The beauty of the changing leaves is a starting point for these easy fall leaf decor ideas.
Kelsey Hansen
Looking forfall decorating ideas?
Bring the beauty of colorful fall foliage indoors with DIY fall leaf decor.
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We have what you need for indoor and outdoor decor with leaves.
Plus, get our best ideas for displaying yourfall craft projects.
Reusable Leaf Centerpiece
This sprawlingfall centerpieceis made from twigs and coffee-filter leaves.
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To create the leaves at home, dye coffee filters with water and food coloring.
Allow time to dry and flatten with an iron.
Attach the leaves to twigs and sticks with florist wire and craft glue.
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Cloth Leaf Wreath
This fall wreath features classic autumn colors yet will last year after year.
Cut leaf shapes out of canvas, and dab them with orange, yellow, and red paint.
Stretch the canvas leaves with your hands to curl the leaf’s edges.
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Attach the leaves to a wire frame, and enjoy the look of a freshfall wreathall season long.
To make these suncatchers at home, dip flattened leaves intomelted beeswaxto ensure the leaves don’t crumble.
Attach the leaves to a metal craft hoop with cording, allowing the leaves to hang in the center.
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Finally, hang the hoops with extra cording near a window to see your project’s full effect.
Leaf Place Mats
These homemade leaf place mats are perfect for holiday get-togethers.
First, scavenge leaves of different shapes and sizes.
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Then, adhere the leaves to cloth place mats with decoupaging adhesive.
For the napkin-tie leaves, start with an old art class trick: pencil rubbing image transfers on paper.
Then preserve them in beeswax.
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Fall Centerpiece with Leaves and Gourds
Bring the outside in with this fall foliage centerpiece.
Using aflat-bottomed gourd, begin cutting a hole and removing the insides down the center.
Remove enough so that a small, glass tube vase can fit inside.
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Once you’re finished carving out the gourd, place the vase and fall foliage inside the gourd.
Choose fresh flowers or faux foliage that will last for years to come.
Magnolia Leaf Place Card
Set a stunning table with these handmade place cards.
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Use a metallic paint marker to write your guest’s name on the underside of a magnolia leaf.
Display the finished piece on a simple white napkin and patterned dishware.
Finish decorating your holiday table with a handmade magnolia garland centerpiece.
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They’re also a great alternative to afall color paletteif traditional reds and oranges don’t fit your scheme.
Grab a few leaves from the yard and start copper leaf-ing!
Leafy Wreath
Don’t feel like raking that pile of leaves in the yard?
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Try one of our favorite fall decorating ideas: Turn them into an easyfall wreathinstead!
Use florists wire, tape, or pins to attach bundles of bright leaves to a wreath form.
You won’t believe how easy it is to make.
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It comes together in just three steps: paint, attach, and hang.
Add fragrance and texture with cinnamon sticks.
Plaid Leaf Wreath
A quick coat of paint transforms plain brown leaves into a colorful wreath.
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To create this fall leaf decor, paint flat leaves with a simple plaid pattern and let dry.
Wire the leaves and other fall accents on a simple grapevine wreath form and hang.
Painted Leaves
Dana Gallagher
Freshly fallen leaves are beautiful all on their own.
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Showcase their natural beauty with simple patterns made using paint pens.
We love how these work as place cards or use them as part of a fall table centerpiece.
Try this easy kids' craft to get the whole family involved in this year’sDIY fall home decor.
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Fantastic Fall Color
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Craft a striking wreath that incorporates all the colors of fall.
Layer brown leaves and pinecones with vibrant mums and yarrow in shades of red and yellow.
Pick up fresh finds on a nature walk, or use artificial items from a crafts store.
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Hearth-Warming Leaves
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Accentuate a beautiful frame with some fall foliage.
First, string ribbon across an empty frame through S hooks, then hang pressed leaves on the ribbon.
Thiseasy DIY projectmakes a great accent piece.
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Leaf Wreath
Thiseasy handmade wreathshowcases the beauty of preserved leaves and floral accents.
Dress up a plain wreath with small brown leaves, dried lotus pods, and pinecones.
Use florists wire and hot glue to secure them to the form.
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Fall Focus
Grab a fewglass jarsor old florists vases for a quick seasonal update.
Attach dried leaves to pieces of card stock, and curl the papers inside the jars to display.
Heavy jars make fantastic bookends.
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Grateful Display
James Carriere
Showcase the meaning of the season with this pretty (and sentimental!)
Use a framed corkboard to display cut paper leaves.
Write what you’re thankful for on each leaf and use as part of your Thanksgiving decor.
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Host awine-tasting partyand use these festive labels to help guests identify their favorites.
Tack your garland onto the edge of a table, across astair rail, or around a door frame.
Pressed-Leaf Ornaments
Jay Wilde
As ornaments orhandmade gift tags, these transformed leaves are sure to delight.
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Use spray adhesive to adhere pressed, varnished leaves to card stock.
Trim around the edges, leaving a 1/4-inch space.
Punch a hole at the top and tie pretty ribbon through.
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Preserve the vibrant hues of fall foliage between two pieces of glass for framed art using decorative leaves.
First, press leaves between the pages of a book.
(Have the pieces cut to the desired size by a local glass cutter or home improvement store.)
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Finally, wrap colored linen book cloth tape around the edges of the glass to secure.
Pumpkins and Leaves
Alexandra Grablewski
Theseno-carve pumpkinswill last from Halloween through Thanksgiving.
Gather leaves from your yard and decoupage them onto pumpkins.
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Place the decorated pumpkins around your house to enjoy throughout the fall season.
Trimmed-Leaf Art
A maple leaf takes flight when it turns into artwork.
Trim a butterfly head from the top point of a maple leaf.
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Press the leaf in a book until dry; spray the leaf with varnish to preserve its color.
Mount it in a floating frame as a sentiment of the season.
Table Garland
Turn an ordinary white tablecloth into a fall sensation.
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Center the tablecloth on your table.
Just below the top edge of the table, hot-glue or pin grosgrain ribbon onto the tablecloth.
From fall-color card stock and decorative paper, trace various leaves; cut out.
Glue them in clusters to the ribbon.
Glue just the centers of the leaves, so the edges curl up to mimic natural leaves.
Glittery Fall Leaf Swag
Fall leaf crafts and glitter?
This outdoor fall decor adds a little glam to your fall front door with a glittery hanging display.
To make, coat leaves with crafts glue and sprinkle with glitter.
Once dry, hot-glue a ribbon to the end of each piece.
Gather them together and hang in a sparkly bunch.
Framed for Fall
William N. Hopkins
A simple pressed fern branch makes a seasonal art statement.
Glue photocopies of pages from old books or newspapers to the backing of a picture frame.
