11 DIY Pine Cone Decorations For This Christmas
DIY Pine Cone Decorations For This Christmas
Pine cone is one of the iconic items of Christmas. It’s unique shape makes it one extraordinary material that will definitely requires your creativity to turn it into something truly remarkable. But hey, don’t tire yourself with all the thinking. We’ve compiled some great ideas that will help get your house ready for this coming festival. Check them out!
If somehow you’re getting your pine cones from natural sources, do checkout the link below on how to clean and dry them properly before using them for crafts.
How to clean and dry pine cones for crafts
1. Pine Cone Luminaries
Let’s start with something simple! A pine cone luminary. You can just fill a glass jar with pine cones and string lights and that’s pretty much it. You could add a little bit of evergreens inside to give a great color contrast. This is nice as table centerpiece as well as to light up the porch.
2. Candle Centerpiece
With a little bit of paint, you can give the pine cones a new look. You can basically color it however you want and then, put them in a box. Leave some space for the candles and that’s it! Easy!
3. Pine Cone Kissing Ball
It’s round and attractive! This kissing ball is made by gluing the ornaments around a styrofoam ball. Checkout the tutorial link below for more details!
4. Pine Cone Tree
Well, you don’t exactly stack them up together with hot glue gun. That’s gonna be messy. Instead, use a floral foam block. Checkout their full guide via link below.
You can create different coloration depending on your creativity. Here’s something that combines the elegance of red and purity of white.
5. Golden Gilded Pine Cone Ornament
With a fresh coat of paint and a fancy ribbon, this pine cone turned out to be something that looks super amazing!
6. Pine Cone Garland
The simple coloring on these pine cones give it a minimalist look. It’s suitable for most modern homes and you can’t go wrong with it! Checkout the tutorial link below to see how they’re attaching the pine cones to the jute vine.
7. Pine Cone Ball Tree
With idea from no. 3, Pine Cone Kissing Ball, you can make a tree version of it instead. The whole ball of pine cone is supported by a sturdy branch that you can pick up anywhere. Setup the whole thing in a planter. I love how the whole thing have a nice color harmony to it. It would be weird if this is setup in an orange planter. Yeah?
8. Snowflake Pine Cone Wreath
Round wreath is too common. Let’s try something unusual! How bout a snowflake wreath? It looks amazing and it’s made with pine cones! Checkout the tutorials for more details!
9. Pine Cone Topiary
Create a realistic new breed of pine cone tree in your house! It looks so convincing, people might be fooled into thinking that it’s actually a real plant! They’re nice as outdoor decoration. You can wrap string lights around it to make it look even more amazing at night!
10. Pine Cone Succulent Planter
Plant lovers will love this! This isn’t just nice as a gift, it’s also a great display item for your succulents as well. Checkout how they’re making this possible via link below.
11. Pine Cone Flowers
Give pine cones a little bit of colorful make over to create this beautiful display of pine cone flower arrangement. It’s gonna look great on your table.
Thanks for making it till the end. Here’s a bonus idea. Instead of making these pine cones only for decor, wouldn’t it be great if it smells nice as well? Checkout the tutorial by FeltMagnet below!
How to Make Scented Pine Cones
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