To collect dried plants began in Italy in the XVI century. The fashion for the herbarium in Russia appeared in 1717, thanks to Peter I. This hobby is returning again today. And do-it-yourself leaf crafts are always relevant. Crafts from autumn leaves look peculiar and unusual. Simple jobs are easy to do. Complex ones require experience. It is important to collect leaves in good condition and on a dry day. Let's get started.
Maple leaf roses
Making an autumn bouquet. We iron maple leaves with a warm iron between sheets of A4 white paper. Fold the first maple leaf in half and roll into a tube. It serves as the basis of the bud. The next leaves folded across are laid around the base, like petals. For a large rose, more leaves will be needed. We fasten the protruding stems with threads, wrap them with green paper tape. For a small bouquet, 3-5 medium-sized roses are enough. Roses from maple leaves can be put in a vase. You can add leaves around the flowers. The bouquet will last longer if itcover with hairspray. Maple leaf roses look great in a door wreath. There are many design options, fantasize!
Appliques
Almost everyone in childhood glued applications from the herbarium. The simplest are overhead. An animal or a bird is formed from different leaves, and the details are drawn. In the silhouette application, the desired shapes are cut out of the leaves. In a modular or mosaic application, the leaves are selected in the same size and shape. It is a pleasure to make such crafts from autumn leaves with children!
Pressed floristry
From Japan came the art of oshiban or oshibana, which means pressed floristry. Patience, jeweler's precision, harmonious color combinations, smooth transitions - this is the key to the success of this technique. For work, we take thick cardboard, make a light sketch. We select plants, compose a composition. As in painting, first of all, we make a background. We lay down under a light press. Then we glue the main details, create the foreground of the picture. Let the work dry under pressure. Put your creation in a frame. Such DIY leaf crafts are expensive and admirable!
Fingers
Spend an interesting evening with a child with simple crafts made from autumn leaves. Printing is one of those easy, fun processes. We generously apply paint to the wrong side of the sheet and print it on a landscape or white A4 sheet. Pressing firmly, carefullyfilming. Leaves can be printed in the form of different figures of animals, birds, flowers. Such drawings serve as a background and are good as independent paintings.
Autumn dish
Roll out plasticine in the shape of a square or circle. Randomly lay out the leaves, berries of mountain ash, wild rose, twigs, seeds. Cover with cellophane on top and roll with a skipping rope. Press firmly to leave all the prints. We remove. We make boards. We breed gypsum for sculptural work, fill it. For the strength of the dish, we put copper wire into the poured gypsum. Let dry well. If desired, paint in one tone or highlight convex details. We cover with a colorless varnish. The dish will decorate the table and will serve for fruits and pastries.
And what crafts did you make from autumn leaves with your own hands?
How did you get maple leaf roses? Share, we are interested!
