Theresa: Okay, are you guys ready for a serious throwback? This was the very first design tutorial uploaded to the Spoonflower Youtube channel 5 years ago! Which kind of feels like showing someone your high school diary, by the way. Created by co-founder Stephen Fraser, he shows us how you don’t need fancy design software to create a surface design. All you need to do is venture outside, forage something from nature that inspires you (in our example, it’s a fall leaf!), scan it into a computer, and boom–you have a repeating fabric design once you upload to Spoonflower.
When your design is done, it might look a little something like this design from Weavingmajor!
DIY Fall Leaves Garland | Julep Blog
Autumn Leaf Backdrop | A Joyful Riot
Leafy Paper Lantern | Historias De Casa
Paper Leaf Wreath | Lia Griffith
Do you have a favorite leafy craft you like to do every year? If so, please share in the comments! Happy Halloween weekend everyone, stay safe and spooky!
Theresa
Hello,
once I laminated a leaf, but I don’t like them to be behind a foil, and surprisingly they are still ok after two years, they’ve only losr some color. When they are ruined I throw them away, this is nature.
I also make patterns out of them, I arrange them on my magnetic pinboard, I glue them on greeting cards, , I hang them between my plants.
Thanks for your comment/questions, best wishes from Cologne
Christine
Lia is using a plain foam wreath base beneath the leaves, and possibly using hot glue to adhere the cut paper leaves on top. Learn more in her post here: https://liagriffith.com/fall-paper-leaf-wreath/
The wreath is beautiful, don’t understand how it is done. Help Please
Christine, What do you do with your leaves once you’ve painted on them? Do you preserve them in some manner?
Glad you were inspired by these projects, Christine! The painted leaves on your blog are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing them with us.
Really nice ideas, the golden ones are beautiful! I also love to decorate with leaves, make patterns with leaves and to paint on them(like here: http://buntpapierfabrik.blogspot.de/2013/09/blatter-muster.html
or click on “Blätter” on my blog)
More painted leaves coming up tomorrow.
Best regards
Christine