Make a Fall / Autumn Leaf Bowl
The best thing about autumn (or fall) is the fabulous colours on the leaves. This autumn /fall leaf bowl brings those fabulous colours into the home with very little effort. Complete the bowl in less than 30 minutes and then just wait for it to dry. It is quite delicate but it would easily hold some pot-pourri or autumn leaves.
Inflate a balloon to the size bowl you would like and place it in a bowl to keep it in place.
Apply glue to the balloon and using more glue stick a leaf to the balloon ensuring it is covered in glue. It is just like any other decoupage. If you need any tips take a look at Decoupage Tutorial and Project Ideas.
Add further leaves making sure that they overlap until you have the size bowl you require. Always go a little bit bigger than you want as it may sag as you squash it a bit later to get a flat bottom on the bowl.
Carefully cover the leaves with a layer of cling film (wrap) to hold the leaves down flat. You may have noticed on the photographs that they tend to stick up a bit.
Now it just needs to dry!
I found that if you leave the cling film on the leaves it takes a very long time to dry. I slowly peeled the cling film up and away from the leaves over the following 24 hours. This allowed it to dry more quickly but kept the leaves held down. I still had a few sticking out but I quite liked the effect.
Once it is completely dry deflate the balloon slowly and peel it away from the leaves. You now have a fall leaf bowl! If there are any straggly bits of glue then snip them off.
If you need any further help check out my blog post at Bring autumn into your home with a fall leaf bowl.
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So festive looking
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Hi again! I was successful in creating this idea with an antique candy mold. The only problem I had was keeping the long sides from sagging. So I placed a piece of a leaf garland (wired) in the middle to look like a handle. It looks great! I even added battery lights in the bottom (with a remote) before I filled it with fake gourds & pumpkins!
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Wow! What a great idea! Love it and so inventive to solve the sagging problem. Thank you for sharing.
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I love these decorative bowls but I was wondering if the glue preserves the leaves from drying or It something I would re make every season?
Can I use artificial leaves for this?
Would modpodge work instead?