I love having a few handmade ornaments hanging on the tree. These DIY acorn ornaments are a really fun activity to do with kids and a beautiful result. You can paint them any color you’d like to match your holiday decorating aesthetic. I went with rainbow because you really can’t go wrong with rainbow in my book.

It would be really cute to attach one to a special gift too, don’t you think? Keep reading to see how to make them!

Photography and styling by Liz Stanley. Assisted by Isabelle Ambler.

Supplies:

Acorns tops, either foraged or you can buy some on etsy

Polymer clay

Gold jewelry hooks (they’re actually called filigree bead caps). I got mine from our local hobby store, but you can find them on etsy

Paint + paint brush

Hot glueStep 1: Roll your polymer clay into balls. A great activity to do with kids! Just be sure to keep them a size that will fit in the acorn cap. Bake according to your polymer instructions until hard.

Step 2: Glue your jewelry hooks onto the top of your acorns. You may need to sand then down if your acorn has a nub on top.

Step 3: Paint your balls in pretty colors with craft paint and let dry

Step 4: Glue your balls into your acorn caps and then thread a ornament hook through the top