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Acorn whistle
Oct. 13th, 2015 05:32 pmA friend's son has recently mastered the art of whistling with an acorn cap. When she told me this, I remembered how my daughters used to make acorn whistles with the nut part of the acorn. They gouged the nutmeat out, leaving the shell, with a neat, round, opening up top, and they decorated the outside with patterns in nail polish. They were beautiful, and they made a clear, shrill whistle.
I thought I'd make one for my friend's son--whom I met recently, in Colorado, where I went for the Sirens conference. More on that in another entry.
I decorated the outside with patterns carved with a box cutter. I liked the subtle look:
I thought I'd make one for my friend's son--whom I met recently, in Colorado, where I went for the Sirens conference. More on that in another entry.
I decorated the outside with patterns carved with a box cutter. I liked the subtle look:
