How to Create Fall Crate Décor Using Dollar Tree Items

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You all know how much I love these wooden crates from Dollar Tree. I created this cute fall decor that can be added to a tiered tray or mantel. We'll use one wooden crate and a house plaque from Dollar Tree. Let's create and decorate together!

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Video tutorial

Materials

One wooden crate
One wooden house plaque
Acrylic paint
Wooden letters
Any Adhesive or Hot glue
Foam craft blocks
Faux fall floral/greenery
Paintbrushes
Mod Podge
Decorative paper
Floral cutters
Scissors
One pencil for tracing
I have chosen to decorate with mini pumpkins, a squirrel figurine, and an unpainted leaf ornament for the fall season.

Step 1: Tracing your wooden house plaque onto decorative paper

Place the wooden house plaque on the decorative paper and trace its shape with a pencil. Cut out the traced shape with scissors.

Step 2: Applying Mod Podge

Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the surface of the wooden crate. Place the decorative paper over it and apply a second layer on top. Use any Podge technique you prefer. I usually apply a layer, add the paper, smooth the surface, and use a blow dryer between each coat.

Put your house plaque aside for now. We will return to it when we add the wooden letters.

Step 4: Apply paint to the wooden crate

After, apply paint to your wooden crate. Originally, I was going to use yellow on my crate, but I decided to go with a deeper red color. 

Step 4: Apply paint to the wooden leaf decoration

Start by painting the wooden leaf with acrylic paint. You can find wooden leaves at Joann's or Dollar Tree.

Step 5: Attaching the wooden leaf to the crate

You can attach your leaf design to the wooden crate using any adhesive. To ensure that it sits flat, add the leaf higher up on the crate.

Step 6: Attaching wooden letters to the house plaque

Take the wooden house set aside earlier and add wooden letters. I added "Hello Fall" to my plaque using Loctite adhesive.

Step 7: Adding a wooden house plaque to the wooden crate

Put your wooden house plaque inside the crate without permanently attaching it, allowing you to easily switch to a different fall theme when desired.

Step 8: Adding foam blocks

Insert foam blocks in a wooden crate for height and flower placement. I reused my foam blocks from my faux succulent planters.

All that's left is to add your fall decorations. I chose fall flowers, squirrel decor, and cute fabric pumpkins from Dollar Tree.

Your autumn-themed crate decor is complete. It's absolutely adorable! I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Did you enjoy this craft? If so, be sure to let me know. 

As always, thank you for stopping by and creating with me! I'll see you soon.

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