I don’t usually put a Christmas wreath on my front door, but this year I decided I would. In my craft cupboard, I had a load of coloured felted acorns I’d made for a previous craft project. I decided to use them for a felted acorn wreath.
I’m lucky my park is full of natural resources to craft with such as pine trees and oak trees. I gather and paint the pine cones for crafts, and have even painted the acorns. This time I just gathered the acorn caps discarded by the squirrels.
To show off these cute acorns I used twigs spray painted white as the base of my wreath. I love the rainbow of colours the felted acorns, they really brighten up my front door.
Not only does this acorn wreath look great it’s quick, easy, and cheap (my favorite kind of craft).
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What You Need
- Flat Wire 12″wreath ring.
- Twigs; I just gathered an assortment on my daily dog walk. You want ones that have a bit of give in them as you will be bending them, and they should be at least a couple of feet in length.
- Acorn caps; again gathered on my daily dog walk.
- An assortment of coloured felt balls, approximately 15mm in diameter. Basically, you want felt balls that will fit snuggly into your acorn caps.
- Glue gun, or strong clear gluelike UHU.
- White spray paint
How To Make A Felted Acorn Wreath
1.. First, make your wreath base by weaving the twigs into the wire wreath ring. A wreath about 5-6 twigs in width works well.
I find that fresh twigs have more bend in them than old dry twigs. This makes them less likely to snap when weaving them into a wreath shape.
2. When you are happy with both the shape and thickness of the wreath, spray paint it white. Don’t worry too much about covering every inch of the twigs in paint, as long as the wreath looks predominantly white that is ok. It gives the wreath a snowy frosty look.
When using spray paints make sure you use them in a well ventilated space, or even better outside.
How To Make The Felted Acorns
3. Making the felted acorns is really easy. First, dip your coloured felt balls into water to wet them. This enables you to squeeze the balls into more of an egg shape.
.4. Then, glue one felt ball (egg) into an acorn cap.
6. Make about 45-50 felted acorns in a variety of colours. Then using a hot glue gun, glue them to the twig wreath. Space the acorns roughly evenly around the wreath.
If I’d known making a wreath was so easy I would have done one before. I like all the different coloured acorns, I think they really stand out against the white.
If you liked this wreath then check out this map leaf wreath and these mini Christmas wreaths.
I love this felted acorn wreath so much, I decided to make another one. This time though I made paper and felt acorns and oak map leaves for the wreath.
For another colorful wreath, check out my DIY scrap yarn wreath.
Antonella | White House Crafts
Love your pretty wreath! Thank you for sharing it at The Crafty Corner link party. I hope to see you there again (next party runs tomorrow at 6 am EST!)
Claire Armstrong
Thank you very much!
Vickie
Really precious! So sweet!!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you !
T'onna @ USS Crafty
This is such a lovely wreath! I love the colorful acorns! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!!
Claire Armstrong
Thank you and Merry Christmas
Suzy Ray
Your wreath is so cute! You’ve definetly inspired me to try and make my own wreath from twigs.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you ! It was surprisingly easy you should give it ago !
Kati
This is beautiful! I love the white twigs and those acorns are fantastic.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you ! I’m pleased how it turned out the acorns stand out against the White.
Jennifer
This is just so cute! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
Claire Armstrong
Thank you !
Cynthia - Clockwork Interiors
What an adorable wreath. Absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing!
Claire Armstrong
Cheers and thanks for the kind words !
Terry
Claire this is such a sweet idea! What a fun cheerful decoration for christmas or even just winter in general! Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring us this week at Making Broken Beautiful! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
Smiles!
Terry
Claire Armstrong
Thank you ! Merry Christmas to you too !
gigi
That is the most adorable wreath I have ever seen! I love your little felted acorns— Just absolutely adorable! I love the colors of the acorns and the white twigs. Love it!
Claire Armstrong
Cheers ! Thanks I just love colour !
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Anita
This is an amazing idea! Thanks for sharing. Hi, I’m Anita visiting from Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you very much !
Nena
So gorgeous and creative!! I might just try this next year:)
Claire Armstrong
Thank you ! It was really simple to do.
Mary-the boondocks blog
What an absolutley simple and yet striking wreath. Love the white color that lets the yarn acorns pop!! Do you also have a tutorial for the heart in the middle? Thanks for sharing all your unique crafts with us.
Claire Armstrong
Thank you very much ! Love my colour. Sorry I don’t have a tutorial for the heart as it was a gift from a friend.
Brittney Guise
This is amazing! You have done such a great job. Thank you for sharing!
Claire Armstrong
Cheers ! I’m glad you like it.
Zografia
That’s pretty! I love the pops of color!
Claire Armstrong
Thanks ! I know I just love bright colourful things.