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simple silver leaf acorns

 

I have never decorated my house for fall before.  Never.  Okay, one time we carved a pumpkin…which then sat on our front porch until it rotted.  But other than that, nothing.

I’ve never been a big fan of redecorating for every holiday and season change – too much money, too much stuff to store, too much hassle.

But I really enjoyed adding a touch of spring to our home this year, so I’ve decided to go for a bit of fall décor as well.  But with conditions – it needs to be super cheap.  And it needs to either take up very little storage space or be something that can also be used other times of year.

First up, a little project I’ve been wanting to make for months.  As soon as I finished my silver leaf seashell necklace, I knew I wanted to silver leaf some acorns this fall.

 

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This project is super simple and so beautiful.  Every time I walked outside this past week, I collected a handful of acorns that fell from the huge white oak tree in our front yard.

I wanted to make sure I didn’t bring any creepy-crawlies in with them, so I baked them in the oven at 200 degrees for two hours to kill any stowaways.  Once they cooled, I used a little white school glue to reattach any caps that had popped off.

 

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I painted them to create a good surface for the silver leaf to stick to and then brushed on liquid silver leaf using a soft brush.  Liquid silver leaf is amazing – it gives a gorgeous glow and is excellent at getting down in all the cracks and crevices smoothly.

I used a small craft brush – like the ones that come with kids’ watercolor sets.  I would recommend wearing gloves while doing this.  I didn’t and ended up with very silvery fingers.

 

silver leaf acorns

 

And that’s it!  Perfect for fall and just as beautiful as Christmas decor.

Now I can’t wait to tackle project #2!  Anyone else starting fall projects this week?

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  1. Nicki Rochead says

    September 9, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    Gorgeous, they look beautiful. I have linked to my Autumn decor post below. I too have never really managed to decorate for the season before. Maybe it’s a sign that we are finally getting life sussed? (Okay stop laughing now!)

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    • Carrie says

      September 9, 2014 at 8:18 pm

      Nicki, yay for fall decor newbies. I don’t know if it means we are getting it together or just adding more crazy!

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  2. Krista @ the happy housie says

    September 11, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    These are crazy beautiful!! Love them Carrie- and amazing photography too:)

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    • Carrie says

      September 12, 2014 at 5:57 am

      Thanks Krista!

      Reply
  3. Katie @ Upcycled Treasures says

    September 14, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    I recently used gold rub’n buff on some faux acorns, but LOVE how the silver liquid leaf looks on yours. Plus you have real acorns which makes me jealous. I may just have to stalk some squirrels to see where they stash them, lol. Thanks for sharing this over at The Makers!

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    • Carrie says

      September 15, 2014 at 7:54 pm

      Thanks Katie! I really love how they turned out too – liquid silver leaf is amazing!

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  4. Tracy Lumb says

    September 16, 2014 at 11:06 am

    Love this! Where did you find liquid silver leaf and what brand please? All I see is rub ‘n buff or silver paint. Thanks!

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    • Carrie says

      September 17, 2014 at 8:43 pm

      Thanks! I found it at Michaels. I believe it is Plaid brand and they also have regular liquid gold leaf.

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  5. Lucy says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    These look great! Such a simple yet elegant idea.

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    • Carrie says

      October 7, 2014 at 5:55 am

      Thanks Lucy!

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  6. Alina says

    October 8, 2014 at 8:57 am

    Love this idea for the Fall! So easy to do and it fits with my decor!

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  7. Heather S says

    October 13, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    LOVE those acorns!

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    • Carrie says

      October 13, 2014 at 6:34 pm

      Thanks Heather! Me too!

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  8. Laura Adams says

    October 10, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    I could kiss you! I recently bought 2 pendant lights from West Elm. They were to hang over our island & pretty much be focal points in our new kitchen. They are faceted at the top – hand cut in India – then hand painted over the facets with what looks like silver leaf, except for the brush marks. The bottom edge of the paint is a wreck on both of them – sloppy & crooked. I wrote to West Elm about returning them, even though they were final sale items, which they were hesitant to allow me to do, but I decided to keep them, because I loved them so much. Long story short – after spending hours scraping away the uneven paint, & cleaning overspray off of the clear parts with steel wool & vinegar, I am now faced with what to paint them with to put a straight edge on them. Liquid silver leaf! Who knew? Thank you so much!

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    • Carrie says

      October 14, 2015 at 10:08 am

      Yay! So glad I could help. Your lights sound really beautiful too! Good luck!

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    • Linda says

      October 6, 2016 at 7:01 pm

      Love this idea and will be getting some silver leaf in liquid!

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      • Carrie says

        October 7, 2016 at 3:30 pm

        Thanks Linda! Have fun with it!

        Reply

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