How to Make Ombre-Painted Pinecone Ornaments
Ombre-painted Pinecones
Classic pinecones look even better with a modern, ombre treatment. Give them as gifts or decorate your home for the holidays.
Materials Needed:
- medium-sized pinecones
- 3 bright colors of acrylic paint (pink, lime green and turquoise are used here)
- white acrylic paint
- paint palette
- paint brush
- cardboard box
- piece of birch bark
- marker
Mix Paint Colors
Create three shades of the pink paint color. To do this, squeeze pink paint into three spaces on the paint palette, cutting the amount in half each time. Then add the opposite amount of white paint to all three spaces; the lightest pink color will have a tiny bit of pink and a lot of white.
Mixing Paint for Ombre-painted Pinecones
To create an ombre-painted pinecone, create three shades of a single paint color. To do this, squeeze colored paint into three spaces on the paint palette, cutting the amount in half each time. Then, add the opposite amount of white paint to all three spaces; the lightest color will have a tiny bit of color and a lot of white.
Mixing Paint for Ombre Pinecone
To mix paint for an ombre-painted pinecoen, create three shades of the paint color. To do this, squeeze colored paint into three spaces on the paint palette, cutting the amount in half each time. Then, add the opposite amount of white paint to all three spaces; the lightest color will have a tiny bit of colored paint and a lot of white paint.
Mixing Paint for Ombre Pinecones
To create an ombre-painted pinecone, starting at the top of the pinecone with the lightest shade, paint the top few rows of petals. Paint the middle of the pinecone with the medium shade, and the bottom of the pinecone with the darkest shade.
Paint the Pinecone
Starting at the top of the pinecone with the lightest color pink, paint the top few rows of petals. Paint the middle of the pinecone with the medium shade of pink, and the bottom of the pinecone with the darkest color pink.
Repeat steps one and two with remaining colors, if using.
How to Paint Ombre Pinecones
Starting at the top of the pinecone with the lightest shade, paint the top few rows of petals. Paint the middle of the pinecone with the medium shade, and the bottom of the pinecone with the darkest shade.
Painting an Ombre Pinecone
To create an ombre-painted pinecone, starting at the top of the pinecone with the lightest shade, paint the top few rows of petals. Paint the middle of the pinecone with the medium shade, and the bottom of the pinecone with the darkest shade.
Painting an Ombre Pinecone
To create an ombre-painted pinecone, starting at the top of the pinecone with the lightest shade, paint the top few rows of petals. Paint the middle of the pinecone with the medium shade, and the bottom of the pinecone with the darkest shade.
Make Custom Ribbons
To create the matching packaging, start with a three yard piece of white cotton twine. In a figure eight pattern, criss-cross the twine around your thumb and pinky. Wrap the end around the center of the bundle.
Pick any shade of pink and roughly paint it onto the twine in a random pattern. Remove the twine from your fingers and let dry. Unravel to tie around the box.
How to Paint Gift-wrapping Twine
To create colorful twine for gift wrapping, start with a three yard piece of white cotton twine. In a figure eight pattern, criss-cross the twine around your thumb and pinky. Wrap the end around the center of the bundle. Pick any color and roughly paint it onto the twine in a random pattern. Remove the twine from your fingers and let dry. Unravel to tie around a gift box.
Creating Colorful Twine for Gift Wrapping
To create colorful twine for gift wrapping, start with a three yard piece of white cotton twine. In a figure eight pattern, criss-cross the twine around your thumb and pinky. Wrap the end around the center of the bundle. Pick any color and roughly paint it onto the twine in a random pattern. Remove the twine from your fingers and let dry. Unravel to tie around a gift box.
How to Paint Gift-wrapping Twine
To create colorful twine for gift wrapping, start with a three yard piece of white cotton twine. In a figure eight pattern, criss-cross the twine around your thumb and pinky. Wrap the end around the center of the bundle. Pick any color and roughly paint it onto the twine in a random pattern. Remove the twine from your fingers and let dry. Unravel to tie around a gift box.
Hand-painted Gift Wrapping Twine
To create colorful twine for gift wrapping, start with a three yard piece of white cotton twine. In a figure eight pattern, criss-cross the twine around your thumb and pinky. Wrap the end around the center of the bundle. Pick any color and roughly paint it onto the twine in a random pattern. Remove the twine from your fingers and let dry. Unravel to tie around a gift box.
Package the Pinecones
Package three different colors of ombre pinecones into a long box covered in kraft paper. Tie on a handmade gift tag of birch bark with the pink painted cotton twine you made.
Ombre-painted Pinecones
Classic pinecones look even better with a modern, ombre treatment. Give them as gifts or decorate your home for the holidays.
