I was wandering the most dangerous aisle of Target (the trendy seasonal one) when I saw a very pretty wreath covered in pinecones and felted acorns. But! Being a miser with a bad attitude, I was immediately offended by the $20 price tag. Yup. That's some budget realness for ya. Soooo I decided, as I sometimes do, to just make my own. It ended up costing about $10 I think, and I got to choose my own acorn colors to boot!
Want to make one too? You will need:
- A basic wreath
- Pinecones
- Acorn caps (I collected these, rinsed them in warm water and a little bit of bleach, and let them dry completely. Or you could buy them!)
- A hot glue gun
- .2 ounces of three different colors of needle felting wool (I got mine here), plus white roving
- A basic felting needle
- High density felting foam (optional but hella recommended)
Use your felting needle to make a little acorn shape out of the roving. Cover it with the colored wool and felt into place. Attach the little acorn to an acorn cap with the hot glue gun.
Hot glue the pinecones and acorns to the wreath.
I like these autumnal, harvest-y colors. And it's cool, as ever, to be able to take credit when people admire the wreath. But I lost my piece of felting foam (because of course), and between the needle and the hot glue gun, my fingertips were a little worse for the wear by the time I was done.
I just checked online, and if saving $10 isn't your jam, the Target wreath is still available!
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