Let’s make a DIY Fall leaf garland made out of brown shipping paper! It looks surprisingly realistic and costs next to nothing. If you are intrigued, keep on reading!

 

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I have been admiring the large brown Fall leaf stems and garlands I see so many influencers style in their homes. I would love to have them for myself.  They are very pricy, so I decided to try my hand in making some out of Dollar Tree brown shipping paper.

If you are interested in trying your hand in making it, I am sharing the tutorial below.  My garland is 20 inches long.  For longer garland add more inches and leaves.

DIY Brown Paper Maple Leaf Garland

Supplies needed:

• Brown shipping paper
• Leaf pattern, large and medium size (I freehanded mine)
• Wire jute rope
• Floral wire
• Brown floral tape
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Paint and paint brush
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks

First Step:  Trace out 6 large leaves and 18 medium leaves.

I cut my leaf patterns out of a cardboard gift box for it to be sturdier to trace around.

Step Two:  Paint the leaves.

I split the medium leaves into two piles: 9 in one pile and 9 in the other.

Paint the first set of 9 leaves with burnt umber craft paint.

I watered down the paint so it would be more translucent.

Painted front and back with the brown paint.

Using craft clothes pins and a wire hanger to dry my leaves.

With the 6 large leaves I painted them with Antique White, I also watered down.

Paint the front and back.  I hang them up to dry as well.

Step three:  Create the look of leaves.

1. Scrunch up the leaf in your hand to cause wrinkles.
2. Fold the leaf in half, making sure you crease the fold.
3. Make the veining of the leaf by folding to create lines.
4. With a black thin black sharpie, draw the veins on the fold lines.

Step Four:  Make the stems and leaf bendable.

To give your leaves flexibility, glue floral wire to the back of your leaf.

Step five:  Form your garland.  

1.  Cut the wire jute rope to 20 inches.

2.  Add leaves to the rope by wrapping the wire of the leaf on the rope.

3.  Finish with wrapping the brown floral tape around the rope and wires.

4.  Keep on adding the leaves to the rope, rotating the colors.

I made a small garland to fit on my paint cabinet in the craft room.

I did the same steps with the leaves on a branch to place in a vase on the other side of the cabinet to complete the look for Fall.

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