I gathered many acorn caps outside my niece's house. I chose the largest most perfect looking one.
I created a mold by cutting the acorn in half and pressing the acorn half into mold making material. I then pressed the silver clay into the mold and let it dry. I repeated the process. This allowed me to get an almost exact appearance of the outer texture of the acorn. After drying the two halves of the silver acorn and joining them, I fired the completed acorn in the kiln. It was burnished with 24K gold foil, a process called Keum boo. This fuses the silver and gold. I painted the outside of the acorn with a little patina to get the autumn coppery color.
Dimensions : 1 and 1/4 " X 3/4 inches. Sterling silver snake chain.