How to: Capture the Season by Crafting with Fruit

Posted by Kristen on November 7th, 2009 at 12:30pm

When it comes to autumn decor, nothing captures the season’s essence better than seasonal fruits. Fall fruits include: apples, pears, blackberries, grapes, plums, figs, raspberries and blueberries. Within the list I just mentioned lies the basic color palette for all of your fall decorating needs.

• Apple – bold reds and greens
• Pears and Grapes – blushed reds and yellow-greens
• Blackberries and Plums – deep purples and auburn reds
• Figs – Burnt oranges and reds
• Raspberries – Bright reds
• Blueberries – deep blues

Using the color palette of fall fruits, you can come up with some pretty amazing fall decor that will transform your home into a cozy autumn getaway. If you want to incorporate the actual fruit into your creations, it is suggested that you use artificial fruit that you can buy at the local craft store in the seasonal section. For a basic apple and berry wreath, incorporate the bold reds and greens from the color palette, along with deep blue from blueberries or purple from blackberries. Be creative and see what you can come up with.

Berry Apple Wreath

You will need:

• 2 Styrofoam wreaths
• Reindeer moss (to cover styrofoam)
• Artificial apples and berries, approximately 60 apples and 14 bunches of berries
• Toothpicks
• Florist Wire
• Floral Pins
• Wire Cutters
• Craft Glue

Steps:

1. Glue smaller foam wreath on top of larger wreath and allow to thoroughly dry.
2. Glue moss covering front and back of assembled wreath.
3. Use wire cutters to cut floral picks into 2″ lengths.
4. Apply glue to one end of a wooden pick and insert it into center bottom of an apple. Repeat for each apple.
5. Apply glue to other end of pick and insert it into outside edge of wreath. Repeat to glue apples side by side in a row around outside circumference (see photo).
6. Insert berry bunches into wreath, forming a circle just inside outer circle of apples (see photo).
7. Continue alternating circles of apples and berries on wreath, ending with apples at inside center.
8. Bend 10″ length of florist wire in half and twist ends together. Insert ends of wire into top center back of wreath to form a hanger. Secure hanger by inserting floral pins into foam over ends of twisted wires.

Click here to see the entire Project.

I came across a blog called Raw Food Crafting that isn’t related to the kind of crafting that we do, but you must check out the fruit photos they’ve posted, because this is what I mean by crafting with rich colors.

Or how about these pears I found featured on DudeCraft that are shaped like little Buddhas – literally grown that way, incredible!

You may also want to consider making your own artificial fruit for your fruit-bearing craft projects like this faux fruit craft at FamilyFun.com.

If you’re a proponent of natural beauty, try your hand at crafting with fruit and fruity colors this fall season to really capture the essence of the season.

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