For us, crafting with nature really helps us connect with the wild world around us. It makes us stop and really look at things – their shape, colour and texture, and we love nothing more than to go foraging for interesting shaped stones, shells, seeds and leaves for our craft projects.
As with any sort of foraging, be mindful of what you are picking and where you are collecting from. Ensure you are not causing lasting damage to living plants, and always gain permission before foraging on private land. It may only be a pine-cone, but technically it still belongs to the person who’s land it is on! Here are 3 great craft projects to make with leaves collected on a wild walk or from your garden.
Did you know you canย decoupage with the beautiful leaves you collect while you are out exploring? This simple tutorial shows you how to apply them to a plain notepad for a spectacular look.
This is a super easy craft project that you do in two parts; Firstly you collect your foliage and set it pressing, then a couple of weeks later when your leaves are pressed, you can come back and use them in a craft project. Here we have used them to decorate some plain candles by pressing them into the wax (no glue needed!).
This project is a great way to get you looking at leaves properly; their shape, thickness, colour and most importantly their structure and texture. We used the leaves we gathered both to make prints on our clay, and also as templates to make little leaf dishes.
We’d love to hear about the ideas you have for crafting with leaves, please let us know in the comments below.
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Love these, especially the bowl x
Thanks Karen, they’re all great fun to make ๐
Leaves have the power to make pictures very beautiful.Lovely shot.
Thank you. leaves are beautiful things ๐
Those leaves look so pretty! I would never have thought of using them as decopatch such a great idea. I can see us making some clay leaves in the Autumn. Xx
Leaves are so pretty aren’t they? It’s such fun crafting with them ๐
I love the notebook! Love the candles too, what a great idea. I would never think about doing something like this, which is why I love reading your blog – gives me inspiration! xxx
Thanks Yvonne, its what I love about reading blogs too – I’m always coming across new ideas and ways of doing things ๐
Great craft ideas using leaves! Love the candles and the idea of the leaf dish. I use to use leaves to stamp leaf prints on t-shirts.
Leaf stamps sound great, Linda. What ink did you use for T-shirts? That sounds like the sort of craft project we’d love ๐
I used the fabric paint and puff paint for fabric.
Oh I’ve got some fabric paint somewhere – will have to dig it out . Thanks Linda ๐
These look great – I love the candles. I bet you can’t wait for Autumn!
Oh I do love Autumn Danny, although I am loving the weather we are having at the moment (although you might be getting the rain now). It’s been a lovely spring this year ๐
Such beautiful craft ideas! I am loving the candles and the book cover, especially.
Thanks Elizabeth, they make great little gifts ๐
Oh wow, I love those crafts that you have done there. So beautiful and unique
Thanks you, they are all nice and simple to make, but the leaves make them look lovely ๐