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    Home » Crafts » How to Make a Pine Cone Garland

    How to Make a Pine Cone Garland

    Published: Dec 27, 2015 · Modified: Apr 23, 2018 by Bren

    Pine cones are a beautiful, natural addition to home décor. Learn how to make a pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own pine cone garland for less than $1.30 a foot. It’s the perfect holiday decoration both indoors and out.

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

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    A simple pine cone garland adds a natural touch to seasonal décor. There is something warm and charming about natural elements used to create a festive display.

    Free Materials

    Another bonus of using natural materials in crafts: they are eco-friendly and can often be obtained for FREE! I love collecting materials from my own yard and turning them into something amazing! (Learn how I make wreaths from fall leaves.)

     

    Pine cones collected outdoors can bring mold, mildew or bugs into your home unless they are correctly prepared for indoor use. Learn how to prepare pine cones for crafts. No bleach. All-natural. Free!

    Preparing Pine Cones for Crafts

    This tutorial uses pine cones I collected in my yard. You can make your own crafts using pine cones you find outdoors as long as they are properly prepared, learn more in my tutorial for curing pine cones.

    Pine cones collected outdoors can bring mold, mildew or bugs into your home unless they are correctly prepared for indoor use. Learn how to prepare pine cones for crafts. No bleach. All-natural. Free!

    You can string this lovely garland across your mantel for a touch of woodland  style or add it to a porch railing for festive seasonal decor.

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

     

    Pine Cone Garland Supplies

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

    • 30 lb natural twine (approximately $0.03 per foot)
    • 21 lb natural twine (approximately $0.07 per foot)
    • Cinnamon or clove essential oil (optional for scenting)
    • Prepared pine cones (1-3 per inch  depending on desired fullness)

     

    How to Make a Pine Cone Garland

    1 – Prepare the pine cones. You will need 1-3 pine cones per inch of garland. Use more pine cones for a thicker the garland. Sort the pine cones by size (small, medium, large).

    Pine cones collected outdoors can bring mold, mildew or bugs into your home unless they are correctly prepared for indoor use. Learn how to prepare pine cones for crafts. No bleach. All-natural. Free!

     

    2 – Measure a piece of heavy weight twine the length of your desired garland. Make sure to leave a few extra inches on each end to hang the garland. Make a  large loop at each end and knot tightly

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

     

    3 – Cut a 6-8 inch piece of lightweight twine and tie it in a knot around the top of a pine cone.

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

     

    4 – Tie the pine cone to your heavy weight twine.

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

     

    5 – Continue to tie pine cones to the  garland.  For a thick garland try make them face several directions.

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

     

    It can help to hang the garland between two chairs while working.

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

     

    6. Add a few drops of essential oil to the pine cones and twine to add natural holiday scent. I like to use cinnamon or clove.

     

    7. Enjoy your garland!

    Learn how to make an pine cone garland for a touch of woodland style. This easy tutorial shows you how to create your own easy pine cone garland for less than $1.30 per foot. Eco-friendly.

    More Pine Cone Crafts

    Visit this post for 30 holiday decoration tutorials that use pine cones. (Each have detailed directions.)

    Decorating with pinecones for the holidays is free and beautiful. These 30 easy crafts add pinecones to your home decor this winter.

    Cleaning with Pine

    Love the scent of pine cleaners? Check out my DIY evergreen vinegar for cleaning,  it’s all natural!

    Like the smell of pine cleaners but don't like chemicals? Evergreen Scented Vinegar is an Easy DIY Cleaner made from fresh evergreen needles and vinegar. Get the full directions and learn which evergreen work best in the cleaner! Green cleaning DIY

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    1. janet williams

      December 01, 2021 at 1:44 pm

      My wreaths “shed” the “pedals” everywhere. I dried in oven them soaked them then put them into wires on wire wreath. They dried and expanded which is keeping cones in place but they”petal” break off They are really making a mess. Are they got only one year? My parents made my me a Pune cone Xmas tree and it’s lasted 25 hrs

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      • Bren

        January 05, 2022 at 10:09 am

        I would only soak the pinecones one time… before baking. I am not sure how soaking them after baking would affect the pinecones.

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      • Wanda chapman

        September 30, 2022 at 10:21 am

        About soaking the pine cones, I’ve never soaked mine, I’ve been making and selling wreathes for 40 years.Baking for an hour is all I do , my wreaths last for years.

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    2. Brenda Nye

      December 11, 2019 at 12:50 am

      I have all of mine prepared for crafts. I’m sorry that I have the very large pinecones here in FL. I’ve made many different crafts. Painting takes alot of paint! They are very porous. Thank you for different ideas.

      Reply
    3. rolande gendron

      November 03, 2018 at 6:31 pm

      Thank for your wonderful ideas.
      Love to decorate with pin cones.

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      • Bren

        November 03, 2018 at 8:16 pm

        Thanks Rolande!

        Reply
      • Christine Coughlin

        October 17, 2019 at 4:05 pm

        Hi, I’ve picked lots of pine cones, dried them out, but didn’t realise I had to soak them(house must be covered in bugs 🤭) they’re all opened up now, so I guess it’s too late to soak them ?

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        • Bren

          November 15, 2019 at 11:00 am

          You can soak them then redry or just use as is!

          Reply
    4. Linda

      November 24, 2016 at 4:51 pm

      Beautiful! I have one suggestion of using them indoors you need to bake the bugs out. It takes about twenty minutes at 250 I think!

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      • Bren

        November 25, 2016 at 2:12 pm

        Thanks, Linda! I soak mine in water and vinegar and then bake. I have a post with the full instructions for preparing pine cones for crafts here.

        Reply
    5. Sandra Pellegrin

      September 30, 2016 at 10:35 am

      I love your ideals great

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      • Bren

        October 02, 2016 at 6:22 pm

        Thanks, Sandra!

        Reply
    6. Borei Design

      September 11, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      Found you via Hometalk and this very pretty! Way better than the fake stuff. I wanted to do a pine cone wreath for my front door last year but never got around to it. Hopefully I’ll get to it this year. Thanks for the preservation tips. 🙂

      Reply
      • Bren

        September 11, 2016 at 10:46 pm

        Thank you for the lovely comment. I hope you get your wreath done this year!

        Reply

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