Crafts from leaves by own hands

Own production of various crafts is an unusually interesting and fascinating activity that attracts most children and some adults. To create all kinds of masterpieces, kids and their parents use various materials, including paper, plasticine, cardboard, beads and so on.

In addition, with the advent of each season, special popularity is acquired by natural materials, from which vivid and original handicrafts are obtained. In particular, in the autumn, to make unique gifts for loved ones, as well as interesting ornaments for decorative interior decoration, colorful leaves are often used, which are a symbol of this time of the year.

In this article, we offer to your attention several detailed master classes for creating original children's crafts from autumn leaves with their own hands.

How do you make hand-made articles for your children?

For the youngest children and older children there are various techniques for making crafts made of leaves on the theme "Autumn" with their own hands. In particular, the kids, together with their parents, happily make original applications using colored leaves and other natural materials.

To perform a fun application in the form of a clown, the following master class will help you:

1. Prepare the necessary materials - glue PVA, scissors, white sheet of cardboard and directly multi-colored leaves of different shapes and sizes. On the sheet of cardboard with strokes, outline the outline of the future clown to accommodate the natural material.
2. From the leaves make the pants of the clown and his pens.
3. Glue the shirt and its sleeves.
4. Now - the head and hat of leaves of different colors.
5. The next step is to become shoes and a ball, which the clown holds in his hand.
6. Cut out the necessary details and glue the pompomchik on the cap and a couple of buttons on the shirt. You have got an interesting and unusual applique in the form of a clown.

Autumn leaves can also be used to create original handicrafts in decoupage techniques. Of course, this method is not available for young children, but older children gladly resort to it for making decor items. So, for example, decoupage allows you to make with your own hands an incredibly beautiful lamp from an ordinary glass jar and colorful autumn leaves. To create it, use the following instruction:

1. Prepare and dry beautiful bright leaves.
2. Apply glue for decoupage to the entire outer surface of the can, except for the bottom and top of the neck. Apply a dry sheet to the jar and press it hard against the glass, then fix with one more layer of glue.
3. Gradually fill the entire outer surface of the vessel with leaves.
4. Leave the lamp on all night, then cover it with an acrylic spray. Place a candle inside the jars.

Finally, from natural material and, in particular, autumn leaves, you can make your own crafts in the form of flowers and bouquets. Such masterpieces are very popular, because they can be given to relatives and relatives for various holidays. To make a beautiful bouquet of flowers from autumn leaves you will help the following master class:

1. Prepare autumn leaves of different colors, pre-drying them in any way, floristic tape, wire, and scissors.
2. Cut off the stems from the leaves and spread them on a flat surface from small to large.
3. Cut the floral wire into pieces with a length of 10 cm each.
4. Cut the floral ribbon into pieces 5 cm long each.
5. Take the second largest sheet, make a small hole in it at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge and thread a piece of wire through it. Bend it and twist it.
6. Wrap the wire with floral tape.
7. Twist the small leaf.
8. At the bottom, make a hole, thread a piece of wire into it and twist it so that the core of the flower is formed.
9. Wrap the wire with floral tape.
10. Make 2 similar buds and connect them to each other.
11. Turn the core of large-sized petals so that a lush flower is obtained.
12. Turn the flower over and tighten the legs to hold them better.
13. You will get an incredibly beautiful bouquet of autumn leaves.