Painted acorns - how to preserve acorns and spray paint them for fall decorating!
Make your fall sparkle with this DIY acorn decor! These glitter acorns are easy enough for a kid to make, and are so pretty.
Acorns, Sōko (Morita Kisaburō) (Japan, 1879-1943), Japan, first half of 20th century, Costumes, Wood with staining.
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We all love Kelly Clark right? Kelly has designed a brand new club for us! Halloween Acorns! The club will start in February with one acorn and stitchguide shipping each month. There is also an optional thread kit with all the threads for the series that can be shipped with the first kit. As […]
Turn a few plastic eggs into the cutest primitive and rustic fabric acorns! An easy Fall craft tutorial from diybeautify.com. #fallcrafts
Love this gorgeous Etsy find from Lovely Monkey . I love anything wooden and colourful and these painted wooden acorns are no exception. Th...
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Chocolate Acorns are the cutest Fall or Thanksgiving treat, and with just a couple pantry ingredients they could not be easier to make!
How to clean and preserve acorns for crafts and decor collect, clean, bake, and seal, DIYs to add a bit of nature for autumn.
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Acorns are everywhere in the fall. You don’t want to miss a free harvest, so let’s talk about how to harvest and process acorns.
So yesterday Jan left a comment on my felted wool ball tutorial asking if I'd post how to make felted acorns. I didn't have any acorns so th...
Eating acorns is a nutritious dietary practice, and they are tasty little nutmeats if processed appropriately to remove tannic acids.
When I say I have a million acorns in my yard, I really mean I have a billion. I am willing to bet you do too! The squirrels will not be going hungry anytime
One of my favorite DIY projects I tackled when getting our house ready for the amazing Modern & Fresh Fall series , was painting acorns to u...
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Do you have hundreds of acorns falling out of your tree every autumn? Do you wonder what you could do with all of that free crafting supply?! I’ve got a couple of natural autumn decoration ideas to help you use up your acorns. A full list of supplies you’ll need can be found at the end of this post. Yes, this photo was taken on our driveway after we swept up all the nuts that had fallen. There were so many I decided I needed a project to use them. It’s a free and lovely resource! Rinse the nuts, dry them and then bake. Spread the nuts in a tray lined with foil. Bake at 200°F for two hours. Turn them every 30 minutes. It’s likely you’ll have to clean each nut by hand. Throw out any that are broken or have holes in them. Maybe sanding is all you’ll need to do to get a natural color you like from your bowl. Maybe you found a new bowl at the store that needs no alteration. But the wood on my vintage nutcracker bowl was too dark for me, and still dark after sanding. So I bleached it, by applying it with a sponge. It took bleaching three times to get it as light as I wanted. And the natural looking result was pleasing! This brand does not list color on the can! The copper looking one was the color I ended up liking most and using in my projects. (The sticker price with the barcode on the shelf should list the color.) Primer: This is optional. I did not use primer on my acorns but will do so in the future. The spray paint surprisingly scrapes off very easily. So if you want to skip primer, handle the nuts with care after they’ve been painted. Spray the nuts in rows starting with the row closest to you. Then turn the whole thing and start again—keep going until you’ve rotated to and sprayed all four sides. (Those orange seeds pods are called Putka Pods. Super cute and PERFECT for fall right?) BONUS PROJECT: This autumn wreath was made using a wreath form found at the dollar store. Cut it in half like a bagel, then wrap one half with either a dark cloth or ribbon (I recommend black or dark brown) so the green styrofoam doesn’t show. Use hot glue to attach all your ingredients. It’s quite easy, just take your time! I hope this helped you think of some autumn projects to spice up your home this fall season. SUPPLIES FOR BOWL CANDLE HOLDER: Pillar candle Wooden Bowl Acorns Putka pods (about 1-2 oz) Small pinecones (1 bag) Bleach (if needed) Hot glue and gun SUPPLIES FOR WREATH Small styrofoam wreath form Acorns Putka pods (about 1-2 oz) Small pinecones (1 bag) Medium small pinecones (at least 5 but more is better) Hot glue and gun (this takes a lot of glue) Dark ribbon or cloth, enough length to wrap around the wreath form Ribbon for bow and hanging
