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How To Make A Colourful Felted Acorn Wreath

15th December 2015 by Claire Armstrong 32 Comments

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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).

Gorgeous colourful felted acorn wreath.  Easy to make with twigs, acorn husks and felt balls.

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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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Felted Acorn Wreath Pillarboxblue.com
Felted Acorn Wreath Pillarboxblue.com

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.

DIY felted acorn wreath

For another colorful wreath, check out my DIY scrap yarn wreath.

Filed Under: Crafts, Seasonal Tagged With: acorn, acorn wreath, christmas, christmas decoration, christmas wreath, felt, felt acorns, felted acorn wreath, wreath

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Comments

  1. Antonella | White House Crafts

    11th October 2016 at 2:16 pm

    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!)

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      12th October 2016 at 7:02 am

      Thank you very much!

      Reply
  2. Vickie

    18th January 2016 at 5:54 pm

    Really precious! So sweet!!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      19th January 2016 at 7:01 am

      Thank you !

      Reply
  3. T'onna @ USS Crafty

    23rd December 2015 at 8:15 am

    This is such a lovely wreath! I love the colorful acorns! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd December 2015 at 10:57 am

      Thank you and Merry Christmas

      Reply
  4. Suzy Ray

    19th December 2015 at 5:32 pm

    Your wreath is so cute! You’ve definetly inspired me to try and make my own wreath from twigs.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      19th December 2015 at 6:29 pm

      Thank you ! It was surprisingly easy you should give it ago !

      Reply
  5. Kati

    19th December 2015 at 6:23 am

    This is beautiful! I love the white twigs and those acorns are fantastic.

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    • Claire Armstrong

      19th December 2015 at 7:33 am

      Thank you ! I’m pleased how it turned out the acorns stand out against the White.

      Reply
  6. Jennifer

    19th December 2015 at 2:19 am

    This is just so cute! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!

    Jennifer

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    • Claire Armstrong

      19th December 2015 at 7:32 am

      Thank you !

      Reply
  7. Cynthia - Clockwork Interiors

    18th December 2015 at 1:20 am

    What an adorable wreath. Absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      18th December 2015 at 7:08 am

      Cheers and thanks for the kind words !

      Reply
  8. Terry

    17th December 2015 at 11:07 pm

    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

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    • Claire Armstrong

      17th December 2015 at 11:48 pm

      Thank you ! Merry Christmas to you too !

      Reply
  9. gigi

    17th December 2015 at 1:20 pm

    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!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      17th December 2015 at 1:33 pm

      Cheers ! Thanks I just love colour !
      .

      Reply
  10. Anita

    17th December 2015 at 11:18 am

    This is an amazing idea! Thanks for sharing. Hi, I’m Anita visiting from Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.

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    • Claire Armstrong

      17th December 2015 at 1:32 pm

      Thank you very much !

      Reply
  11. Nena

    17th December 2015 at 1:28 am

    So gorgeous and creative!! I might just try this next year:)

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    • Claire Armstrong

      17th December 2015 at 7:06 am

      Thank you ! It was really simple to do.

      Reply
  12. Mary-the boondocks blog

    16th December 2015 at 8:00 pm

    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.

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    • Claire Armstrong

      16th December 2015 at 8:53 pm

      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.

      Reply
  13. Brittney Guise

    16th December 2015 at 12:22 am

    This is amazing! You have done such a great job. Thank you for sharing!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      16th December 2015 at 7:19 am

      Cheers ! I’m glad you like it.

      Reply
  14. Zografia

    15th December 2015 at 10:16 pm

    That’s pretty! I love the pops of color!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      15th December 2015 at 11:12 pm

      Thanks ! I know I just love bright colourful things.

      Reply

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