Craft: glittered acorn wreath
Make a simple circle wreath from acorns and glitter.
Our driveway is littered with acorns just asking to be used in a project.
Acorns are plentiful this time of year and make for great Fall decor:
This glittered acorn wreath hangs on our new front door ready for Fall to come knocking.
Here’s how to make a glittered acorn wreath:
1. Gather acorns, at least 50.
2. Wash and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. (It will NOT smell nice.)
3. Using a 7/64 drill bit make a whole at the fattest part of the acorn cap going straight through to the other side:
4. Prepare wire ring. I used an existing wire wreath form and popped off the center (smallest) ring:
5. Make a break in the ring where it was naturally welded together:
6. Start stringing acorns onto end of wire ring:
Fill up ring:
Leave about 1″ at both ends:
7. Using a pliers bend ends of wires to make hooks:
Then close ring by hooking the ends:
8. Glitter: I mixed orange and silver:
9. Apply a small dab of white school glue to the nut portion only of the acorn then spread with a paint brush:
10. Shake glitter onto glue over a paper in order to save excess:
11. Add burlap ribbon and hang.
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i luv it!
Your acorn wreath is so pretty, what a great idea!
I love glitter and I love acorns, this is just a perfect Fall wreath!
LOVE this! rustic and sparkly- two of my favorites!
I did a similar treatment to my acorns last year with glitter nail polish 🙂 That could be another way of achieving this look too!
I love the tips for putting them on a wire wreath form!
Love the simple look to your wreath, Perfect for Fall.
Thanks for the inspiration,
Suzanne
Pieced Pastimes
PS-Would love to have you link this up to Saturday Sparks. Links are open till Friday.
So cute! Pinned!
This is so creative! I love how simple and pretty it is! Great idea!
So simple, so creative, so beautiful!
How did you get the little notches off? I am having trouble getting those pieces of wire off after cutting out the wreath circle.