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34 Pine Cone Crafts - DIY Christmas Decorations & Ornament Ideas Using Pine Cones

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Head to the backyard or your favorite park and gather up one of Mother Nature's most beautiful creations: the pine cone! Once you have your bounty in hand, simply head to the craft closet and start fashioning one of these seasonal, fun, and festive DIY projects.

There are ideas for easy holiday craft projects, Christmas crafts for kids, winter decorating ideas, and plenty more projects that you can make in no time. The best part of all, though, pine cone crafts are incredibly inexpensive to make! There's no need to shell out top dollar on loads of supplies—simply use what you find outside. Want to get the kids involved, have them lend a little hand making easy pine cone pom-pom ornaments or a felt pine cone fox. Looking for a slightly more involved weekend project try making a pine cone kissing ball or a garland you can hang over the fireplace or around the front door.

Whether you're going for a more intricate wintertime display or you'd prefer to keep things subdued, a pine cone or two is the easiest way to add a splash of modern-rustic charm to any holiday project and decor. And don't worry if the colors of pine cones don't fit with the rest of your homes color scheme. You can always lighten up the brown hue with bleach or white paint (or even colorful paint). Ready, set, let's get crafting!

Annie Schlechter

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Leaf & Pinecone Napkin Rings

Oak-shaped leaves cut from scraps of fabric get tied up with mini pine cones that have been spray painted gold. Tie around corresponding color napkins for an on-point holiday table setting.

BRIAN WOODCOCK

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Tobacco Basket Wreath with Greenery and Pine Cones

This simple wreath starts with a tobacco basket base. Add a bundle of greenery, a few snow dusted pine cones, and an oversize gingham bow.

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Brian Woodcock

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Painted Tip Pine Cone Wreath

Adding color to the tips of pine cones—here we used fall colors but choose any color combo you like—makes this simple wreath really sparkle. Wrap a 16-inch wreath form with burlap ribbon and loop a piece around the wreath form for hanging. Paint the tips of 40 pine cones in fall colors such as orange, yellow, and beige with acrylic paint. Brush the tips of 10 pine cones with matte Mod Podge and sprinkle with gold and copper glitter. Once dry, wrap an 18-inch length of floral wire around the base of each pine cone and twist tie around the wreath form to secure, layering and overlapping them as you go.

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BRIAN WOODCOCK

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Greenery Swag with Dried Fruit and Snow Dusted Pine Cones

Adding a few craft items, dried fruit and "snow" dusted pine cones, makes a simple bundle of greenery really sparkle.

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One Little Project

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Pine Cone Pom-Pom Ornaments

Pom-poms look delightfully similar to gumdrops, which makes them the perfect choice for a Christmas craft. Glued to pine cones and hung from the trees in your backyard, they instantly create a fun wintery scene.

Get the tutorial at One Little Project.

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Make It Love It

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Pine Cone Bow Ornament

Here's an easy weeknight craft project for you to try this season: Simply dress up a pine cone with a bow and affix to a piece of twine for a DIY ornament that's as sophisticated as you are.

Get the tutorial at Make It Love It.

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Lia Griffith

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Felt Pine Cone Fox

This felt craft can either sit pretty on your kids' table as a place card holder or be used to spruce up an entryway console table—the options are endless. Wherever you put it, it's sure to spread holiday cheer (and elicit a few giggles).

Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith.

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Lia Griffith

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Felted Pine Cones

Who says you need to use real pine cones in your pine cone crafts? This one's a true DIY in that every component is made from scratch—including, yes, the pine cone.

Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith.

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Design Improvised

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DIY Metallic Pine Cone Wreath

When it comes to festive crafting materials, the only thing better than pine cones are metallic pine cones. Shiny gold, silver, and copper tones make for a decidedly glam look that's still charming and rustic.

Get the tutorial at Design Improvised.

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Crafts Unleashed

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DIY Pine Cone 'Kissing Ball'

Mistletoe, shmistletoe! A pine cone "kissing ball" is the bigger (and more visible) craft we're opting for this year. Prepare for all the kisses.

Get the tutorial at Crafts Unleashed.

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Lia Griffith

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Felt Pine Cone Elves

We're really not one to play favorites. But—*squeals*—these felt elves just might be the absolute cutest DIY on our list.

Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith.

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Victoria Pearson

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Chandelier Swag

Fashion your favorite fresh greenery—pine, spruce, or cedar (pictured here)—with a pinecone or two to transform a basic light fixture into a wintertime display. Pro tip: Use some invisible fishing line to keep everything in place through the season.

