This Autumn leaf wreath looks gorgeous in the window with light shining through the fall leaves. Beautiful and super simple to make!
This gorgeous and super easy Autumn leaf wreath is the perfect fall craft! You can use all of those leaves you’ve been collecting and making it will be just as much fun for you as it is for your kids. Bonus: you get a lovely decoration for your door, too!
You can make one of these wreaths with materials you already have on hand, too. If you’ve decorated and preserved some leaves, this is a great way to show them off!
How to Make An Autumn Leaf Wreath
MATERIALS
- Autumn leaves*
- Metallic paint, such as gold BioColors** (optional)
- Wood embroidery hoop (we suggest a 10 inch hoop)
- Hot glue gun
- String or ribbon for hanging
*Use leaves that art fairly sturdy, already dried, and not too curly. If they’re not dry yet, they might curl and crumple after they are on the wreath. You could use leaves that have been Mod Podged if you like.
**You don’t need to paint your leaves first; the wreath will still be beautiful! But we really like the addition of metallic designs and accents on the Autumn leaves. Besides metallic paint such as metallic BioColors, metallic activity paint, or metallic acrylic paint, you could also try metallic Sharpies (or other permanent markers).
INSTRUCTIONS
- Paint leaves
First, paint your leaves with metallic paint. You can paint leaf sections, images, shapes, dots, or trace the veins. Or you can use metallic Sharpies and decorate with doodles.
- Let paint dry
While you do so, you can admire the newly painted leaves with the light streaming through them and imagine how lovely a wreath of these beauties would look in the window.
- Prep materials
Now heat up your hot glue gun and separate the inner and outer hoops of your wood embroidery hoop. You just need one of them per wreath.
- Begin to glue
Run a line of hot glue along a small section of the embroidery hoop…
And quickly press a leaf over the hot glue, holding it in place for a moment or two to stabilize as the glue cools and dries.
- Keep going!
Continue until your embroidery hoop is filled with a wreath of leaves.
- Add string or ribbon
Tie or glue a loop of ribbon or string to the hoop to use for hanging.
Hang in a sunny window and admire!
Isn’t it just gorgeous? We love the variety of leaf colors, shapes, sizes, and vein patterns, but you could do this with all one kind of leaf if you wanted.
Do you think you’ll make a beautiful Autumn leaf wreath for your own window?
Autumn Arts & Crafts Ideas & Supplies
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Chris @thinlyspread
September 29, 2015 at 7:13 amOh didn’t yours turn out well?! Such a beautiful thing to make and so easy! I passed by the Hungarian oaks which were my leaf source and they are changing colour – it’s time to make another one! Thank you so much for featuring my wreath in your lovely post! C x
Jean Van't Hul
September 29, 2015 at 9:03 amOh, you’re so welcome, Chris! I just love yours! And yes, probably time to make another! :)
Dena
September 29, 2015 at 10:31 amSimply beautiful!
Jean Van't Hul
September 29, 2015 at 11:34 amThank you, Dena!
The Little Tourist
September 29, 2015 at 2:36 pmThis wreath is beautiful! I was just thinking about making a leave wreath yesterday! lol!
Anna
September 29, 2015 at 2:40 pmBeautiful – I can see a whole window with these hanging down at different heights.
Cristal
September 29, 2015 at 4:38 pmThis is beautiful. I’m desperate to start making things with fall leaves, but ours are only just beginning to turn. Soon.
Alice @ Mums Make Lists
September 29, 2015 at 5:58 pmThis is so pretty – we made leaf bunting last year and can’t wait to try a wreath although leaves only just starting to turn in London and most still very green
Jeanine
September 29, 2015 at 8:05 pmJean these are stunning! Perfect! Geez, I am convinced YOU will NOT ever run out of fresh new exciting ideas to use as Suncatchers: hint hint idea for your next book ? Thank you for sharing, this will work perfect for our latest leaf hunting walk!