Homemade Painted Acorn Christmas Ornaments
These homemade, metallic-painted acorn Christmas ornaments are so bright and pretty
Pieces: 20 ornaments
Cost: $25
Equipment
- a flat paintbrush - I used a #6 shader
- string, thread or transparent chord
- hot glue gun
- metallic paints of your choice
Ingredients
- 20 acorns - dried for at least 1 week
Instructions
- First, make sure you’ve allowed your acorns to dry for a week in an open container in a dry place. If you see any little worm holes, you can microwave them for 3 seconds to kill any bugs. Once ready, simply paint each acorn, avoiding the cap.
- Give each acorn 4 coats each to make them nice and bright. Balancing them on their caps makes it easy to prevent the paint from smudging.
- I used thin, transparent elastic chord, but you can just as easily use thread or string. Make a loop and tie it in a knot.
- Add a single dot of glue to your acorn caps. Gently (and carefully) hold your chord or string to the glue for about 5-10 seconds. That’s all there is to it!