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Victoria Pearson

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Pinecone Swag

Bring the look and smell of Christmas into any room in your home with this bundle of branches. Use heavy-duty floral wire to wrap everything together and then drape it on a bare wall with a Command strip.

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Victoria Pearson

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Elegant Grapevine Wreath

Select embellishments that suit the size of your room and fireplace. For smaller spaces, choose petite pinecones, and for grand rooms, work with the biggest ones you can find. Here, cones, flowers, and fresh pine are used to dress up a basic grapevine wreath.

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Bleached Pinecone Arrangement

If the typical rich brown hue feels too dark for your decor, lighten up your backyard treasures with some bleach or a warm white paint.

Get the tutorial at Sand and Sisal.

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Steven Randazzo

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Pinecone Fireplace Decorations

Brawny sugar pinecone swags anchor a mixed-cone garland above the fireplace. Make it yourself with a variable-speed drill and braided picture-hanger wire. Place inverted cones in urns to create quick-and-easy pinecone topiaries.

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Brian Woodcock

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Pinecone Ornaments

Hang these lighter, brighter standbys from your chandelier with colorful velvet ribbon.

Step 1: Mix two parts bleach with one part water in a bucket. Submerge pinecones in solution for 24 hours. (Tip: Place a plate or another heavy object on top to keep them under water.) Rinse them in water and set outside to dry until they open up again. (This could take up to a week, depending on the weather.)

Step 2: Cut 1 yard of velvet ribbon into a ¾-yard piece and a ¼-yard piece.

Step 3: Adhere end of longer ribbon to the pinecone base with hot glue. Tie the shorter ribbon into a bow; adhere to the base of the pinecone, as shown.

Step 4: Tie pinecones to chandelier arms. Trim excess ribbon.

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Courtesy of Crafts by Amanda

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Snowy Pinecone Mason Jar Candles

Light up your mantel or front porch with these easy Mason jar votives—all you need is a jar of snow texture paint, lace, twine, Epsom salt, and pinecones.

Get the tutorial at Crafts by Amanda.

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Pinecone Topiary

To make these pinecone balls, cover a large styrofoam ball with a garbage bag. Then, use a hot-glue gun to stick on as many pinecones as it takes to cover the base. Finish off the statement piece with white spray paint and let dry.

Get the tutorial at Somewhat Simple.

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Steven Randazzo

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Pinecone Tree

Create a pinecone tree on a cone-shaped foam base. Anchor the base in a container, then wire the cones onto 2" wooden floral picks. Insert picks downward into the foam, starting at the bottom with the largest cones and working to the top with the smaller ones. Conceal the foam by tucking sheet moss among the pinecones.

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Natural Wonder

A faux frost-tipped wreath, made using pinecones and a dark, chiffon ribbon, will add a sophisticated, wintery touch to your front door.

Get the tutorial at Woman's Day.

Aimee Herring

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Glass Cloche Pinecones

A few light spritzes of fake snow turn these backyard finds into frosty works of art. When they're perched underneath glass cloches misted with the same icy spray, the entire scene resembles an ultra-refined snow globe.

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Lara Robby/Studio D

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Pinecone Wreath

Bypass traditional colors this holiday and design a rustic wreath that complements your decor. Hot-glue pinecones to a grapevine wreath; let dry. Paint the wreath in a hue that coordinates with your room; allow to dry. Using a clean brush, dab glue on pine cones and sprinkle with glitter; let set.

Addie Juell/Studio D

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Pinecone Door Hanger

Not all DIY front-door decor requires a round wreath form. To make this elegant cluster, we selected 8 four- to six-inch pine cones and 8 two-foot-long pieces of silk ribbon. Use a hot-glue gun to adhere the last two inches of each ribbon to the base of a cone. After the glue dries, collect all the ribbon ends and stagger them so that the cones fall at varying lengths. Tie the ribbon ends together in a knot, trim the tips so they are uniform, and slip the knot over a finishing nail.

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Steven Randazzo

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Pinecone Gift Wrap

Enhance wrapped gifts with pine cones and other natural elements—such as cinnamon sticks and winterberries—that are wired in place with gift tags onto velvet ribbon.

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Steven Randazzo

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Pomander Display

Make this fragrant holiday arrangement with pomanders, pine cones, and holiday greens displayed on a transferware plate. Score patterns on the oranges with a citrus striper or channel knife, then stud the oranges with whole cloves.

