One of nature’s gifts in the fall are acorns! We have a few oak trees in our yard so there are plenty of acorns to collect in the grass. They can be a big pain to clean up, but they are fun to use for crafts. Vanessa uses the acorn caps as whistles!! Not sure how she does it, but it is really loud. Rather than making noise, I like to make felt acorns with the caps!
First, collect a bunch of acorn caps.
Cut a circle out of felted wool and some scraps or two for stuffing. If you don’t have any felted wool or have not clue what that even is, a piece of material would work too! I made this felted wool using a secondhand wool sweater. I washed the sweater in hot water and it shrunk, making the threads really tight.
Squeeze a bunch of hot glue into the acorn cap.
Gather up the circle with the stuffing inside and stick it into the hot glue in the acorn cap.
Make a bunch more in different colors. Add a loop of yarn to each top for hanging or glue the felt acorns to a piece of twine to make an acorn garland.
Do you get acorns where you live or do you have some other kind of fun seeds to collect?
The Creative U says
I LOVE this idea! I am sooo gonna make a garland of them for my mantel! If you need me, I’ll be out hunting for acorns.
Tonia L says
Thanks Judi! Last year we had a TON of acorns but this year we hardly have any!
Jodalee says
these are so great! saw some on etsy and thought I could make these, but wasnt too sure how. Now I can 🙂 thanks for sharing!
WobiSobi says
I am sharing these today on my blog.
Love this idea!!
Hugs
Anne
Pam says
I just did a post this week about all the acorns in my yard. I found another tutorial on felted acorns, but it was so ridiculously hard looking that I gave up on the idea. But this looks like something I can do. Thanks!
Leanne says
These are so cute. I can’t wait to make some this Fall. Thanks for sharing them at the Autumn Point of View link party. I’m featuring these on my blog today.
lisbonlioness says
Genius! Saves all the needle felting and looks just as cute. Thanks for the tutorial!
Lauren @ My Wonderfully Made says
These are the cutest little things!! I need to head over to my neighbor’s oak tree and start gathering caps! (Which is all that’s left from the squirrels!)
Amanda says
This is great! I’ve been wanting to make some felt acorns for Montessori materials.
Renee says
Oh my gosh I absolutely love this idea and so easy too! You should share this at my link party over at Rustic Crafts ~ http://rustic-crafts.com/?p=2306
Pam says
I just love this project and can not wait to try it out. I have hundreds of scrub oaks around me and will be busy tomorrow gathering the tops of the acorns.
Rachel says
These are so cute. I love the idea of using rolled up felt instead of expensive felt balls. These really are perfect for fall. I would love it if you would stop by and share at the crafty link party going on right now at Lines Across My Face.
I hope to see you soon,
Rachel
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