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You can see the clothesline in the back where I hung the leaves.The latest Colorado snow report on conditions, trails, lifts and weather for each ski. This was out table all set for Thanksgiving. Oh and we also used these pom-pom hair ties as napkin rings! We made these pom-pom napkin rings to go with the DIY watercolor leaf place cards. You can then hang them on a “gratitude” clothesline. Either write them big across the leaf, or you can write them small at the top and leave room for people to write something that they are grateful for. Once you have cut out all of your leaves you can add the names. Cut out the leaves and trace them onto your painted paper.Ĥ. Print out the leaf templates (if your printer takes card stock that would be best, otherwise just plain paper).ģ. The point is to layer colors going in two directions to create somewhat of a plaid effect.Ģ. You can now add the darkest color on top going in the original first direction. Next choose a medium shade of the same color and paint loosely in the other direction. You don’t have to cover the whole page, it’s ok if there is some white space.

Paint the lighter color first, creating brush strokes that go in one direction – kind of stripey. To make the monochromatic paper: Choose two or three shades of the same color.

How to make DIY watercolor leaf place cards:ġ.

~ Watercolors (I used OOLY brand and Sax Fluorescent Tempera Cakes) Supplies needed to make DIY watercolor leaf place cards: I drew the leaves onto card stock and cut them out to make templates. Autumn in Connecticut is gorgeous and there are so many leaves to choose from! I chose the biggest ones so there was room to write the names. I decided that they would make beautiful leaf place cards so I went out to my yard to collect a variety of leaves to make templates. Last November I was really into making these plaid-ish watercolors.