Faux Fall Tree

I’m officially obsessed with the fall styling from Amber Interiors! They have been using some gorgeous fall trees in their photoshoots lately. And of course, I thought… why not make one? How amazing would it be to have a faux fall tree that I can use again every year? It’s the perfect, subtle way to add that fall touch.

Here’s some inspiration for my faux fall tree. Can you see why I’m obsessed?

The Supplies

• A branch or tree limb
• Fast-setting cement
• An empty container
• 40 x fall maple leaf stems
• Craft paint
• Spray paint

Setting the Tree Branch

First things first… go foraging in the yard for a good solid tree branch or limb. Look for something that has a good shape to it and make sure it is the right height to fit in your space. Once you find “the one” it’s time to set it in cement.

I used an empty nursery pot for the base of my tree. Place your tree branch in the container and fill it with Fast-setting cement. Find a good spot to set up so that you can brace your tree branch and keep it from falling over until the cement has properly cured.

Painting the Leaves

The maple leaf stems I found were not quite the right color I was looking for. They were very inexpensive though, so for the price, I thought it was worth the effort to paint them all. I did this by layers various shades of craft paint. The colors I used are Antique Maroon, Deep Burgundy, Heritage Brick, and Rookwood Red. Luckily, the painting process went way quicker than I thought it would. All you need to do is sponge on layers of paint, leaving a little bit of the original color showing through.

I did get a little sloppy with the underside of the leaves, so I gave them a quick coat of spray paint to cover up any blotchy paint areas.

Adding the Branches and Leaves

Now that the leaves are ready, it’s time to add them to our tree branch. Take a wire strippers and strip the plastic off the bottom of your faux stems, leaving the wire intact. Using a very tiny drill bit (I used a 1/16), drill a hole into your tree branch. Dab a little hot glue onto the wire of your faux stem and place it in the hole you just drilled. Continue this all over your tree until you are happy with the results.

I ended up using 40 total faux stems for my 9-foot-tall tree. I found it easiest to place the faux stems where the little nubs or knots naturally appear on your tree branch.

The Faux Fall Tree

It’s one of those projects where you don’t know when to stop! Eventually after adding “just one more stem” a few times, I had to stop. You could certainly use this same method for any type of tree such as faux olive tree, fiddle leaf fig, ficus, and more. What type of tree would you make?

Supplies

Faux Maple Stems | Craft Paint | Spray Paint | Nursery Pot | Fast-setting Cement | Drill Bit Set | Hot Glue Gun | Wire Stripper

Sources

DIY Coffee Table | Rug 1 | Rug 2 | Rug pad | Woven tray | Vase | Vase 2 | Vase filler 1 | Vase Filler 2 | Olive tree | Console Table | Canvas Artwork | Book 1 | Book 2 | Brass Bells | Coasters | Pillow 1 | Pillow 2 | Pillow 3 | Throw Blanket | Curtains | Curtain rod | Ceiling fan | Side table | Crate & Barrel Potted Faux Maple Tree

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