Hey girlie! If you’re broke af like me but still want to have the fall décor of your dreams, this article is for you! I absolutely love decorating my living space for each season, but shit adds up like you wouldn’t believe. Luckily, I have discovered the wonders of the dollar store, amazon, and the craft store. With these three shopping outlets at my disposal, I am a cheap, mean, decorating machine. Follow along and all your friends will be jealous of your amazing fall décor.
GLASS BOTTLE FLORAL BOUQUETS
This craft is probably one of my favorites I’ve done so far. You’ll just need a few things to get started! Most of them can be found at the dollar store, or they can be borrowed from a friend.
Supplies:
- 10 Acrylic Paint (a variety)
- 4 Paint brushes (larger ones are better)
- 1 Paint Palette (or anything to pour your paint on)
- 10 Glass bottles (you can either get them from the dollar store or from some friends who drink)
- 7 Floral Bouquets (a variety)
- Scissors
- Cup of water (to wash brushes between uses)
- Paper towels or 1 Rag (to dry brushes)
*These are suggested amounts. You can tweak them to your needs/wants!
Steps
- First, clean your bottles to make sure they don’t have any labels or dirt on them.
- Next, lay out all your supplies on a surface that you don’t mind getting paint on. Acrylic paint usually washes off with soap and water easily, but I use a tablecloth to be safe.
- Then, choose a paint color you’d like to use. Pour it onto your paint palette (a paper plate will do). Then take your paintbrush and paint a nice thick coat onto the bottle. It won’t be completely covered and that’s ok!
- Let dry. You can either let it air dry or use an electric fan to dry it. Usually, I will put it in front of a fan and repeat step 3 with the other bottles while it dries.
- When they are finished drying, Paint a second, thick coat of paint onto the bottles. If the paint starts coming off while painting, don’t be discouraged! It’s a very common thing to happen. Just let it dry longer. When ready, be a little more careful, and a little heavier with the paint.
- Let dry again.
- While the bottles are drying, get out those floral you picked out! Start taking them apart. Some of them will pull apart easily, but some will need to be cut with scissors.
- Start arranging the floral arrangements into little bouquets for the bottles
- When the bottles are finally finished drying, place the flowers into them and place the finished product around the room.
- Finally, admire your hard work and adorable décor!
WALL COLLAGE
This is probably one of the easiest crafts I’ve ever done, so I highly recommend doing it. You can easily complete this in one night while watching a cute rom com. You’ll just need a few things to get started.
Supplies:
- 10 Pieces of Patterned or Plain Scrapbooking Paper
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Paper
- Tape or Sticky Tack
*These are suggested amounts. You can tweak them to your needs/wants!
Steps:
- First, go to your local craft store. I usually go to Joann’s or Michael’s, but you can go wherever you please. Pick out some cute patterned and plain scrapbooking paper. I recommend picking out 10 different pieces of paper. Make sure to get a variety! You can pick from pumpkin patterns to plain red, orange, and green tones.
- Next, lay out one of the papers you picked upside down in front of you. Using your pencil and ruler, measure out the size you’d like the rectangles in the collage to be. I recommend using 4 x 6 inches.
- After you’ve measured out the size on all your papers, cut out each rectangle.
- Then, lay out the collage in a way that looks good and makes you feel good.
- Finally, using sticky tack or tape, place the collage on your wall wherever you like. I have mine above the tv in my living room.
LEAF GARLANDS
This suggestion isn’t a craft, but I still think it’s a super cute addition for the fall season.
Supplies:
- At least 4 Leaf Garlands (Amazon or any store that sells them cheap)
- Tape
*These are suggested amounts. You can tweak them to your needs/wants!
Steps:
- First, either buy the leaf garlands in-store or online.
- Then, once you have them, hang them up around your windows and around your tv if you have one.
- Ta-da! Cute and easy décor! You go, bestie.
And there you have it! Three easy ways to spruce up your living space for fall! I hope you enjoyed this article and use some of these ideas. Feel free to try and come up with your own ideas as well! Happy Fall!!