I really do have the craftiest friends. Check out these amazing DIY hand painted acorn ornaments by my artist friend Jen. Aren’t they gorgeous?
I love her unexpected, non-Christmas-y color combos.
And the sparkly paint is a nice touch.
These are the my favorite kind of gifts — one of a kind, don’t cost much (the acorns were free, in fact) and personable. I’ll treasure them forever. I’m not 100 percent sure how Jen went about executing this project but I found how-to directions for crafters out there who’d like to give a similar project a go.
Here’s another clever homemade ornament idea, made by my other crafty friend Beth.
It’s made out of wagon wheel pasta. How cool is that? This is a good one to make with kids. (See here for easy online directions.)
I might be able to handle making something like this one day with June. But Jen’s acorn ornaments? Forget it. Way out of my craft league.
The older I get, the more I enjoy collecting unique, one of a kind Christmas tree ornaments. So thanks again, Jen and Beth, for a few more stand out pieces to add to my collection.
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Soooo pretty!
one of my favorite ornaments I received my first year in the south. It’s an okra pod painted to look like Santa. We all agree its our favorite way to have okra!!!
So great!
The colors on the acorns are beautiful.
Loving these! My boys would be into crafting them and even though I loathe crafting, I could muster up the ability to do these. Thanks for sharing!
I want to know what to do with canning jar rings. I only need to keep a dozen or so. must have 5 dozen. a wreath? i’ve seen a wreath of wine corks
THat is such a great idea, GinnyN. I must have a similar amount of rings just languishing in a plastic bag. It would be great to make something out of them.
Here’s a cool lid wreath. Maybe I’ll try something like this for next year. Thanks for inspiration.
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2010/12/when-non-crafting-junker-crafts-for.html
After doing all this work , I think I’d just start with wooden acorns. I made some several years ago using glitter and small screw eyes on top to tie a ribbon on to.
Last Christmas my best friend gave me a really nice wooden Christmas ornament. It had my name and a picture of a reindeer engraved on it. It was super cool and I found out that a firm out in Colorado called Unique Custom Products made it. I am considering ordering from them this year…check them out if you like wooden item