Fall is arguably the most beautiful of the four seasons, particularly in places where the leaves slowly turn from green to all hues of red, orange and yellow as the season progresses. It's a time in which many people are inspired to cozy up their homes for not just the holidays, but for the long winter months ahead. A great way to do that, is by bringing some of the outdoors in to be enjoyed even on days that are too cold, rainy or even snowy to go out. Here are four totally awesome DIY home decor crafts you can make with collected autumn leaves–they're even easy enough to do with your kids.
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Check them out in the slideshow below.
Pressed leaf garland
This gorgeous real leaf garland looks elaborate, but is actually super simple. Just gather and press leaves from outside, decorate them with metallic paint markers and hot glue to long strands of ribbon. Get the full tutorial at artfulparent.com.
Colorful leaf prints
Update your gallery wall or framed art collection with several of these gorgeous leaf prints. This projecy is so easy, your kids can probably do it on their own. Collect some leaves, fill a dish with various colors of paint, press the leaves into the paint and then press the leaves gently onto paper one at a time. Allow to dry and frame. Get the full tutorial at kleas.typepad.com.
Autumn leaf dish
Leaves are like fingerprints–each one is unique. Capture that by using a rolling pin to transfer the leaf's pattern into clay and forming it into a bowl or dish that you can either display empty or use to hold, keys, candy and the like. Once the clay is dried, the bowl gets painted for a true fall-inspired look. Get the full tutorial at oneprojectcloser.com.
Fall leaf wreath
Create this rustic and nearly free to make wreath using the leaves you rake up from your yard, a cardboard ring, glue and a ribbon. This project is so simple even very young toddlers can take part in it, and it can be completed in less than half an hour. Get the full tutorial at thefrugalhomemaker.com.
