Here’s a DIY acorn marble necklace jewelry-making tutorial that is an easy acorn craft idea and a beginning jewelry-making project for kids and adults. A marble necklace with an acorn charm is a lovely gift idea and a natural birthday party favor kids can help make. (First published August 7, 2016; this post is regularly updated and republished to improve the content.)
Make gorgeous acorn jewelry with this easy acorn marble necklace DIY jewelry-making tutorial! Acorn jewelry, like this acorn pendant necklace, makes an excellent homemade gift idea for a friend, parent, grandparent, or teacher. DIY marble jewelry made with acorn caps and marbles also makes a fun birthday party favor that kids can help make. Or, make acorn marble ornaments for the Christmas tree with our easy step-by-step tutorial.
The marble jewelry DIY tutorial below gives step-by-step instructions to make an acorn necklace with marbles and natural acorn caps. For even more fun, bake glass marbles and allow them to cool before making acorn charms or a baked marble acorn necklace. Just follow the simple step-by-step directions and video tutorials below. Making an acorn pendant necklace is a fun acorn craft for kids and adults of all ages! Or, learn how to start and finish a beaded necklace or bracelet.
Acorn Necklace Meaning
As the seed of an oak tree, an acorn worn as a necklace can symbolize strength and the source of potential within each one of us. Even the tallest, mightiest oak tree began its journey as an acorn.
“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.”
~Unknown
You can see another beautiful lucky acorn necklace with a harmony ball inside–> HERE. We gave one to my daughter’s Waldorf teacher after her first year of teaching, and she loved it!
How to Make an Acorn Pendant Necklace with a Marble
Crafting an acorn marble necklace is a perfect way to connect with nature, unleash your artistic spirit, and create a unique accessory that captures the essence of the natural world and contemporary style. Making these simple acorn crafts is a wonderful way to spend your time and allows you to blend natural elements with your personal touch. So gather your supplies and dive into the step-by-step process of crafting your very own acorn marble necklace.
Unless you have an ample supply of acorns and acorn caps, you will probably need to start this crafting adventure by going on a nature hunt to collect some acorns to make these gorgeous marble necklaces. Look around oak trees; you should find plenty of genuine acorn caps to make a homemade acorn charm, depending on their sizes.
If oak trees do not grow where you live, use the Amazon affiliate links in the acorn marble necklace craft supplies list below. (If you click to purchase, Rhythms of Play will earn a small commission with no cost to the consumer.) The DIY jewelry supplies can work to make an acorn pendant necklace and other authentic acorn crafts.
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DIY Marble Necklace Acorn Jewelry Supplies
- Acorn caps; try THESE or THESE
- Marbles: try THESE, THESE, or THESE gorgeous marbles
- Choose at least one of the following jewelry cord options;
- Hemp Jewelry Cord (20 colors)
- Multi-Colored Variegated Hemp Cord
- Dark Hemp Cord (other options available)
- Waxed Cotton Jewelry Cord (25 colors)
- Drill
- Glue gun with glue sticks or B7000 Jewelry Glue (recommended)
- Safety glasses
Please Note: Marbles with an iridescent finish (often sold at dollar stores) are toxic because they can contain traces of lead or cadmium. So, please DO NOT allow children to play with marbles with an iridescent coating, make crafts with them, or wear necklaces. Choose from the glass marbles listed in the supplies above to protect children from harmful toxins.
DIY Acorn Pendant Necklace Step-by-Step Video Tutorial
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Baked Marble Acorn Charm Necklace Option
For even more fun, bake glass marbles and allow them to cool before making acorn charms or an acorn necklace with them. Baking toy marbles gives marble necklaces the unique cracked look in some of the acorn marble pendants pictured.
However, baking marbles can break them into pieces. This means that the process of baking and cooling them can be dangerous. It also means the marbles can break more easily once baked, and often do, so wearing them might also be hazardous.
We prefer dog eye marble necklaces left unbaked, while see-through multi-colored marbles and cat eye marble acorn charms for acorn ornaments look amazing with baked marbles. But please be aware that cracked marbles can break if they are dropped. Learn how to bake marbles and make baked marble necklaces with acorn caps with the directions below.
How to Bake Marbles for Acorn Jewelry:
- Find written directions to learn how to bake marbles HERE.
Related: Acorn Marble Ornaments
Acorn Marble Necklace Nature Craft Step-by-Step Directions
Making marble jewelry is fun for kids and adults of all ages. Make a collection of gorgeous acorn pendant necklaces or just one acorn marble necklace with this fun DIY jewelry-making tutorial.
