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    Home » Crafts » Holiday Crafts » How to Prepare Pine Cones for Crafts

    How to Prepare Pine Cones for Crafts

    Published: Nov 1, 2019 · Modified: Nov 19, 2019 by Bren

    Using pine cones collected outdoors can result in mold, mildew, or creepy crawlies invading your home unless they are correctly preserved for indoor use. Learn how to prepare pine cones for crafts NATURALLY and bring fresh evergreen scented pine cones to your home decor.

    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!

    Fresh pine cones are a beautiful, natural addition to your home decor. They are available for free in the great outdoors and are eco-friendly.

    Many craft sites suggest the use of chlorine bleach on pine cones. This is a mistake! Pine cones are porous and will absorb the bleach. They will continuously release these noxious fumes in your home.

    Pine cones are available at many craft stores, but commercially purchased pine cones have often been treated with artificial scents that also contain noxious fumes that will be released into your home.

     

    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!

     

    Fortunately there is an easy, all-natural, and FREE way to prepare fresh pine cones for crafts.

     

    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!

    How to Prepare Pine Cones

    1 – Collect pine cones. The pine cones pictured are Eastern White Pine (Pinus Stobus) from my yard. The white appearance is from the dried sap on the outside of the pine cones.

    2 – Remove any debris or pine needles stuck on the pine cones.

    3 – Soak the pine cones for 10-20 minutes in a bucket of water with ½ cup of white vinegar. This helps to kill any bugs or mildew and remove settled in debris. The pine cones will close up more tightly when they get wet.

    4 – Place the pine cones on old newspapers to dry overnight.

    5 – Line baking sheets with parchment or foil. Place pine cones on baking sheets and bake for several hours at 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit. Check the pine cones frequently while baking so they do not catch on fire. (Your home will smell wonderful!)

    6 – The pine cones will be fully open, dry and shiny when finished baking. The shiny finish is due to the sap melting into the pine cones. This acts as a natural finish and preservation agent.

    7 – Cool the pine cones completely and use in your favorite crafts.

     

    Stages of Pine Cone Preparation

    This images shows (from left to right):

    1. Freshly collected pine cones.

    2. Washed and partially dried pine cones.

    3. Fully oven dried 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!

     

    Pine Cone Crafts

    Pine cones can be used for all kinds of crafts. I love making an easy pine cone garland.

    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!

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    Comments

    1. fawn

      December 03, 2021 at 10:50 am

      no one has addressed the float-factor! i have them under a cutting board under a cast-iron skillet, but they try to escape like live animals! (too much water, i suppose)

      Reply
    2. Carol

      December 02, 2021 at 7:08 am

      I’m making potpourri with dried fruit, cinnamon etc. To use the potpourri I will put on stove top with a little water. I’d like to use some small pine cones in the mixture. Im planning on gifting about 20 of these in mason jars.

      Do see any issue with using your method for my very small pine cones in my project? I’m dehydrating the fruit and using cinnamon sticks, cloves etc

      Reply
    3. Aislynn Boineau Neal

      November 06, 2021 at 9:33 am

      I love these cones! Is there a way to preserve the beautiful natural “frosted” areas on these cones?
      Thank you in advance!

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 08, 2021 at 2:41 pm

        It always “melts” away for me during the cleaning. You could add some back with a bar of Ivory soap or one of these frosted pinecone techniques.

        Reply
    4. Sue

      November 21, 2020 at 12:38 pm

      Can I use Apple cider vinager?

      Reply
      • Bren

        December 07, 2020 at 12:50 pm

        Yes

        Reply
    5. Laurie Woodward

      June 16, 2020 at 12:21 pm

      Can you paint the pine cone before you spray it to preserve it

      Reply
      • Bren

        July 05, 2020 at 3:07 pm

        I’ve no tried painting the pinecones but I know lots of crafters do. Maybe try one and see if you like the results?

        Reply
    6. Danielle Sabatini

      November 12, 2019 at 6:16 pm

      I did this last night through tonight with I don’t even know how many pine cones & it works AMAZING!! Thanks SO much! My house smells SOOO GREAT!!

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 15, 2019 at 10:08 am

        Wooo hooo! Love the pine smell!

        Reply
      • Kathy

        November 16, 2019 at 5:16 pm

        Hi, I’m doing mine today. Did the oven smell like pine afterwards? Worried that the oven will absorb the pine scent and my food will smell.

