Decorative autumn wreath

Crafts made from natural materials / Crafts with children 22 514 1

With the arrival of autumn, yellow-red carpets made from fallen leaves and flowers are laid out in city parks, squares and forests. Leaves collected in the park are an excellent material for creating various compositions, fakes and paintings, which can serve as an excellent gift or become an element of decor in any room. Bright autumn leaves go well with dried flowers, pine cones, dried berries and fruits, acorns, twigs and other decorative details, allowing you to create unique designs.
Decorative wreaths made from autumn leaves are a bright and effective design element, which is usually placed on walls, doors, near vases and candlesticks. Such wreaths are made both from leaves of the same type and color, and from different leaves - a combined method. Wreaths that have as many different elements as possible look especially good: pine cones, wheat ears, acorns, a lot of small leaves and branches, and finally red clusters of rowan berries and decorative pumpkins or apples are attached.

To create an autumn wreath of leaves on the door, you must first prepare the following materials: twigs from bushes, trees or vines, dry leaves of yellow and red shades, bunches of viburnum, dried physalis, glue gun, scissors, twine, golden threads and decorative birds for decor. In handicraft stores you can often find ready-made bases for creating decorative wreaths, but everyone can easily find everything they need in the nearest park without spending extra money;

After all the materials have been selected, you should proceed to creating the wreath itself. The first step is to make a wreath from the prepared branches. The process is quite simple: the branches are collected in an armful and gradually tied with twine, trying to form a circle or oval. Small protruding branches can be left, this will give the finished wreath a natural look;

Once the wreath shape is completely formed, you can begin decorating the wreath. At this stage, you should decide what kind of wreath will be: with one front side or double-sided. The process of making a one-sided wreath will be shown here. We wrap the wreath several times with gold thread;

Let's start gluing the leaves: apply hot glue to the leaf and place it on a suitable branch;

We do the same with the other half of the wreath, but we glue a little less leaves. The result should be a slightly asymmetrical wreath, as shown in the picture: