Acorn Family Homemade Gag Gift

by Mary Ruthven
(Palm Coast, FL.)

I love seeing people laugh and when I'm able, try to come up with a way to cause laughter. So when you combine a homemade gift with laughter, the results are happy people and what better reward can be than that? I wanted to come up with something special for 3 specific people in my life. Then the lightbulb came on over my head and this was the result:


Who did you make it for?

My brother, my sister-in-law and my best friend.


What materials did you use?

A 2"X3" block of wood, a woodsie, acorns, a magnet, clear nail polish, and some ribbon.


How did you make it?

I drilled a small hole in the center of each acorn cap. I then painted the caps. When dry, I knotted a piece of ribbon with the knot being on the underside of the cap and glued the cap onto the acorn.

I then painted the block of wood red. I glued the printed verse onto the woodsie and drilled a small hole in the bottom corners. I pulled the ribbon on each acorn through the hole and glued the woodsie to the block of wood.

I coated the entire project with clear nail polish, including the acorns. This gives it a nice shiny appeal. I then glued google eyes on the acorns and attached a magnet to the back.

On my brother and sister's magnet the verse is:

For my friends magnet the verse is:

I also made a card to go with the gift. I drew ice cream with fudge and glued google eyes on the fudge.

The front reads,"Families are like fudge".
The inside reads,"Mostly sweet, with a few nuts!"


Anything else you'd like to share about your project?

When you gather from nature, it's free and you can do a lot with "found" objects so I already had acorns in my supply. I also had Woodsies (purchased at Michael's or Walmart) and I always keep a supply of these wood blocks. I purchase them from Woodworks Ltd. Their web address is: www.craftparts.com.

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Check out more of Mary's craft ideas on her website www.craftingtales.com.

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