Showing posts with label acorns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acorns. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Merry and Bright Ornaments {Acorns}

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I'm already focused on Christmas even though we've barely started fall.  Sometimes I find a way to combine the two and this is my favorite example.  Needle felted wool acorn ornaments.  In these psychedelic colors they work on a feather tree or wreath now, and move right into Thanksgiving and Christmas.  If you want to make your own.... 
  1. Take a small amount of wool (you can always add more, but you can't take away) and poke it repeatedly with a felting needle.  It has to be a felting needle... a regular needle won't do!
  2. Push the needle into the wool (using a foam pad - seriously) and constantly rotate.  Move it often so it doesn't stick to the pad and continue jabbing until it starts to shape into a ball.
  3. Dunk it into hot soapy water and roll in your hands until it hardens and becomes the shape you desire.  This is the part that reminds you of that sweater your shrunk in the wash.
  4. Squeeze the water out and let dry.
  5. Glue into an acorn cap.
You can see pictures of the needle felting process here.  I added ribbons to these to make acorn ornaments.  The ornaments and a DIY needle felting kit for pinecone trees is available for purchase here.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Acorn Photoshoot

I whipped out my camera before I shipped out my latest acorn orders.  Here's a random sampling:
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Poolside Blue
Cherry Bomb
 







Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The rainbow trend is hot

I see rainbow everything these days... different from the 1980's when I wanted rainbow suspenders in the worst way!
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julias room for dessert

Acorns from shop.thewoolacorn.com

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Vintage Rose Garden
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Facinating Staircase

I'm going to try this when I replace the floor in the foyer.... so, you know, never.
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Monday, May 23, 2011

No need to write your Congressman - The Wool Acorn is on ArtFire.com

After a few requests and a bit of urging, I started adding some of my work to ArtFire.com!  Here's a link, check it out... let me know if you're looking for other colors that I haven't added to the site.  I've got a rainbow in wool. 






Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Ideas for decorating your Thanksgiving Table

Find inspiration here.  And remember... everything looks enchanting under a glass cloche.  


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Felted Wool Acorn Napkin rings just $2.40 each


Mini pumpkins as casserole dishes


Image from Good Housekeeping


Great for a door or the back of dining chairs (County Living)


Friday, October 15, 2010

It's a Giveaway!!!!!

Those oh-so-clever women at The Blog Guidebook are hosting a giveaway this week... and guess what they're giving away???  ME!  Well, my acorns, to be more specific.  Check out their blog, which is all about blogging and note the super savvy style of their site (I might be a smidge jealous).  And enter to win... the contest ends on Tuesday, October 19th.  All you have to do is become a follower of The Wool Acorn, leave a comment telling us your favorite acorn color, and leave a comment at the giveaway on The Blog Guidebook.  That's one follow, two comments.  Piece of cake!!!  And if you want to see a whole slew of acorn colors... click here.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Hands on hips


Don't you think this design is perfect for me?  My children do.  They call me the squirrel.  Because I make handmade needle felted acorns, I am forever searching for another magnificent oak tree that produces acorns that are just the size and shape I need.  Some trees offer up a cap that's too small, too wide, too rough, too, too, too!  So if I find a tree I like, I hang around.  A lot.

But then there's the issue with the squirrels.  Some squirrels delicately remove the nut, leaving me a perfectly intact cap.  Other furry terrorists rip 'em apart all willy nilly and bite big chunks out of the cap.  I stand there, with hands on hips, glaring at the squirrels and threatening to get a cat.  Then the big yellow school bus comes and my children (plus a few others) look at me with a stupefied stare.  I've offered the squirrels a training seminar, we're in negotiations.  I'm going to ignore the bus thing.

The image... that's from Iomoi and, boy, do they have some beautiful stuff.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Whipped up some acorns in new colors

I whipped up some new colors in the acorns!!!  And I've been working on my photography - took some new pictures yesterday.  These are the needle felted acorns that are for sale on my website and the pinecone trees I made for Christmas (you can find them on the cover of Holiday Crafts magazine).  I don't think I'll be making the trees this year... just putting together DIY kits that you can purchase on my website.


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And finding some new blogger friends in the process here:  Med

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Here we go!

Today's photo shoot included the acorns... Here's a sneak preview: