Make Animals with Fall Leaves

Fall brings so many fun things like cooler weather, holidays and the colorful leaves. Watching the fall foliage all around you is a sensory treat in itself. It's that time of the year which we all eagerly wait for year after year. 

Back to the leaves now. The kids can use the lovely leaves in many different creative ways in their craft projects. I featured fall leaves animals before and here are some more for you simply because they are so cute. That giraffe is so adorable! Found via.

DIY Leaf Animals

Remember this post on hand painted fall leaves? Today I found this tutorial at Hand­made Char­lotte with step by step instructions on how you can easily turn fall leaves into fun project by embroidering faces and drawing animals.

There are two great tutorials - one teaches you how to use fresh leaves as a can­vas for embroi­dery, and the other one explains how you can draw fun ani­mal friends on pressed leaves. Both DIYs come with the list of things you need and instructions. There is also a printable 'eagle owl' template to get you started, download it from here.

DIY: Owl Mask Made With Fall Leaves

Harry created this owl mask with fallen autumn leaves and shared the tutorial on her blog with step by step instructions and free printable template. The mask is perfect for many occasions including Halloween, woodland and  fall parties. Find some colorful leaves and make this spectacular handmade project this fall! For instructions and template click here.

5 Thanksgiving Printables for Kids and Grown-Ups

Get the delicious recipe to make pumpkin cookies plus printable recipe and labels to put on a jar for free. This will make a complete Thanksgiving gift! You can download the printables from here.

You can download, print and frame these adorable Thanksgiving owl prints for your buffet table. Get one or all from here.

These fall themed dot painting set includes an apple, a pumpkin, an acorn, leaves, a squirrel, a sunflower, and an owl. It will make a fun activity to do with your kids. Get the printable from here.

The owl Thanksgiving invitation in festive colors featuring fall leaves is perfect to send out to your guests. Get it from here.

This Thanksgiving checklist will keep you organized by making sure that you have done everything you need to do. The printable already has basic things listed and has a few blank lines to add your own personalized items.

Other printables blogged previously:

- Thanksgiving menu planner

- Place cards, cupcake toppers, bunting, bag topper and more.

"Harvest Garden" Collection by Pier1

Fall is just around the corner, and the seasonal merchandise is popping up all over the internet. The new season is a season for family dinners and parties which gives us a chance to update our decor. Pier1 tableware collection "Harvest Garden" featuring the adorable fall leaves critters is a great way to instantly get your dining room fall ready. The collection offers plates, mugs, salt and pepper shaker, glasses, platter and pitcher hand-painted with owl, hedgehog, deer and fox in vibrant hues.

Free Owl and Pumpkin Fall Banner

For the next few weeks I'll be sharing the fall themed crafts, tutorials, designs, merchandise and printables for you here. This owl and pumpkin fall banner by Leanna is super easy for kids to make with the little help from the adults. Owls, acorns, plaids, pumpkins and leaves in the seasonal colors with fit your existing fall decor. For the materials, instructions and to print the templates go here.

DIY Fall Owl Wreaths and More

Felt leaves Wreath from here

Owl wreath diy from Country Living

Fall owl door hanger from Busy Bliss

Standing Owls with templates from here

Fall owl pumpkin from My Pinterventures

If you haven't been procrastinating then it means that you are already shopping for fall decorations. But those of us who haven't then it's about time that we must get on with the program. To get us back on track, I have featured five of the most adorable owl home decor ideas that are easy to make for a fraction of the cost. There are diys on how to make owl wreaths, unique door hanger, paper owls and owl pumpkin. You can select any one (more) and make it into a fun activity for the whole family. I hope you find something to make for yourself. Happy crafting!

Fall Inspired Printables

Fall will be here before we know it. We don't realize it now but as holiday season approaches we get super busy with the holiday schedule, family dinners and parties that we wish there were more hours in a day. So, let's get started with these cute printables that you can download or bookmark to print later for your fall themed party. These fall inspired colorful owls, leaves and acorns can be used to make cupcake toppers, napkin holders or anything else you could think of. To download the printables click here.

Easy Owl Leaf Art

This is an easy as well as a fun tutorial that teaches you how to make a feathered owl with leaves. All you need to do is grab some leaves (which you could do while taking a walk in your neighborhood on a fine afternoon), construction paper, glue and scissors. This is a very simple craft project for kids of all ages to try that does not need much help. You can make multiple owls to decorate around the house and bring a little fall colors into your home. 

For the entire tutorial with complete instructions, you can go here. You can find other fall inspired craft projects and diys that I shared previously on the blog by going to this link.

Perfect Owl Wreath For Fall

This is a wonderful project to dress up your front door for fall this year. Patti is the author of this blog where she shares creative and inspiring  projects that are fun and easy to make. Owl wreath is a perfect project with a personal touch to add to your fall decorations. The wreath can be made using a few things that you can find around the house and natural elements that can be found on one of your walks. To make the owl wreath you'll need - fabric, sea shells, dried leaves and pine cones, and twigs. Take a look at more pictures of the project and get inspired to create something unique for your family and friends to enjoy.

Owl Cake Plus 300 Feathers

Haniela made this stunning owl cake for her friend. She crafted about 300 feathers in two shades of gray, white and brown. How gorgeous the owl's gray feathers look against the bright colored fall leaves?!

Printable Fall Inspired Owl Tags and Card

Download these fall inspired printable goodies from Rita's blog. The freebies include owl tags (blank or with a message 'owl be there for you') and a card (blank or with a quote) featuring owl, acorns, pumpkins and colorful leaves. Perfect for any fall party!

Meri Meri Harvest Owl at Sur La Table

Have you seen the new autumn inspired owl merchandise at  Sur La Table? The Meri Meri collection features gingham owls and fall leaves in seasonal colors on the following products:

1. Harvest owl vintage inspired apron

2. Owl candle

3. Meri Meri harvest owls bake cup set

4. Harvest owl kitchen towel

5. Sur la table owl print spatula

6. Meri Meri harvest owls bake cups

7. Meri Meri harvest owl paper cocktail napkins

8. Harvest owl mini grip potholders

DIY: Acorn Owls

Fall is the best time of the year for many reasons like changing colors of leaves, cool breeze and lot of craft projects! I discovered this cute tutorial that uses chestnuts, acorns and felt to make owls. It's a fun and a super easy fall craft that even kids can help to make. These little guys will look great with your fall decorations and table centerpieces.

You can find more tutorials on how to make acorn owls and pinecone owls that I shared previously here and here.

Are You Ready For Fall?

The new season collection at Kohl's offers a huge range of  fall inspired products with owls, leaves, pumpkins in vibrant, cheerful colors. I picked out some of my favorites for this post, hoping that you would find something that you like to make your home fall ready :)

The products shown are: "harvest owl patchwork placemat", "harvest faux applique table runner", "harvest owl bath rug", "harvest owl chevron bath towels", and "owl photo clip". To view more go to their website through the link given above.

Have a beautiful weekend! If you like, you can join me on Facebook where I'll be posting more fun owl finds over the weekend.

xoxo,

Shivani