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Leaves and Tree Branches: What Can I Do With Them?

I am all raked out.

I’ve recently raked leaves at a park for community service, at my parent’s cottages, at my fiance’s parent’s house, and of course, at our house (which took several hours and basically an entire weekend!)

Our house right before Halloween

Our house right before Halloween

Our neighbors lawn - its hard to tell from the photos, but those leaves were piled inches high!

Our neighbor's lawn - it's hard to tell from the photos, but those leaves were piled inches high!

This weekend, we even went back to my fiance’s parents house to finish up the raking job that we started! There are TOO MANY LEAVES! So what can we do with these leaves, you ask? Sure.. you’ll probably use yard waste recycling, but why not pick out the awesome ones to craft with!? I’m sure while you’re raking, you’ll find some tree branches mixed in along the way, so put them to good use as well! Here are some tutorials:

Leaf Tutorials:

Make a Fall Wreath: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Make a Fall Wreath: Gingerbread Snowflakes

How to Make a Leaf Wreath with Autumn Leaves: eHow

How to Make a Leaf Wreath with Autumn Leaves: eHow

Fall Leaf Candle: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Fall Leaf Candle: Gingerbread Snowflakes

How to Make Roses from Maple Leaves: Haha.Nu

How to Make Roses from Maple Leaves: Haha.Nu

Playing with Gourds, Dried Leaves and Mod Podge: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Playing with Gourds, Dried Leaves and Mod Podge: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Tree Branch Tutorials:

Tree Branch Curtain Rod: DIY Ideas

Tree Branch Curtain Rod: DIY Ideas

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

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DIY Flower Girl Basket Tutorials

I think it’s TOTAL CRAP that vendors are charging around $50 for flower girl baskets. It’s a FREAKING BASKET, that’s used for less than FIVE MINUTES, that you throw flower petals out of, which will probably stain the basket anyways. Awesome.. NOT!

I REFUSE to buy one! It’s dumb! I got some awesome baskets at Joann for $3 each (I’m having 2 flower girls) and I am going to revamp the heck out of them! They will be 508,432 times awesomer than the $50 ones, and I bet I’ll end up paying less than $10 for the materials, for BOTH!

Anyways, if you feel the same way I do, I’ve gathered a bunch of tutorials for making your own from scratch, or revamping a plain ol’ basket like I’m going to do. I’ll be sure to post my outcome and tutorial when I finish them, so you can see what I did! Yay!

Update: I finished the flower girl baskets and wrote a tutorial! Click on the photo to see what I did! :D

DIY Flower Girl Basket Tutorial

DIY Flower Girl Basket Tutorial

Tutorials:

Woven Felt Flower Girl Basket: Felt Cafe

Woven Felt Flower Girl Basket: Felt Cafe

Decorating Basket Ideas: Save-on-Crafts

Decorating Basket Ideas: Save-on-Crafts

Design a Flower Girls Basket Covered in Petals: Save-on-Crafts

Design a Flower Girls Basket Covered in Petals: Save-on-Crafts

Wedding Basket: Save-on-Crafts

Wedding Basket: Save-on-Crafts

A Basket for my Flower Girl: The One NY

A Basket for my Flower Girl: The One NY

Girls Spring Mini Tote Tutorial: Betz White

Girls Spring Mini Tote Tutorial: Betz White

Craft a Beach Basket for your Flower Girl: Bridecraft

Craft a Beach Basket for your Flower Girl: Bridecraft

Flower Girl Baskets: Pash Weddings

Flower Girl Baskets: Pash Weddings

DIY Flower Girl Basket: Once Wed

DIY Flower Girl Basket: Once Wed

Flower Girls Paper Basket: Martha Stewart

Flower Girls Paper Basket: Martha Stewart

How to Make a Sunflower Flower Girl Basket: Crafty Shops

How to Make a Sunflower Flower Girl Basket: Crafty Shops

Modern Flower Girl Basket: ModernZebra

Modern Flower Girl Basket: ModernZebra

Flower Girl Basket: AppleBride

Flower Girl Basket: Apple Bride

And if ya don’t like the tutorials, here are some photos for inspiration. You’re crafty, so you can probably figure out how to do the ones below pretty easily! :) Just in case, you can click on the photos to ask the source questions or purchase the basket :P

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Flower Girl Basket: Yummacious

Flower Girl Basket: Yummacious

Flower Girl Basket: Skully Bride 808

Flower Girl Basket: Skully Bride 808

Red and White Collection Flower Girl Baskets: WhereBridesGo

Red and White Collection Flower Girl Baskets: Where Brides Go

Beautiful and Bold Flower Girl Basket: WhereBridesGo

Beautiful and Bold Flower Girl Basket: Where Brides Go

Lasting Radiance Flower Basket: Where Brides Go

Lasting Radiance Flower Basket: Where Brides Go

Allure Flower Basket: Where Brides Go

Allure Flower Basket: Where Brides Go

Flower Girl Basket: Wrap With Us

Flower Girl Basket: Wrap With Us

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

October Wedding Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

October Wedding Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

A Simple Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

A Simple Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

As far as tutorials go, I’ve posted all of the ones that I could find. I am really interested in finding a fabric-covered basket tutorial. I hope that this post has helped you, however! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

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Felt: What Can I Do With It?

Who would have guessed? I always thought felt was crappy – but that was before I found all of these kick-ass tutorials! I LOVE plushies :) Here’s my tutorial list!

Oh hey! Looking for more stuff that you can do with other fabrics or scraps? Check out my post: Extra Fabric or Fabric Scraps: What Can I Do With Them?

Stitching Tutorials:

Tutorials:

Accessory Tutorials:

Home Decor Tutorials:

Halloween Tutorials:

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

Christmas Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Felt Tree Wall Hanging: JavaMama on Craftster

Felt Tree Wall Hanging: JavaMama on Craftster

I will be adding more felt tutorials to this post as I find them If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

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