How to make a rose from leaves. How to make roses from maple leaves with your own hands. Crafts from leaves and cardboard

Roses from maple leaves. Master class with step-by-step photos

Handicraft master class: in the technique of “working with natural materials”.
Master class title:"Flowers from autumn leaves."
Author of the work: Nikolaeva Natalya Anatolyevna, teacher of additional education MBOU DOD "House of Children's Creativity" Osinniki, Kemerovo region.
The master class is designed for children and additional education teachers.
Purpose of the master class: With the onset of autumn, I want to show and tell you how you can make a bouquet of roses from bright autumn leaves. I am ready to tell you how you can get pleasure not only from a walk in the park, when you collect autumn leaves of extraordinary beauty, but also aesthetic pleasure from the resulting bouquet of these same leaves. This extraordinary decor will decorate your home, and most importantly, it will remind you of a pleasant holiday in nature.
Target: decorating a wicker basket with roses from autumn hazel leaves.
Task:
- introduce the possibility of using fallen leaves to create roses with your own hands;
- cultivate a love of creativity and creative work.

Materials and tools:
- natural material (hazel leaves),
- jute rope,
- scissors,
- scotch,

Wicker basket.
- oasis.

Step-by-step manufacturing process:
1. Take a yellow or still green hazel leaf and fold it in half (across, not lengthwise!)

2. Roll it into a tube (roll)

3. Take the second hazel leaf and place the first one on it - rolled

4. Wrap the second sheet in the third sheet

5. Take the fourth sheet and as in paragraphs 3.4

6. Wrap the base of the resulting rose with thread or jute rope and tighten it tightly

7. And here is our first rose! Thus, we make the quantity we want

8. Using the same method, make a few more roses (preferably an odd number)

9. To decorate the basket, take a maple leaf and lay the base

10. Lay a floral brick and insert roses from leaves into it

11. When all the buds are ready, we connect them together, and then everything depends only on your imagination. You can “wrap” them with the same maple leaves, you can take chestnut or hazel leaves.
This is how the eco-composition turned out.

Advice for crafters:
Flowers from autumn leaves will stand and please the eye, but after a couple of days the leaves will begin to dry. They will take on a different look, no less beautiful, but different. Therefore, for those who want to preserve flowers in almost their original form, there is advice: as soon as you make your roses from leaves, cover them with varnish (just do not use nail or hair varnish under any circumstances). Parquet varnish or plastic varnish works well. You can also paint roses with acrylic varnish and then they will always be the way you want.

, genuine leather and other improvised materials for making crafts, from which we learned to make beautiful artificial flowers.

Autumn has long come into its own and painted the world around us with bright, colorful colors. Autumn gave us wonderful natural materials for making unique crafts with our own hands - fallen from trees

autumn leaves of different sizes and with fancy shapes, as well as numerous flowers and inflorescences, which we will use to make beautiful flowers, cute lamps , graceful bouquets with artificial roses, original compositions of vegetables and fruits for interior decoration.

And children will be happy to help their parents create amazing crafts from scrap materials, absolutely waste natural material . Such joint leisure is very useful for the development of imagination, fine motor skills, and sensory abilities of young children and primary schoolchildren.

From autumn natural materials you can make not only simple crafts, children's educational toys, applications and herbariums. Interior designers have long adopted the unique beauty and indescribable sophistication of autumn gifts. The walls of the rooms can be decorate with exquisite panels and paintings with compositions in the form of flowers from autumn fallen leaves (maple, oak, chestnut), folded with your own hands in a special way. In order to use fallen tree leaves and dry flowers for making crafts , bouquets and compositions with your own hands, it is important to properly prepare these natural materials before work. You probably already know that autumn leaves can be placed between the sheets of albums (books, magazines, newspapers) and a load can be placed on top. This preparation method is suitable for forming a herbarium, children's applique or collagefrom dried leaves.

But for making voluminous crafts and bouquets of flowers from autumn leaves that have fallen from trees, this method is not suitable. Before you start twisting such flowers from leaves that have fallen from trees (for example, roses from red maple leaves), it is important to properly process them in order to the crafts retained their original appearance long time. We will tell you about this in detail later in this article. In addition to tips and useful ideas for creating bouquets and compositions from natural materials, you will find here video lessons , as well as master classes with which you can quickly make with your own hands both simple compositions (children’s crafts from leaves, appliques, figurines, collages) and complex bouquets and objects for interior decoration in the form of bouquets of flowers from autumn leaves ( topiary ) or compositions of dried flowers (see photo).

