Paint acorns

How to prep and paint acorns from your yard. Step by step details on drying, baking, painting and sealing. A great Fall decor project.

With Fall fast approaching, I'm trying my hand at acorn craft. Today I'm sharing the fastest and easiest way to prepare and paint acorns!

I have always loved acorns in fall decorating. They look great scattered around centrepieces, nestled amongst candles and used as a vase filler. But I'm not a big of how much they cost in stores. The cheapest I found around here was about $3.50 for about 20 pieces, and the ones at Pottery Barn are about twice as much. Ouch! So

Utilize what nature has provided by drying acorns for your fall decor. Learn the process of preserving acorns so you can use them year after year

Don't eat these delicious looking little acorns! Painted to favor candy canes or those peppermint candies, these will certainly add a little "yum" to your holiday décor! I hand select these acorns locally. They are real. In order to ready the acorns for painting, they are frozen, thawed and allowed to dry for 2-3 weeks, baked and finally polished to remove any debris. The acorns are then painted with 2-3 coats of the primary color, followed by any accent colors and finally a layer of acrylic…

When I say I have a million acorns in my yard, I really mean I have a billion. I am willing to bet you do too! The squirrels will not be going hungry anytime

Learn how to paint some 3-D looking acorns with me! I am applying some easy techniques, mostly how to build shadows and color to create that 3-D effect,...

Now is the time to gather up all those fallen acorns, dry them out and prepare to make one of these 25 acorn craft ideas - perfect for fall!

Utilize what nature has provided by drying acorns for your fall decor. Learn the process of preserving acorns so you can use them year after year