How to create a DIY acorn garland with felted balls for your Christmas tree or to use with your holiday decor. This is an easy and thrifty craft that you can make using acorns from your yard.
It's hard to believe but it's that time of year again. For the past two weeks I've been busy creating holiday crafts, baking and decorating the cottage for the holidays.
So, let's get the party started with our first Christmas craft...a DIY felted acorn garland. It's super easy to make and thrifty to boot (just like my DIY magnolia leaf garland and DIY light bulb garland from a few years ago).
Make sure you check out the full tutorial in the how-to card near the end of the post (you can even print it to use later). My friends from the Thrifty Style Team are also sharing their holiday thrifty projects today so check them out at the bottom of the post.
Supplies for DIY acorn garland
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- 20mm felted balls
- acorn tops
- twine/string
- hot glue gun
- drill or Dremel
This thrifty project started with the thousands of acorns that drop each fall from our oak trees. Every year I've wanted to use them for something and this is the perfect project.
Let's make an acorn garland...
So, after gathering a couple of handfuls of acorns I brought them in and laid them out to dry. Once they were dry I removed the tops and used my drill to put a hole on either side of the stem so that I could string them up. Just make sure that the holes in the acorn tops are slightly bigger than the string or twine that you use.
I used about 15 acorn tops for each garland but you can make whatever size you want.
Once the holes were drilled, I prepared the twine.
I had a hard time getting the twine to go in the holes (because the hole and string were close in size) so I put a dab of glue on the scrap wood and rolled the end of the twine in it. Just enough to get the end wet. I let the glue dry and it was ready to thread.
To thread the acorn tops I stuck the glued end of the twine into one hole and out the other for all 15 acorn tops. I spaced them roughly 3 inches apart and tied a knotted loop at each end of the twine.
After all of the acorn tops were threaded, I used my hot glue gun to attach the felted wool balls. I had felted balls in my stash but you could make your own and save even more money.
That's it...simple felted acorn garland!
Easy, peasy (and so cute)!
All that's left to do is to hang them.
They were really easy to make so I went ahead and made two (one white and one green), and a few extra loose ones to add to my holiday decor.
Roger is partial to the green, and he loves the double acorn. He doesn't get excited about all of my projects but he really liked this one. Go figure.
I was hoping to use up more than 30 acorns from our yard but...
I guess we'll still need to pull out the rakes.
Have you thought about your Christmas decor yet?
DIY Felted Acorn Garland
Hot to make felted acorn garland to use as Christmas decor. This easy and thrifty DIY project uses acorns found in the yard and felted wool.
Materials
- 20 mm felted balls
- Acorn tops
- Twine/string
Tools
- Drill or Dremel
- Hot glue gun
Instructions
- Lay acorn tops out to dry
- Use drill or Dremel to add two holes in acorn top to thread string/twine through
- Cut length of string/twine
- Thread string/twine through holes in acorn tops*
- Space acorn tops evenly on string/twine**
- Use hot glue to attach felt balls to acorn top
- Tie knotted loop in each end of string/twine
- Hang your felted acorn garland
Notes
* The twine I used had loose strings on the ends, making them hard to thread through the holes. I used a dab of glue on the ends to stiffen the strings. Let dry and thread.
**I used 15 acorn tops for each garland and spaced them roughly 3 inches apart.
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Super cute! And you make it look easy! Pinned
Kristi says
Thanks Cindy! They were really super easy to put together. 🙂
Debbie Halcomb says
So simple and cute. You could even use golden or brown for Fall decorating.
Kristi says
Thanks Debbie! They would definitely be great for fall or Christmas.
Deborah Sommerlot says
I absolutely love these!!!! Need to make some ASAP
Kristi says
So, so easy. Thanks so much, Deborah!
Linda Krenz says
Too cute! Love these ~ I'm going to try to make them. Thanks for sharing!
Kristi says
Thanks Linda! I hope that you give them a try. They are so easy to make!
Angie @ Postcards from the Ridge says
Kristi,
These are so adorable! I've always wondered how to make these. They're so cozy and festive and your tutorial makes it look easy. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Kristi says
Thanks Angie! They were really easy to make and you could really use them for fall or Christmas.
Julie Briones says
So pretty, Kristi... I would need to buy my acorn caps online, as I'm not sure I have an oak tree close by! Pinned!
Kristi says
Thanks Julie! I could sent you whatever you needed. We have 3 huge oak trees in our yard so we have tons. 😉
Marlene Stephenson says
I too have an acorn tree and this is the perfect way to use them and they are so cute, thanks.
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Marlene! It's a great project to try, especially if you have your own oak tree. 🙂
laura janning says
how cute are these!!
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Laura!
Deb Pelton says
Kristi! Your acorn garland is just too too cute! We’ve got at LEAST a bizillion acorns this year. Guess what i’ll Be doing tomorrow (before 5 inches of snow on Tuesday) Can you guess?
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Deb! It's a banner year here, too. You can't even see our grass because there's so many. Sooner or later we need to go out and rake them. I assume that that's what you'll be doing tomorrow. 😉
Kaycee says
Hi Kristi, These little acorns are just the sweetest! Wow. I love your color choices on the felted wool balls, I think I need to try this one to, since we have acorns available in our yard too. Thanks for sharing this great idea.
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Kaycee! I was just going to do the white but the hubs really liked the green so I threw that together, too. We have so many acorns this year so I really could have kept going. 😉
Mary Beth says
This is so cute, Christy, and I honestly had no idea how easy it was to make. I actually think I may give this a shot but first I need to send my youngest son outside to collect acorns...lots of them! Thanks so much for sharing.
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Mary Beth! They really are so easy to make. I hope you are able to make some.
Kristi Dominguez says
This garland is SO pretty, Kristi! What a wonderful and fun way to use those sweet little acorns!
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Kristi! I just wish I could have used more acorns (and saved my arms from raking them all up). 😉
Meegan says
I love your attention to detail, Kristi. Thanks for the tutorial. I just got back from a trip to Virginia and my grand-daughter collected a bag full of acorns for me. As I live in the desert and rarely see oak trees.
I am excited to make your acorn garland soon.
Kristi says
Thanks sweet friend! Oooh, sounds like you can make a few fun projects with your bag of acorns. If you ever need any I'd be happy to send you some of ours. We have thousands. 😉
Connie says
Cute but not for these shaky old hands.
Kristi says
Thanks Connie! I have shaky hands too (I suffer from essential tremor) and I didn't have any issues making these. 🙂
Vicki and Jenn 2 Bees in a Pod says
Oh goodness Kristi! This garland is just precious. Such a great idea for the holidays!
Kristi says
Thanks so much ladies, I appreciate it!
Cindy says
So cute Kristi! I love the fat little wool balls! Another trick to string twine is to tightly wrap the end in a little tape. It keeps it from unraveling, and makes it stiff so you can easily feed through holes!
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Cindy! I had to use glue on this one because the hole and the string were close in size. The tape would have made it to bulky to fit through the hole. Thanks for sharing the tip though. 🙂
Beth at Unskinny Boppy says
SUUUUUUUPER CUTE!! Love this idea so much!
Kristi says
Thanks Beth, I appreciate it! 🙂
Bliss says
Flipping adorable!!! I pinned it to my banner and garland board, yes I have a dedicated board for that!
Kristi says
Thanks so much, Bliss. I appreciate it!