You will learn how to properly process and preserve maple leaves and autumn flowers so that those made from them beautiful crafts did not turn into brittle, shapeless and twisted objects. And you can make any of these natural gifts of autumn in a wide variety of colors and with surprisingly different fancy shapes. artificial flowers - large roses , small cornflowers, graceful chrysanthemums, cute daisies, gorgeous water lilies . The color of these homemade flowers can be very different (not just yellow or red) - after all, dried autumn leaves can be painted with an acrylic primer with the addition of a tint of the desired color (and then covered with colorless varnish). Using gel pens you can apply different designs and geometric shapes on the surface artificial flowers autumn theme.

Ideas for creativity:

- Application.
A great idea for spending leisure time with your child! Have you already collected a lot of beautiful fallen leaves and autumn flowers from your yard, dried them, and made a colorful herbarium? Let's not stop there! Spread a large sheet of thick paper or cardboard on the table, lay out our “harvest” on it and create an original composition, combining colors and different forms of natural materials . You can glue the details of the autumn composition to the base with PVA glue (but it is better to use photo glue or gum arabic);

- Collage.
You and your child can put together a multi-layered bright collage under a frame. The bottom layer is large dark and brown leaves, then greenish, the upper layers are small bright contrasting leaves of red and yellow. We add dried autumn flowers to the collage, adding different shapes from them and getting a beautiful three-dimensional composition.
Or you can add letters or words (as well as shapes) to the collage - tightly press a sheet of cardboard with cut out letters to the glued composition and carefully cut out the letters according to the template with a stationery knife (of course, with the hands of the parents, not the child);

- Educational game for children.
A great idea that your preschool child will love! Glue half of a fallen leaf onto a paper sheet (first cut the sheet vertically). The child’s task is to draw the missing half of the sheet with a pencil (felt-tip pen). Advise your child to choose the appropriate color of the pencil and carefully look at the shape of the half in order to accurately reproduce the mirror part of the composition. The most difficult option is a maple leaf, leave it for later and help your child draw a little;

- Painted autumn leaves.
You can decorate both flat and three-dimensional crafts made from leaves with painting. For this work, use gel pens and felt-tip pens (with silver, gold, white and other colors). Bouquets with decorated artificial flowers will be great and other interior objects;

- A bouquet of autumn leaves and dried flowers.
You will find information below on how to make flowers from maple leaves with your own hands and assemble a bouquet from them. If you decorate such a bouquet with dried flowers and place it in a small wide vase, you will get an excellent compositional center for your room;



- A tree or topiary made from autumn materials.
Another great option for interior decoration. You can make a small tree from fallen twigs and decorate it with homemade flowers made from leaves. Or make your own topiary (see photo), attaching many of these flowers to a floral ball (option: to a foam ball);

Tree (photo):


- Three-dimensional picture of the gifts of autumn.
You can use a large photo frame or a wooden picture frame as a base. The background can be made made of cardboard, painted in a suitable color . We make interesting compositions with our own hands from maple leaves, dried flowers, fallen pine needles and other natural materials, attaching them to the base using wire.

Helpful Tips:

How to prepare autumn leaves for making crafts and applications at home.

- for voluminous crafts in the form of flowers and bouquets.
We won’t be able to make voluminous crafts from dried leaves, as they are too brittle. Therefore, we will specially process the collected leaves. Divide the solution - 200 ml. glycerin per 400 ml. clean water. Carefully place the leaves that have fallen from the trees into a thick plastic bag and level them, then fill them with the prepared solution. The bag with the contents must be hermetically sealed (with a heated knife) or sealed with adhesive tape. Leave this bag in a dark closet for 3-4 days, and then spread the leaves on a paper towel to dry. From these flexible leaves that retain their original appearance for a long time, you can make a variety of flowers (below - MK: how to make beautiful roses from maple leaves with your own hands);

- for flat autumn compositions (appliqués, collages).
Leaves and flowers collected in autumn are best dried in massive magazines and reference books. The collected natural materials must be thoroughly pressed with a heavy load placed on top of the directory.

