Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Crafting with Acorns : :

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

Autumn walks are our favorite and this Fall at the nearby park we regularly visit, we noticed a significant number of acorns on the ground compared to previous years. One giant oak in particular has produced a massive number of acorns. Inspired to craft, we decided to fill a bag to bring home with us and today I thought I'd share our projects!

Fall Crafting

Most of the nuts had separated from the cupules, so the first thing we did was separate the parts. A bowl for those still completely intact, a bowl for nuts, one for the caps, one for the double caps - our favorites - and a garbage bowl for the cracked and holey. We washed and preserved them with a bake in the oven at 200 degrees for a of couple hours, just to remove any grubby stuff.

Acorn Project

I must say I LOVE to craft, and I've missed the number of non-sewing projects the kids and I used to tackle together in years past. As they've grown older, their own imaginations and inspirations have lead them to do so much crafting on their own. While it's so fun to see what they come up with and makes me so proud to be their mama, there's nothing better than getting messy together!

Often times, for me, crafting = garland. But first, glitter! Once our acorns were preserved, Haila and I added gold to each cap. I controlled the glue, she handled the sparkle!

Autumn Crafts -- Acorns

Autumn Crafts -- Acorns

Pairing each nut with a suitable size cap become quite the matching game!

For the ornaments we used the cluster caps we found where two or sometimes three caps were still connected. Adding just a simple loop knot with twine so we can hang them!

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Ornaments

For the garland we used twenty to thirty acorns per strand, running twine between each cap and nut before I connected them with hot glue.

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

So simple and I LOVE how these turned out!

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

I tried my best to capture how pretty the gold glitter is in the light, but still fell short. It's seriously magical!

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

Autumn Crafts -- Acorn Garland

This project was so much fun, even if it means cleaning up glitter from in between the floor boards yet again. Totally worth it, I promise!

♡ Maureen

16 comments:

  1. Fun! Those would be cute wound around a strand of twinkle lights. That would make the gold sparkle!

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  2. Love your project! So cuuute! My grown daughter is coming in town this weekend. Lots of oak trees in my neighborhood, so we need to forage for acorns & make some garland. Sorry squirrels. Lol. And your "new" dining set is so pretty.

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  3. Love your ideas! Fun to see nonsewing stuff!

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  4. It was really wonderful reading your post about you and your kids spending time together crafting and enjoying that time. Everything that you made is lovely. I know I picked up loads of Acorns around our area, I mainly use them in wreaths, but some of your ideas might just be used around my house this year! Thank you for sharing and have a fantastic creative day!

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  5. You will remember making all this with your daughter years from now, great project.

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  6. Such a wonderful decoration to display all Winter long, thanks for the inspiration!

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