Sara Vukson of Zemphira has a cute and festive fall craft to share: DIY fabric acorns! All you need is a few basic materials and some sewing knowledge to make your own.
For additional photos of the process, visit Sara’s tutorial by clicking here.
Materials ~
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Needle & thread
- Acorn hats
- Fabric
- Stuffing
Instructions ~
Step 1: Cut out a circle with 2.25″ diameter. Snip the circle 4 times just up to the center.
Step 2: Fold the circle in half and sew a seam for each section you just cut – be sure to back stitch. (You will sew 4 seams.) When you are done sewing the 4 seams, it will look like a cone – this is the bottom of the acorn.
Step 3: Sew a running stitch about a quarter inch from the top of the bottom of the acorn. Leave a little bit of a tail at the start of the running stitch. After you sewed all the way around the cone, you should have two tails, the start and the end of the thread.
Step 4: Pull the ends of the thread together so the cone closes up a little bit. Stuff the acorn bottom with a little bit of stuff ‘n fluff (do not entirely close the cone once it is stuffed – it will fill the acorn hat better if it is not pulled all the way).
Step 5: Put hot glue into an acorn hat. Quickly press your acorn bottom to the hat and squeeze the two together. Voilá!
Editor’s note: So there you have it ~ a fabulous and fun fall craft! Now that you’re done, you can rest assured knowing you’ve made a squirrel somewhere out there very happy indeed.
What’s that you say? You’re like me and can’t sew? Fear not – head over to Zemphira’s shop on Etsy and bag yourself some colorful fabric acorns made by the master herself!
Photo and instructions courtesy Sara at Zemphira.