How to properly dry autumn flowers for crafts and compositions:

- iron drying.
Autumn leaves and many small flowers can be dried with an iron. To do this, lay out natural materials on thick cardboard. , cover the top with a thin paper sheet and iron with a not very hot iron until all the moisture has evaporated;

- natural drying.
An excellent option for drying autumn flowers. Stretch the rope in a dry room with good air circulation. We put the collected flowers in bunches and hang them on a rope with the inflorescences facing down;

- oven drying.
A wonderful way to dry large single flowers (roses, tulips, peonies) for making compositions. The temperature in the oven should not be very high - approximately 50-60°C. Carefully monitor the process so that the flowers do not turn brown or lose their shape during drying;

- volumetric drying of flowers.
According to many experienced florists, this method of drying autumn flowers allows them to preserve their natural shape and color. The cut flower is placed in calcined dry sand for 4 weeks. As a container, you can use a box with a fine mesh at the bottom and a retractable bottom. Flowers with double and voluminous inflorescences (lilies, dahlias, roses) are placed in the sand with the stems down, and with flat inflorescences-baskets (buttercups, daisies, asters, forget-me-nots) - with the stems up.

What tools and materials may be useful for making autumn crafts:

- Scissors.
Small scissors with blunt ends for a child and sharp, long ones for an adult;

Stationery knife and stacks.
Using a stationery knife is convenient for cutting multi-layered parts of a craft. Plastic stacks are great tools for a child to use to cut individual leaves for appliqué;

- Shilo.
For convenience, choose a tool with a wide wooden handle (length - 5-6 cm) and a not very thick piercing part;

- Long tweezers and tweezers.
Tweezers are convenient for moving small parts of crafts. Nippers with a folded, twisted front part can be borrowed from a manicure set. These tweezers are very convenient for twisting individual parts of the product and wire;

- Thin wire.
Often used to form the frame of crafts and toys from natural materials. To fasten individual parts, it is advisable to use flexible and durable copper wire with a diameter of 0.35 mm;

- Foil and foil paper.
For decorating autumn crafts, for appliques and collages;

- Sewing needle and thread.
For connecting individual parts of crafts, for forming bouquets of leaves and dried flowers;

- Paper.
The more different types of paper (differing in color, density, thickness), the better. To make crafts, appliqués, bouquets, panels and wall compositions from natural materials, you can use corrugated, wallpaper, velvet, parchment, landscape, wrapping, copying and other types of paper;

- Plasticine and plastic (polymer clay).
For fastening, as well as for sculpting individual parts that complement products made from leaves and dried flowers. Your child can work with plasticine and polymer clay;

- Glue.
A variety of brands of glue can be useful in your work. PVA, BF, and “Mars” are often used. The safest options for use by a child are PVA and glue sticks.
For gluing individual parts of a craft, brushes with hard bristles are useful;

- Paints and brushes.
To create applications and collages - watercolor and gouache paints. For painting three-dimensional crafts made from autumn leaves and dried flowers, use acrylic paints. It is most convenient to paint with soft squirrel brushes.

2. HOW TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL ROSE FROM FALLEN AUTUMN LEAVES WITH YOUR OWN HANDS

It is very easy to make such an artificial flower with your own hands! For work, prepare autumn maple leaves, strong threads, golden paints and sunflower oil. You can treat the leaves with a glycerin solution (see recipe above) for the durability of the assembled craft.

To make a separate flower, it is best to choose plain maple leaves. The rosettes from the leaves will be quite large. 5-7 of these crafts are enough to put together a beautiful bouquet. You can use the same maple leaves as leaves for this bouquet with artificial homemade flowers. Make the roses red and yellow.

So, let's get to work:

- take a maple leaf and bend it in half (front side facing out);

Bend the very tip and roll the leaf into a roll;

Take a second maple leaf of the same color and place the already twisted bud at its base (see photo);

We form a maple rose petal by bending the leaf and wrapping it tightly around the bud;

We wrap the third maple leaf in the same way. The more rose petals there are, the more voluminous and larger the rose will be. Move each subsequent row down a little to make the flower look blooming;

Just above the leaf petioles we secure the craft with thread;

Similarly, we will make another 5-7 of the same roses (yellow, red, greenish);

Lubricate maple roses with sunflower oil so that the bouquet retains its original appearance for a long time. Now you can cover the crafts with golden paint;

All that remains is to drop a few maple leaves into a small vase, and then form a beautiful bouquet of artificial roses.

