Fast forward to this month, when I went on a trip to Toronto. There was an unexpected side trip that my host probably didn't think I'd enjoy. In fact, he warned me that as we pulled into our destination, I'd hear acorns being crushed under the tires of his car. "Did you say acorns?!?!?" "Yes, acorns." "AWESOME!" While he attended to his task, I picked as many acorns as I could hold in my hands up off the ground. I sealed them in a plastic bag until I got home.
Yesterday afternoon, I opened my ziplock bag and emptied the contents onto a baking sheet. I then put the acorns in the oven for a few hours to kill any nasties that might be living in them. Once cool, I noticed a few of the caps had popped off. Perfect!
I should note that in the future if I was to make these again, I'd probably try to drill into the cap near the stem and put a small eye hook in for hanging -- but I don't currently own a dremel or drill (that will hopefully be remedied this Christmas!).
Today, I took a trip to Michaels to purchase some metallic paint. I used to have a lot of craft paint on hand, but much of it was getting old, so I tossed it all and have been buying what I need as the need arises. I wasn't sure what colour I would buy when I went, but once there I decided that copper would be the perfect colour.
I'm very happy with the way they turned out and think they'll have a nice shimmer next to Christmas lights on a tree. I may add a clear coat over top to protect them -- we'll see.
What colour would you paint your acorn ornaments?
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