Acorn Craft

This Acorn Craft is made from an Easter Egg and perfect for fall decorating. See how we used burlap and pinecones to create this beautiful and inexpensive fall decor piece.

These DIY acorns are so cute and easy to make.  They're an adorable acorn craft that you can use every fall in your decor.  

They're made from inexpensive supplies, and the perfect way to create your own fall decoration when cooler weather arrives.  I used mainly natural materials to create them.  There is one supply though, that you might not have guessed.  

The secret to making the acorn shape is that underneath we used an old plastic Easter egg.  

They turned out so cute, and would be the perfect beautiful things to add to your fall season decor.

You might also like our DIY Crescent Moon Wreath, Fairy Pumpkin House Village, or our Pinecone Wreath.

Inspiration

I saw these cute acorn crafts at one of my favourite gift shops a few weeks ago, and they inspired me to make my own.

You know that moment when you pick them up in the store and really look at them and think, with a twinkle in your eye, I could make these. ;).

I looked at the shape, and realized that I could use an Easter egg to create something similar.  Then I couldn't wait to go home and spend a crafty morning experimenting.  

The best part of this simple fall craft, is that you probably have some Easter eggs somewhere in your house already, that you can use.

Materials:

• Plastic Easter Eggs -The regular size ones work great, but smaller ones good too.
• Brown Acrylic Paint
• Burlap -Choose one with a closed weave so that it covers well and doesn't fray too much as you work with it.
• Pine Cones -Larger ones work best for this craft.
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue
• Twigs -Use these for the top pieces, so not too big works best.
• Garden Clippers or Heavy Duty Scissors

How To Make The Acorns:

1. Paint The Eggs

To create the shape of the acorn, I decided to use Easter eggs. My kids thought it was pretty funny that I was yanking out the Easter egg box in the middle of fall decorating.  Easter eggs are the fun secret to making these acorns.

Since some of them were bright colours for my first step I used a little sandpaper to rough up their smooth surface, and painted with two coats of brown craft paint.  You could also spray paint them if you wanted.  Stay away from white paints, or anything that will show through the burlap.  Or simply use Easter eggs that are already in fall colors that won't show through too badly, like orange, green, or yellow.

2. Add The Fabric

After the paint dried, I added a layer of fabric to create the bottom section of the acorn.  

You want to cover just about ⅔ of the egg with the fabric.  We don't need to cover the whole thing and make fabric acorns, just the bottom ⅔, which makes it a bit easier.

I started out with a very open weave burlap, but it didn't work well for this craft. It was fraying, hard to work with, and showed to much of the base underneath.  So then I picked up some craft burlap at the craft store which is a tighter weave and tried again. 

At the beginning, I started out trying to glue two panels of fabric to the base, like the inspiration acorn, with white craft glue. I found it dried really hard, and the frayed ends stuck up. I ended up hot gluing a circle of burlap around the egg. This worked the best for me.

3. Adding The Pine Cone Pieces

Next was gluing on the pine cone pieces to create the top ⅓ of the acorn. I snipped them off with of the pine cones using some heavy scissors. Then, I hot glued them around the top.

I did about three layers.  You want to start your bottom layer overlapping the burlap, to create a nice neat edge.  Then glue them on like shingles, overlapping the top of the previous row as you go.   I finished them off at the top with a little twig stem.

They were a bit fiddly, and I may or may not have thought a couple times "why didn't I just buy these".  You need some good fine motor skills, because everything is quite small that you're working with.

I made five, and grouped mine in a little bowl, but you could probably never have enough acorns when they're this cute.  You could even use on an acorn wreath or hanging as a fall garland.  

They're a fun easy craft to create this fall and use in your fall and Thanksgiving decor.  

Christmas Decorations

These are great as fall crafts, but also a great addition to your Christmas decor our favorite season.  Last year I tied some fishing line to the finished product and hung them on our Christmas tree.  

Make them even more Christmas-y by adding some faux snow or glitter to your faux acorns for the holiday season.  Just add some white glue to the acorn tops, and sprinkle some glitter or faux snow on top, to make these beautiful acorn crafts look a little snowy.  These add a great woodland fairy folk vibe to your Christmas decor.

With an Acorn Craft Made From An Easter Eggs, life really is a party!

More Fall Project Inspiration

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Easter Egg Acorn Craft

Make an acorn from an Easter egg and some pine cones.

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Course: General DIY & Crafts

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Author: Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist

Cost: $2

Equipment

• hot glue gun
• Hot Glue
• Garden Clippers or Heavy Duty Scissors

Materials

• Plastic Easter Eggs
• Brown Acrylic Paint
• Burlap
• Pine Cones
• Twig

Instructions

• Since some of the Easter eggs were bright colours, paint with two coats of brown craft paint. Or start with colour like orange, or yellow.
• Add a layer of fabric over the egg to create the bottom section of the acorn. Cover just about ⅔ of the egg with the fabric. Use hot glue to hold the burlap in place.
• Next snip the tips of a pine cone off, using some heavy scissors. Then hot glue them around the top of the egg, taking care to overlap the fabric and create a neat edge. Layer the pine cone pieces like shingles. I did three layers.
• Finish off the very top by hot glueing a twig in place.
  

Notes

Optional: Instead 0f painting your eggs with acrylic craft paint, you could spray paint, which would be faster.