Recycle fallen autumn leaves and find out how to paint them for DIY crafts and decorations

Find out how to paint fallen autumn leaves to make crafts and beautiful DIY decorations.

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Le autumn leaves that you find on the ground lend themselves to multiple uses. You can make delightful centerpieces of them, but you can also paint them giving life to delightful natural works of art. Even children will have a lot of fun experimenting with this technique. With a little creativity and the right colors, you will see what a result!

Here are the more beautiful and original ideas from which to draw inspiration.

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Creative recycling of autumn leaves: how to color them with the white marker

Take a walk in the woods with the children and collect some fallen leaves on the ground: yellow, red, brownish. Dry ones are ideal, otherwise dry them. 

With a white acrylic marker you can decorate them in a simple and creative way, simply by drawing on them. 

Compared to the brush, which requires a little dexterity, the marker is easier to use and allows you to customize the autumn leaves to your liking. Dots, lines, fluid or more regular shapes, indulge your imagination. Try to be light in the stroke so as not to risk breaking the leaves. 

With the decorated leaves you can create DIY wreaths to hang around the house. Just hang them, one by one, on a cord.

Creative autumn leaves recycling: DIY animals for children

Children will have a lot of fun coloring the dry leaves with felt-tip pens, giving life to curious little animals.

Use the shape of each leaf to create the animal's face. Owls, foxes, fish, imaginary animals.

You can also use brushes and water-based acrylic paints to color the leaves. But don't dilute them too much. 

Creative autumn leaves recycle: natural works of art

With brushes and acrylic water-based paints, but also with acrylic markers, you can create real natural works of art.

While painting the leaves, which should preferably be dry, try to be gentle to avoid damaging them. Here are some ideas that may inspire you. 

Use 2-3 colors of your choice to create colorful leaves like the ones below. To make the lines, use the precision of the marker. 

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