Two inexpensive, fun and simple Fall craft ideas to bring into your home.

It's easy and inexpensive to bring the beauty indoors when you try these do-it-yourself decorations inspired by the splendor of the Autumn Season.  These crafts are also a great way to get children interested in the changing world happening right in front of their eyes and in their  own backyards.

Preserving Fall leaves is a simple technique, and preserved leaves can be transformed into many different masterpieces. Let your inner child and  children search outside for their favorite Fall Leaves; seeing how many different colors can get collected. If the leaves do not lie flat, one can set them overnight between the pages of a heavy book before beginning the project.

Step one: take a brown paper bag and cut it in half. Place one half of the brown paper bag on an ironing board. Step two: get some wax paper and place the wax paper on the brown paper bag. Now, place a new found leaf on the wax paper. Then take another piece of wax paper and place on top of the leaf. Step Three: after placing the brown paper bag on top of your wax paper, iron the wax paper using low heat from the iron until the wax paper adheres to the leaf and turns transparent.  Yes, it that simple and you can write names on the new decorations and even cut holes in them for placing on book markers. Want a new refrigerator magnet? Use small magnets from a craft store and glue on the back of your new Fall leaf accessory. 




The Fall season may not come to mind when thinking of making wreaths, but with all of the seasonal materials around why not create a project and have fun and save money too!

Before you begin thinking about making a Fall wreath, think about how you can turn your Fall wreath into a Christmas wreath.

First, gather bendable branches with colorful leaves, long brown grasses and small pine cones. Second, use black wire hangers and open them up and create a round hoop. Use gardening tape (brown or green) to wrap around the hoop. Third, start wrapping the long brown grass and bendable branches wiring it to the hoop. Now, take the leaves and pine cones and start placing them where you think they look best then hot glue them to the wreath. Forth, get some Fall style ribbon, cut and make a large bow.  Place the bow at the bottom of the wreath. For the Christmas season.  Place some old ornaments on the wreath and hot glue them to the wreath. Take the Fall Style ribbon off and place a Christmas or red ribbon bow at the top of the wreath.

Fall offers the perfect inspiration for so many fun and simple craft ideas. Let your imagination run wild and bring the beauty of the out doors in!