Fall Centerpiece Made with Paper Leaves
Create a stunningly realistic branch of fall leaves using brown paper lunch sacks! A surprisingly easy project that will add a gorgeous touch of Fall to your home!
If you love to decorate for Fall but find yourself on a serious budget, take heart! This project will only cost the price of paper lunch sacks, which you can find at the dollar store! Read on to see how easy these paper oak leaves are to make!
How to make stunning Fall branch with Paper Bags
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The hardest part of this simple Autumn craft will be picking the perfect
branch to use as a base for your paper bag leaves! Look for one with a little
character. Mine has a definite bend to it, giving it a windblown appearance.
You want your branch to have several smaller branches jutting out, as these
will be where we will attach the paper leaves we make!
I've shared additional Fall paper bag crafts at the end of this post, be sure
to check them all out!
Supplies
- brown paper bag (you can use lunch sacks, a roll of kraft paper, or even Amazon packaging
- sharpie or pencil
- scissors
- hot glue
- real leaf to trace (I used an oak leaf)
- foraged branch
Directions
Step 1
Start by opening up your paper bag. The easiest way is to cut off the bottom
rectangle, and then cut it open down one of the side seams.
Step 2
Trace the leaf you are using. To make as many leaves as possible on my four
lunch sacks, I varied the sizes, making some much smaller.
Insider Tip: stack 3 or 4 pieces of brown paper to cut multiple leaves out
at once! Perfect leaves are not the goal, so don't worry about it!
Step 4
Fold each leaf in half and create a center seam with your thumbnail, again
adds to the realism.
Step 5
Add a dab of glue on the stem end of a leaf and attach it to your branch.
Fill your branch as full of paper leaves as you'd like.
It's really that simple, and it's amazing how real these paper leaves look on
the branch!
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