autumn diy Archives - Country Lily Decor

Decorate your home this fall in style and on a budget. I’m sharing these fall projects that cost under $5, and are easy to recreate.

Not only are these projects festive and affordable, but they are so fun to make.

Project#1, Solid Wood Pumpkin With A Crackle Paint Finish

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I know what your thinking, how is this one of the fall projects under $5? Items like this sell for anywhere between $20 to $30 in high end stores or boutiques. The answer is…… most of the supplies can be found at Dollar Tree!

Supply List:

3 wooden oval plaques, you can find these at Dollar Tree in the Crafters Square section of the store
2 different paint colors, I used a dark brown in the color coffee bean, and a lighter color, burlap
Elmer’s School Glue
Wood Stem
Raffia
Ribbon
Faux Leaves
Paint Brushes

Steps To Recreate This Project:

Glue the three wooden ovals together by placing one oval on top of the other two and using a permanent glue for a strong hold.
Paint the entire piece your base color, in my case the dark brown, and let the paint dry.
Apply a generous amount of Elmer’s school glue to only the top part of each oval, while the glue is still wet, paint over the glue with your lighter color, in my case, burlap. I chose to do one oval at a time so I wouldn’t have to rush.
While the glue and lighter color are still wet, use a hair dryer set on high and go over the painted surface, the glue will cause cracks showing the darker color underneath.
Complete the previous step for all three ovals.
Allow several hours for the glue and paint to completely dry.
Glue a wood stem or branch on the back of the center oval, and add your embellishments, such as leaves, raffia, and ribbon.

Project#2 Welcome To Our Patch Door Hanger

This door hanger is another one of the fall projects under $5, actually it cost less than $2 to make!

Supply List:

Wood round with raised pumpkin sign from Dollar Tree
Light brown stain or paint
White Paint
Ribbon
Decal or printable

Steps To Recreate This Project:

Stain the wood round, in this case I used Waverly Antique wax and watered it down to make a light stain so you would still be able to see the engravings on the sign.
Using a sponge dauber from Dollar Tree paint the raised pumpkin white.
Add a Welcome To Our Patch Decal, using a Cricut cutting machine. If you don’t have a cutting machine, no worries, I have this as a free printable, you can download, print at home, and trace onto your project. Click HERE to go to the free printables page.
Create a messy bow using ribbons of your choice to add to the top of your new door hanger.

Project#3 Stacked Pumpkin Sign

Can you believe I found this wooden stacked pumpkin sign at Dollar General for only $3? If you haven’t been to your local Dollar General this fall, you are missing out. They have some gorgeous fall decor at amazing prices. I recently did a shop with me video, if you would like to see all the items my local store had, click here.

If you want a neutral look this fall, this sign is perfect as is. When purchased it was all wood. I wanted a little more of the traditional fall colors on mine, so I painted the bottom pumpkin in a pumpkin spice colored paint, the middle pumpkin in a celery green paint, and the top pumpkin in white.

This sign looks really nice with Dollar Tree’s newest pumpkins. The larger ones sit on their sides.

Project#4 Fall Decorative Cutting Board

This project turned out better than I imagined!

I love big bows! The colors in this bow really pop against this cutting board creating an elegant statement piece.

Supplies Needed:

Larger hanging cutting board (found in Dollar Tree’s Plus section) it was only $3
Paint, burlap color and antique wax
Napkin with design of your choice
Nautical rope from Dollar Tree
5 to 6 different colored and sized ribbons
Mod Podge
Pipe Cleaner and Zip Ties

Steps To Recreate This Project:

Paint the back of the cutting board, so you will be able to have a two sided piece. I painted in a burlap color.
Add a napkin with the design of your choice onto the board using Mod Podge.
Dry brush antique wax on the edges of the board, napkin, and across the board as you see fit to create a more distressed look.
Glue a piece of nautical rope to the top and bottom of the napkin, for a more rustic look.
Create the size bow you want and hold together using zip ties. Then attach the bow to the handle using a pipe cleaner. This way you can flip your sign over and flip the bow. Then you are able to use both sides.