Gilded walnut ornaments

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Last year I took the plunge and purchased a flocked Christmas tree. I love it's snowy branches! To decorated my tree, I used mostly white and silver ornament…

Victorian Gilded Walnuts - Tutorial - Sew Historically

There is a tradition of using nuts and coins as tokens for the Hanukkah game of dreidel, so making a garland of golden walnuts seemed like a beautiful way to decorate our mantelpiece this winter. If you don't celebrate Hanukkah, golden walnuts would also look nice on a Christmas tree or as a nature-themed ornament for winter solstice. Besides being very pretty, these golden walnuts were easy enough for my five year old son to create, and all the supplies (except the walnuts) were already…

These adorable little ornaments are a throwback to years ago when people would decorate their trees with gilded fruits and nuts. Inside thes...

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Many thanks to everyone for your walnut suggestions. They worked great! Here's the final result, with a tutorial if you'd like to make your own. These golden necklaces are to be the gifts left by St. Nicholas after he visits my son's classroom and collects the hay and carrots the children have left for his white horse. They're really pretty and very easy to make (although it does take a bit of time), so I've written up a tutorial. These would make wonderful gifts if you need to make…

Person using hammer and nail to create holes in walnut.