3. MASTER CLASSES. LEARNING TO MAKE CRAFTS IN THE FORM OF FLOWERS FROM AUTUMN LEAVES AND COMPOSITIONS FROM DRIED FLOWERS

Master class No. 1:

STEPS OF STEP-BY-STEP PRODUCTION OF GORGEOUS VOLUMEROUS ROSES FROM RED MAPLE LEAVES FALLEN FROM TREES (PHOTO).

Master class No. 2:

HOW TO MAKE A FLOWER FROM AUTUMN LEAVES. ANOTHER OPTION FOR FOLDING A LARGE ROSE FROM MAPLE LEAVES WITH YOUR OWN HANDS. STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO MK.

Master class No. 3:

WE MAKE CRAFTS FROM LEAVES

Children are easily captivated by something new and interesting. If your child is already bored with drawing or modeling, you can invite him to make crafts from bright autumn leaves. This process is extremely fascinating - amazing things are born from simple dried leaves with the help of glue, thread and other improvised devices. By taking up appliqué or making vases and bouquets, the child will not only be able to develop his creative skills and imagination, but also get to know the environment better. Collecting a herbarium for crafts together is an excellent opportunity to teach your child to distinguish between different tree species. So, what can you make from leaves?

Preparing leaves for crafts

To make any craft from leaves, you only need well-dried material; fresh leaves are not suitable. Preparing the leaves takes a long time, so you will have to be patient. In addition, the material needs to be dried correctly, here are the basic rules:

1. If the evenness of the leaves is not important for the craft, they can be placed in a spacious container (for example, a large wicker basket) and left in the fresh air. This will allow the leaves to dry quickly and allow air circulation to prevent mold from developing.
2. To get perfectly smooth leaves, you need to place them between book pages or album sheets under a press. Carefully place the material between the sheets of books or albums. It will take at least 14 days for the material to completely dry and be ready for use.
3. If you don't want to wait a long time, you can use a special herbarium press. To do this, fold a stack of leaves, alternating each layer with newsprint or scrap sheets. In a few days, the material for the crafts will be ready.

How to Skeleton Leaves

Leaf skeletons, due to their lightness and transparency, look very impressive as decoration. To achieve this effect, you need to resort to a special technique - skeletonization.

What you will need:

• any fresh leaves;
• soda;
• egg dye;
• small container - ladle or pan;
• Toothbrush;
• paper napkins.

How to make skeletonized leaves:

1. Mix soda and water in proportions of 1 to 4 and place the leaves in the prepared solution so that they are completely hidden by water.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the pan from the stove and remove the leaves, carefully placing them on the table with the glossy side up.
4. Remove excess moisture using napkins.
5. Clean the pulp from the leaf with a brush (this must be done very carefully, the leaves are quite fragile).
6. Rinse the skeleton under water and then paint it the desired color.
7. Leave the painted skeletonized leaves to dry.

The resulting material is ready for use.

Bouquet of flowers from leaves

A bouquet is the simplest thing that can be made from leaves, and it is worth starting with it if the child has not previously done such crafts. To make a craft in the form of a home bouquet, it is not necessary to use real flowers, dry them, etc. The buds can be made from multi-colored leaves collected on a walk. Involve children in every step of the process, creating a real creative workshop.

What you will need to make the craft:

• maple leaves (fresh) with stems;
• spool of strong thread.

To make a bud from maple leaves, you will need to perform several steps:

1. First take one sheet and fold it with the glossy side out.
2. Roll the leaf into a tube.
3. Fold the next sheet in half and wrap it around the tube.
4. Continue wrapping the leaves around the bud until the flower is quite full.
5. Wrap a thread around the base of the bud to prevent the flower from falling apart.

Using this method, you can make any number of flowers, which are then simply collected into a bouquet.

Topiaries can be made from a variety of materials. You can often find crafts made from coffee, banknotes, sweets, hearts, etc. This version of topiary involves the use of maple leaves.

So, what is needed for topiary:

• pot;
• wooden stick for the trunk;
• a foam or foam ball as a base;
• gypsum;
• dye;
• hot glue;
• elements for decoration.

