FALL LEAF WREATH MADE WITH CUTTING MACHINE
It’s refreshing to celebrate the changing of seasons with new decorations. I have been making different versions of fall leaves every year and this muted color palette is my personal favorite. Add your own style by choosing a mixture of colors and textures that inspire you. Then find new ways to use the leaves throughout your home— perhaps strung together into a garland on the mantle or tucked into a napkin for a place setting.
Reprinted with permission from Cutting Machine Crafts. Copyright © 2018 by Lia Griffith. Photography by Brian McDonnell. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
materials & Tools • frosted text-weight, vellum, or card stock papers • paper curling tool • low-temp hot glue gun • grape vine wreath (for large wreath) • 6-inch gold hoops (for mini wreaths) • craft paint and brush (optional)
Step 1
Cut and score your leaves from text-weight, card stock, or vellum papers.
Step 2
Fold leaves along score lines.
Step 3
Use curling tool to shape leaves.
Step 4
For leaves with multiple scores, start by folding center score line.
Step 5
Press curling tool into score lines to shape leaf.
Step 6
To make large wreath, glue leaves in rotation onto grapevine form.
Step 7
For mini wreaths, glue leaves in rotation onto metal hoop.
Step 8
For painted leaves, brush shades of paint onto paper. Let dry before shaping and folding.
Tip: For our painted leaves, we cut shapes from craft paper and added the color with paint. Gold or other metallic colors add a beautiful sheen and texture to the finished look.
Step 9
Reprinted with permission from Cutting Machine Crafts. Copyright © 2018 by Lia Griffith. Photography by Brian McDonnell. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