        Reply
        • Bren

          November 19, 2019 at 6:36 am

          I have had no problem with my oven smelling like pine after drying the pinecones. I would not eat pine scented food either! 😉

          Reply
    7. Darren O'Keeffe-Coles

      November 10, 2019 at 10:14 am

      Hi,

      Baking the cones (even at 200F for as little as 30 min) produces fumes which makes my head buzz and make me feel funny.

      Does anyone else find this?

      I have been concerned about it and so searching on Google I find these:

      “Pine cones and pine wood do release creosote when they burn, which is a tar-like substance that can build up on chimney walls.”

      “Creosote also tends to ooze out of treated timbers in hot weather often giving off toxic vapours. Workers should be aware that exposure to creosote can cause skin, eye and respiratory irritation and may, in the longer-term, cause organ damage or even cancer”

      Is there a way around this? You might also consider placing a warning on your blog?

      Darren

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 15, 2019 at 10:27 am

        Darren, sorry the smell affects you negatively! Creosote is released by any fire in a fireplaces or wood stove. You should definitely check your kitchen ventilation (open a window, turn on the hood vent, etc) and check your oven vent if the fumes are building to the point that they bother you. Good luck! Bren

        Reply
    8. Anita

      May 11, 2019 at 9:50 am

      Hi Bren, not sure if you’re still receiving comments on this thread…. but worth a try.

      My son and I just tried this with Easter white pinecones, rinsed in bucket with cold water then soaked for 20 minutes with vinegar and water 1-2 cups big bucket. Then laid out to dry overnight indoors.

      We baked them at 200F for 3hours with no melting of sap, so turned temp up to 250F for another hour, some melting sap but not much. White crusted sap still on tips etc and some inside. Raised temp to 260F another hour or so but still quite a bit of unmelted sap.

      These pinecones were taken off the ground, I think would have been under the snow all winter. Are we doing something wrong? New Oven was on convection bake. On non convection setting, oven has element at top only so didn’t think would distribute heat adequately. Any thoughts what we did wrong? Hope we hear from you! Thanks so much,
      Anita 🙂

      Reply
      • Bren

        May 13, 2019 at 7:28 am

        Anita, the pinecones might have been too old. I’ve generally had the best success with “fresh” pinecones that have fallen from the trees in the fall. You can still use yours for crafts, they just won’t shine as much. You can also try spraying them with a shiny clear coat from the craft store of make them into “snow covered” pinecones.

        Reply
    9. Vicki

      September 22, 2018 at 2:58 pm

      I picked up pine cones last year at this time. I put them in a box and they have been in my shed since. With many days this summer being 105+ my shed got hot. Do I still need to soak then and bake them before I use them for crafts or should they be dry enough, and I could just dust them?

      Reply
      • Bren

        September 23, 2018 at 5:18 pm

        If the pinecones are hard and shiny and bug free you should be good. If not, I would still soak and bake them. Good luck!

        Reply
    10. Jan

      May 04, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      Ok. I saw a website where I could make pinecone flowers by spraypainting pine cones. I have so many pinecones falling off my trees right now in the springtime. Can I soak and bake them to do craft projects or can one only use the pinecones collected in the fall of the year?

      Reply
      • Bren

        May 09, 2018 at 9:02 am

        They should be okay at any time of year as long as they are falling off.

        Reply
    11. romy Lazzari

      December 11, 2017 at 6:27 pm

      you should give a good shake try to remove spiders etc… they are more valuable than pine cone decorations

      Reply
      • Bren

        December 11, 2017 at 6:29 pm

        Yes, when collecting the pine cones I try to remove all debris… including spiders and pine needles… before bringing them inside!

        Reply
      • Robyn C.

        October 11, 2020 at 7:07 am

        Yes Romy, beautiful, thoughtful comment! xo

        Reply
      • Nonie

        February 24, 2023 at 8:56 am

        Best reply I’ve read so far Romy. Baking, roasting and scalding insects, bugs etc sound so cruel. I spray my cones with lemon and apple cider vinegar while out in the garden and keep them overnight in a sealed plastic bag. The next day I shake the bag into the open field next to our home when the little bugs go free to live out the rest of their lives. As for the pine ones I want to use? After dipping them in clear varnish and dot their tips with various colours, they come out very pretty indeed. Please be kind to little creatures.🌹🐜

