Dried plants began to be collected in Italy in the 16th century. Fashion for the herbarium in Russia appeared in 1717, thanks to Peter I. This hobby returns again today. And DIY crafts from the leaves are always relevant. Crafts from autumn leaves look peculiar and unusual. Simple work is easy to do. For complex, you need experience. It is important to collect the leaves in good condition and on a dry day. Let's get started.
Maple leaf roses
We make an autumn bouquet. Maple leaves are ironed with a warm iron between sheets of A4 white paper. The first maple leaf is folded in half and rolled into a tube. It serves as the basis of the bud. Next folded across the leaves, lay around the base, like petals. For a large rose, more leaves will go. Fasten the sticking stems with thread, 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. Around the flowers you can add leaves. The bouquet will last longer if it is covered with hairspray. Roses from maple leaves look great in a wreath at the door. There are many design options, fantasize!
Applications
Almost all of herbarium glued applications from herbarium. The simplest are invoices. An animal or bird is formed from different leaves, and details are drawn. In a silhouette applique, the desired shapes are cut out of leaves . In a modular or mosaic application, leaves are selected with the same sizes and shapes. It is a pleasure to make such crafts from autumn leaves together with children!
Pressed Floristry
From Japan, art came to be mistaken or osiban, which means pressed floristry. Patience, jewelry accuracy, harmonious color combinations, smooth transitions - this is the key to the success of this technique. For work we take a dense cardboard, we make a light sketch. We select plants, make up the composition. As in painting, first of all, we make the background. We lay under a light press. Then we glue the main details, create the foreground of the picture. Let dry work under the press. Insert the creation into the frame. Such DIY crafts from leaves are expensive and admirable!
Prints
Simple crafts from autumn leaves will help to spend an interesting evening with a child. Imprints are one of such easy, fascinating processes. We generously apply paint to the wrong side of the sheet and print it on an A4 landscape or white sheet . Pressing tightly, carefully remove. You can print the leaves in the form of different figures of animals, birds, flowers. Such drawings serve as a backdrop and are good as independent paintings.
Autumn dish
We roll out plasticine in the form of a square or circle. We randomly lay out leaves, rowan berries, rose hips, twigs, seeds. Cover with cellophane and roll with a skipping rope. Press firmly so that all prints remain. We clean. We make bumpers. We grow plaster for sculptural work, fill it. For the strength of the dish, we put copper wire into the cast plaster. Let it dry thoroughly. At will we paint in one tone or we select convex details. We colorless varnish. The dish will decorate the table and will serve as fruit and pastries.
And what crafts did you make from autumn leaves with your own hands?
How did you get roses from maple leaves? Share, we are interested!