DIY Beautiful Velvet Acorns for Fall Decor in just 10 Minutes

Sharing my easy tips & tricks for how to make beautiful velvet acorns to decorate for fall in just 10 minutes for FREE. Step by Step Instructions & No Pattern Needed for these fabulous velvet fall acorns!

How to Make Velvet Acorns in Just 10 Minutes

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Ever since I made velvet pumpkins, I have wanted to try to make some velvet acorns to go with them. 

I had the idea of placing a velvet acorn on every plate as a little thank you to my family coming for Thanksgiving. 

These velvet acorns were very simple to make for anyone comfortable sewing a needle and thread and only took about 10 minutes per acorn 🙂 

Plus, they were totally free for me to make using supplies I already had in my house. 

Here’s what I did…

Supplies & Tools Needed to Make Velvet Acorns

• acorn caps ( I collected some from a sweet neighbor’s house)
• scrap velvet fabric or really any fabric of your choosing ( approx. 3″ x 3″ )
• matching thread
• a needle
• glue gun and glue stick
• a handful of dried beans ( I used navy beans)
• a pencil

How To Make Velvet Acorns with Step By Step Instructions

Step ONE – Clean your Acorn Caps

Make sure your acorn caps are clean & critter free. 

I washed my  acorn caps and pine cones in some soap & water.

Step TWO – Bake your Acorn Caps

Next bake your acorn caps for 45 minutes at 200 degrees in your oven.

Step THREE – Measure your Acorn Cap

Measure your acorn cap. 

Using my thread I measured the circumference of the cap & divided that by 1/2 (that will be the width of your acorn).

Step FOUR – Create your Velvet Acorns Pattern

Draw a line with a pencil the width of your acorn & add a “U” below the line.

Step FIVE – Cut out Your Velvet Acorn Body

Cut out 2 matching acorn bodies.

Step SIX – Stitch Your Velvet Acorns Together Inside Out

Using your matching thread stitch a whip stitch around the curve of the acorn body with the velvet facing in. 

I don’t see why these can’t be made with a sewing machine as well. 

There is something very soothing about using a needle and thread, at least for me anyway. 🙂

Step SEVEN – Flip your Velvet Acorns Right Side Out & Fill with Beans

Flip the fabric right side out and fill your velvet acorns with beans. 

You could use sand or cotton as well.

Step EIGHT – Stitch your Velvet Acorns Closed

Stitch it closed with a running stitch across the line.

Step NINE – Glue on your Acorn Cap

Glue the velvet acorn to the acorn cap.

Once your velvet acorns are glued & dry, you are ready to use them in your fall decor.

I set up our table for Thanksgiving and laid one velvet acorn on every person’s bread plate.

I love the color & texture the velvet acorns give our Thanksgiving table & our fall decorating.

To See More Thanksgiving Table Ideas including our Fall Table with Velvet Acorns HERE

I included my DIY Beautiful velvet acorns with some projects created from my #homeforthefallidays Instagram friends. 

Be sure to click on their links to see their Thanksgiving Crafts!!!

I hope this answers all your questions about how to make velvet acorns & you decide to make a few velvet acorns of your own this fall,

by Tara Lehman

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