Painted Acorn Necklaces

Since some of you might not of seen it, I thought I’d post it again here.

They started out as regular unassuming acorns. I love acorns almost as much as spray paint so I thought it would be fun to bring these 2 together. I saved them from last Fall when I made my family hike through the mountains hunting for them.

I used spray primer first.

Then sprayed them using different colors. I nestled the acorns in the spaces between the boards on the deck to hold them in place while I sprayed. They’re really light and wanted to move around.

I already love them.

Here’s the colors I used: Silver, Blue Ocean Breeze, Watermelon, and Champagne Nouveau.

I wanted to add a little sparkle to the cap so I painted on some Mod Podge.

Then sprinkled glitter over it. I used my finger to rub off the excess so the color would still show through.

I had to reattach the caps to the bottoms. Apparently the seed shrinks a little when it dries out, so I used E6000 to glue them back together.

Then I used super glue to attach a jump ring to the top of the cap. The ribbon or chain will be going through the jump ring to make the necklace.

I used jump rings, ribbon, glue, and a clasp to make 2 of the necklaces and chains on the other 2.

I love how they turned out and that I didn’t have to go out and spend any money was an added bonus. I guess I love spray paint so much because it can make such a huge difference in the appearance of anything and I love the beautiful, smooth finish I get using it.

Emilee picked the silver one, Amanda the pink one, and I kept the champagne and blue one.