• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Lavender Homefront

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Work with Me!
  • Privacy Policy & Disclosure
  • Home
    • DIY
    • Food Preservation
    • Recipes
    • Up-Cycling & Repurposing
  • Garden
    • Flowers
    • Herbs
    • Vegetables
  • Life
    • Self Care
    • Pregnancy and Birth
    • Natural Parenting

Rustic DIY Pinecone Ornament

December 6, 2019 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

This post may contain affiliate links. This means I may make a small commission from a sale used through a link in my blog. Please visit my Privacy Policy and Disclosure page to find out more.

Pinecone ornaments are lovely. They go with most any kind of decoration, and have classic and rustic charm. This DIY pinecone ornament will look great on your Christmas tree, hanging in a window or hanging from garland. These beautiful ornaments also make great Christmas gifts for friends and family. The best part is how simple and easy it is to make them. Put them together in just a few easy steps.

pinecone ornaments somple and easy to make

For this tutorial, I used painted pinecones. You can read all about how to paint pinecones on Country Chic Paint’s Blog page! The best part about using Country Chic Paint, is that it’s non-toxic and dries quickly. I used Metallic cream painted pinecones (copper) and chalk painted pinecones (white). You could also use bleached pinecones, or plain pinecones. They all look charming and rustic.

Related: DIY Pinecone Garland

Before You Begin:

Before crafting with pinecones, it’s incredibly important to prep them the right way. If you forage for pinecones (like I do), your pinecones will be home to bugs and mold. Pinecones must be baked before use.  Otherwise, you’ll have bugs crawling all over your home! To learn more about baking pinecones, head on over to Victoria at A Modern Homestead.

Baking your pinecones is easy. Remove as much debris as possible, preheat your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, and bake for 90 minutes. This temperature will kill all mildew and any bugs without lighting your pinecones on fire. Pinecones are also available for purchase pre-baked if you don’t have access to pinecones around your home. 

Related: How to Bleach Pinecones for Decoration

supplies for making a pinecone ornament

What You’ll Need:

  • Pinecones (I used painted pinecones)
  • Jute Cord
  • Scissors
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Berries/Holly
  • Pine Garland

How to Put it Together

ornament pincone with jute cord and hot clue

Step 1

Cut about 8 inches of jute cord. Use your hot glue gun and glue the jute cord, end to end, to the bottom of the pinecone. This will take a lot of hot glue because hot glue does not like to stick well to wood. Allow the glue to dry for about 5 minutes before moving on to the next step.

supplies to make a rustic and simple pinecone ornament

Step 2

Cut a small piece of holly berries and a small piece of pine garland (for my pinecones, I used about 1 1/2 inches). Use your hot glue gun to glue the pine garland onto the top of the pinecone. Be sure to arrange the pine garland in a draping manner to look more realistic and pleasing to the eye. Once the pine garland is dry, glue the holly berries on top of the pine garland. Allow the pinecone ornament to dry for at least 5 minutes.

Step 3

Decorate! Place these beautiful and simple pinecone ornaments on your tree, in your window, or on your pine garland! They are a beautiful, simple and an easy addition to your Christmas décor.

Pro Tip: Smaller pinecones work better for this project as large pinecones can be too heavy for the jute cord and hot glue. 

beautiful and rustic pinecone garland that's easy to make

Related: DIY Pinecone Wreath

Pinecone decorations make classic, beautiful and frugal decorations, especially if you live in an area with many pinecones. These make such a great addition to your tree and can be used for years to come. Make some with your children or gift them to friends. They are sure to be a favorite!

how to make a simple and charming DIY Pinecone Garland

Related posts:

Bleaching Pine Cones for Decoration
How to Use Wood Filler
Make Your Own Butter

Filed Under: DIY, Home Tagged With: Christmas, Holiday, holiday crafts, natural decor, pinecone

Previous Post: « The Benefits of Gardening With Children
Next Post: Chocolate Dipped Butter Cookies »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

About Me

Author of Lavender Homefront Standing among trees

Thank you for visiting! I'm an outdoor loving, mom of 4, doing my best to live sustainably! Join me in learning gardening tips, upcycling techniques, DIY projects and natural parenting tips. Let's create a sustainable home and healthy life!

FOLLOW ME

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Featured Posts

Chalk Painting for Beginners

Bleaching Pinecones for Decoration

Apple Butter

How to Pick Out Furniture to Chalk Paint

Categories

Use the code LAVENDERHOMEFRONTFREE for a $40 dollar giftcard!

simply earth essential oils subscription box

Get Updates!

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Country_Chic_Chalk_Paint

Amazon Associates Disclosure

The Lavender Homefront is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Copyright © 2021 · Midnight theme

Copyright © 2021 · Midnight Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.