A Simple Project...Autumn Leaves...

We had a beautiful fall weekend here...warm, breezy, and leaves beginning to turn colors and fall.  I was in a creating mood and decided to make some of my own autumn leaves...

I started out with coffee filters...

I used watered down food coloring.  You could use watercolors, too.  You wet down the filter, crumple it, and squeeze out the excess water.  Then paint on the color onto the wet filter...

Once you have applied a base coat, start adding areas of other watered down fall colors...you can drop them on and 

let them blend, or paint them on.  

The colors flow and mix together for a pretty look...

Let them dry...it doesn't take long.  

I laid them out on a double layer of paper toweling.

The colors transfer to the paper towel, too...

making more pretty paper for leaves or projects.

When dry, simply cut the paper into leaf shapes...you can find patterns on Pinterest, or just cut out your own shapes.  

Sometimes the colors on the paper inspire you...

I love the crinkly dry look...

You can use them in many ways...I scattered some on the runner on the porch table. and I made some garlands, too.  I just did a simple treatment and hung the leaves with tiny clothespins.  The leaves are so lightweight, that large clothespins would flip over on the jute...

The sunlight shines through the translucent paper...

They were fun and easy to make!

Until next time...