Christmas Decorations: Creative Acorn Ideas

Looking for a creative way to bring nature into your Christmas decorations?  We all have had wonderful acquaintances with the lovely acorn nut.  Whether it was taking walks and stepping on them, watching them grow on trees then falling or the ever popular having a squirrel drop one towards your way.  Acorns are all around and did you know that they can make some of the most excellent accents for your holiday décor.  Yep, from decorating your desserts to being holiday jewelry for your and others to enjoy, acorns have a special sentiment that will add to the ambience of your holiday décor.  So take a look below to see how you can use them in your holiday décor.

Christmas Decorations: Creative Acorn Ideas

Table Décor

Acorns have such beautiful and unique shape that they would add the perfect twist to your holiday table settings.  Try adding some acorns to your napkin rings.  Just purchase regular napkin rings and take a hot glue gun, and begin to hot glue acorns all around the ring.  Once the ring has been covered then set it down to dry.  Take the dry ring and place around one of your decorative napkins and lay it on the table with rest of the table setting and also for spark add some scattered acorns around the table with maple leaves.

Acorn Napkin Rings

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Candle centerpiece idea

Or perhaps you wish to not have so many acorns resemble your lawn then a simple centerpiece will do.  Take a glass vase, jar or metal vase and fill the bottom with acorns and place a candle right in the center of the vase and place it on the dining table or where you would like for it to show.  Or you can fill the vase or jar up to the brim with acorns and top it off with a flower or maple leaves and pine needles.

Acorn Centerpiece

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Jewelry gift ideas

They don’t just have to be used for interior holiday décor.  How about adding acorns to your holiday fashion accessory décor?  Take those wonderfully created acorns and turn them into earring, necklaces, or pendant broaches for you and the women in your family to enjoy.  Visit your local craft store, to find out ways to change up the look of the acorn to an accessory for your tastes.

Acorn Accessories

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Delicious Acorn Dessert

Of course an ever popular way nuts have been used for the holidays in our homes is with the desserts.  So let’s not take away from this tradition but add on to it.  For this idea you should probably purchase artificial acorns or create acorns with cookies and candy only because you and your guest will eat what they are going on and you probably don’t want to eat what has been lying on your lawn.  But decorate any cake with some artificial or candied acorns and follow up the nutty dessert with more nutty treats such as peanut clusters or pecan pie.

Acorn Sweeties

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You don’t have to go far to get inspiration for your holiday décor.  Acorns are right outside your door and can add so much for you holiday décor.  So go ahead and look at the ideas above and find other ideas you can use acorns for your holiday décor.  Go and be inspired this holiday season!

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