Easy Acorn Craft with Real Caps and Wool Balls

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If you’re looking for a simple and charming fall project, this acorn craft is just what you need!

As fall rolls around, one of our favorite activities is foraging for acorns.

Our area is rich with scrub oak trees, making it easy to gather these little fall treasures.

In fact, there’s an abundant supply in my parents backyard!

I also love finding them along the hiking trails in our area, where our mountains put on a magnificent display!

While the acorns are fun to display as is, today we’ll share how pairing real acorn caps with felted wool balls creates beautiful faux acorns that are perfect for decorating your home this autumn.

Whether you add them to a centerpiece, turn them into a simple garland or displaying them in a decorative bowl, this easy acorn craft brings a cozy, handmade touch to your seasonal decor.

Ready to get started?

Let’s dive into this easy and creative fall DIY!

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To create this simple acorn craft, you’ll need just a few materials: real acorn caps, colorful felted wool balls, and a glue gun.

Woman holding acorn caps, found while foraging in backyard.
Plastic bad of felted wool balls from Goodwill.

The acorn caps add an authentic touch to your project, while the felted wool balls come in a variety of vibrant colors that bring a playful, cozy feel to your faux acorns.

A glue gun makes it easy to attach the wool balls securely inside the caps, creating adorable acorns that are perfect for decorating your home this fall.

Lucky for us we found a large bag of felted wool ball garlands at Goodwill for only $3.99!

Can you believe that?!

We snagged it right up, knowing we’d find some way to use them.

But felted wool balls are readily available on Amazon and you may also find a seller in your area on Facebook marketplace.

If foraging for acorn caps is not a possibility, you can purchase them on Amazon too.

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Shape Wool Ball

To shape the felted wool ball into a perfect acorn form, start by lightly dampening your hands with water.

Easy acorn craft: woman shapes wool ball with dampened hands to form an acorn shape.
Two pink felted wool balls, one is shaped into an acorn.

Then, take the wool ball and roll it between your palms.

The moisture will help the fibers soften and become more pliable, allowing you to elongate the ball into an acorn-like shape.

Keep rolling and adjusting until it tapers slightly at one end, resembling a natural acorn.

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Attach Acorn Cap

Attaching the acorn cap to the wool ball is the final step to complete your faux acorn craft.

Start by placing a small dab of hot glue inside the acorn cap.

Easy acorn craft: a woman places hot glue in a real acorn cap.
Easy acorn craft:woman places acorn cap on pink felted wool ball.

Then, carefully press the top of your shaped wool ball into the cap, holding it in place for a few seconds until the glue sets.

The hot glue will bond the two pieces securely, creating a charming little acorn ready for your fall display.

A pewter dish is filled with handmade colorful felted wool acorns, styled on a vintage dresser with a large vase of brown pampas grass, fall sign and a vase if green hydrangeas.

These cozy and colorful acorns are so quick and easy to make, in a matter of minutes you’ll have plenty to add to your fall decorations.

Don’t they look cute styled with one of our FREE fall printables?!

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Easy acorn craft, felted wool balls are shaped into acorns with a real acorn cap attached.

With just a few simple materials and some creative energy, you’ve transformed real acorn caps and wool balls into charming faux acorns that are perfect for fall decorating.

A pewter dish is filled with handmade colorful felted wool acorns.

Now that you’ve mastered this easy acorn craft, where will you be styling them in your home?

Fall Acorn Decor

Do you love crafting acorns?

Then take a look at this article with DIY acorns in 3 different styles.

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