalk, obtained from craft stores or local farmers, in a basin of water for an hour. Holding three seed heads together, braid the stems of the wheat stalks. Curve the ends around to make an oval loop, a heart or a circle wreath. Tie with raffia or brightly colored ribbon. As the stalks dry, they retain their shape. Add to your autumn decorations.
A LUMINARY WALKWAY
Line your front walkway with luminaries made from pumpkins or carved gourds! After cleaning out the interior of a pumpkin, you can use drill bits of different sizes to make dots and circles, arranging them in festive designs all over the pumpkins. Try various abstract patterns, bunches of grapes or simply tiny dots all over the pumpkin to allow the candlelight to shine through! Rather than using candles to light your luminaries, another idea would be to thread white Christmas lights into carved or drilled holes.
AN AUTUMN CENTERPIECE
Thread white Christmas lights into carved or drilled holes of a pumpkin (as above). For a beautiful autumn table centerpiece, also insert silk autumn flowers in the top, using the pumpkin as a vase.
Make your own cards, framed art or gift wrap for autumn gifts by using nature's bounty of freshly fallen leaves. For cards, gift wrap or paper items, use poster paint for printing leaves. If decorating an item that needs a waterproof finish, such as glassware, clay pots, etc., use acrylic paints. Brush a small amount of paint onto the underside of the leaf where the veins are more pronounced. Carefully place the leaf where you want the design printed, cover with a layer of paper towel and gently roll with a rolling pin over the top. Remove the paper towel, lift the leaf and there you have a beautiful leaf print!
WHEAT WEAVING
Soak wheat on the stalk, obtained from craft stores or local farmers, in a basin of water for an hour. Holding three seed heads together, braid the stems of the wheat stalks. Curve the ends around to make an oval loop, a heart or a circle wreath. Tie with raffia or brightly colored ribbon. As the stalks dry, they retain their shape. Add to your autumn decorations.
A LUMINARY WALKWAY
Line your front walkway with luminaries made from pumpkins or carved gourds! After cleaning out the interior of a pumpkin, you can use drill bits of different sizes to make dots and circles, arranging them in festive designs all over the pumpkins. Try various abstract patterns, bunches of grapes or simply tiny dots all over the pumpkin to allow the candlelight to shine through! Rather than using candles to light your luminaries, another idea would be to thread white Christmas lights into carved or drilled holes.
AN AUTUMN CENTERPIECE
Thread white Christmas lights into carved or drilled holes of a pumpkin (as above). For a beautiful autumn table centerpiece, also insert silk autumn flowers in the top, using the pumpkin as a vase.
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