Courtesy of Handmade Charlotte

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Edible Chocolate Pinecone Centerpiece

Not only are these edible no-bake pinecones, made from dry cereal and a peanut butter mixture, a fun snack for kids, they also make for a surprisingly elegant dinner table display.

Get the recipe at Handmade Charlotte.

Mikkel Vang

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Paint-Dipped Pinecone Place Card

Dipping pine cones into white paint gives these natural beauties a modern edge.

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Steven Randazzo

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Gold Pinecone Ornament

Attach gilded pine cones to ribbons of varying lengths with hot glue. Suspend them from a dining-room chandelier for a dramatic effect, or hang them from an outdoor porch light.

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Pinecone Arrangement

Need a centerpiece that takes less than five minutes to make? Just place pine cones in a large bowl and place a hurricane vase holding a candle in the middle.

Get the tutorial at May Days.

48 Amazing DIY Pine Cone Crafts & Decorations

Beautiful DIY pine cone crafts for kids & adults! Best ideas to make free pinecone decorations & easy gifts from spring to fall & Christmas!

Pine cones are some of the best and free materials to make easy crafts and beautiful home decorations for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and year round.  

Pine cones have such warm and natural charm, which makes them great for almost any style decor such as modern, farmhouse, vintage, and bohemian. The unique shapes and patterns of pinecones also make them favorite craft materials for kids and family. 

We have made so many pine cone crafts and decorations, now it’s time to put them together along with some of our favorite DIY pinecone ideas from other creators all in this fun and inspiring guide! 

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Favorite materials and tools for pine cone crafts

• hot glue and glue gun, hemp twine or peppermint twine for making pine cone ornaments, garlands, and gift toppers
• googly eyes and pom poms, larger wood beads like these and colorful craft felt are great choices for pine cone animals and elves.
• Styrofoam cones, Styrofoam balls, and colorful mini pompoms for making pine cone Christmas trees and ornaments

Make giant pine cone flowers: easy spring pine cone crafts for kids

All you need are some free pine cones, magnolia or other thick leaves, some craft paint and hot glue to make these giant pinecone flowers! They are such easy pine cone crafts for kids, and such beautiful decorations for New Year and spring! Tutorial here.

Make pine cone wreath for seasonal home decor 

A pinecone wreath is easy to  make. You can paint it in any color and embellish it with evergreens, red berries, or ribbons to make seasonal decor for spring, summer, fall and Christmas! Step by step tutorial here to make an easy DIY pine cone wreath. 

DIY pinecone snowflake wreath for winter & Christmas

I love this DIY pinecone snowflake wreath made by my friend Bren at Bren Did. Isn’t her snowflake style wreath beautiful? 

Easy DIY pine cone star wreath

Another easy DIY pine cone wreath in the shape of a star, perfect for farmhouse Christmas decorations! Tutorial here.

How to make bleached pine cones for farmhouse home decor (no bleach needed!)

There are so many creative ways to use bleached pine cones in home decor. Actually it is so much safer and easier to make gorgeous bleached pine cones without using bleach. Tutorial here! 

Scented pine cones for Christmas & year round

Add drops of essential oil to your pine cones or bleached pine cones , put them in a bowl or jar to make your home smell wonderful. Try lavender or lemongrass oil for spring and summer, cedar / fir, sweet orange, or cinnamon oil for fall and Christmas!

Thanksgiving table decorations with Pine cones 

The bleached pine cones look beautiful mixed with natural pinecones in this easy DIY farmhouse Thanksgiving table centerpiece. 

Fall pine cone crafts: DIY Pinecone turkey

Such a great fall and Thanksgiving craft idea for kids and family! There are different ways to make these cute turkeys. You can use leaves, feathers, or paint the pine cones.

See video above, and tutorial here on how to make pine cone turkey crafts for Thanksgiving!

Fall pine cone table decorations

Collect some colorful fall leaves and pine cones. You can make this gorgeous fall table centerpiece for practically free in 10 minutes, using some recycled cans and jars. Tutorial here! 

Make pine cone fire starters: fall and winter DIY gift idea

You can make simple and heartwarming gifts with pine cones. Wouldn’t these adorable pine cone fire starters be perfect handmade Christmas gifts in a stocking? Tutorial here.

DIY pine cone photo frames: beautiful DIY gift & decor

These pine cone picture frames would be such beautiful handmade gifts and ornaments!

Snow covered pine cones: easy winter crafts and decorations 

Another fun and easy pine cone crafts for kids! All you need are some salt, epsom salt, glue, or paint to make these snowy pine cones for winter and Christmas decorations and ornaments.