        Reply
    12. Maralyne stanczak

      November 28, 2017 at 9:16 pm

      I teach grade school art. A parent gave me a bag of pine cones. Not sure if treated. I did notice some dirt or dust. Can I soak and air dry ? Cannot bake at home or school. I have many environmental allergies. Handling the cones today was starting to make me itchy today. Do we paint with acrylic or washable tempura paint ? Then spray with Modge Podge ? Please let me know ASAP. Maralyne stanczak

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 29, 2017 at 8:25 pm

        I would not bake them if you do not know if they have been treated. Instead you can rinse them and let them dry or dust them with salt (place the pine cones in a plastic bag along with a few spoonfuls of coarse salt, shake the bag gently to remove the dust, remove the pine cones from the bag and shake off the remaining salt.) I would test your paint to see which sticks when it dries, if the pine cones have been treated tempura paint may not stick. Good luck with your project!

        Reply
    13. Jenny

      November 19, 2017 at 11:45 am

      Hello Bren and thank you for sharing your wisdom. One question-we have so many (Eastern White) pine cones this year I am struggling to get them up before it snows! Right now I have a 5 gal (joint compound) bucket full. How much vinegar would you use for this size bucket?

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 20, 2017 at 12:23 pm

        I would use a cup or two of vinegar… it’s not an exact science, but that amount should help get them clean!

        Reply
    14. Brittany

      November 17, 2017 at 9:01 pm

      Went to soak them and a million spiders crawled out. I’m scarred for life! 😂

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 18, 2017 at 1:45 pm

        Oh no! I’m glad the spiders were not in your decorations!

        Reply
    15. Eka

      November 16, 2017 at 2:29 am

      To the reader who collected the closed pine cones.. likely Norway spruce (Picea abies), as they drop plentifully and are usually tightly closed. They won’t ever look like the “baked” white pine. That’s not to say you shouldn’t try it!
      Now, my question: would you recommend skipping the soaking step, or is it important that the cones go into the oven with moisture in them?

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 16, 2017 at 8:53 am

        I have baked them without the presoak and they did not turn out as shiny. I would still soak to remove dirt/debris and then bake.

        Reply
        • Deanna

          November 08, 2018 at 10:48 am

          Hmmm nice to know. When baked the pitch on my cones melted and coated the scales unevenly. Some scales were shiney and some not. This didn’t work for the project intended. I needed all unshiney scales. As I was pulling off the scales to glue them onto a Styrofoam cone shape. These were ponderosa pine cones I baked. Would like to figure out how to get the pitch off before baking.

          Reply
          • Bren

            November 09, 2018 at 2:03 pm

            I’m not sure it’s possible, sorry! You can try soaking and drying the cones on paper for several days, none would be shiny.

            Reply
    16. Pamela J Williams

      November 13, 2017 at 9:07 am

      I bought some scented pinecones in a store. Is there any way to remove the scent froom the pinecones? It is horrible and does not fit the crafting I am going to use them for.

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 13, 2017 at 1:17 pm

        You could try spraying them with vinegar, it’s a great deodorizer. (Try one pine cone before spraying them all). Let them dry and the vinegar smell will disappear.

        Reply
    17. Lizzymac

      October 30, 2017 at 1:45 pm

      I came across your pinecone wreath post last year and followed the instructions to dry out pine cones, the house did indeed fill with a wonderful aroma and really got me in the mood for the festive season! My wreath looked great and I am now drying out more cones to use this year. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 30, 2017 at 2:13 pm

        Thanks for writing! I am so glad you’re enjoying the craft and getting good use out of your pine cones. I have a bag in the garage I need to bake too!

        Reply
    18. Elizabeth Welsh

      October 23, 2017 at 5:55 pm

      People keep asking you approximately how many hours you bake the cones?

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 24, 2017 at 11:04 am

        Elizabeth, it’s in step 5 (bake for several hours at 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit). It takes from 1-3 hours depending on how wet the pinecones are and what type. Good luck!

        Reply
    19. Rebecca D

      October 13, 2017 at 9:22 am

      Once they have baked long enough the sap will no longer be sticky?

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 14, 2017 at 2:34 pm

        Yes, the sap with dry out and harden.

        Reply
    20. Chris

      October 11, 2017 at 9:28 am

      I’m not sure what type of pine trees my cones are from, but they were all closed when I picked them up from my yard. I cleaned in water and vinegar and I baked for an hour on 200 … they still didn’t open up. Any other Suggestions?

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 14, 2017 at 2:47 pm

        I would try soaking them longer or perhaps soak, leave to dry overnight to see if they open, then bake. You could also use Google image search to try and identify the type of pinecone. Good luck!