The procedure for creating an autumn topiary looks like this:

1. The stick must be inserted into the pot and secured tightly with gypsum mortar. As a result, the structure will be strong and stable.
2. Paint the pot and stick a color you like, such as gold to match the leaves.
3. We attach a foam ball to the top of the stick - this is the future crown of the tree.
4. Stick the required number of leaves into the ball. For decoration, you can use berry bunches, ribbons, beads, as well as artificial twigs and flowers. To make the leaf stems more durable, they must first be soaked in a hot solution of glycerin (1 to 2) and left in this form for 10 days in a dark, cool place .
5. Next we decorate the trunk and soil of the tree using dry moss, bark, and beads.

How to make a decorative autumn wreath

You can weave a beautiful wreath from bright autumn leaves to decorate windows, doors, walls, etc. A wreath attached to the front door will delight not only you, but also your guests.

What you will need for the craft:

• flexible branches of any tree;
• dried leaves of different colors (contrasting combinations, for example, yellow and red, look best);
• bunches of red berries (rowan, viburnum, etc.);
• physalis;
• glue;
• spool of strong threads;
• decorative metallized threads;
• small bird figurines for bouquets.

How to weave a wreath:

1. The branches will serve as a frame - make a round or oval wreath out of them.
2. For strength, secure the structure with thread in several places.
3. Wrap the frame tightly with gold thread, leaving small branches free.
4. Glue the leaves to the branches.
5. Attach the berry clusters using thread.
6. Glue or wrap physalis with threads.
7. Finally, attach the birds to the wreath.

A finished craft made from leaves in the form of a wreath can be hung anywhere in the house; it will delight you with its beauty for a long time and remind you of the most colorful time of the year.

Beautiful autumn leaves can be used not only for simple children's crafts, but also for complete interior decoration. One such product is a fruit bowl.

To make such a vase you need:

• glue and brush;
• inflatable ball;
• petrolatum;
• scissors;
• maple leaves.

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Inflate the balloon to the size you need.
2. Lubricate the surface of the ball with Vaseline, this is necessary so that the leaves do not stick to it during the process and are easily separated from it.
3. Fix the ball in a stationary state, this will make it more convenient for you to make your vase.
4. Glue maple leaves to the ball, having first generously coated them with glue.
5. To make the vase strong enough, you will need several layers of maple leaves.
6. As soon as the last layer is completed, carefully coat the product with glue again and leave for 3 days.
7. Burst or deflate the balloon and remove any remaining residue from the product.

The original interior decoration is ready.

Photo frame in autumn style

Children love decorating the walls of their room with their drawings and favorite photographs. A craft made from leaves in the form of a frame is perfect to complement the design of the room. Help your child decorate a frame with autumn leaves, where he will then place his favorite photo.

For the craft you need:

• thick cardboard;
• glue;
• leaves you like;
• pencil;
• scissors.

How to make a frame:

1. Cut a square or rectangular frame of the desired size from cardboard. The center of the frame where the photo will be placed needs to be cut slightly smaller than the size of the photo.
2. To wrap a frame with leaves, first soak them in hot water, this will soften them and prevent them from tearing or breaking in the process.
3. Glue the leaves onto the frame.
4. Wait for the product to dry.

When the frame is ready, insert the photo into it, securing it with glue or tape.

Applications from autumn leaves

Appliques are one of the simplest types of crafts made from dried leaves. Using leaves of different shapes and sizes, you can create real pictures, which will then become a decoration for your home. You can make a whole series of panels united by a common theme. These can be animals, landscapes, etc. Next, several small master classes will be presented on making applications in the form of an owl, the Firebird, a fish and a lion.

Owl

To make an applique with an image of an owl, you will need:

• small leaves of brown tones (for this you can use oak, willow, birch);
• colored paper;
• a small twig of thuja;
• sheet of cardboard;
• a bunch of rowan berries;
• any tree branch;
• glue.

Before starting work, the leaves and berries must be dried. Once all the materials are ready, it’s time to move on to the most important thing:

1. Cut out the outline of an owl from cardboard.
2. Birch or oak leaves will represent the ears and paws of an owl; glue them in the right places.
3. For feathers, use long, narrow willow leaves.
4. Cut out eyes and beak from colored paper and glue them on.
5. Glue your owl onto a tree branch, which will become a stand for the craft.

For additional decoration, you can use moss or thuja branches. You can also use rowan trees as owl paws. The product is ready.

Firebird

For the Firebird applique you will need:

• paper;
• leaves of linden, birch and rosehip;
• pumpkin seeds;
• thuja twigs.

