This easy fall leaf art project is a fun way to create beautiful DIY fall wall decor with minimal effort and simple, inexpensive supplies! While you may normally think of crayons as the sidekick of coloring books, they can create the most vibrant swirling color on dimensional art projects, too.
With the technique shown in the video below, you can create a set of leaves with striking colors and marbled patterns in about an hour.
Then turn them into your own original fall leaf wall art.
It’s a FUN and FAST way to add the warm, fiery hues of autumn to your walls!
Any crayons will work for this project, but you will get the best results with the Crayola brand. Crayola crayons have the highest amount of pigment, so you’ll get vibrant and vivid color when they melt.
In addition to making fall leaf art, you can use the process shown in the video below to create wall decor for other seasons too—such as color-drenched flowers for spring or bright & festive holiday shapes for December.
Gather your crayons and have fun!
you’ll need these supplies
- wood leaf shapes (like these unfinished ones) or cut your own from thin birch plywood
- crayons (Crayola brand works best)
- old paintbrushes
- empty metal cans (shallow cans like tuna and pet food cans work best)
- inexpensive embossing heat tool
- aluminum foil
- electric griddle or warming tray
how to make your leaf art
Watch the video to see how to melt, apply, blend and swirl your favorite autumn crayon colors to make gorgeous fall leaf decor.
TIPS
- Crayons will melt faster if you break them into smaller pieces
- This activity works well indoors as well as outdoors (if you have access to an electrical outlet for power cords).
If you like this fall leaf art project, you might also enjoy how to make leaf art using paper clay or how to make abstract wall art with melted crayons.
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