DIY Hand-Painted Leaves Fall Door Wreath

Today, I am combining two of my favorite things: painting and crafting. I made beautiful hand-painted leaves and then a door wreath.

I love metallic paints and was inspired to create a door wreath by using metallic paint on heavy paper and then cutting out leaf shapes using a stencil. This project is kind of like grown-up paper dolls!

This Front Door Wreath Requires Very Little Artistic Ability

You read that correctly; zero artistic ability is required for this project. And this may be the least expensive craft I have ever made. Why?

The cost was minimal because I painted card stock, traced the leaves, and cut them out.

Are you ready to learn how to make one?

What You Need to Make This Door Wreath

• White Cardstock Scrapbook Paper (12×12) (I used 8 sheets)
• Aretza Metallic Acrylic Paint Set
• 1-1/2″ Rubber Brayer
• Leaf Stencils
• Scissors
• Glue Gun
• Glue Sticks
• Metal Wreath Form (I used an 18″ wreath form)
• Metallic Spray Paint

This is one of those projects that I love. I literally had everything I needed to make this wreath already in my craft room and I was inspired by the gorgeous Arteza Metallic Acrylic Paint set that I have been using lately for a lot of my crafts. The paints are also the ones I used to make this Easy and Gorgeous Fall Tablecloth DIY.

It is perhaps the best paint I have ever used, and I have been a professional artist for many years! The paint is thick and dense, but it dries quickly. The metallic element of the paint has an amazing sheen, which made this project turn out especially incredible!

What do you think of my color selection? You must love those pinks, golds, and oranges. Hehe.

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How to Paint Cardstock with Metallic Paint

• one – Cover the cardstock with three colors on each sheet using a small paint roller (brayer). Roll it out in all different directions.
• two – Let the sheet dry, flip it over, and use a brush to paint the back side lightly. I watered down the paint a bit. (This is optional.)
• three – Let the sheets dry.

Steps to Stencil and Cut the Leaves

• one – these are four stencils I used for the leaf patterns.
• two – Draw around the outside edges using the stencil (or a leaf print). Be sure to draw the stencils on the back so the pencil marks won’t show. I drew 6 – 7 leaves per sheet, using whatever size fits.
• three – Cut the leaves into smaller pieces so the paper is easier to cut.
• four – Cut out each leaf.
• five – Each leaf looked like this.

How to Fold the Leaves

• one – Each leaf should be folded to make it look more authentic. All it takes are three folds to change the look of your leaf dramatically.
• two – Gently fold the leaf down the middle, with the right sides in.
• three – Open the leaf back up.
• four – Next, fold each large leaf section toward the center fold.
• five – Open the leaf up and flatten it slightly. You can see the fold lines on this leaf.

How to Attach Leaves to the Wreath Form

• one – I painted the metal wreath form gold because I knew some of the wire would show through. The green looked terrible, but the gold was hardly noticed.
• two – Using a glue gun, attach the leaves around the outside of the wreath.
• three – Continue attaching the leaves until the entire wreath is covered.

Hanging the Wreath

I am so in love with this wreath and it can be hung just about everywhere in our home! of course now I want to make more of them because they look so good as a window or door wreath!

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If you have wanted to try some of my crafts but have been intimidated, then this is the craft for you! It involves imperfect painting, stenciling, cutting, folding, and hot gluing. That’s it!

Let me know if you make one. If you post one on Instagram, tag me, and I will share your photo!

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