        Reply
    21. Donna

      October 09, 2017 at 6:01 pm

      Hi Bren,

      Just came across your site tonight. I was wondering if the pine cones would close back up after they have been baked if you use them for outside arrangements, (grave blankets, door wreaths, etc.) where they would get wet? Thank you.

      Donna

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 09, 2017 at 7:06 pm

        I’ve hung mine outside on my porch where they are snowed on and not had any trouble with them closing up. Good luck!

        Reply
    22. Laura LeBreton

      October 08, 2017 at 8:35 am

      Thank you so much for this information! I grew up with these Eastern pines but did not know how to use the cones due to the pitch on them. I gathered some up yesterday and am going to give this a try. Can’t wait!

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 08, 2017 at 9:18 am

        Thanks, Laura!

        Reply
    23. Jen

      September 23, 2017 at 10:06 am

      I just found your site and I am so excited! My husband and I collected some pinecones yesterday for me to make a wreath. Thank you for the good information!!

      Reply
      • Bren

        September 25, 2017 at 4:35 pm

        Thanks, Jen!

        Reply
    24. Cynthia

      September 19, 2017 at 5:49 am

      What temperature did you bake them on and for exactly how many hours. I have pine trees in my yard and would love to try this!

      Reply
      • Bren

        September 19, 2017 at 9:51 pm

        Cynthia, I bake them for several hours at 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit. Make sure you check the pine cones frequently while baking so they do not catch on fire. You want them to get shiny.

        Reply
    25. Delphia

      July 22, 2017 at 11:56 am

      I was wondering could you use dehydrated to dry them.

      Reply
      • Bren

        July 24, 2017 at 2:31 pm

        I’ve never tried dehydrating them so I’n not sure how well it would work. Sorry!

        Reply
    26. Yvonne

      February 28, 2017 at 8:23 am

      Love the long cones where to. Get them

      Reply
      • Bren

        February 28, 2017 at 11:08 am

        Thanks, Yvonne. The pine cones pictured are Eastern White Pine (Pinus Stobus) from my yard.

        Reply
      • Gail

        June 14, 2018 at 5:19 pm

        Southeast USA from long leaf pines

        Reply
        • Bren

          June 19, 2018 at 10:29 am

          Thanks for the tip, Gail!

          Reply
    27. Ramona

      February 04, 2017 at 8:32 pm

      I am afraid that they will catch on fire in the oven!

      Reply
      • Bren

        February 04, 2017 at 8:51 pm

        You definitely need to use very low heat!

        Reply
    28. Julie

      January 07, 2017 at 8:52 pm

      You are very informative. I have some old ones and will give them a try.

      Reply
      • Bren

        January 07, 2017 at 8:56 pm

        Thanks, Julie. Good luck!

        Reply
    29. RM

      December 17, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      Because the pine cones have already been washed & dried overnight — are you saying that the unlit grill would work in place of baking them for hours?

      Reply
      • Bren

        December 17, 2016 at 3:28 pm

        Rosemary, the reader asking the previous question could not bake the pine cones indoors because of an allergy. On a hot sunny day and unlit grill can each a high internal temperature and MIGHT work so I recommended that she give it a try. If you do not have a problem with allergies baking the pine cones in the oven is the best way to prepare the them for crafts.

        Reply
    30. Sandra Spear

      December 04, 2016 at 10:37 am

      Hi Bren Last night I found your site I was so excited we soaked all our pine cones, theres alot of them , I sat them out to dry & went to bed during the night I relized I cant heat them in my home, my husband has toxic poisoning & fragrances set him off , do you have any suggestions of another way of heating them ? I dont want to give up before I even get started.
      Thank you, Sandra

      Reply
      • Bren

        December 04, 2016 at 6:07 pm

        Sandra, you could try air drying them or place them in a unlit grill on a warm, sunny day. The sun should heat the pine cones and help them dry. Good luck!

        Reply
        • Joyce

          October 13, 2018 at 8:17 pm

          I’m going to use the grill outside to do mine.

          Reply
          • Bren

            October 18, 2018 at 12:37 pm

            Let me know how it works for you, Joyce! 🙂

            Reply
      • Elizabeth Boos

        January 22, 2018 at 3:20 am

        Hi, to Sandra and anyone else unable or unwilling to bake their pine cones indoors: you could try using a diy Solar Oven outdoors. It needs a warm/mild to very hot day, but it works for me (my problem is that my kitchen oven is too small).

