Fun to Make! A Collection of Easy DIY Ideas for Stylish Autumn Decorations
With the arrival of autumn, wouldn’t you like to bring a touch of the season into your home as well? From Japanese-style maple leaf wall hangings and pampas grass ornaments made with macramé, to stylish Halloween decorations… Why not add color to your life with the gentle warmth of handmade items and autumnal decorations that make the most of natural materials? In this article, we introduce easy, accessible ideas for handmade autumn decorations.
Enjoy your time at home while creating an autumn space that’s uniquely yours!
Fun to Make! A Collection of Easy, Stylish DIY Fall Decoration Ideas (1–10)
maple leaf
Autumn is the season when temperatures drop and leaves gradually start to change color, and we especially picture maple leaves as looking beautiful.
Let’s create those vividly colored maple leaves in a three-dimensional way using construction paper.
Fold long, narrow strips of construction paper and combine them to form a maple leaf shape.
To make the leaves even more three-dimensional, it’s recommended to layer pieces of different lengths for each pointed segment.
Try changing the colors of the construction paper as well to see how the overall impression changes.
jack-o’-lantern
When it comes to big events in autumn, Halloween is the classic, and the must-have decoration is the jack-o’-lantern.
Let’s make a three-dimensional jack-o’-lantern that also evokes the bounty of fall using origami.
Use a plastic cup as the base, and attach thin, elongated strips of origami paper to it, keeping a curved shape in mind as you go to form a round shape.
Once the overall shape is nicely rounded, add the facial features and other parts to finish.
To make it clear it’s a Halloween decoration, it’s also recommended to add motifs like a black cat or bats.
Fallen-Leaf Lion
One of the scenes that evoke autumn is the way fallen leaves pile up on the ground—you can almost feel both their layered depth and their softness.
This activity uses those autumnal leaves to create the shape of a lion.
First, draw the lion’s face, cut it out, and place it as the base.
Then, glue fallen leaves around that piece, surrounding it so they look like the lion’s mane.
The lion’s impression will change depending on the color and shape of the leaves you use, so it’s recommended to be selective from the leaf-picking stage.
Fashionable bagworm
https://www.tiktok.com/@haruharo_made/video/7428810245092150536Autumn is the season when it gets colder as we head toward winter, and some creatures prepare to make it through the winter.
Among those winter-preparing creatures, we’re focusing on the bagworm, and the idea is to create a warm-looking design using materials like origami.
The steps are simple: cut the materials into small pieces, layer them, and finally attach the facial parts.
The impression will change depending on what materials you use and which colors you choose, so this is a great chance to express your originality.
Colorful Halloween garland
https://www.tiktok.com/@chii_1514m/video/7417792282046237972Halloween is a major event of autumn, and its unique atmosphere—where spookiness overlaps with fun—is part of its charm.
Let’s make a jack-o’-lantern, an essential Halloween item, using a combination of a balloon and tissue paper.
Inflate a balloon to your desired size, then use liquid laundry starch or white glue to stick on small pieces of tissue paper.
Once the adhesive dries, pop the balloon and remove it.
After shaping it a bit, attach the facial features and hang it with a string to finish.
It’s also fun to try different tissue paper colors to see how the overall look changes.
Osmanthus Suncatcher
The fragrance of fragrant olive is one of the defining scents of autumn, and its look—tiny blossoms clustered together—is a big part of its charm.
Let’s make a sun catcher that highlights light, inspired by the fragrant olive flower.
Attach wire to small parts like the tiny flowers and leaves, then twist them together into a single piece.
After that, mount this piece onto a base along with crystal glass and other elements, and finish it so it can be hung.
The overall impression changes greatly depending on which colors you combine, so try designing your own unique arrangement.
Autumn hanging decorations made with origami and paper plates
When we think of autumn scenery, we picture trees and mountains vividly colored by leaves—a classic view that lets us feel the change of seasons along with its beauty.
This project recreates those beautiful autumn leaves as a hanging decoration using a combination of origami and a paper plate.
First, lightly paint the paper plate in colors that evoke fall foliage, then cut it in a spiral.
Next, cut origami paper into leaf shapes—such as maple and ginkgo—attach them to the paper plate base, and add a string so it can be hung.
A key point is the wide range of ways you can customize it, such as how many leaves to layer and how to arrange the colors.
A mobile of apples and pears
Autumn brings an abundance of delicious seasonal fruits—truly the season of hearty appetites.
How about making a mobile shaped like iconic autumn fruits? Using colored construction paper, we’ll create apples and pears.
Make a template and glue several identical pieces together.
Glue along the folds with wood glue or similar; it’s okay if a little squeezes out.
In the center, attach a paper piece shaped like the core of an apple or pear.
Hanging it from the ceiling or displaying it by a window makes for a lovely interior decoration.
Buddha nut arrangement
Let’s create a stylish arrangement using a Buddha nut.
A Buddha nut is a type of seed pod said to bring good fortune because it resembles the Buddha’s head.
Place floral foam inside the Buddha nut, then embed dried flowers, pine cones, acorns, other autumn seed pods, and dried fruit.
Fill the surrounding areas with faux moss, insert larger seed pods and flowers into the foam first, and then place smaller seed pods to fill the gaps.
This will give the whole piece a well-balanced finish.
Osmanthus wreath
When autumn is in full swing, the scent of fragrant olive (kinmokusei) seems to drift in from nowhere, doesn’t it? In this project, we recreate kinmokusei—one of the flowers that represents autumn—using origami, arranging it like a wreath.
First, fold brown origami paper, which evokes the tree, into small pieces with slots for inserting, then combine them to form a ring.
After that, attach leaf-shaped pieces and flower pieces to complete the whole.
Consider the balance as you assemble, layering each part in a way that creates a vivid, three-dimensional finish.