1. Find an acorn cap that will fit a marble to make each Acorn pendant necklace.
- Not all acorn caps will work to make a DIY marble necklace. Some acorn caps are too small to make an acorn pendant necklace, while others are too large for your average marble to make acorn jewelry.
- Large acorn caps can sometimes fit a shooter marble. My husband loves the large shooter marble necklace we made for Father’s Day.
- Tip: When you match up a marble with an acorn cap, place them together in an egg carton, muffin pan, or ice cube tray until you can make each acorn pendant necklace. Otherwise, you will have to figure out which marble went with each acorn cap again when it is time to glue it into the acorn cap necklace in step 5.
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2. Cut the jewelry cord for each acorn charm necklace.
- Count the acorn caps and marbles you have paired up to make marble jewelry and cut the same number of jewelry cord strands to make necklaces with acorn caps and marbles.
- We like to use hemp or waxed cotton cord for jewelry making cut into sections 26 to 32 inches long.
- Match the number of sections of jewelry cord with each acorn pendant you have paired to create each acorn charm necklace.
- In other words, if you have paired 15 marbles and acorn caps, cut 15 sections of cord that are AT LEAST 26 inches long to make DIY acorn jewelry.
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3. Drill acorn caps to make an acorn charm for each marble necklace.
- Drill two holes into the acorn cap, as shown in the video tutorial above.
- Daddy and daughter are drilling the acorn cap in the photograph below to make acorn pendants. We are raising a helper, so we have our daughter to help us with everything. She loves working with us and learning to use Mommy and Daddy’s tools. (Photo below)
- Either carefully hold onto the acorn cap like my husband in the photo below or place it down on a piece of wood scrap so it won’t matter if you drill into it a bit.
- Note: Please don’t forget to wear safety glasses to protect your eyes when you make DIY acorn jewelry! Someone I know had a bit of acorn dust fly into her eye while drilling acorn caps for marble jewelry. Please don’t repeat our mistake!
4. Thread the necklace cord through the holes in each acorn cap to make an acorn pendant.
- Thread hemp cord or waxed cotton cord through the holes in each acorn cap and tie the ends of the string together to finish each DIY necklace with an acorn marble pendant.
- Please ensure the acorn charm necklace can fit over your head so you can put it on and remove it once it is tied together.
- Look at how to make acorn marble ornaments to see another creative way to tie an acorn necklace together.
5. Glue a marble into each Natural acorn cap to make each Genuine acorn charm Pendant.
- Use a glue gun to place a dollop inside each acorn cap, and quickly place a marble into the glue before it dries. Unfortunately, we have discovered that the marble can sometimes come unglued and pop out of the acorn cap necklace.
- Update 2017: If you want to ensure the marble does not pop out of the acorn pendant necklace, we recommend E6000 Craft Adhesive. It is EXTREMELY toxic, so please follow the manufacturer’s directions if you choose to use it. We use it outside without any children nearby. Safety first!
- Update 2023: B7000 Jewelry glue is a new, non-toxic glue to bond the marble into the acorn cap. Unlike E6000 Adhesive, it causes no harm to hands and has a low odor.
Acorn Marble Necklace DIY Jewelry-Making Project
My daughter loves to wear her DIY marble jewelry and give her acorn marble necklace jewelry to the first person who admires it. We have turned it into a “pay it forward” “random act of kindness” project. I was so proud of her the first time she spontaneously gave away her acorn jewelry that I encouraged her to do it again. I told her we could make more of them, and she happily agreed.
Since then, watching people receive an acorn necklace with a marble in it has been a magical and heartwarming experience. Both young and old wear acorn cap necklaces with marbles with pride. Not only do these acorn crafts make gorgeous handmade jewelry when worn as a necklace. Acorn cap pendants also make lovely window decorations and are great gifts and birthday party favors!
Random Act of Kindness
When I picked my daughter up from our local Waldorf Kindergarten (many years ago), she wore marble jewelry that we DID NOT make! My mouth fell to the floor as I grabbed the acorn necklace and exclaimed, “Oh my goodness! Who made this acorn charm necklace for you? I’m surprised to see you wearing one we didn’t make!”
As it turns out, this mother and son saw OUR marble jewelry DIY and decided to make acorn jewelry for the ENTIRE kindergarten class! What a special gift of kindness this turned out to be for us. I was shocked, surprised, and so pleased that my daughter received an acorn necklace made by someone else–thank you, Lucas!