        You can make a solar oven for almost no cost, out of two cardboard boxes, lots of newspaper, aluminum foil, and a sheet of glass. I find that while you don’t desperately need an oven thermometer, it is helpful to put one inside. Another tip: wear sunglasses, since the oven is lined with al-foil, used shiny-side-out. And yet another tip: use long-arm all-metal barbecue tongs to pick up hot things inside the oven (tongs make oven mitts optional).

        There’s a pretty good set of instructions here:
        http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Simple-Cardboard-Solar-Oven/

        One caveat: nearly all the instructions online use one or more elements that should *never* be used if cooking FOOD in the oven – though they’re fine for baking pine cones. Plastics, plastic tape, glue or other adhesives, colored paper, styrofoam and packing peanuts, paint, etc., all contain chemicals that, when heated to oven temps, will off-gas poisonous gases. Not very appetizing.

        My own solar oven is two corrugated cardboard boxes, the inner one lined with al-foil, shiny side out, folded and crimped into place with *no glue or tape.* The outer box has 2-3 inches (5-8cm) of firmly crushed newspaper balls on the bottom, the inner box centered onto this, and packing for 2-3 inches thick around each side, of more tightly crumpled newspaper. I used the flaps of the outer box to cover over the gap at the top between the boxes; the flaps are cut back to just the size of inner-box opening. I bought a thrift-shop glassed picture frame that’s a little larger than the inner-box opening, which serves as the solar-collector lid; it’s got a wood frame, so it’s a little safer to handle in the heat.

        I’ve cooked well with no reflectors, but these can be added as necessary, such as when the day is cooler. I use the kind of oven thermometer that hangs from an oven-shelf wire, so I sometimes lay an old steel oven shelf under the glass lid to hang the thermometer from. If the oven gets too hot, the temp can be lowered by raising the glass a crack on one side – wooden spring-type clothespins are good spacers for this.

        I hope this is helpful!

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        • Bren

          January 24, 2018 at 9:01 am

          Great idea, Elizabeth!

          Reply
    31. Lynn

      November 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm

      Will this work for cones that I have had around for a while to get rid of dust?

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 21, 2016 at 9:41 pm

        The water rinse would remove the dust. If the pince cones are fresh with no preservatives this will work. If they have been shellacked or somehow painted/treated they should not be baked. Baking is only for fresh, non treated pine cones. You can simply shake dusty pine cones in a bag with some table salt to dust them.

        Reply
        • Miranda McCallister

          October 20, 2018 at 5:10 am

          so if i found some cones that are graying and harder, now a couple weeks since but untreated, this method would not work, right?

          Reply
          • Bren

            October 23, 2018 at 7:49 am

            I would still soak them and air dry. YOu might try one in the oven and see if it gets glossy. Watch it closely!

            Reply
    32. Kim

      November 13, 2016 at 2:56 pm

      Will apple cider vinegar work as well?

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 13, 2016 at 8:06 pm

        Yes, you can use apple cider vinegar. I generally use white vinegar because it is cheaper and I have it on hand for cleaning.

        Reply
    33. Michelle Burkett

      November 09, 2016 at 9:49 am

      How do you get those poking tthing off? Will they come off when you soak them

      Reply
      • Bren

        November 09, 2016 at 11:04 am

        I don’t think they come off, but when you bake the pine cones the whole surface gets shiny/smooth/hard with the resin so you don’t really get poked anymore. Hope this makes sense!

        Reply
        • Maureen Sullivan

          November 20, 2017 at 8:34 pm

          I realized I picked the wrong time to try this. My oven smells line turpentine from the sap melting and I have a pie to bake tomorrow and an entire Thanksgiving meal on Thursday! What do I bake to get rid of the scent.

          Reply
          • Bren

            November 21, 2017 at 6:21 pm

            I would run the cleaning cycle or wipe the inside down with white vinegar.

            Reply
      • Kim kollman

        September 11, 2017 at 1:07 pm

        Nip them with toenail for fingernail clippers.

        Reply
        • Bren

          September 11, 2017 at 6:53 pm

          Great suggestion, Kim!

          Reply
    34. Jay Titus

      October 03, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      I want to prepare spruce cones. Do you use the same steps for pine cones?

      Reply
      • Bren

        October 03, 2016 at 7:27 pm

        I’ve never tried spruce cones but it should work. Let me know how it goes.

        Reply

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