And here's what the process itself looks like:

1. A linden leaf is glued to the place where the bird's body will be.
2. Birch leaf - head.
3. Rosehip leaves are glued individually onto the tail.
4. Whole sprigs of rose hips will serve as an additional decoration for the tail.
5. Glue birch leaves to the body, these will be the wings.
6. Eyes are made from pumpkin seeds, as well as decorations for the body and tail of the Firebird.
7. The final stage is a tuft from a thuja twig or any other suitable plant.

The firebird is ready.

a lion

Children love different animals, so they will be especially interested in making some familiar animals.

What you will need for the lion cub:

• rounded yellow linden leaves;
• black felt-tip pen;
• ash seeds;
• horse chestnut (nuts);
• glue;
• small pine branch;
• scissors;
• a sheet of yellow paper;
• sheet of orange cardboard.

Having collected all the necessary materials, it’s time to start making crafts:

1. Draw a lion's head on yellow paper or print the image on a printer and cut it out along the outline.
2. For the mane, use linden leaves, gluing them around the head.
3. Draw a nose for the lion and glue a chestnut in its place.
4. Pine needles will be used for the mustache.
5. The ash seed will represent a tongue.

As soon as the craft dries, it will be completely ready.

Fish

What child doesn't know about the goldfish that grants wishes? Making crafts with your own hands will be very entertaining for your child.

To make a fish craft you will need:

• dry quince and linden leaves of brown and yellow color, respectively;
• glue;
• marker;
• ash seeds;
• acorns;
• paper scissors;
• sheet of blue paper.

How to do:

1. Draw the outline of the fish on blue paper and cut it out.
2. Make scales from linden leaves and glue them to the body of the fish.
3. Use brown quince leaves to decorate the tail.
4. Using acorn caps, draw the outline of the fish’s head.

That's it, the real goldfish is ready.

Every autumn, colorful leaves delight the eye as they fall to the ground. This beauty quickly fades in the rain, turning the leaves into a solid brown mass. However, there is a way to preserve the beauty and brightness of autumn leaves - dry them or skeletonize them and use them to make various things from children's crafts to interior decorations. This activity will appeal to both children and adults.

75 photos of leaf craft ideas

Autumn evokes the desire to capture the play of colors not only in memory, but also in the house, where on long winter evenings you can see, touch, and breathe in the charm of autumn, so beautiful with a slight touch of bitterness.

You can decorate your home, succumbing to the impulse inspired by autumn landscapes, by simply and unpretentiously collecting multi-colored maple leaves from the nearest park and placing them throughout the apartment one at a time (using tall narrow glasses or vases) or in armfuls, like flaming bouquets.

But with a small amount of time and a minimum of effort, you can build real works of art from them, which will delight the eye for a long time and serve as a real decoration for your home.

Other crafts from autumn gifts of nature:

— Crafts from chestnuts, spikelets and other gifts of nature
— Crafts made from acorns
— Pumpkin crafts
— Crafts from pine cones
— Crafts from twigs and twigs
— Crafts from dried flowers

Pendants and garlands made of maple leaves

You need to take two or three leaves, preferably of different sizes, cover them with transparent varnish or dip them in paraffin melted in a water bath, and then tie them together with a thread, which can be decorated with beads to match the leaves and, making a loop out of it, hang it, for example, under ceiling of a children's room.

You can complicate the task by collecting leaves treated in this way into a garland. From which it is easy to create an intricate pattern, fixing it on the wall, or around a picturesque branch placed in a vase, or placing it in a high-hanging pot of flowers and simply letting it hang freely along the wall. If you combine several of these garlands, you will get a bright curtain for the window.

Maple leaf wreaths

Another popular fall craft is maple leaf wreaths. You can either simply weave a wreath of leaves, just as you did with flowers in the summer, or you can do something more intricate. In this case, the wreath is made from birch or other branches, and leaves, acorns, ribbons, cones and other gifts of nature are used for its decoration.

Read also:

What else can be made from cones.

Decorate candles and candlesticks with leaves

Leaves dried under a press or iron can be glued over a glass jar, coated with clear varnish for decoupage, and a candle can be placed inside. The result is an original lamp that can decorate any romantic evening. Thick candles are decorated in the same way - the leaves are simply glued or tied to their surface. It looks very unusual, especially if you use candles of light, dim colors.

