WREATH MADE OF PINE CONES
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Jeanette S
(IC: homeowner)
I saw this beautiful white pine cone wreath with red trim and decided to make one because I thought it would show up better on my brick.
I used a pool noodle, closing it by getting a stick the right size out of the yard and hot gluing it into the open center of each end of the noodle and then duct taping it for security.
Pine cones are washed in water & vinegar, spread out and let dry over night, then baked for 2 hours in a 200 degree oven. Then sort by size and start filling in. I laid out the thin taller ones around the outside and inside edges and went from there.
I had some small pine cones I had collected from previous projects that I painted red and added glitter. I then added silver glitter to the "flowers" on the wreath...here is a night photo but it does not show the sparkle!
You can wear gloves while washing and baking pine cones and laying them out. However, they are difficult to wear with a hot glue gun. Get some wooden skewers or a pair of wooden chopsticks (I keep everything I think I can use later) to hold a hot edged pine cone in place! Also, if one gets wobbly, you can hold it close to a firmly held one and pump in a little hot glue to secure it.
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Published December 2nd, 2015 6:54 AM
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Jeanette S on Feb 11, 2016UPDATE: I just ordered a pantry rack and the box was perfect for storing this wreath! I have it propped up in a plastic bin just to get it out of my way...now I can put it in the box! When Hubs had the box in his hand to take to the street for recycling, I yelled, "Wait, that box is perfect!" (Scared him a bit! LOL) I will get this packed away over the weekend!
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Nat32080497 on Dec 12, 2017
Looks really nice. And what's important to me, I like the white-red combination of colors.
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Jeanette S on Dec 12, 2017Thanks. I used these colors so it would show up on my brick. With my door being covered by these brick arches, my door wreath is not easily seen. Any color combination would be beautiful, as would any ornaments you wanted to use!
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