Author: Tim Kime

The unofficial start of Fall is here, with students back in school, temperatures cooling, and leaves starting to change colors.  Honor Autumn by creating artsy arrangements for your home or to give as gifts.  Thrifted bud vases are matched with silk and dried flowers and accented with interesting items.  

“Leaf” no DIY parts behind!  Painted leaves, recently used as paint stamps, get transformed themselves as framed art.  It’s always fun to create something unexpected from items you might have previously discarded.  Real leaves painted silver now shimmer as original art.   

Inspired by a group art project where slices of real vegetables were used as stamps on canvases (see recent blog post), this DIY idea was brought from the garden inside to give a worn-out and weary dresser some sparkle and shine. This time, the seasonal twist was using plant leaves as stamps for a timeless transformation.  

Goodwill-found canvases and repurposed promotional banners are upcycled into art pieces while building community. 

Goodwill-found canvases and repurposed promotional banners are upcycled into art pieces while building community.