Nature's Perfect Craft Supply: 12 Dressed-Up Pinecone Ideas
Pick up pinecones from your yard to make these adorable seasonal crafts.
Let's be honest — decorating for the holidays can come with a lofty price tag. That's where DIY projects step in to save the day.
With only a few craft supplies (which you likely have on hand) and natural materials from your backyard, you can make chic and festive decor that won't break the bank.
Snowy Garland
Dress up the mantel (or your tree) with white-dipped pinecones strung together with red yarn. It's a simple garland that will add a cheerful, festive touch to your home decor.
Make It: DIY Holiday Pinecone Garland
Gift Embellishments
Use pinecones to embellish your gifts. Complete the natural aesthetic with greenery, faux berries, craft paper and twine.
Elegant Place Setting
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Great for holiday gatherings or a winter wedding reception, pinecones are the perfect place-card holder. To keep them from toppling over, simply place the pinecones in tiny, metallic urns. Print out name cards in a pretty font or make your own using this faux calligraphy hack.
Adorable Elf Ornament
Mini Pine Cone Elf Ornament
Everyone loves an adorable ornament and this little elf will bring instant cheer to any style tree!
Photo by: Photographer: Christina Wedge
Photographer: Christina Wedge
Fashioned from a mini pinecone, felt, a wooden bead and a jingle bell, this little elf ornament will put a smile on your face every time you see it dangling from the tree.
Make It: Mini Pinecone Elf Ornament
Christmas Tree
Photo by Sam Henderson
Add rustic charm to the mantel or table with this pinecone tree that's a cinch to make. You won't need to buy many supplies for this project.
Make a Holiday Pinecone Tree
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Ombre Decor
Ombre-painted Pinecones
Classic pinecones look even better with a modern, ombre treatment. Give them as gifts or decorate your home for the holidays.
Stacked high in a clear, glass hurricane or strung together with twine, these modern, ombre pinecones can be just about anything you want them to be — from ornaments to garland to party favors.
Make It: Ombre-Painted Pinecones
Charming Centerpiece
Pine Cone Christmas Tree Centerpiece
Photo by: Sam Henderson
Sam Henderson
Turn fallen pinecones into cute Christmas trees to center the dining table or decorate the bookshelves. Create the feeling of a winter wonderland with powdery faux snow on the platter underneath.
Make a Pinecone Christmas Tree Centerpiece
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Precious Hedgehogs
Make adorable woodland creatures out of all-natural materials — pinecones, birch bark and eucalyptus pods. These little guys will surely bring some holiday cheer to your decor.
Craft Pinecone Hedgehogs
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Simple Ornaments
DIY Metal Stencil Christmas Tree Ornament
A metal stencil is repurposed as a personalized ornament on an artificial Christmas tree.
Trade out traditional ornaments for pinecones. Perch them on your tree branches as they are — no need for embellishments. Include a metal monogram stencil to balance out the design.
Giant Garland
Holiday Pinecone Garland
This gorgeous greenery provides guests with a warm, festive welcoming all season long.
Photo by: Brian Patrick Flynn
Brian Patrick Flynn
What better place to put pinecones than the outdoors? Deck out your front door with a festive garland and wreaths to match.
Make an Oversized, Shimmering Pinecone Garland
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Festive Vases
Vases With Pine Cones
Turn holiday decorating on its head by filling glass cylinders in a variety of sizes with small pine cones. Turn the vases over carefully and wrap the vase bases with ribbon. Arrange the vases tallest to smallest in a cone shape to create a tree. Add fresh greenery and embellishments to the tops of the cylinders.
Fill a variety of glass cylinders with pinecones and cluster them together for an eye-catching centerpiece that can't be ignored. Wrap ribbon around the bases and top with fresh greenery and red berries for the finishing touch.
Sophisticated Wreath
Buy mini gold-encrusted pinecones or spray paint your own to make this ultra-chic wreath that will add a touch of glamour to the front door or your foyer's mirror. Choose a sleek, red ribbon for hanging.
Make It: Holiday Pinecone Wreath
