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Fall is such a beautiful season! The weather is cooling down, the birds are flying south, and the horizon is bursting with colors of burnt orange, golden yellow, bright green, rust-brown, and crimson. In no time at all, the array of colors will be gone, the trees will be bare, and frost will cover the ground. I can’t help but want to capture all the fall beauty and keep it just a little longer. I think these leaf crowns and scepters did the trick.

This year we Preserved Fall Leaves in Beeswax. This was a great project to do as a family and was fun for all ages. Beeswax is a natural kid/pet safe coating. It preserves the leaf’s colors, gives them extra shine, and keeps them flexible and intact. The leaves can be used for many things, such as craft projects, home decorating, saving for years to come, and making leaf crowns and scepters.

Learn How to Preserve Fall Leaves Naturally HERE

How to Make Leaf Crowns & Scepters

My kids were particularly fond of the leaves they dipped and wanted to do a fun project with them. We decided to get creative and make some crowns, scepters, and wands with our leaves. Inspired by the beauty of nature, we became woodland fairies and wood elves.

Supplies Needed

For Crowns

Beautiful Fall Leaves Dipped in Beeswax– You can find the tutorial on how we preserved our leaves in beeswax is here. These leaves worked particularly well because the beeswax coating gave the leaves texture, allowing us to sew through them. It also allows the leaves to keep their shape and color, and last for more than a day. Or you can use any type of artificial leaves too. Nothing wrong with going easy

Elastic String– I found this at the dollar store.

Crochet Needle– Or another thick sized needle for weaving the leaves together.

Scissors

For Scepter or Wand

Stick of your choice

Glue Gun

Natural-looking yarn or twine

Extra Nature Items– beeswax leaves, feathers, pine cones, acorns, pine branches, etc.

Scissors

1) Gather Supplies & Get Creative

You will want to make sure to protect your table.  I let my kids use their imaginations on this project and I am glad that I did. I had an idea of how I wanted this project to go, but they brought up things that I couldn’t imagine and made it extra fun. Every crown/scepter/wand is so different and reflects the makers’ personality.

2) Set the Leaves out in Order

My kids had very specific instructions for me on how they wanted their crowns to look. I asked them to lay them out as they wanted and then flipped them over to make the backsides visible. This made the assembly much easier.

3) Sew the Leaves together

This can be done in countless ways. You can sew them on the top, on the bottom, or sideways. Cut the elastic string to fit around the head of the child with an extra 6 inches (just in case). Set the leaves nice side down, and begin to sew the leaves. Go from to the inside and then back to the outside, keeping most of the elastic toward the backside of the leaves.  I wanted the leaves to be movable, so I only sewed through each leaf twice. They can easily be slid and adjusted when needed.

4) Create a Scepter or Wand

Every woodland fairy/elf needs a wand or a scepter! Again, use your imagination and let the creativity roll. Twine, feathers, pinecones, pine bows, and leaves were a few of our favorite additions.

Be careful if you use your glue gun on the beeswaxed leaves. The beeswax will melt with the heat of the glue gun. Glue sparingly. And use extreme caution with the glue gun. Adult supervision required.

5) Have a Wood Fairy Adventure

Now it is time for the real fun! Get outside and start your fairy adventures.

We had a great time making these Beeswax Dipped Leaf Crowns and Scepters. I hope this inspires you to get outside and have some nature fun too!

Beeswaxed Leaves are not just good for Crowns and Scepters, but are also great for craft projects and fall decorating. I show you How to Preserve Fall Leaves in Beeswax on this post. We used our extra Bees Wax Leaves to make a garland for our mantle and share some other ideas on how to use them.  I hope you’ll check it out.

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What would you do with preserved fall leaves? They are just so pretty. How do you keep fall alive in your home?

-Lindsay from Life on Misty Acres

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