DIY Acorns - Giant Fall decor - At Home with Aries

My favorite part about Fall is the sound of crunchy leaves and giant acorns on the ground. DIY acorns are a great way to bring a little piece of Fall into your home.

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Step One: cut and Paint

Since most acorns are flat on top, I marked about 1 inch from the point and cut the tops off with a knife.

Next, use basic white acrylic or chalk paint to cover the bright colors on our DIY Acorns. I used two layers of paint.

Small Acorn

Step Two: Fold and Glue

Cut a large circle out of one side of your t-shirt or fabric. Place your small football on your circle and apply a line of glue down the length of the football and pull the fabric tight.

Now you will have two wings on each side. Fold in the wings and apply hot glue. Do this for both sides.

Cut off any extra fabric on top and glue down any loose fabric.

Step Three: Create the top

Begin 1-2 inches from the top and apply some glue. Wrap the football with twine until you are left with a small opening. For the stem, Place a stick (mine is from outside) and hot glue it in. Finish off your twine. I also decided to add two leaves from my floral picks.

Large Acorn

Step Four: Measure and Cut

With your ribbon, measure a piece long enough to wrap around the large football. You will need 3 of these pieces.

Place a drop of glue at the point and glue down the ends of the ribbon to the flat top.

Fold in the two sides around the point and glue down

Step Five: Pull fabric tight and glue

Place glue along the sides of the football under the loose ribbon and pull the ribbon tight.

Place pieces two and three slightly overlapping the one before and repeat steps four and five.

Tip: use rope or yarn to make the process faster and cleaner. My string got a little messy and didn’t apply as nice as the twine.

Step Six: Apply the string and stem

Similar to the first acorn, use hot glue and your string to wrap around the acorn.

Once you get to the top apply your stick and leaves.

Your Done!

I get soo many questions about these acorns! I think they would look great on a bookshelf or coffee table.

Be sure to tag me on Instagram if you were inspired by this project and create one of your own.

12/6/2021

DIY Acorns – Giant Fall decor