Crafting for more coziness - it's especially fun in autumn. You'll love the latest ideas from our creative workshop: fun home accessories featuring our native forest creatures. Some projects can be conjured up in no time at all, while others require a little dexterity and time. As for the ingredients: almost everything can be found in craft stores and at flea markets, and some may even be hiding in your cellar or on the floor at home.

What you need:

- Animals made of porcelain, ceramic or polyresin with as matt a surface as possible

- Metallic paint in copper, silver and gold

- Flat brush

- masking tape

1. prepare the figures

Clean the animals thoroughly with washing-up liquid and leave to dry. Mask off all surfaces that are not to be painted with masking tape

2. paint with color

Now paint the desired areas - here these are always the rear sections - opaque with one of the metallic colors

3. carefully remove the adhesive tape

Once the paint is dry, remove the painter's tape. Then place all the animals in hexagonal boxes stacked on edge, either individually or in pairs