Thanksgiving Preparations...

I was obsessed with these acorn pine tassels on Pinterest. So I thought of a way to have them on our holiday table...

Acorn tassel napkin rings...

Washed & painted acorn heads with gold leaf. (Make a few extra for unexpected guests.)

Drilled one, small hole with an 1/8" drill bit in ea.

Found my ribbon box of "goodies". I used my gold floss & cord, to stay with my color scheme. You could use yarn, twine, anything you can poke through that little hole. A toothpick works best.

Cut my pine needles to the size I liked, about 3" long. Norway Spruce work best, if you're using real tree. I tried both. I found some fake that were convincing. And made little bundles...

Filled the under cup with hot glue....

Held my bundled up needles in place till dry.

I think they turned out lovely! The real pine needles smell wonderful. And I'm glad I tried them both, so I can also use them for Christmas.

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