Make your own autumnal home accessories

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Autumn in the house
DIY: Home accessories in autumn - wallpaper magic
DIY: Home accessories in autumn - a dress for a carafe
DIY: Home accessories in autumn - lamp with forest still life
DIY: Home accessories in autumn - wool lampshade

Autumn in the house

Fall not only finds its way into nature, but also enters our four walls. In the form of wonderfully autumnal home accessories, he delights us with his colourfulness. We show you lampshades, cushions, table runners and Co. to design your own!

DIY: Home accessories in autumn - leaves pillows

You need: 41 x 82 cm linen fabric in yellow (incl. Seam allowance), 51 x 102 cm fabric in purple (incl. Seam allowance), remaining fabric in light and dark green, 2 pillow inlays of 40 x 40 and 50 x 50 cm, Sewing machine and sewing thread

Here's how it works: 1. Print out and cut out sheet templates.2. Cut the fabric into two 41 x 41 cm squares, finish the edges.3. Cut sheet shapes from the fabric remnants and apply to the cushions (with a tight zigzag stitch of the sewing machine) .4. Fold pillow parts together right to right, fasten. Stitch with 1 cm seam allowance, leaving an approx. 20 cm long opening on one side. Insert cushion, sew open seam piece by hand.

DIY: Home accessories in autumn - table runner with leaves

You need: orange table runner, fabric color, homemade or purchased leaf stamps

And this is how it works: 1. The fabric color on a flat plate o.ä. distribute evenly. Press the stamp in the color so that it is evenly distributed everywhere.3. Press stamp on table runner.4. Repeat until the desired pattern arises.5. Let dry.

DIY: Home accessories in autumn - wallpaper magic

What you need: wallpaper scraps, scissors, double-sided photo adhesive tape (eg from Tesa, office supplies)

And this is how it works: 1. Cut out different leaves from the wallpaper scraps.2. Attach to the wall with double-sided adhesive tape.

DIY: Home accessories in autumn - a dress for a carafe

You need: 1 ball of wool in yellow / curry, knitting ring with needle (available in various diameters from Prym, for example), 2 buttons, contrasting yarn for the buttons, sewing needle, scissors

And this is how it works: 1. Fix the wool thread on the outer pin. Thread loops around the individual pins. Repeat this process in a second round so that each pin is wrapped twice.2. Using the needle, lift the lower loop over the top and release it from the pin. Repeat this procedure for all pens until there is only one stitch left on each peg.3. Loop the wool thread around the pins again so that each pin contains two stitches.4. Now take turns knitting one row at a time and wind one row until the desired length is reached.5. To bind off the cuff, only one loop may be wound around the pin at a time. This is removed and placed around the next pen. Now there are two loops around the pin so that the lower one can be raised and released again via the upper loop. The remaining loop is removed and placed around the next pin. This process is repeated until the knit dress is detached from all the pens.6. Knot the last stitch with the protruding thread.7. Turn over the edge once and sew with a button. Sew on the second button underneath.8. Knit knit dress over the carafe.

(Carafe: own prop.) Wine glass: Villeroy and Boch Cascara water glass, 21 cm www.royaldesign.de Pot with pheasant: Herling Berlin 405_450_00 ¯80 h155 220ml 81 Euro - manufacturers can be found on the website: www.heringberlin.com)

DIY: Home accessories in autumn - lamp with forest still life

What you need: Lamp with transparent, closed from below screen, porcelain owl, leaves, branches, berries

Here's how : 1. Unscrew the glass of the lamp from the rest.2. Fill the glass bowl with autumnal decorative items.3. Turn the lamp back on.

(Light: www.magazin.com.) Pendant Lamp Favorite Things by Chen Karlsson about 265 Euro Porcelain Owl: Wagner & Apel GmbH Porcelain Figures Lippelsdorf www.wagner-apel.de 2756bw about 11 Euro Glasses: Lambert Odile glass with drops pastis H : 10.5 D: 9cm about 22 Euro Candlestick: Broste Copenhagen Rest: own prop)