On a recent trip to the dollar store, I came across some faux fall leaves. I picked up a couple packages thinking I would make a garland. By the time I got home I had an even better idea, a simple piece of mixed media art depicting autumn leaves falling and settling into a pile at the base of a tree.
For the base, I used a cabinet door that's been sitting in the garage forever. I glued the leaves "randomly" to the wood with white glue. Do you have any idea how hard it is to make something appear random? I finally resorted to standing on a kitchen chair and dropping the leaves onto the wood, much to the amusement of my five year old daughter.
The leaves looked a bit flat and boring, so I added some highlights with gold and silver liquid leaf.
I think this piece of art fits right in with my gold gilded antlers and owl, for a beautiful and warm autumn vignette.
This is a beautiful and clever project! I love how you dolled up the leaves with metallics, that is just what they needed. I am so going to pin you and copy you...but maybe I'll paint a tree trunk and branches first.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, thanks so much for sharing on Craft schooling sunday!
ReplyDeleteCute, cute, cute! I am so going to steal this idea! Great job, very creative, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Thank you for sharing! Visiting from Homemaker on a Dime. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/09/make-it-pretty-monday-week-14.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
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DeleteI totally 'pinned' this earlier!!! I think this is gorgeous and I love the rustic element!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great, and I love how it looks on the shelf with the owl. I am a follower of your blog and would love if you could take some time and come check out my blog (http://sarahsaturdiy.blogspot.com/) and share some of the blog love! Have a great week!
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DeleteWow ! That is just beautiful !
ReplyDeleteVery creative and pretty! Beautiful job! :)
ReplyDeleteFound you on Happy Hour! This is a very creative idea! It turned out great!
ReplyDeletevery creative way to display fall....xo
ReplyDeleteThis is very pretty!! Such a perfect piece of art for fall!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to this week's Catch a Glimpse Party. I'll be featuring this on AGI's FB page.
What a simple piece of art that turned out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!! I love decorating and seeing how others decorate for Fall. Stopping by from Craft Junkie Too's linky party.
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I love this! I turned out beautiful!
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I really like this -- great idea! Dollar Tree is my friend :) I may try this -- I have some old fence pieces I've been using for small projects -- this would be perfect! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love your "random" falling leaves wall art ... simple but Amazing! Thank you for sharing your idea!
ReplyDeleteI love your "random" falling leaves wall art ... simple but Amazing! Thank you for sharing your idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously awesome!! It looks like something that would be in the Pottery Barn catalog and cost a ridiculous amount of money. :-) Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Inspiration Friday last weekend...we will be featuring it this week!
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Featuring this at my Flaunt It Friday link party. Thanks for sharing!
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DeleteI really really love this! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteoooh. doing this this weekend... this is GORGEOUS... and i've been holding a whole heaping PILE of faux fall leaves since LAST year....
ReplyDeleteI love this! One question... what is "liquid leaf" and where would I find it? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love this...pinning for future reference...hope to make this soon!
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