on a hike a couple of weeks ago i collected a bunch of acorns.  it was a tough hike with lots of climbing and rocks so reaching down to pick up acorns was a nice distraction from the tough workout!  i had plans to use the acorns as decorations for Fall, but after seeing these painted acorns on Pinterest i had an idea!  i would paint my acorns black with white polka dot to keep up with my black and white obsession i have of late.  AND, these acorns would be perfect with my black and white Halloween collection.

in my excitement to paint the acorns i didn’t bake them as the A to Z blog recommended.  so far so good, but next time i will try the bake first method.  mine did dry out for days prior to being painted!

aren’t these just darling?

any little acorn hats that fell off i glued back on.  i do think it’s easier to paint them with their caps on!

my hot glue gun wasn’t working so i used the next best thing i had lying around! Elmer’s school glue!

i used acrylic paint from DecoArt for the acorns!

using a SMALL paint brush just place little dots after the black paint has dried! you can paint one side first and the other after the first side has dried!

so so pretty!

perfect decorations for Fall!

so next time you are out for a walk and you see acorns, scoop them up and put them in your pocket! a fun painting project awaits!

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