Acorn Decor
Try it yourself
Fall Wreath
Level of difficulty: Beginner
The gorgeous, handmade leaves on this wreath will add a touch of autumn to your home décor. The wreath features pretty shades of orange and green, with touches of gold and brown - all classic fall colors!
What You'll Need:
- Crafter's Closet Watercolor Designer Paper
- Crafter’s Closet Brown Acrylic Craft Paint
- Crafter’s Closet Gold Glitter Craft Paint
- Crafter’s Closet Gold Paint Marker
- Crafter's Closet Watercolor Tray
- Crafter’s Closet Paint Brush Premium, 6ct - SKU16585801
- Crafter’s Closet Precision Scissors
- Crafter’s Closet Hot Glue Gun –SKU 16584901
- Crafter’s Closet Hot Glue Sticks
- Paper Plates
- Sticks
- Book Pages
Let's Do This!
Step 1:
- Print out the template or make your own leaf shape templates. Cut out the templates.
- Trace the templates onto patterned papers and book pages. Tip: Trace on the back side of the paper so that pencil lines will not be visible on the front.
- Cut out the leaf shapes. You will need about 45-50 leaves to complete this project.
Step 2:
- Using a paint brush, wet the leaves with water. You can do them in small batches.
- While the leaves are wet, touch the edges of the leaves with watercolors. We used brown, orange and olive green. The color will wick into the leaves. Let dry.
Step 3:
- Use brown acrylic paint to highlight the very edges of about half of the leaves. Let dry.
- Use the gold metallic marker to highlight the very edges of the remaining leaves.
Step 4:
- Randomly select a few leaves to paint with gold glitter paint. Let dry.
Step 5:
- Glue the rims of two 9” paper plates together.
- Cut a 5 ½” circle from the center of the paper plate to make a wreath form.
Step 6:
- Slightly crinkle the leaves to give them dimension.
- Randomly hot glue leaves to the wreath form. Mix the colors and styles of leaves as you work. Tip: Every so often turn one of the patterned paper leaves backwards to show the white side of the leaf. This will break up the pattern and add a nice pop of brightness to the design.
Download Template
Leaf Template
- Filename
- Fall-Wreath-Template.pdf
- Size
- 334 KB
- Format
- application/pdf
