Applications "Autumn bouquet" of leaves

Autumn is the time to create crafts from natural resources. In this article we will tell you how to make an applique from the leaves "Autumn Bouquet" with your own hands, and also consider other ideas for works on the theme "Autumn".

Bright autumn landscapes make you want to create beauty with your own hands. Collecting multi-colored leaves, painted by the artist-nature, I want to preserve their pristine beauty. Our recommendations will help you prepare a herbarium for creating autumn crafts.

• Collect leaves in dry, sunny weather in a forest or park, away from busy roads.
• Do not pick up sick and torn leaves, pay attention to bright and shiny specimens.
• Before drying, rinse the plants with running water and pat dry with a paper towel to remove all moisture.
• Place the leaves in thick books with paper napkins on both sides.
• Change napkins between leaves every day.
• After 7 days, remove the herbarium from the press.
• If the leaves become brittle, treat them with a solution of PVA glue and water in a 4: 1 ratio. Then let them dry completely.

A quicker way to dry the herbarium is with an iron.

• Place a light-colored cotton cloth on the ironing board
• Place the leaves on top and cover them with white paper sheets.
• Set the iron to the lowest temperature and iron the leaves.
• Remove the paper, turn the leaves over, cover them again, and continue ironing.
• Transfer the dried herbarium neatly to a paper box.

You can dry not only leaves, but also flowers for drawing up autumn bouquets.

• Heat the fine salt well in a frying pan.
• Cool it down and pour about 3 cm into a paper box.
• Place the flowers in the bottom of the box and cover them completely with salt.
• After three weeks, punch holes in the box and carefully remove the salt.
• Remove the flowers from the box and shake off any remaining salt
• The plants are ready. You can start creating autumn compositions.

The time for creative autumn contests begins at school and in kindergarten. Parents are also happy to participate in the fascinating process of creating masterpieces from natural materials.

Together with the children, make an applique with a vase of leaves.

To work you will need:

• dried flowers and leaves of different trees;
• thick green cardboard A4 size;
• PVA glue;
• scissors;
• pencil;
• ruler.

Let's get to work.

1. Departing from the bottom edge of the cardboard upwards 5-10 cm, draw a horizontal line.
2. We glue the green leaves in one direction starting from the right edge of the paper, filling in the marked space.
3. The green tablecloth is ready. You can start creating a vase for a bouquet.
4. Glue the dried yellow willow leaves to the paper with a sharp tip upwards slightly overlapping each other.
5. Try to keep the leaves of the same height so that the patterned edges of the vase look harmonious.
6. We close the voids between the vase and the tablecloth by gluing the sheet in the transverse direction.
7. The vase is ready. We collect a bouquet.
8. Glue rowan leaves to the background of the applique.
9. To create volume for the bouquet, glue large yellow maple leaves on top.
10. In the foreground, we will place the colorful burgundy leaves of the grapes.
11. We distribute flowers in a bouquet. We start with the largest details.
12. In the center of the work we glue large purple zinnia flowers.
13. Below, against the background of red foliage, glue dry yellow echinacea and bright orange calendula.
14. Place delicate small asters and chamomiles between the large elements.
15. A wonderful autumn bouquet is ready.

An easier option - to cut a vase for applique pattern from colored paper - is suitable for younger children.

• Choose white cardboard for the background of the applique.
• Place a vase cut out of bright paper on it.
• Glue the dried leaves together with the baby in any order he likes.
• Your child's first autumn bouquet is ready.

You can create a beautiful autumn applique in different ways.

• Cut out individual fragments and details from the leaves to make the mosaic.

• To do the work in bulk technology, crushing the foliage into crumbs and gluing it according to the intended pattern.

• Come up with an original application with graphics or modeling from plasticine, where individual details from the general plot can be drawn or dazzled, following your imagination.

Here are some beautiful examples of such works.

• The autumn bouquet seems bright and joyful thanks to the multi-colored paper vase.

• An autumn sketch in a blue plasticine vase looks voluminous and airy.

• An autumn bouquet with painted leaves looks enchanting and festive.

• Stylish and aristocratic applique in milky colors will decorate any interior.

• Elements in the quilling technique and dried natural leaves are in perfect harmony in the work.

Autumn applique can be voluminous. You can supplement the work with fruits and cones, interesting branches, snags, plant seeds.

• The applique with dried statice flowers and a bunch of mountain ash looks very elegant.

• Roses rolled from maple leaves will add volume and splendor to the bouquet.

• A wooden frame, a voluminous vase and red beads give the bouquet a decorative look.

Applique making is an interesting and exciting activity that sometimes develops into a hobby even for adults. In order to create a beautiful and neat piece, follow simple rules.

1. Think over the plot of the work in advance and determine what materials you need.
2. Stock up on natural materials well in advance. Collect herbs in the spring, flowers in the summer, and nuts, acorns, cones, and tree bark in the fall.
3. Keep natural décor dry and clean so that it does not become a breeding ground for bugs and moths.
4. Combine materials of different textures in your work to make the applique look effective.
5. Do not forget about the harmony in the combination of different colors and shades.
6. When working with children, do not forget to remind them of the safety precautions when working with scissors.
7. To save the applique, place it in a file or in a frame under glass.
8. Do not forget to pre-coat the work with transparent acrylic varnish or a solution of water and PVA glue.
9. Be patient and careful, and then you will definitely succeed in a wonderful applique with a colorful autumn bouquet.

A tutorial on creating an "Autumn Bouquet" applique from leaves in the video.