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Some leaf paintings after the reel last week 🍁🍂

I think I like the unrealistic colours the most!

If you didn't see the reel, I drew round some leaves with a waterproof pen, put water on it with a paintbrush, then sploshed watercolour paint on it. It's an easy, low risk thing to do if you feel inspired by autumn leaves to make something.

Doing a few takes the pressure off getting the first one perfect. Why do we do that?? Things usually get better with practice, when we've had a chance to try things out and make some mistakes. I only did 5, but they definitely got better.

Drawing round the leaf feels safer than drawing it freehand.

Wet in wet watercolour is unpredictable, so we can't have complete control over the results.

Using a different colour scheme means that the painted leaf won't look much like the original, so it removes any expectations that it will.

None of the original leaves were perfect, but they were all beautiful and interesting to look at 🍁🧡🍁🍂

#creativelife #autumncrafts #autumncolours #autumnleaves #paintingautumnleaves #unrealisticcolours #lettinggoofperfectionism

Pretty leaves! I like to think of them as autumn's

Pretty leaves! I like to think of them as autumn's answer to springtime blossom 🌸 🌼 🍁🍁🍂

In the past I've tried to preserve them.

I've brought them home, and they've gone brown and crispy.

I've stuck them to jam jars with mod podge, but they didn't look nearly as nice as the ones I saw on Pinterest.

I tried preserving them with glycerine, but you need a lot of glycerine, lots of trays and plenty of space to leave the leaves soaking for a week. At the end of it I didn't like the results, because the leaves felt weird and the colours were less bright.

We might feel that we want to hold onto the seasons, and preserve them, but time moves on and we can't stop it. The leaves are temporary, and preserving anything that's supposed to change probably isn't the answer.

But what we can do is respond in a creative way to what is around us.

If you feel inspired by the leaves, you could save the memory of them by painting them.

A low risk way to do that is to draw around the leaf (use a waterproof pen!), brush water over it like you would brush milk onto the top of scones, then splosh some watercolour paint onto it.

I used realistic colours, but I have plans to use unrealistic colours as well! If you are prone to perfectionism, I encourage you to experiment with different colours 🖌️🎨

I deliberately chose a leaf that wasn't perfect 🍁🍂

#creativity
#creativelife
#autumncrafts
#autumnleaves
#lettinggoofperfectionism
#lowriskpainting

Autumn projects! 🍁🍂🌰🍁 They need colou

Autumn projects! 🍁🍂🌰🍁

They need colour schemes!

I've got a few things in mind that I want to do. Some of the things are more messing about and experimenting than projects that will result in finished things. One of those things is a crocheted hot water bottle cover, in case you were wondering!

The first photo is one I took three years ago. The tree is one of a few at the recreation ground near my house. Looking at it makes me remember what a beautiful day it was.

The second is one I took in Vancouver, pre COVID. I wanted to take a picture of the tree because I liked the colours. I wasn't trying to get a good photo! It doesn't though, because it was the tree I wanted to use for a colour scheme.

The third picture is of some horse chestnuts in the village. This colour scheme is my favourite. It's quite different to the others.

If you want to see some more, these colours schemes are three out of eight from a new post on Wild Blossom Life.

And if you want to learn how to do this yourself, I have a free course that shows how. The links are on my bio 🍁🧡

#autumncolours #autumncolourschemes #creativelife #autumntrees #creativeideasforautumn

What do you like to do in the autumn? 🍁🌰🍂

What do you like to do in the autumn? 🍁🌰🍂

I find myself more inclined to woolly crafts, and baking (and eating the results!) I also like to go to the woods, but I like to do that all year round 🌳🌲

In 2020 I wrote an ebook called Things to Make and Do in the Autumn. It was before I'd decided to move away from sewing tutorials, but funnily enough, it says all the things I want to say now about slowing down, noticing what's there, and responding to what is going on around us in a creative way.

I wanted the ebook to be a celebration of autumn, and feel like a treat for the reader. It's the kind of thing that is best enjoyed with a hot drink and a cake 🍰☕

There are ideas for things to do at home, things to do into the garden, and even some suggestions for ways to start preparing for Christmas that don't feel too Christmassy.

The ebook is available in my Etsy shop, but I also have a little free version. Both the links are in the bio 🍁☺️💖

#autumn #creativelife
#creativity #slowingdown #thingstomakeanddointheautumn

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