Cozy Handmade Decor for Fall
30 tutorials published
Three heat-free ways to preserve fall leaves, compared: pressing in heavy books, a glycerin and water soak for flexible leaves, and sealing with decoupage medium, with what each is best for.
How to collect, sort and air-dry acorns and caps, why the caps are the part to rely on, and five small projects: felt-ball acorns, painted acorns, garland accents, a filled jar and a napkin tie.
Seven small pinecone projects for fall, from a bowl filler and dry-brushed tips to place markers, a ribbon cluster and a jar with battery string lights, plus how to clean and air-dry cones first.
A no-sew pennant banner in burlap, canvas or felt, with template dimensions for triangle and swallowtail flags, leaf, pumpkin and acorn shapes to add, and how to fold and glue the flags over twine.
Thread felt balls or fork-made yarn pom-poms with felt leaves and acorn shapes into a soft garland. Includes piece counts for 6 feet, a repeating color pattern, spacing and the knots that hold it.
Make a paper leaf garland from cardstock and twine: how to cut and crease the leaves, two ways to attach them, the spacing to use and how much twine to cut for a window, mantel or doorway.
Collect, air-dry and sort pinecones, then wire them to a grapevine or wire base in two rings and fill the gaps with small cones and acorn caps. Includes rough cone counts.
Make a full, ruffled burlap wreath by pushing ribbon loops through a wire frame. Covers how much ribbon a 14 inch frame takes, locking the loops, fraying and a simple leaf accent.
Build a full felt leaf wreath on a 12 or 14 inch ring. Approximate leaf counts by size, three color orders, and the shingle overlap that hides every stem end.
The general method behind any fall wreath: choosing a base, planning with a clock-face layout, building in three layers, wiring versus gluing, and hanging it straight.
Cut cardstock into equal strips, fasten both ends and fan them into a round 3D pumpkin. Strip sizes for small and medium pumpkins, a glued version, plus a rolled stem and leaf.
Make plump no-sew fabric pumpkins from a circle of cloth, stuffing and twine. Includes circle sizes for small, medium and large pumpkins, fabric advice and three easy stems.