Best of all, his mother had no idea that the inventor of this acorn craft was her son’s new classmate and mother. Of all the classrooms in the world, she made them and brought them to my daughters. We had a good laugh and gave each other a big hug. Now that’s paying it forward and proof that whatever you give will eventually make its way back to you!
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Acorn Jewelry Idea: Marble Necklace Acorn Craft and Gift Idea
Crafting is a fantastic way to bring a touch of nature into our fast-paced lives, and your unique necklace is a testament to the harmony that can be achieved between the natural world and artistic expression. Because these fashionable acorn pendants turn into gorgeous pieces of acorn jewelry.
Wear an acorn cap and marble necklace as a stylish accessory, or gift them to someone special. A marble necklace made with a genuine acorn cap is a great gift for a friend, parent, or teacher. You may also like this excellent list of homemade gifts kids can make.
These sweet nature pendants also make lovely birthday party favors. We handed out our most recent DIY acorn necklaces at my daughter’s 7th birthday party, and they were a HUGE hit!
With this acorn jewelry-making tutorial, you can make an acorn marble pendant for a necklace or use it to create unique acorn ornaments to hang in a window or on a Christmas tree. Happy crafting!
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Emily Walker says
So cute! Easy to make for gifts and I just love the way you got your child to learn the joy of giving!
nell says
It’s been so much fun to give them away Emily! We have already made a second set!
Julia says
Dear Nell,
First of all, thank you so much for this cute marble necklace idea!~ I love your nature craft ideas so much and very happy that you were part of the Green, Crafty and Creative!~ Therefore, I just bought it from Amazon Kindle.de!~ I’ll wait for Germany’s fall coming then start to collect many Ahorn as many as possible!~ I sincerely wish you keep up your Green creative world!~ I love it!~ Thank you again!~
Sincerely,
Julia K.
nell says
Thanks, Julia! So glad to hear you like my crafts and have decided to purchase “Green, Crafty, and Creative!” I hope you get a lot of use out of it. 🙂 Not to worry, I plan to share many more fun crafts over the next weeks, months, and years!
Annie says
I love the little Acorn’s there so cute. I live in Hawaii and we don’t have acorns, but I know I’ll find something else to use. Thank you for that cute idea, and I love that your daughter saw the joy of giving.
nell says
So glad you like them Annie! I lived on the island of Kauai for a few years in my late teens and early twenties. I miss it so! I’m sure you will find something that will work… maybe a shell or nut? You can also order the acorn caps using the link above if you like 😉
Niurka says
I love it this idea!! Excellent
nell says
Thanks, Niurka! So glad you appreciate it 🙂
Elizabeth Parks says
Love you’re ideas. And I really enjoy doing Crafts. I also crochet, sewing . Thanks for letting me join .
Elizabeth
nell says
Thanks, Elizabeth! So glad you enjoy the ideas here 🙂 Glad to have you as a member of the Rhythms of Play community!
Lisa D. says
These are adorable. I hope you don’t mind, but I shared them on my blog today along with a link back.
Thank You
Lisa
nell says
So glad you like them, Lisa! Thank you for sharing them with your audience 🙂
Debbie says
I have a great idea when l seen the marble acorn necklaces. I have alot of gemstomes so many l just don’t know what to do with them. I am a believer in the healing and other health properties they can help with all types of issues. I love the acorn idea l am going to use some of my gemstones for activity with my grandson. ❤
Nell Regan M.A. says
Hi Debbie. Making acorn necklaces and ornaments with gemstones as large as marbles is equally gorgeous. And as you mentioned, gemstones have properties that can contribute to one’s wellbeing. I hope your acorn cap crafts turn out well!
Pamela says
These necklaces are beautiful. I make similar ones for Christmas decorations, spraying the caps gold or silver and make shorter cords to hang them on the tree. My grandchildren love them.
Nell Regan M.A. says
That sounds lovely Pamela. We make acorn charms into necklaces, as this article shares, and we also like to make them into Christmas ornaments. We have the directions for those in a separate post, but I love the idea of spraying the caps gold and silver–fun!
Sari says
These are beautiful, I would love to make these with my sons and maybe even turn them into a wind chime… We will try to send a picture if we try that! Thanks for sharing =)
Nell Regan M.A. says
Thank you, Sari. I’m so glad you like this simple acorn craft and that you plan to make acorn necklaces with your sons. A wind chime sounds lovely. Happy crafting!