Add it to your seasonal decor, fireplace mantel or centerpiece to enjoy.

Its similar to an Easter-themed 3-tiered tray centerpiece we made in the Spring and shared on ourYouTube channel.

I guess its a sort of crafting with purpose mantra.

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Otherwise, they could turn moldy and rot over time, which trust me isnt so pleasant.

To start, wash the foraged acorns in a bowl of water to clean them.

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Place them on a non-stick surface such as parchment paper and leave them to dry.

Add extra coats of paint for more coverage as needed.

Once dry, use a drill with a small drill bit to make small holes through the acorn.

Painted acorn garland.

Hold the acorn carefully to avoid injury with the drill and repeat this step with all the acorns.

Cut a long piece of fishing line and thread it through the eye of the needle.

Begin threading the fishing line through the acorns in a random or repeating pattern.

Painted acorn garland.

Create a fun tassel using ourhow to make tassel tutorialand attach it to the end of the garland.

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How to Make an Acorn Garland

Materials

Instructions

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Materials needed to make an acorn garland, including acorns, paint, paint brush, drill, and string.

Materials needed to make an acorn garland, including acorns, paint, paint brush, drill, and string.

Painting half the acorn white.

Painting half the acorn white.

Painting half the acorn with dark orange paint.

Painting half the acorn with dark orange paint.

Painting half an acorn light orange.

Painting half an acorn light orange.

Painted acorns

Painted acorns

Adding hot glue to the acorns and acorn caps.

Adding hot glue to the acorns and acorn caps.

Drilling a small hole in the painted acorns.

Drilling a small hole in the painted acorns.

Drilling a small hole in the painted acorns.

Drilling a small hole in the painted acorns.

Threading fishing line through a painted acorn.

Threading fishing line through a painted acorn.

Adding a tassel to the end of the acorn garland.

Adding a tassel to the end of the acorn garland.

Holding an acorn garland.

Holding an acorn garland.

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