Roses and bouquets of maple leaves

Roses made from maple leaves deserve a separate theme, from which you can collect not only bouquets, but also tie them into wreaths, decorate wickerwork with them, and lovers of vintage style can easily fit such decorations into their interior by covering flowers made from maple leaves with gold or silver paint.

It is very easy to make roses from maple leaves, which you can then collect into one large bouquet. These flowers will delight you all winter. Plus, this is an interesting idea for a little surprise for a girl from a guy. These roses are made in an easy way - just fold maple leaves and wrap them around the workpiece. Don't forget to bend the edges, like a real rose. Here is a detailed step-by-step master class on making roses from maple leaves and a bouquet of them:

And here are some more craft ideas made from these roses. You can use them to make a topiary, which you read about below, a wreath, decorate paintings and much more, and even bouquets of dry leaves can be quite varied:

Autumn is an underrated time. Not everyone is happy about her.

On the other hand, this is a plus, since you can make many discoveries that will make you look at this time of year in a new way.

Here ordinary maples, which are valued in ornamental gardening, will help us. And our discovery is roses made from maple leaves.

Let's look at some step-by-step instructions for making these “autumn flowers” ​​with your own hands.

Method one:

To make a bouquet you will need.

1. Maple leaves of different colors.
2. Threads.
3. Iron.
4. Newspaper sheets.
5. Yellow masking tape (optional)

When collecting leaves, do not try to collect only the same ones. Multi-colored leaves will be better. But dry, damaged or diseased ones are excluded.

Small leaves are also a bad idea as they will be difficult to work with. Then divide the collection by color.

For a single bud, use leaves of the same color. Let the bouquet be variegated, but it is better for the flower to be monochromatic.

So, take a sheet and fold it into two parts. The bend line is across the rachis (the vein located in the middle). Moreover, the front side should be on the outside. Roll this bent “petal” into a roll. It should be bent parallel to the rachis. This roll should be dense; this is the core of our workpiece.

Now you need to lay out the leaves around the core. Take the first one and place the roll in the center of this sheet, with its outer side placed inside. Next, bend the sheet in two halves outward. Make sure that the edge of this fold is a centimeter or one and a half higher than the core of the flower. The bend should be smoothed out. Bend the edge that protrudes above the core outward. There is no need to smooth anything out here. Wrap the sheet in this state around the roll on both sides.

For a new petal, take another sheet, the algorithm of actions is the same, although from the very beginning place this sheet opposite to the first. And so in the same way, collect the petals into a bud. Determine the number of petals according to your wishes.

Use threads to tie the bud at the base, thereby securing the flower. The number of flowers is also at your discretion.

Part two - making “leaves” from leaves. To do this, as already mentioned, take the most colorful of them.

First, make sure that the leaves do not curl when they dry. This can be prevented if you iron them before work, placing them between newspaper sheets with an iron. Here another problem arises: the leaves become fragile. But beauty requires care. Place the leaves under the buds in a circle.

Make sure they are laid evenly. Secure everything with the same thread. For beauty, it is recommended to hide the knot. Do this with yellow masking tape. You will receive a neat and complete product.

Method two.

Here you need:

1. Maple leaves of different colors (among them should be green)
2. Threads
3. Scouring wire
4. Wooden sticks
5. Sunflower oil

Regarding the assembly of leaves, the rules here are the same as in the previous method. But pay attention to the fact that you must also have green leaves. Just as in the first case, divide the leaves by color.

Bend the first sheet across the rachis. Then twist the folded sheet, but so that the core is not compressed, but voluminous.

Arrange the cuttings parallel to each other. Then form a cuff from green (and partially yellow) leaves. Secure the cuff, buds and their cuttings with wire.

In order to decorate the leg, use several wooden sticks, inserting them between the cuttings.

The bouquet is ready.

But in order for it to maintain its brightness and shine. Lubricate it with regular sunflower oil. This brings with it a few more positive aspects.

When the oil is absorbed after two days, the leaves will become soft, they will be protected from drying out and will not lose their attractive shape. If you want, you can go ahead and cover your bouquet with varnish, or treat it with special glue for leaves, which, when dry, will make the entire texture of the leaf clear, all the veins will be visible to you, and the “petals” and “leaves” will play with color.

A simpler option is regular hairspray. Also, to maintain softness and shine, you can use glycerin diluted with water (can cause unpredictable color changes) and simple liquid silicone.

Get creative with your bouquet to give it the perfect look. Try one of the suggested methods and supplement the second one.