- book page bunting. The spare look of these looks especially nice at autumn.
- book pumpkin. Use one of those Reader’s Digest Condensed books. Nobody likes those.
- cabinet door sign. An old cabinet door makes a really great wreath, with space in the middle for a chalk message.
- Easter egg acorns. This is a great way to upcycle plastic Easter eggs.
- fall tree luminaries. Turn tissue paper and upcycled glass jars into these magical lanterns.
- flannel hand warmers. Cut up an old flannel shirt and make these hand warmers.
- leaf and book page garland. Instead of the crepe paper leaves called for in this tutorial, use real leaves for a combo of natural and upcycled.
- painted Mason jars. I use my Mason jars for real, so I like to substitute upcycled spaghetti or salsa jars for the same look.
- puzzle piece tree. I LOVE upcycling puzzle pieces!
- recycled cardboard letters. Don’t buy those big cardboard letters from the craft store to decorate your mantle–make your own instead!
- recycled paper pumpkins. It may be a tad too early for Jack-o-lanterns, but it’s not too early for pumpkins!
- scarecrow jar. Upcycle a spaghetti sauce jar instead of using a new plastic jar.
- scrap wood sign. Two wood pallet boards would work well for this.
- sweater pumpkins. Upcycle old sweaters into comfy pumpkins.
- toilet paper tube apple core. Do this project with kids after you get home from the apple orchard.
- toilet paper tube leaf stamping. Some of you love toilet paper tube crafts and some of you hate them–this tutorial is for those of you who love them!
- upcycled cardboard leaf garland. I enjoy printing out templates for all kinds of leaves from the internet, to give my garland a ton of variety.
- wood pallet pumpkin. Cut down your scraps into this pumpkin for your porch.
- wood pallet sign. Paint remakes an old wood pallet into a festive autumn greeting.
- yarn-wrapped leaves. Cut leaf shapes out of upcycled cardboard, then give the kids your yarn scraps and let them play!
