DIY your own leaf mat decor by layering faux leaves on felt!
I have seen a couple of pretty faux leaf mats (placemats and/or table runners) in stores this fall, but the price tag on them always blew me away. How in the world could they cost that much? I could for sure DIY the heck out of one of those for a fraction of the cost! So that’s just what I did. And I love my new DIY leaf mat!
You will need a sheet of felt and an assortment of faux leaves. These leaves are a sample of 4 different sets that contained approximately 20 leaves each in assorted sizes.
These leaves in particular are perfect for this project because they have not “stem” on them. They have the look of a stem, but there is no chunky plastic piece take up space. That makes these able to lay perfectly flat which is ideal for this project since things will be sitting on top of them.
I chose Beacon’s Zip Dry as my wet adhesive of choice. It dries quickly and is a flexible glue. Apply the adhesive to the bottom portion of each leaf that you add to the felt.
Start with the largest leaves and glue them to the outer edges of the felt sheet. Layer leaves, working your way to the center of the felt. Press each leaf down firmly before moving on to the next.
Work your way all the way to the center of the felt, working with the smaller leaves the closer to the center you get.
Finish the center of the mat with a single leaf.
Set something heavy on the leaves until the adhesive is completely dry to be sure they stay as flat as possible.
The leaf mat can be used anywhere! On a side table, a dining room table centerpiece, or make several more and use them as placemats!
Top the mat with your favorite fall decor. I love the texture the leaves give to this centerpiece! It feels like fall fell right down on my table.
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JaneEllen says
September 12, 2017 at 10:49 PMLove how your leaf table may looks, so pretty and so so Fall which I love, Look forward to Fall every year. Especially after hot summer we had, you too? Love that this is easy and inexpensive, my kind of project.Happy week.
julie says
November 19, 2016 at 5:09 AMThats so pretty, what a lovely idea.
Janet Vinyard says
November 15, 2016 at 9:37 AMHi Michele, What a great DIY leaf mat! It’s so colorful and beautiful! Well done! Blessings, Janet
Christine says
November 14, 2016 at 9:54 AMLove this idea! I can’t wait to do this DIY. Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from Create and Crave.
Chelle says
November 10, 2016 at 6:08 AMI LOVE this & thanks to the $ store I have lots of these bags of leaves to craft with. NOW I know what I’ll make this year!! I am thinking a table runner/center pc like this will be perfect! Thank you so much for this inspiration!! You ROCK!!