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Painting Acorns With Laura and Duane

Last week my boyfriend Duane came over to my house with a big bag of acorns! Yay!

We were going to paint them, so he collected a big bag full for us...but first I had to get them

prepped and ready for painting. I put them into a colander in my kitchen sink and rinsed

them with water, washing off any dirt and mud. Next I towel dried them and spread

them all out on a large cookie sheet (use one that has a lip, such as a jelly roll pan) and

I baked them in a warm oven at 200 degrees for at 30-60 minutes to dry them out.

After I turned off the oven, I let the acorns sit in the oven to cool.

When we were ready to paint our acorns, we covered the table with

newspaper and put the acorns in a big bowl.

We didnt use any fancy supplies. I had some acrylic paints on hand

in a variety of colors, so we used those, along with a variety of craft

paint brushes. A plate or piece of cardboard serves as a great palette. You really

only need a small amount of paint because, well, acorns are pretty small :)

Glasses go on to paint, and off when he starts taking photos!

The easiest acorns to paint were the ones that had a little bit of stem.

That gave us a place to hold onto them!

...but of course we still got paint all over our hands :)

I found that you need a pretty steady hand to avoid getting paint on

the acorn cap!

Once we painted the acorns, we placed them onto a piece of

wax paper and set them aside to dry.

I think we both agreed that the turquoise ones were pretty awesome!

Check out our way cool acorns!

Our work space...

"Hey that one turned out awesome!"

Once they dry you can coat them with mod podge or another sealant.

I think his pumpkin house was the best one!

I thought this one looked like a miniature Van Gogh

Ghost and black cat

I made the hearts :)

We used the toothpick to try and swirl around the

paint on a few of them.

His turned out awesome!

I found that if you paint them orange they look like pumpkins!

My favorite ones to paint :)

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Painting Acorns With Laura and Duane

Broken China Jewelry Use Low Temp Soldering Techniques to Make Jewelry with Laura Beth Love

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Broken China Jewelry: Use Low-Temp Soldering Techniques to Make Jewelry with Laura Beth Love

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Enjoy your weekend!
Love,
Laura

Check out my new DIY jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Broken China Jewelry Use Low Temp Soldering Techniques to Make Jewelry with Laura Beth Love

Big News! Make Vintage Upcycled Jewelry With Laura Beth Love DVD

Oh wow. Thats all I can say. I just got a big surprise when I was on Barnes & Noble online and came across my first jewelry instruction DVD, Make Vintage & Upcycled Jewelry: Dishfunctional Plate Necklace. Yay! Its now available for sale, and it looks so pretty! I just had to share the news with you! My second jewelry instruction DVD will be released a little while after this one, and I am so excited for you to see that one too. I hope you have a great weekend!

Enjoy your day!

Love,

Laura

Check out my new DIY jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Big News! Make Vintage Upcycled Jewelry With Laura Beth Love DVD

Soldered Alchemy Open Heart Pendant with Laura Beth Love Preview

Hi friends! Check out my second DVD, "Soldered Alchemy: Open Heart Pendant"

In this video, I teach my unique jewelry making technique which combines cold wire work with soldering iron soldering to create an entirely new look!

My new DVD is now available for pre-sale at Barnes & Noble online and at Amazon and in the Interweave store. Be sure to check it out! While you are there, make sure you take a look at my other DVD and books!

Enjoy your day!

Love,

Laura

Check out my new DIY jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Soldered Alchemy Open Heart Pendant with Laura Beth Love Preview