Or would you have thought they were oddly shaped wooden beads?

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Pine Cone Succulents

It feels good to repurpose, upcycle and create with nature!

This will dry them fully, kill off any little bugs and prevent them from rotting over time.

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Take to tops off of the acorns (you will not need the tops for this craft).

Valentine’s day acorn garland with painted wood slice and ribbon.

Drill a hole through the centers of the acorns from top to the bottom.

Paint the acorns red, pink and white.

Place them on a sheet of wax paper to prevent them from sticking while they dry.

Valentine’s day acorn garland with painted wood slice and ribbon.

Paint the surface of the birch slice white and let the paint dry.

Afterwards, paint an XO on the back side of the wood slice and let it dry.

Alternate the colors of the acorns to get the same look as our garland.

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Pine Cone Succulents

Lastly, make a tassel with bakers twine by wrapping it around your fingers 25-30 times.

Cut one end of the wapped twine and then tie another piece of twin around the top.

Before you go, check out some more Valentines day crafts we made from natural materials!

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Thesepine cone flowerswill last all year, or check out thesesweetheart shaped dogwood wreathsand these rock paintedmandala hearts.

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Close up of Valentine’s day acorn garland with painted wood slice heart.

Close up of Valentine’s day acorn garland with painted wood slice heart.

Drilling a hole into an acorn.

Drilling a hole into an acorn.

Painting an acorn white.

Painting an acorn white.

Drilled hole in a piece of birch wood slice.

Drilled hole in a piece of birch wood slice.

Painting birch wood slice with white paint.

Painting birch wood slice with white paint.

Birch wood slice painted white with a  red heart.

Birch wood slice painted white with a  red heart.

Attaching the painted acorns with string.

Attaching the painted acorns with string.

Valentine’s day acorn garland with painted wood slice and ribbon.

Valentine’s day acorn garland with painted wood slice and ribbon.

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